HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 226, 23 September 1932, Page 9

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS.

ONIONS SCARCE AND DEAR

MANDARINS A CHEAP LINE. CAULIFLOWER ADVANCE IN PRICE. Eggs continue to sell at one penny each, an unusually low price so early in the season. Butter, cheese, hams and bacon, as well as meat, show no alteration in price. Further supplies of oranges, mandarins and pines caine to hand from Australia, and the Island steamer brought fruit and tomatoes from the Cook Group. Mandarins are in over-supply, and sell at 6d to 1/ per dozen, according to size. Pines are a little firmer in price, ranging from 1/ to 1/3 each. Sydney navel oranges are still offered at 1/6 per dozen, and small Island oranges at 1/ per dozen. Cook Island tomatoes arrived in good condition and sell at 6d to Bcl per lb. Poorman oranges are offered at 1/ per dozen.

Apparently the very low prices ruling for cauliflower checked supplies coming forward, with the result that at yesterday's auctions there was a sharp advance in the rates paid. Onions also firmed in price as the supplies to hand from Japan were not, in some cases, in good condition, which resulted in higher figures being paid for those from Canada. The retail price is now as high as 5d per lb for sound onions. Supplies of new potatoes were not so heavy this week, and the retail price now ranges from 3d per lb up" to sd. Quotations are as follow: — Eggs. Fresh hen and duck eggs, 1/ per dozen. Bacon and Hams. Bacon, in cuts, 6%d to 10d per lb; rashers, 0d to 1/; whole hams, lid per lb; rashers, 1/ per lb. Butter and Cheese. First grade factory butter, 1/3 per lb, cash across 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, l/ 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), 4V&d: thick flank, 4%d; bolars, 4%d; double top rib, sd; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib, 6d; corned round, 6%d; corned brisket (boned), 4»/4d; brisket and flat rib, 3d; thin flank, 2d; gravy beef or shin meat. 3d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, Cd; dripping, sd; suet, 4d; sausages, sd; sausage meat, 4d; whole shins or legs, Id; half shins or legs (thick end), Sd; half shins or legs (knuckle end). Id; ox kidneys, 1/; ox tongues, 7d; or. tails, 6d; whole loins, 6d; whole rumps, Bd.

Mutton.—Whole leg, 6d; leg, shank end (61b or under), 7d; hindquarter, 5M;d: forequarter, 3d; shoulder, 4%d; shank end of forequarter, 4d; necks, od; loin, Od; neck and breast, 3d; leg and loin chops. 7d; neck chops, sd; flaps, 2d; cutlets (trimmed), 10d; side, 3%d; kidneys, 2d 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: forequarters, 3d; rolled veal. Od.

Pork. —Leg, 7d; loin, 7d; foreloin with blade, 5(1; pork chops, 8d; corned hand, sd; corned belly, 8d; pork sausages, 7d. Lamb.—Leg, lid per lb; loin, 0d; hindquarters, 9d; forequartere. 7d; chops, Ud Fish. Snapper: Whole, 4Msd per lb; trimmed sd; smoked, 8d; skinned fillets, Bd. Tarakihi: Whole, 5d aud 7d each; smoked, 6d and 8d; kippered fillets, lid. Trevalli: Whole, 3d, 4d, 6d and Bd. each; smoked. 4d and 6d. John Dory: Whole, sd; fillets, Od. Mullet: Whole, Kaipara, 4d each; whole, Auckland, 6d per lb; smoked, Kaipara, Gd each; smoked, Auckland. 8d per lb. Flounder: 6d and Bd. Lemon fish: Fillets, 4d. Silver strip: Smoked, Od. Hapuka; Steaks, 8d; wings, smoked, 7d. Moki: Steaks, sd; smoked, Cd. Kinßfish: Steaks. sd; smoked, 7d. Cod: Fresh, 10d per lb; 6moked, 1/. Gurnard: Whole. l%d each. Barraeouta: Whole, 4d; smoked, Cd. Frost fish: Whole, fid each. Hake: Whole, sd; smoked, (3d. Kippers: Scotch, 1/ per pair. Crayfish: Up to 31b. 10d; 31b to slb, 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 aud Stunner, 3d aud 4d per lb; Winesap, dessert, 4d per lb; Granny Smith, 4d per lb; Ballarat, cookers, 4<l per lb; Munroes, 3d and 4d per lb; Statesman, 4d per lb. Pears: Winter Nelis, 4d per lb; Winter Cole, 3d and 4d per lb. Oranges: Island, 6 to 10 for 1/; Australian navel, Bto 12 for 1/. Queensland pines: 1/ to 1/3 each. Tomatoes: 6.-1 to 8d per lb. Tree tomatoes: 5d and Cd per lb. Bananas: 3d per lb. Mandarins: 6d to 1/ per dozen. Lemons: 6<l to 1/ per dozen. Californian grapes: 1/6 per lb. Passion fruit: 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 Gd; onions, 4d to 5d per lb; celery, table, 4d to Od per stick; celery, for soup, Id to 2d; cucumbers, 4d to 6d each; rhubarb, 4d per bundle; lettuce, 2d and 3d each; cabbage, 3d to 7d each; cauliflower, 4d to 8d each; Anstraliah peas, 6d to 8d per lb; asparagus, 9d to 1/ per bundle; carrot, parsnip, turnip, radish, spinach, beetroot, leeks, spring onions. Id per bunch; Brussels sprouts, 6d per lb.