HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 11

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS,. BEEF. MUTTON AND PORK DOWN. » SHARP DROP iN EGGS. . HAM A PEN" NT CHEAPER. Lev,"/ prices rule tor quite a number o: j lines tliie week. Esgs had. a sharp drop j on Monday o: from 3d to id per dozen. Reductions in price a'Jso took place -yesterday in the prices c: tiirtto-a. bo;;;, pork ■and ham. bn; remain* unaltered. The reduction in park and im:u _"";'.? li per lb. Leg and loin mutton a.l<?o dro-nped Id per lb. The reduction in various cuts of beef were in some instances Vid per lb. and in other cases Id per lb. Ox tongues are aleO LI cheaper. These declines in. price are the outcome of the recent easing of rates realised in the live stock market. Supplies or fruit are heavy, with the exception ai banana.?, which are for the moment a scarce line, and are quoted as high ts Td per lb in seme shops Very fine hoth'oiwe grapes are now coming to band. Well ripened tomatoes are now til per lb. Figs, passion fruit and Cape jroosebeme--axe cheaper in price this week. Easterly treather during the past week impeded feliins operations can~idera!>:y. with the result that supplies of fish sent in vrere exceedingly s-hort. It is'hoped to hire larger quantities o-r Ss'h daring the coining Treek, as a. trawler lias been sent round to the West Coast to operate. Latest quotations are: — Eggs. Hen and duck ejrgs. 2.0 to 210 per dozen; pullet eggs, 2 2 p> j r dozen; chilled egprs, 2/3 to -. - per dozen. Bacon and Hams. Bacon, in outs, £Hid to I' 6 per Ib; rashers, 1/6 per lb; hams, whole, 1.3 per lb; rashers, 1 8 per lb. Butter and Cheese. Superfine factory butter, 1/6 per lb cash across the counter, Id estra when booksd. First grade, 1/3, and second grade, 1/4 per lb; farmers' butter, 1/2 to 1/3 per lb, according to quality. Cheese, mild, 1/ to 1/3 per lb: medium matured. 1,4 per lb; extra matured, 1/6 per lb; old port, 1/8 per lb. Meat. ; (Cash, at Shops.) Beer.—Rump steak. 1 1 per lb: undercut, J 1 3; all beer steak, Sd; skirt steak, 8d; isirloin. QYsd: prune ribs, Td: wing ribe (three chine bone). B*'2d; topside. 4,1b and over), 7d; thick dank. 7d: bolars, 7d: double top rib, 6d; chuck rib, -xl: rolled chuck rib. sd; corned round. 7d; corned [brisket (booed), 6d: brisket and flat rib. ' ikd; thin Hank, 3d; gravy beef or shin meat. 6d; jninced beef, 6d; tripe. 7d: dripping, 6d; suet, 6d; sausages. (3d; eausage meat: 3d; whole shins or legs, 3d; hair j shine or legs I thick end). 4d: half siuns or I .eg- I knuckle end). 4d: ox kidneys. 1 : ox tongues, 9d; o:c tails, Sd; whole loui-s, 9d: whole rumps, lid; Mutton.—Leg. 9d per lb: leg. shank end (61b or under), 10d; :hind-q.uarter, 9d; forequarter, Gd: shoulder. 7d; shank end on I fore-quarter. 6d; necks, Td; loin, 9d; neck I and breast. Gd: kg anid loin -chops. 10d; i neck chops. Sd: tiapp. id: cutlets (.trimmed), 1/1; side, 8d per lb: kidneys. 2d each; tongues, 3d: sheep's head (dressed), 6d: sheep's fry, Sd; sheep's brains, 3d. ; Veal. Fillets, lid per lb; loins, Dd: shoulders. ' Td; cutlets and veal steak. I.'; chops, IOd; I fore-qiHtrtere, 6d; roiled veal. 9d. Pork. Leg, 1/ per Ib; loin. 1 ; fore-loin, ■with blade, IOd; pork chops, 1/1; corned hand, j M; corned belly, lid; pork sausages, Bd. Fish.

Sclinappei , : Whole, 6d per ib; trimmed.. 7d; smoked, lOd. Tarakihi: Whole, id per lb; smoked, 7d; kippered iillets, 1/ Trevalli: Whole, 2d per lb: smoked, Gd. John Dory: Whole, 8d per Ib; iillets, 1/2. -Mullet: Whole, 6d pet- lb; smoked, ad. Flounder: 1/ per lb: dabs, lOd'. Lemon tish: Fillets, 6d per lb. Silver Strip: Smoked, Td per lb. Hapuka: Steaks, 1/ per lb; smoked. 1/3; wings, smoked, 7d. Mold: Steaks, tid. per lb: smoked, Sd. Kingiiak: Steaks, 6d per lb; smoked, Bd. Cod: Smoked, 1/6 per lb. Gurnard: Whole, 3d per lb. Barraeouta: Whole, 6d per lb; smoked. Bd. Frostnsh: Whole, 4d per lb: smoked.' 7d. Hake: Whole, 6d per lb. Kippers: Scotch, per pair, 1/. Crayiish: Up to 21b, 1/: 21b to 3y 2 lb, IOd: 3%1b to slb, 8d; over alb, 2/6 each. Eoes: Smoked, 2/ per lb. Museeb: Fresh, 1 6 per dozen; pickled, 1/6 ;per bottle. Eabbits: 1,11 per pair. Hares: 1; 9 each. Fruit. Apples.—Dessert. 4J to 3d per lb: cooking apples, 2d to -id per lb; dessert pears, id" per lb: cooking pears, 3d per lb; quinces, 3d per ib; passion irnit, 4d to 6d per dozon: outdoo-r grapes, lOd to 1, per lb; Sydney white grapes, 1/ per i'b; Graa Coleman grapes, 2. per lb: other hothouse grapes, l/lO to 2/8 per Ib; cape gooseberries, 7d to Sd per lb; tree tomatoes.. Sd per lb: figs. 3d to 6d per dozen: tomatoes, 6d per lb; bananas. -3d to Id per lb; Sunkist orainges, iout for 1. ; Valencia oranges. 1/ par dozen; other oranges, 2, per dozen; mandarins. 1 6 per dozen: lemonc, 1.6 to 2 per dozen; grape fruit 6d each: watermelons. 2d per lb; strawberries. 1/6 per dup: chestnuts. 1/ per lb; pines. 1/4 to 1/6 each: rhubarb, 2d per bundle. Vegetables. Potatoee. large. Sib for 1/': others. 121b for 1 : swedes, li per lb: cmians. t2il to Id per lb; kumaras, 81b for 1 ; pumpkins, 2d per lb; squash, 2d per lb; peas, id to 6d per lb: beans. 3d to 4d per lb; extra good. 5d per lb; cucumbers, id to 6d each; celery, id* to 61 per head: cooking celery, 2d to 3d per head: lettuce, 2d to Sd each; cauliflower, 4d to 6d each: extra fine ditto, lOd ta 1 each: cabbage. W to 6d each; carrot, parsnip, radic-h. ieek and turnip, Id per bunt:! , ..