HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 220, 16 September 1932, Page 9

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS. ADVANCE IN BUTTER. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES PLENTIFUL. Following upon the firmer market for butter in London, an advance in the retail price locally has taken place since last report. Eggs firmed one penny per dozen to-day. A fair amount of fruit arrived this week from California, Sydney and the Islands. Small mandarins can now be got at 20 to 30 for a shilling, but larger fruit sell at from 8d to 1/ per dozen. Navel oranges are quoted at 1/6 per dozen. Loeally-growii lemons, also Poorman oranges, are still in heavy supply arid offered at low prices. Passion fruit are quoted from 8d to 10d per dozen. New potatoes are not quite so plentiful, small tubers are offered at 2d per lb, but fine large ones rule from 4d to 5d per lb. Onions are still scarce and dear. Tomatoes are quoted from 6d <to 8d per lb, and asparagus is offered at 1/ per bundle. Green peas are 6d per lb this week and runner beans 10d per lb. Cauliflower and cabbage are in heavy supply and very low prices are asked. • Quotations are as follow:— Eggs. Fresh hen and duck eggs, 1/ per. dozen. Bacon and Hams. Bacon, in cuts, 6Vfed to 10d per lb; rashers, 9d to 1/; whole hams'i, lid per lb; rashers, 1/ per lb. Butter and Cheese. First grade factory butter, 1/3 per lb, cash acroßS the counter, Id extra when booked; second grade, 1/2 per lb. Farmers' butter, 1/ per lb. Cheese, mild, full cream, 10d to 1/ per lb; medium matured, 1/2 to 1/3 per lb. Meat (Cash at Shops.) Beef. —Rump steak, 10d per lb; undercut, 1/1; all beef steak, sd; skirt steak, sd; sirloin, 7d; prime ribs, sd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), 7d; wing ribs (3 chine bones), 6d; topside (41b and over), 4%d: thick flank, 4Msd; bolars, 4%d; double top rib, sd; chuck rib. 3d; rolled back rib, 6d; corned round, 6%d; corned brisket (boned), 4%d; brisket and flat rib. 3d; thin flank, 2d; gravy beef or shin meat. 3d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, 6d; dripping, sd; suet, 4d;'sausages, sd; sausage meat, 4d; whole shins or legs, Id; half shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), Id; ox kidneys, 1/; ox tongues, 7d; ox tails, 6d; whole loins, 6d; whole rumps, Bd.

Mutton.—Whole leg, 6d; leg, shank end (61b or under), 7d; hindquarter, 5%d; forequarter, 3d; shoulder, 4%d; shank end of forequarter, 4d; necks, sd; loin, 6d; neck and breast, 3d; leg and loin chops. 7d; neck chops, sd; flaps, 2d; cutlets (trimmed), 10d; side, 3%d; kidneys. 2cl each; tongues, 2d; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep's fry, 6d; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d; loins, sd; shoulder, 4d; cutlets'and veal steak. 8d; chops, 6d; forequ'arters, 3d; rolled veal. 6d. Pork.—Leg, 7d; loin, 7d; foreloin with blade, sd; pork- chops, 8d; corned hand, sd; corned belly, 8d; pork sausages, 7d. Lamb. —Leg, lid per lb; loin, 9d; hindquarters, 9d; forequartere. 7d; chops, lid. Fish. Snapper: Whole, 4 J /6d per lb; trimmed sd; smoked, 8d; skinned fillets, Bd. Tarakihi: Whole, 6d and 7d each; smoked, 6d and 8d; kippered fillets, lid. Trevalli: Whole, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d each; smoked, 4d and 6d. John Dory: Whole, sd; fillets, Del. Mullet: Whole, Kaipara, 4d each; whole, Auckland, 6d per lb; smoked, Kaipara, 6d each; smoked, Auckland, 8d per Jb. Flounder: 6d and Bd. Lemon fish: 'Fillets, 4d. Silver strip: Smoked, 6d. Hapuka; Steaks, 8d; wings, smoked, 7d. Moki: Steaks, sd; smoked,. Gd. Kingfish: Steaks,-sd; smoked, 7d. Cod: Fresh, 10d per lb; Meoked, 1/. Gurnard: Whole, lVfcd Barracouta: Whole, 4d; smoked, 6c\. Frost fish: Whole, 9d each. Hake: Whole, sd; smoked, Od. Kippers: Scotch, 1/ per pair. Crayfish: Up to 31b, 10d: 3!b to 51b, 2/ each; over slb, 2/6 each. Roes: Smoked, 2/; fresh, 1/. Mussels: Fresh, 1/6 per dozen; pickled, 1/6 per bottle. Rabbits: 7d each: 1/2 per pair. Cod fillets: Scotch, 1/6 per lb. Whitebait: 5d per glass. Fruit.

Apples: Delicious and Sturmer, 3d and 4d per lb; Winesap, dessert, 4d per lb; Granny Smith, 4d per lb; Ballarat, cookers, 4d per lb; Munroes, 3d and 4d per lb. Pears: Winter Nelis, 4d per lb; Winter Cole, 3d and 4d per lb. Oranges: Island, 0 to 10 for 1/; Australian navel, 8 to 12 for 1/. Queensland pines: 1/ each. Toma j toes: 6d to 8d per lb. Tree toma'toes: 5d and 6d per lb. Bananas: 3d per lb. Mandarins: 6d to 1/ per dozen. Lemons: 6d to 1/ per dozen. Californian grapes: 1/6 per lb. Californian plume: 1/ lb. Passion fruit: 8d to 1/ per dozen. Vegetables. Southern potatoes, 81b to 101b for 1/; new potatoes, 3d and 5d per lb; swedes. Id per lb; pumpkin, 41b for 6d. Island kumaras, 41b for 6d; local onions, 4d per lb; celery, table, 4d to 6d per stick; celery; for soup, Id to 2d; cucumbers, 6d each: rhubarb, 4d to 6d per bundle; lettuce, 2d and 3d each; cabbage, 3d to 7d each; cauliflower, 2d to 6d each; Australian peas, 6d per lb; asparagus 1/ per bundle; carrot,. parsnip, turnip, radish, spinach, beetroot, leeks, spring onions, Id per bunch; Brussels sprouts, Cd per lb. _^_^______