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Tuesday, December 4, 1973

CONSUMER ADVISORY SERVICE

Daily Guide To Wholesale Market Prices And Supplies

The following prices were realised today (Tuesday) at sales

under the Rice Control Scheme and at the Vegetable Marketing Organisation

Wholesale Market and the Fish Marketing Organisation Wholesale Market at

Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon:

Supplies and Wholesale Prices of Rice

Grade

China Rice

Availability

of Supply

Wholesale Price

($/catty)

Average

-

See Mow

old crop

1.64

Good

-

new crop

1.72

S.C.Jien old crop

Good

1.58

Po Ngai

Good

1.42

Thư Cho

Good

1.22

Thai Rice

100% Whole

Good

1.52

10-15% Brokens

Good

1.50

A1 Super Extra

Good

1.45

A1 Super

Good

1.37

Whole Glutinous

Scarce

1.52

U.S. Rice

Good

1.62

Australian Rice

Good

No Sale

Pakistan Rice

Good

No Sale

Taiwan Rice

Good

No Sale

Supplies and Wholesale Prices of Marine Fish

Species

Availability

of Supply

Wholesale Price ($/Catty)

High Low Average

Golden Thread

Good

4.0

2.6

3.4

Big-Eyes

Good

2.6

0.6

1.5

/Squid

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