Page 5 Advertisements Column 5

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1919, Page 5

"Even vegetables have been soaring in price of late," said a Wellington man interested in the business to a Wellington pressman. "Of course, as the sell" son progresses prices will come, down, but caulioflwers have touched 20s to 221 per sack, and there are about 28 eaull- , flowers in the sack. Parsnip* have brought 9s per sack, carrots 9s to 10s, 1 cwt of swedes brought as high as 10a 9d, while cabbages also are dear. The recent Sydney strike affected the fruit from Otago, excepting apricots, though n fairly good supply elsewhere, prices went higher and higher. Good dessert apples brought from 12s to 13s per 401b (bushel) case, half-case pears from 141b to l'Slb made from 8s to 10s per bushel case. Sydney mandarins reached 30sto 35s per case, lemons 25s to 30sPassion fruit jumped to fancy priced. A small box containing about 20 dozen reached 325. Tho price in pre-war times has been as low as 3s. Sydney oranges reached 15s to 20s per buahel of 401b, Islanjj! oranges 18s to 23s per largo case, bananas lis to 12s per case. These nro big prices, of course; but they will recede as the season's supplies increase." Millions of Eggs have been preserved ' in SHARLAND'S "MOA" BRAND EGHi PRESERVATIVE, It is the standard preparation in New Zealand. Try it TO THE WOMEN FOLK. A move can be a really trying experience to housewives. Besides unnecessary trouble, an inexperienced carrier cauaet breakages, annoyance, loss. Skilful, careful men like ours lighten the burden. The housewife will And it a great help to engage a firm ahe can iely on. The