HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 285, 2 December 1938, Page 12

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS.

VEGETABLES ARE CHEAPER.

RISE OF 2d IX BUTTER

The rice in butter has been the only important change in shop prices this week. Fruit prices are fairly steady, though tomatoes and bananas are more plentiful and slightly cheaper. New season's vegetables are coming into the city in larger quantities and prices for peas, beans, cucumbers and new potatoes have fallen. Lettuce, however, is scare and dear. Current prices in city shops are as follow:— Fruit. Apples: Sturmers, 6d a lb; Delicious, i>d and 6d; Jonathan, 5 a 1/. Pears: Winter Cole and Nelis, 6d per lb. Oranges: Australian Valencias, 1/6 to 3/ per dozen; Jamaican, 5 and 6 a 1/. Californian grapefruit: 6d each. Lemons: Local, 6d to 1/ per dozen. Bananas: 4d and od per lb. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 1/ to 1/3 per lb. Pineapples: Queensland, 1/6 to 2/ each. Californian grapes: Ribiers, 2/ per lb; Emperor, 13. Cherries: 1/6 to 2/ lb. Gooseberries: 6d to 8d lb. Strawberries: 2/ to 3/ chip. Vegetables. Kumaras, 61b ftr 1/: onions. 3d lb; beet, 3d bunch; lettuce. 3d and 4d: pumpkin, 4d lb; potatoes, new 2d to 4d lb: carrots, 3d lb; marrows, Od and 1/ each; silver beet, 3d bunch; spinach, 3d bunch; cabbages, 4d to 8d each: radish and spring onions. 2d bunch; cauliflowers, best, 1/ to 1/6 each; rhubarb, 4d to 6d bunch; parsnips, 4d lb; hothouse cucumbers, 8d each, early outdoor 6d and 8d; green peas, od lb; hothouse beans, lOd lb; asparagus, 8d to 1/3 bunch. Fish. Snapper and tarakihi, whole, 6<l lb; fillets, lOd; smoked. lOd; skinned fillets, with wings lid, without wings 1/; steaks. 8d; Tarakihi kippered fillets. 1/3; trevalli, whole. 7/ each: smoked, 8d; smoked fillets. 4d and sd; John Dory, fillets, 1/2: mullet, whole, Kaipara, 5d each; Auckland, 7(1 lb; smoked, Kaipara, Od each: Auckland, lOd per lb; flounder, 1/ per lb: lemon fish, 5d per lb; silver strip, 6d lb; hapuka steaks, 1/2 per lb: smoked, 1/3; moki steaks, 8d lb; smoked. Od; kingfish steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, Od: salmon, 1/0 lb; eod. fresh, Od lb: smoked, 1/3 lb; gurnard. whole. 2d; fillets, lV6d each: smoked, sd; barraeouta, whole sd, fillets 6d lb; smoked. 8d; cream fish. l%d each; frostfisli, 6d lb; hake, whole, fill lb; smoked. 8d; kippers, Scotch, 1/ pair: crayfish. Od to 10d lb; smoked hapuka. 1/3; cod fillets, Scotch. 1/6 lb; smoked bloaters, three for 1/: giblets. 8d lb; mutton birds, 1/; whitebait, 7/ lb. Meat. Beef.—Rump steak, 1/4 lb; undercut. 1/6; beef steak, Od; sirloin, lOd; prime ribs (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 8d: bolars, 8d; chuck rib, 6d; rolled back rib, Od: corned round, Od: corned brisket (boned). 7d; brisket and fiat rib, sd; thin flank. 4d; gravy beef or shin beef, 7d; minced beef, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, 6d: suet. 4d; sausages, 6d: sausage meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 3d; half shins or legs (thick end), 3Msd; half shins or legs (knuckle end), 3d; ox kidneys, 1/; ox tongues, 10(1; ox tails, "7d; whole loins, Od; whole rumps, lOd.

Mutton.— Sides, 7d per lb; whole legs, 9d; cut legs, 9d; leg, shank end (61b or under), lOd ; forequarter. (id; shoulder. 7d; shank end of forequarter, 6*/ fed; necks (best end). 7d; necks (scrag end), 6d: loin. SVfed: middle loin c-hops, 1/; leg chops, lid; rib chops, lOd; neck chops (bent end), 8d; stewing chops. 6d; flaps, 3d; cutlets (trimmed), 1/2; sheep's fry, 9d: kidneys. 3d each: tongues. 3d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep's brains, 3d.

Xew Season Lamb. —Forequarters, 1/ lb hindquarters. 1/2; sides, 1/1; legs, 1/4 loins, 1/1; chops, 1/4.

Veal.—Fillets, 1/; loin, lid; shoulder, 8d; outlets and veal steak, 1/2: chops, 1/1: forequartors, 7d; rolled veal, lOcl; veal rump steak, 1/4.

Pork.—]/; loin, 1/: foreloin, with lilade. lOd: pork chops, 1/1; corned hand. 10d: corned belly, ]/; pork (sausages, 9d. These are cash prices at the shops, booking and delivery being Id lb extra. Bacon and Ham. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, 1/4 to 1/5 lb: rash ens, 1/7, by piece; shoulder cut, lid to 1/2. Ham.—Slices (cooked), 2/3 lb; whole hams, 1/4; half hams, 1/5. Butter and Cheese. Butter—Factory, first grade, 1/GV& lb; second grade. 1/(5. Cheese.—Mikl, 1/2; tasty, 1/9. Ebbs. First grade hen. 1/10 dozen; B grade 1/8; duck, 1/0, 1/7.