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Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 July 1943, Page 2

PRICE ORDERS. VEGETABLES. pRICE Order 146 fixes MAXIMUM wholesale and retail prices which are shown after each period of the year as follows: —Ist is wholesale price shillings per cwt., and 2nd is retail price pence per lb. IN NORTH ISLAND AND NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS; 3rd is wholesale price shillings per cwt., and 4th is retail price pence per lb. ELSEWHERE IN NEW ZEALAND. CARROTS.—March, 16/-, 2|d, 13/-, 2d. April to June incl., 15/- 11/-, Ijd July, 17/-, 21-d; 13/-, 2d. August, 19/-, 23d; 15/-, 2Jd. September, 22/-, 3|d; 17/-, '2|d; October. 30/-, 4£d; 24/-, 3|d. November, 36/-, sid; 29/-, 4 : }d. December, 31/-, 43d; 27/-, 4d. January, 26/-, 4d; 19/-, 23d. February, 21/-, 15/-, 2 : }d. PARSNIPS. —March to June inch, 20/-, 3d; 16/-, 2Jd. June to August inch, 22/-, 3’d; 18/-," 23d. September, 27/-, 4d; 21/-, 33d. October, 31/-, 43d; 26/-. 4d. November, 36/-, 53d; 32/-, 43d. December, 31/-, 43d; 26/-, 4d. January, 27/-, 4d; 21/-, 3£d. February, 22/-, 33d; 19/-, 23d. I SWEDES. —February to September incl., 9/-, lid; 7/-, Id. October to January incl., 11/-, 13d; 9/-, 13d. CABBAGES. —(1) Drumheads and Savoy. December to February incl., 13/-, 23d; 11/-, 2d. March, 16/-. 3d; 11/-, 2d. April, 16/-, 3d; 13/-, 2,Jd. May to July incl., 17/-, 3d; 13/-, 2]d. August to October incl., 21/-, 33d; 18/-, 33d. November, 19/-, 33d; 18/-, 3jd. (2) Spring Cabbages and Pointed Varieties (e.g., Flower of Spring and Enfield Market). —July, 22/-, 4d; 22/-, 4d. August to October incl., 27/-, 43d; 27/-, 4.3 d. November, 19/-, 33d; 18/-, 3]d. December to February incl., 13/-. •23d; 11/-, 2d. March, 16/-, 3d; 11/-, 2di April, 16/-, 3d; 13/-, 23d. May to June incl., 17/-, 3d; 13/-, 23d. NOTE. —Where extraordinary freight charges are incurred by any wholesaler or retailer, application may be made for special prices. KUMARA, PUMPKIN and TURNIP prices remain as fixed by Price Order No. 137. Price Order 144 (revoked in its application to cabbages) fixes maximum prices for SILVER BEET in North Island at 11/- cwt. wholesale, 2jd ]b. retail; elsewhere at 9/- cwt. wholesale, 2d lb. retail.

SEED POTATOES. Price Order 147 fixes MAXIMUM prices when sold by growers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers: GROWERS’ PRICES (fixed for South Island grown).—lst is price per ton for Group 4 certified “Mother” seed, 2nd is price per ton for Group 7 certified “Commercial” seed, and 3rd (if any) is price per ton for uncertified seed. (a) Chippewa, Doon Early, Dunbar Standard, Katahdin, £l4, £l2/10/-, —. (b) Arran Consul, Arran Banner, Arran Pilot, Aucklander Short-top, Aucklander Tall-top, Catriona, Cliffs Kidney, Epicure, Jersey Bennes, King Edward, Majestic, Robin Adair, Up-to-Date and other varieties not specified elsewhere, £l3, £ll/10/-, £9/5/-. (c) Arran Chief, Dakota. Inverness Favourite, Iron Duke, Northern Star, Gamekeeper, £ll, £9/15/-, £B/15/-. For potatoes classified higher than Group 4 or Group 7, a premium of 5/- a ton shall be charged for each upward step in the classification. Where in any sample of 100 potatoes 8 are less than 2oz. each, the price for the lot shall be reduced by £1 a ton. DISTRIBUTORS’, WHOLESALERS’ and RETAILERS’ prices:—The method for determining these for all seed potatoes is outlined in the Order. RETAIL PRICES FOR SMALL LOTS arc: Under 71b., 4d a lb.; for 71b., 2/3; 141 b., 4/3; [281b., 7/6; 561 b., 13/-; 1121 b., 21/-; 168 lb., 31/6. In no case shall the retail price exceed 4d a lb. CANNED ASPARAGUS. Price Order 148 fixes MAXIMUM prices at Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dannevirke, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hamilton, Hastings, Hawera, Masterton, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Palmerston North,. Timaru, Wairoa, Wanganui, Wellington and Westport. Wholesale, 141 oz. tin, 16/7 doz.; 301 oz. tin, 29/3 doz., plus sales tax. Retail. 2/- and 3/6 per tin. ELSEWHERE: Wholesale, 17/- doz., and 30/1, plus sales tax. Retail, 2/01 and 3/7 per tin. » BEESWAX. Price Order 145 fixes MAXIMUM prices:—When sold by (a) a beekeeper, 2/- per lb. F.O.R. nearest station, (b) Anyone else, 2/- per lb. plus freight charges. Persons other than beekeepers are entitled to apply for special prices for beeswax sold in ordinary course of business.