HOUSEWIVES, COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 219, 16 September 1938, Page 12

HOUSEWIVES , COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS ORANGES MORE PLENTIFUL. EARLY POTATOES AVAILABLE. Fresh supplies of Australian oranges arriving this week relieved the temporary shortage and Navels are now cheaper, selling from 2/ to 2/6 a dozen. Bananas are still fairly plentiful at 3d and 4d a lb. and other fruita are practically unchanged. \ falling off in the quantity of cabbages and cauliflowers coining on to the market h<i« resulted in a ri*e in price*. Celery is ■iNo dearer and small supplies of new potatoes offering are bringing high prices, from s<l to 6d a lb. Current prices in city shope are as follows: — Fruit. Apples: Stunners, 4d per lb; Rome Beauty. 4d; Delicious. 4<l and sd: Granny Smith'. 4d. Pears: Winter Cule and Xolis, 4d and 3d Mandarine: Local. 1/ a dozen. Oraiigee: Island. 1/6 to 2/ dozen: Australian Navels. 2' to 2/0. Califorman .'lapetniit: 5d each; Xew Zealand, 1/ to 1 (i dozen. Lemons: Local, (id to 1/ dozen. Bananas: 3d and 4d lb. Tomatoes: Hothouse, -3/ to .V lb. Pineapples: Island Queen, 1/ to 1/6 each. Tree tomatoes: 8d and KM lb Island tomatoes: 1/6 a lb. Pawpaws: 1/ to 2/. California!! jirapee: Ribiere," 1/8 lb; Malagas, 1/4 lb; Plume, 1/ lb. Vegetables.

Kumaraa, 61b for 1/; onione, 3d lb: beet 3d bunch; lettuce. 3d and 4d each; pumpkins. 2d lb: potatoes, 81b to 101b 1/; new. 5d lb: kidney, 6d lb; carrots. 2d bunch; marrows, 6d and 9d each; table celery. 8d to 1/ bunch; silver beet, 3d bunch; spinach, 4d bundle; cabbages, 6d to 8d each; leeks, 2d each: radish, and spring onione, 2(1 bunch; cauliflowers, 6d to 10d each: rhubarb, 4d to 6d bunch; parsnips, 3d each; hothouse cucumbers, 1/ each. Fish. Snapper and tarakihi, whole, 6d lb; fillets, 10d; emoked. 10d; ekinned fillete, with winge lid, without winps 1/; eteake, 8d; tarakihi kippered fillets, 1/3; trevalli, whole 7d each, emoked 8d; emoked fillete. 4d and sd; JohD Dory, fillete, 1/2; mullet, whole, Kaipara 5d each, Auckland 7d lb; emoked, Kaipara 9d each, Auckland 10d lb: flounder, 1/ lb: lemon fieh, 5d lb; silver strip, 6d lb; hapuka eteaks, 1/2 lb; emoked, 1/3; moki eteake, 8d lb; emoked, 9d; kingfkh eteake, 8d lb; emoked, 9d; salmon, 1/9 lb; cod, fresh, 9d lb; emoked. 1/3 lb; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, l%d each; emoked, sd; barracouta, whole sd. fillete 6d lb. emoked 8d; cream fteh, 1%-1 |each; froetfkh, 6d lb: hake, whole 6d lb. emoked 8d; kippers, Scotch. 1/ pair; crayIfiwh, SKI to 10d lb; smoked bapuka, 1/3; cod fillet*, Scotch, 1/6 lb; emoked bloaters, three for 1/; giblete, 8d lb; mutton birde, 1/; whitebait. 7/ lb. Meat. Beef.—Rump eteak, 1/4 lb; undercut, 1/6; beef eteak, 9d; eirloin, 10d; prime rilw, 8d: boned and rolled, 10d; wing ribs (three chine bonee), 9d; topside (41b and over), 8d; bolars, 8d; chuck rib, 6d; rolled back rib. 9d; corned round, 9d; corned brisket (botied), 7d; brisket and flat rib, fid: thin flank, 4d; gravy beef or shin beef, 7d; minced beef, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, 6d; suet. 4d; sausages, 6d; saueage meat, sd; whole shine or legs, 3d; half ehine or legs (thick end). 3%d: half shins or legs (knuckle enii), 3d; ox kidneys. 1/; ox tongues, 10d; ox tails, 7d; whole loins. 9d; whole rumps, 10d. Mutton.—Sides. 8d per lb; whole leg*, 10d; cut legs, 10% d; leg, ehank end (61b or under), lid; foreqnarter, 7d; shoulder, 8d; shank end of forequarter, 7%d; necks (best end), 8d: necks (scrag end), 7d; loin, 9%d; middle loin chops, 1/1; leg chops, 1/; rib chops, lid; neck chops (best end), 9d; etewing chops, 7d; flape, 4d; cutlets (trimmed), 1/3; sheep's fry, 9d; kidneys, 3d each-, tongues, 3d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep's brains, 3d. Lamb.—Hindquarters, 1/; forequartere, 9d; legs, 1/3; loins, 1/; sides, lid; chope, 1/2.

Veal.—Fillets, 1/; loin, lid; shoulder, 8d; cutlete and veal steak, 1/2; chops, 1/1: forequarters, 7d; rolled real, 10d; veal rump steak, 1/4. Pork.—Leg, 1/; loin, 1/; foreloin, with blade, 10d; pork chops, 1/1; corned hand. IOd; corned belly, 1/; pork sausages, 9d. These are cash price* at the ehope, booking and delivery being Id a lb extra. Baoon and Ham. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, 1/4 to 1/5 lb: rashers, 1/7, by piece, shoulder cut, lid to 1/2. Ham.—Slices (cooked), 2/3 lb; whole hame, 1/4; half hame, 1/5. Butter and Cheese. Butter.—Factory, first grade, 1/4% lb; second grade, 1/4. Cheese.—Mild, 1/; tasty, 1/6 and 1/8. Eggs. First grade hen, 1/6 dozen; B grade, 1/4. Duck, 1/6 and 1/4.