LAHORE - Vegetables were in short supply while vendors continued over-charging at the Sunday bazaars this week as a great number of customers thronged these makeshift markets, set up across the City to provide cheap food items to the people. The vendors were also witnessed selling low-quality commodities at the Sunday bazaars particularly edible oil, sugar, rice, pulses, surf and tea. They were also selling products including edible oil, tea and juices and other commodities of even unfamiliar companies with no quality check. However, all the Sunday bazaars were flooded with flour bags as the Punjab government ensured sufficient flour supply in the special bazaars at the fixed price of Rs 300 per 20-kg bag. On the other hand, the rates of vegetables also increased by Rs 3 to Rs 10 as compared to the previous week as the supply of fruits and vegetables was not enough to meet the high demand. "This week, we have more customers and therefore, there is a shortage of vegetables," Shabbir Ahmed, a vendor at Johar Town Sunday bazaar said. The poor customers were witnessed buying more and more flour bags than any other commodity at the Sunday bazaars perhaps considering that price of this food staple may shoot up after Ramadan. Though the prices of fruits and vegetables were low at the Sunday bazaars as compared to the open market but B-grade fruits and vegetables were sold at all such bazaars in the City. Most of the vegetables including tomato, onion, potato and cucumber were in short supply at various Sunday bazaars in the afternoon. There was no difference in the price of chicken meat in the open market and Sunday bazaar as it was sold at Rs 140 per-kg in the Sunday bazaars. The rates of potato (new) increased by Rs 3 and fixed at Rs 25 to Rs 27 per kilogram as compared to the previous week price of Rs 22 to Rs 24. However, at most of the Sunday bazaars B-grade potatoes were sold. The price of onions was fixed at Rs 22 to 24 per kg but the vendors were selling it at Rs 25 per kg. The customers complained that at majority of the Sunday bazaars the vendors sold B-grade and rotten onions. The price of tomatoes also increased by Rs 10 per kg, as tomatoes were in short supply. Last week the price of tomatoes was registered at Rs 30-33 per kilogram. Sliding trend in the price of ginger continued. It was sold at Rs 60-70 per kg. The price of ladyfinger reached at Rs 26 to 35 per kilogram while price of bitter gourd increased by Rs 3 per kilogram and was fixed at Rs 14 to 18 per kilogram as compared to the last week price of Rs 11 to 15 per kilogram. The price of green chillies also remained stable and fixed at Rs 18 to 22 per kilogram. The price of dates was fixed at Rs 50 to 60 per-kg while different varieties of dates were sold at Rs 60 to 140, thanks to the authorities concerned for their poor control. The price of apple was fixed at Rs 50 to 60 per-kg while banana was sold at Rs 35 to 50 per dozens. The vendors were selling grapes at Rs 80 per-kg. The shoppers also complained that the vendors were selling B-grade fruits in the bazaars while charging the rate of A-grade.