HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 65, 18 March 1938, Page 10

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS. SHORTAGE OF RIPE BANANAS. Figs and grapes are now coming into full season, ami tliis week prices have dropped considerably. Fig* are retailing at 4d a II), and. Te Kauwhata grapes from KM to 1/. Bananas are in short supply, anil very dear, while pineapple prices have firmed slightly. Among the vegetables cabbages are cheaper, thorgli quality is poor, ami carrots are down to 2d a bunch. Peas are up to lOd a lb. Current prices in city shops are as follow: — Fruit. Apples: New season's, Cox's Orange, 4d; Kidil's Orange, 4d; cooking, Ballarat, 3d; Dunn's Royal, 3d; Delicious, 3d; Granny Smith, 4d. i'ears: Louis Bon, 4J; l'ackham. 3d. Oranges: Australian Valencies. 3/ dozen; .Jamaican, 2' to 3 : .Sunkist, >2/6. Grapefruit: 5d each. Passion fruit: 9d to 1/ dozen. Lemons: Local, 1 6 to 2/ dozen. Bananas: fid to 8d lb. Tomatoes?: Outdoor, 6d to 8d lb. Pineapples: Island Queen, 1,9 to 2/ each. Grapes: Hothouse. 1 3 to I fi: Te Kauwhata. MM to 1 . Water melons: 3d lb. Uo- k melons: 1 to 1/3 each. Kgg-fruit: 81 each. Figs: 4d dozen. Vegetables. Kumaras, 2d and 3d per lb: onions local, 3d lb; beet, ll4d bunch': lettuce. 3d to ."id; pumpkins. 2d lb; potatoes, 2d; peas, MM lb; carrots. 2d bunch: cabbages. (>il to 1/3: beans. (id and 8d lb: marrows. Od to 8d each: celery, 6d to Sd a bunch; silver beet, 2d bunch; spinach, 3d; sweet corn, 2il a cob. Fish. Snapper and tarakibi, whole, 6d per lb; fillets, lOd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, with wings lid, without wings 1/; steaks, 8d; tarakihi kippered fillets, 1/3; trevalli, whole, 7(1 each; smoked, 8d; smoked fillets. 4d and od; John Dory, fillets, 1/2; mullet, whole, Kaipara 5d each, Auckland 7d per lb; smoked. Kaipara 9d each, Auckland lOd per lb; flounder, 1/ per lb; lemon fish, 5d per lb; silverstrip, 6d per 1o; hapuka steaks, 1/2 per lb; smoked, 1/3; moki steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, 9d; kingfish steaks. 8d per lb; smoked, 9d; salmon, 1/9 per Jh; cod, fresh, 9d per lb; smoked, 1/3 per lb; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, 1 '/l-(1 each; smoked, sd; barracouta, whole ."id. fillets Oil per lb. smoked 8>1: cream fish, 1 ',4d each; frostfish. fid per lb: hake, whole 6d per lb, smoked 8d; kippers. Scotch, 1/ per pair; crayfish. 9d M>; smoked hapuka. 1/3; mussels, fresh. 1/6 per dozen: rabbits, lid each; cod fillets, Scotch, I/O per lb: smoked bloaters, three for 1/: giblets, 8d per !b; mutton birds. 1/; Stewart Tsland oysters, 1/3 a dozen on shell; whitebait, 7/ ib. Meat. Beef. — Rump steak, 1/4 per lb; indercut. 1/6: beef steak, 8d; sirloin. lOd; prime ribs Bd, boned and rolled 10d; wing ribs (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 7d; bolars. 7d; chuck rib. sd; rolled back rib, 8d; corned round, 9d; corned brisket (boned), fid: brisket and flat rib. 4d: thin flank, 3d: | gravy beef or shin beef, 6d: minced beef, (id: tripe, fid; dripping, 6d; suet, 4d; sausages, fid; sausage meat, Sd; whole shins or legs, 2d: half shins or legs (thick end), 2'/!>d: half shins or legs (knuckle end), 2d: ox kidneys. 1/; ox tongues, lOd; ox tails, 01; whole loins, 9d; whole rumps, 10L Mutton.—Sides. 7d per lb; whole legs, Od: cut legs, u Viil; leg. shank end (01b or under), lOd; hindquarter, 8d: forequarter, J Od; shoulder, 7d: shank end of forequarter, '6%d; necks (best end). 7d: necks (scrag lend). 6d: loin, S'sd; middle loin chops. V; leg chops, lid: rib chops, I<M; ne.-k chops (best end), 8d; stewing chops, fid; flaps, 3d; cutlets (trimmed), 1/2; sheep's fry, Sd; kidnjvs. 3d each: tongues, 3d each; sheep's head (dressed), Cd; sheep's brains. 2d. Lamb.—Hindquarters, 1/; forequarters. KM; legs, l/ 3; l>ins, 1/; sides, lid; chops. 1/2. Veal. —Fillet*, lid; loin, lOd; shoulder. 7d; cutlets and veal steak, 1/1; chops, 1/; forequarters, 8d; rolied veal, 9d; veal rump steak, 1/3. Pork.—Leg. 1/; loin, ]/; foreloin. with blade. 10d: pork chops. 1': coined band. 10d: coined beMy. lOd: pork sausages. Sd. These are cash price* •at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a lb extra. Bacon and Ham. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers. 1/3 per lb; rashers, 1/6; by piece, shoulder cut, lCd to 1/2. Ham.— Slices (cooked), 2/6 per lb; whole hams. 1 4; half hams. l/o. Butter and Cheese. Butter.—Factory, first grade, 1/4V4 per lb; second grade, 1/4. Cheese.—.Mild, lOd; tasty, 1/6. Eggs. l'irst tirade hen, 2 4 dozen; B grade 2 ; duck. 2/3.