HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 58, 10 March 1933, Page 9

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES 5 IN SHOPS. EGGS ADVANCE TWOPENCE. GRAPES A CHEAP LINE. BUTTER ONE PENNY CHEAPER. An advance took place in the price o£ eggs this week. Quotations varied from 1/7 to 1/8 per dozen in different establishments, as compared with 1/5 to i/6 last week. Supplies of eggs are now smaller. Butter was reduced one penny per lb to-day. Supplies of fruit are fairly heavy. Locally-grown apples are coming in freely Peaches are falling off in supply. Te Kauwhata grapes are plentiful, and sell at low prices. Y/ater melons are selling at 10d each, and rock melons from 6d to 1/ each. Beurre Bosc pears are now offering at 3d per lb, and Bon Chretiens are about done. Tomatoes vary in price from 2d to 4d per lb. Oranges are now selling at 2/ to 3/ per dozen, as there are no supplies admitted from Australia. ' • ■ ■ ' Vegetables rule very low in price, owing to the heavy supplies sent in of kumaras, potatoes, pumpkins, as well as runner beans. Fine large cabbages are arriving from Ohakiine. ■ Peas are , now getting in shorter supply. Quotations are as follow:— . - Eggs. Fresh hen eggs, 1/7 to 1/8 per dozen* • Bacon and . Hams. Bacon,. in cute, 6%d to 10d per :1b; rashers,-9d to 1/; whole hame. 1/ per lb; rashers, 1/2 per lb. Butter and Cheese. First grade factory butter, lid per lb, cash across the counter, Id extra when booked; second grade, 10d per lb; farmers butter, od. per lb. Cheese, mild, full cream, 9d to 1/ per lb; medium, matured, 1/2 to 1/3 per lb. Fish. Snapper: Whole, 5d per lb; trimmed, 6d; smoked, 9d; skinned fillets, 9d. TarakLhi: Whole, 6d and 8d each; smoked, 6d per lb; kippered fillets, lid. Trevalli: Whole, 3d, 4d, 6d and 8d each; smoked, 4d and 6d. John Dory: Whole, 6d; fillets, 9d. Mullet: Whole, Kaipara, 4d to 6d each; whole, Auckland, 5d per lb; smoked, Kaipara, 6d each; smoked, Auckland, 8d per lb. Flounder: 6d and 8d per lb. Lemon fish: Fillets, 4d. Silver strip: Smoked, 6d. Hapuka: Steaks, 9d; wings, smoked, Bd. Moki: Steaks, sd; emoked, 6d. Kingfish: Steaks, sd; smoked, 7d. Cod: Fresh, 10d per lb; smoked, 1/. Gurnard: Whole, l%d each. Barracouta: Whole, 4d; smoked, Od. , Frost fish: Whole, 9d each. Hake: Whole, sd; smoked, 6d. Kippers: Scotch, 1/ per pair. Crayfish: Up to 31b, 10d; 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. Rabbite: 7d each; 1/2 per pair. Cod fillets: Scotch. 1/6 ner lb. Meat. Beef.—Rump steak, lOd per lb; undercut, 1/; beef steak, sd; sirloin, 6d; prime ribs, 4d; prime ribs (boned and rolled), Gd; wing ribs (three chine bones), sd; topside (41b and over), 4d; thick flank, 4d; bolars, 4d; double top rib, 4d; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib, sd; corned round, 6d; corned brisket (boned), 4d; brisket and flat rib, 3d; thin flank, Id; gravy beef or shin meat, 3d; minced beef, 3d; tripe, sd; dripping, 4d; suet, 4d; sausages, 4d; sausage meat, 3%d: whole shins or legs, Id; half shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), Id; ox kidneys, IOd; ox tongues, 7d; ox tails, sd; whole loins, 5%d; whole rumps, Bd. Mutton. —Whole leg, 6d per lb; whole leg (71b and over), sd; leg shank end (Clb or under), 6%; hindquarter, 4%d; forequarter, 2%d; shoulder, 4d; shank end of forequarter, 3d; necks, 3%d; loin, sd; leg and loin chops, 6d; neck chops, 4d; flaps, Id; cutlets (trimmed), 8d; kidneys, 2d each; tongues, 2d each; sheep's head (dressed )„ 5d each; sheep's fry, 5d each; sheep's brains, 2d each. Veal—Fillets, 7d; loins, sd; shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steak, 8d; chops, 6d; forequarters, 3d; rolled veal, sd. Pork. —Leg, 8d; loin, 8d; foreloin with blade, 6d; pork chops, 9d; corned hand, 6d; corned belly, 8d; pork sausages, 7d. Fruit. Apples: Dessert, 3d to 4d per lb; cookers, 2d. Oranges, 1/6 to 3/ per dozen; lemons, 1/; tomatoes, 2d to 4d per lb; bananas, 2d to 4dj local plums (scarce), 4d; pears, 3d to 4d; cape gooseberries, sd; passion fruit, 4d to 8d per dozen; peaches, ]/6 to 2/; nectarines, 8d per lb; grapes (Te Kauwhata), 8d per lb, white, 1/, and hothouse, 1/4 to 1/6; water melons, 2d to 3d per lb; rock melons, 9d to 1/3 each; mushrooms, lOd to 1/6 per lb; blackberries, 8d per chip; quinces, 4d per lb; Calif ornian grapefruit, 6d each; figs, 6d per dozen; Italian lemons, 2/ per dozen; local-grown, 1/ per dozen; Island oranges, 8 for 1/;. Californian oranges, 2/ to 3/ per dozen. Vegetables. New potatoes, Id per lb; swedes, Id per lb; pumpkins, Id to l%d; onions, Id per lb; cucumbers, 2d to 3d each; rhubarb, 2d per bundle; lettuce, 2d to 3d each; cabbage, 4d to 7d; runner beans, 3d per lb; peas, 4d per lb; marrows, 4d each; carrots, parsnips, turnips, rivlish, beetroot, leeks and spring onions, Id per bunch; celery, 3d to. 4d per head; cauliflower, 6d to 8d each.