HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 238, 7 October 1932, Page 9

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS. EGGS VERY CHEAP. SOME EARLY STRAWBERRIES. LOQUATS ON THE MARKET. Early strawberries and Australian loquats have appeared on the market, but so far only in small quantities. - Strawberries sold as high as 4/2 per chip at auction. The retail price of loquats is 6d per lb. Dessert apples mow rule at 4d per lb all round and for cookers a penny less is asked. Pines are dearer this week, .prices asked ranging from 1/ to 1/6 each. Further supplies of citrus fruit arrived since last report. Oranges sell at from 1/ to 2/ per dozen, according to size, and quality. Valencia oranges are 1/6 per dozen and locally-grown marmalade oranges can be got at 1/6 per dozen. Lemons are still in heavy supply and sell at 6d to 1/ per dozen. Island tomato.es' are marked 6d to 8d per lb. Loquats are offered at 6d per lb and walnuts a.t 8d per lb. For coconuts 4d to 5d each is asked. Fine cabbage and cauliflower are still being offered at very low prices.. Celery is not now quite so plentiful. Asparagus has come forward more freely and prices range from 4d to lOd per bundle. Locallygrown peas and beans are now ' being sent in, but the-supply being small high prices are asked. 4 New potatoes are not in heavy supply and prices range from 4d to 5d per lb. Onions are still scarce and dear. 1

Quotations are as follow: — Eggs. Fresh, hen and duck eggs, lid to 1/ per dozen. Bacon and Hams. Bacon, in cuts, 6%d to lOd per lb; rashers, 9d 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, lOd to 1/ per lb; medium matured, 1/2 to 1/3 per lb. Meat (Cash at Shops.) Beef.—Rump steak, lOd 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), Cid; topside (41b and over). 4%d; thick flank, iVzd; bolars, 4%d; double top rib, sd; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib, 6d; corned round, 6Vzd; corned brisket I (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, Gd; leg, shank end I (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, Cd; flaps, 2d; cutlets (trimmed), lOd; side, 3 J /id; kidneys. 2d each; tongues, 2d; sheep's head (dressed), 0d; sheep's fry, Gd; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal. —Fillets,. 7d; loins, sd; shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steak. 8d; chops, 6d; forequarters, 3d; rolled veal. 6d. Pork.—Leg, 7d; loin, 7d; foreloin with blade, sd; pork chops, 8d; corned hand, sd; corned bfelly, 8d; pork sausages, 7d'. Spring lamb: Legs, 1/1 per lb; loin, 1/; hindquarters, 1/, and forequarters, lOd per lb. Fish.

Snapper: Whole, 4 J /6d per lb; trimmed sd; smoked, 8d; skinned fillets, Bd. Tarakihi: Whole, 5d and 7d each; smoked, fld and 8d; kippered fillets, lid. Trevalli: Whole, 3d, 4d, Gd and 8d each; smoked. 4d and Gil. John Dory: Whole, sd; fillets. 9d. Mullet: Whole, Kaipara, 4d each: whole, Auckland,- Cd per lb; smoked, Kaipara, Gd each; smoked, Auckland, 8d per lb. Flounder: 6d and Bd. Lemon fish; Fillets, 4d. Silver strip: Smoked, 6d. Hapuka; Steaks, 8d; wings, smoked, 7d. Moki: Steaks, sd; smoked, 6d. Kingfish: Steaks, sd; smoked, 7d. Cod: Fresh, lOd par lb; smoked, 1/. Gurnard: Whole, lVfcd each. Barracouta: Whole, 4d; smoked, Gd. Frost fish: Whole, 9d each. Hake: Whole, sd; smoked, (id., Kippers: Scotch. 1/ per pair. Crayfish: Up to 31b, lOd; 31b to 51b, 2/ each;-over 51b, 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, Sturmer and Wincfsap, dessert, 4d per lb; Granny Smith, 4d to yd per lb; cookers,' 3d to 4d per lb. Pears: Winter Nelis, 4d per lb; Winter Cole, 4d per lb. Oranges: Island, 1/6 per dozen; large, 2/ per dozen; Australian navel, 2/ per dozen; Seville oranges, 1/0 per dozen; marmalade oranges, 1/ per dozen. Queensland pines: 6d to 1/3 each. Tomatoes: 8d per lb. Tree tomatoes: 5d and 6d per lb. Bananas: 3d per lb. Mandarins: 6d to 1/ per dozen. Lemons: Gd to 1/ per dozen. Californian grapes, 1/4 per lb. Passion fruit: 1/ per dozen. Loquats: Gd per lb. Vegetables. * Southern potatoes, 81b for 1/; new potatoes, 3d and 5d per lb; swedes, Id per lb; pumpkin, 41b for Gd; Island kumaras, 41b for Gd; onions, 4d to 5d per lb; celery, table, 3d to 6d per stick; celery, for soup, 2d; cucumbers, 4d to 6d each; rhubarb, 4d to Gd per bundle; lettuce, 2d to 3d each; cabbage, 3d to Gd each; cauliflower, 4d to 8d each; Australian peas, 6d to 8d per lb; locally-grown green peas, 1/ per lb; runner beans, 1/4 to 1/6 per lb; asparagus, Gd to 1/ per bundle; carrot, parsnip, turnip, radish, spinach, beetroot, leeks, spring onions, Id per bunch; Brussels sprouts, Gd per lb.