HOUSEWIVES, COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1927, Page 11

HOUSEWIVES , COLUMN.

WEEK-EID PRICES.

VEGETABLES AMD F*TJTT

HETTER SUPPLY OP FISH.

Tomorrow being King'e Uirtbdey. when shop, will be y,,, wea] week-end lirt. of retail price* appear a day earlier thu ■β-eek. Etp. Apparently fre*h ben eggs aro Bat mx> scarce, a» the retail price to-day is 3/S per down, whereas on Tuesday mno establishment* asked up to 3/10. Chilli eggs arc still 2/8 per down, and rn<serrwd egg* 2/6. Duck egg, .re tAwg at 3/ per down. p Batter and Che* m. Farmers' but t< r i* in shorter rapplv and tiic retail price u 1/4 to 1/5 per |*h to-day. Superfine factory well* lor ca*>i at 1/8 per lb. firet grade 1/7, and eptwnd grade 1/6. Cheese remain* at 1/2 to 1/4 per Ik and for extra choice matured make* J/« is acked. Bacon an! Haas. Colder weather *wmi to have i 4l . crea.»ed the consunaptjtm of bacon ajid hani*. Whole hama sell retail at 3/:j •o 1/4 per IM, rasber* are 1/8 to 1/9 per IK. Bacon in cnte i« quoted at J»Jd lo !/.». and in rashers 1/4 to 3/6 per IK Meat. Price* for meat ohow no ehanpr. Hryf firloin i« 8d per Ib. rib 6d. rolled beef 4d. *t«ak Sd. and rump steak 1/ fier lb. Bwf sausages m>ll at 6d j«- lb. and r. O jk iwuMgen at Sd. Veal fillet* are 30d *md cntlet« lid per lb. Lamb.—Leg 1/2. foroquarler 7d. hindqoarter 1/, and loin 10d per IK (Wg are sUU 1/ per Ib. Mutton.— Lep *eU> at Sd. fOiouldcr <id, loin M, and chop* 1/ per lb. Cooked Meat*.—Corned bwi 1/8 per ]1». preewl beef 1/2, roast mutton 1/tt, prejved tongue 2/2, roast pork if. and boiled ham from 2/3 to 2/<J p»-r !i».

A good demand i* reported 1,.r both fr«->h and Nnofcd U-rakiV.L Fresh *eU« a t 4d per 31. and smoked at Od. Fre*h flounder i* 1/3, smoked Woe cod 1/6 per 11.. *njokfd whnapper ]/ per ib, ficoh fillets 3d to 4(1 eaxi: .John IWy, hapuka.. and lemon fish 8d per 31.. Canadian sa]nioii seJU at l/« pel lit. FruiL .Apple*. dcsKcrl, M-U at 4d v<. ;,,] j n .jH<: oooker*. 3d to 4d. Pears, cnukiti;! and do**crt, sell at the wuue ral<-*. H«.thousc tomatoes, beet 1/ per lit. lnc-rlium 10d, outdoor Sd l« 9il. Pineapples m>3l from 1/ to !/e each; banana;.. 4d to .'.d per lb: hothouse grapes, best to 3/« ]«-r !b. pood 2/9 per lb, and Sweet»at<a ]/ I«er Il». Passion fruit sell* at **d jirr down. Rhubarb is 3d to 4d per btinch. Lc-nion* can be pot at 1/<1 per down; mAndArins 2/ to 2/6. American orangn are three to four for !/. Vegetable*. Prices Rbow but little cfaanpo mikv la<-t rvporu Onions are still w33inp at Id jorr lb, and «swcde« at* quoted at ihe same rato. Potato** sell at 101b for 1/, and fcumaras at 6ib for 1/. Pumpkin* can be pot at lens than Id per lb. Cauliflower* *ell from 1/ to 1/8 each, aorwdiujr to site. Lcttuoc is 2d to 3d «:arh. crlerv 4d to sd, and carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips are Id per bunch.