HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 177, 29 July 1938, Page 10

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS

HEAVY SUPPLIES OF FRUIT. , Little change in fruit prices has taken , place this week. Oranges and bananas are t very plentiful, fresn supplies having ; arrived from Fiji and the Cook Islands ' during the week. ■ After a long period of unusually high prices cauliflowers dropped almost to half ■ last week's rates. Current prices In city shops are as follow:— FruitApples: Rome Beauty, 4d lb; Winesap, 4d . lb; Golden Delicious, 2d each; Jonathan, 5d lb; Stunner*. 3d lb; Delicious. 3*l to 4d lb; Granny Smith. 4d lb. Pears: Winter Cole and Nelis, 4d lb; cooking, 3d! Oranges: Island, 1/6 to 2/ dozen; Australian navels, 1/6 to 2/6 a dozen. Californian grapefruit, 4d each; X«»- Zealand, 1/ to 1/6 doz. Lemons: Sunkist. 2d each; local. 6d to 1/ i dozen. Bananas: 3d and 4d lb. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 2/0 to 3/ lb. Pineapples: Island Queen, 1/ to 1/6 each. Tree tomatoes: 8d . and lOd lb. Chinese gooseberries: 1/ to 1/6 dozen. Pawpaws: 1/ to 1/6 each. Vegetables. Kumaras, 61b for 1/; onions, local, 3d lb; beet, 3d bunch; lettuce, 3d each; pumpkins, 2d lb; potatoes, lVfed to 2d; carrots, 2d and 3d bunch; beans, hothouse, 2/6 lb; marrows, 6d and 9d each; celery, 4d to 6d bunch; silver beet. 4d bunch, spinach, 4d to 6d bunch; cabbages. 6d to 1/3 each; leeks. 2d bunch; radish and spring onions, 2d bunch; chokos, 2d each; cauliflowers. 8d to 1/3 each. FisTi. Snapper and Tarakihi, whole, 6d lb; fillets, lOd; .smoked, lod; skinned fillets, with wings lid, without wings 1/; steaks, 8d; Tarakihi kippered fillets, 1/3; travalli, whole 7d each, smoked 8d; smoked fillets, 4d and sd; John Dory, fillets, 1/2; mullet, whole, Kaipara 5d each, Auckland 7d lb; smoked, Kaipara 9d each, Auckland lOd lb; flounder, 1/ lb; lemon fish, 5d lb; silrer strip. 6d lb; hapuka steaks. 1/2 lb; smoked, 1/3; moki steaks, 8d lb- smoked, 9d; kingfish steaks, 8d lb; smoked, 9d; salmon, 1/9 lb; cod, fresh, 9d lb; smoked, 1/3 lb; gurnard, whole. 2d; fillets, l%d each; smoked, sd; barracouta, whole sd, fillets 6d lb, smoked 8d; cream fish, l%d each; frostfish, 6d lb; hake, whole 6d lb, smoked 8d; kippers, Scotch, 1/ pair; crayfish, 9d lb; smoked hapuka, 1/3; mussels, Stewart Island oysters, 1/3 dozen on fresh, 1/6; rabbits, lid each: cod fillets, Scotch, 1/6 lb; smoked bloaters, three for 1/; giblets, 8d lb; mutton birds. 1/; shell; whitebait, 7/ lb. Meat.

i ,? ee l~ Rl,mP eteak, 1/4 lb; undercut 1/6; beef ste&k, 8d; sirloin, lOd; prim ribs, 8d; boned and rolled, 10d; wing rib (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b am over), 7d; bolars. 7d; chuck rib. od; rolle< back rib, 8d; corned round, 9d; cornec brisket (boned), 6d; brisket and flat rib 4d; thin flank, 3d; gravy beef or shii beef. 6d; minced beef, 6d; tripe, 6d dripping. 6d; suet, 4d; sausages, 6d sausage meat. sd: whole shins or legs, 2d half shine or legs (thick end). 2%d; hall shins or legs (knuckle end). 2d; oi kidneys, 1/; ox tongues. 10d; ox tails, 6d; whole loins. 9d; whole rumps, lOd. Mutton -Sides. 8d per lb; whole Tegs, 10d; cut legs, 10% d; leg. shank end (61b or under), lid; forequarter, 7d: shoulder, 8d; shank end of forequarter. 7%d; necks Sh!*«2? ) ' * d j J , ne( ; k ? (scra * end) - 7d = lain, 9%d; middle loin chops, 1/1; lee chops, 1/; rib chops, lid: neck chops (best end), 9 d: ete wing chops. 7d; flaps. 4d; cutlets (trimmed), 1/3; sheep's fry. 9d: kidneys 3d each, tongues. 3d each; sheep s head (dressed), 6d; sheep's brains,

Lamb.-Hindquartere, 1/; foreqnarters. Jd: legs. 1/3; loins. 1/; sides, lid; chops,

7rlT**"VlT* "?'* ,oi , n ' 10d ; •lMwMer. 7d. cutlets and veal steak. 1/1; chops, 1/forequartejs. 6d; rolled veal, 9d; Tea) rump steak, 1/3. hlfr k iM Le *' l /: J° fn ' 1/: fo "lom, with mm™™J,iTu ch ?? s - V V corned handlOd. corned belly, 1/; pork sausages. 9d «nl .'S a : e i Caeh at th « 8h °P«. booking and delivery being Id a lb extra. Bacon and Ham. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, 1/3 n>to 8 l^ 8 ' ; y Piece ' should « cut, lid" haSrv"4Tr,f c h c a o s,: d !/5. 2/3 lb; *** Butter and Cheese. Butter.—Factory, first grade, 1/4% lbsecond grade. 1/4 * ' *** 1D ' Cheese.-Mild, 1/; tasty, 1/6 and 1/8. _. Eggs. DaH?*sr3?,i"' 2/ dozen; B erade ' Vl °l