HOUSEWIVES, COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 22, 27 January 1939, Page 10

HOUSEWIVES , COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS. FURTHER DROP IN LAMB. BANANAS SCARCE AND DEAR. Increasing supplies of new season'* fruit have eqine forward this week, peaches and i plume selling fairly cheaply. The first Bon Chretien pears of the season have appeared in the shops at Od a lb. Ripe bananas are etill scarce and dear, and fresh supplies landed by the Matua are still green. Butchers have made a further all-round reduction of Id a lb in the price of spring lamb. Egg prices are unchanged. Current prices in city shops are:— Fruit. i Apples: Gravenetein, 6d lb; Astrakhan, 4d; Albany Beauty, od; Cox's Orange, 6d; Canadian Winesaps, six a 1/. Pears: Bon Chretien 6d a lb. Oranges: Australian Valencies, 2/ to 3/ a dozen; Jamaican, five and six a 1/; Sunkist, four and five a 1/. Grapefruit: Jamaican, 5d each; Californian, 6d. Lemons: Local, 1/ dozen. Bananas: 6d per lb. Tomatoes: Outdoor, 4d and 6d per lb; hothouse, 4d to 8d lb. Pineapples: Queensland, 1/6 to 2/6 each. Hothouse grapes: 1/6 to 2/6 lb. Strawberries: 2/6 per chip. Peaches: 8d to 2/ dozen. Plume: Greengage, 8d lb; Damson, 6d; Purple King, 6d and 8d; Satsuma, 4d. Apricots: 10d per lb. Avocadoee: 6d to 10d. Nectarines: 1/ a lb. Vegetables. Kumaras: 3d a lb; onions, 3d lb; beet, 2d bunch; lettuce, 3d and 4d; pumpkin, 2d lb; potatoes, new, l%d to 2d lb; carrots, 3d bunch; marrows, 4d and 6d each; silver beet, 3d bunch; spinach, 3d bunch; cabbages, 4d and 6d each; radish and spring onions, l%d bunch; rhubarb, 4d to 6d bunch; parsnips, 3d lb; cucumbers, outdoor, 3d and 4d each; apple cucumbers, 2d each; green peas, od lb; beane, 5d lb. Fish. Snapper and tarakihi, whole, 6d lb; fillete, 10d; smoked, 10d; ekinned fillets, with winge lid, without wings 1/; steaks, 8d; tarakihi kippered fillets, 1/3; trevalli,. whole 7d each, smoked 8d; smoked filleted 4d and sd; John Dory fillete, 1/2; mullet, whole, Kaipara 5d each, Auckland 7d lb; smoked, Kaipara 9d each, Auckland 10d lb; flounder,!/ ]b; lemon fish, 5d lb; silver strip, 6d lb; hapuka steake, 1/2 lb; smoked, 1/3; moki steaks, 8d lb; smoked, 9d; kingfieh steaks, 8d lb, emoked 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, fillete 6d lb, smoked 8d; cream fieh, lHd each; frostfish, 6d lb; hake, whole, 6d lb, emoked 8d; kippere, Scotch, 1/ pair; crayfish, 9d to 10d lb; emoked hapuka, 1/3; cod fillets, Scotch, 1/6 lb; emoked 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, 9d; sirloin, 10d; prime rile (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 8d; bolarg, 8d; chuck rib, 6d; rolled back rib, 9d; corned round, 9d; corped brisket (boned), 7d; brisket and flat rib, sd; thin flank, 4d; gravy beef or fihin beef, 7d; minced beef, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, 6d; suet, 4d; sausages, 6d; sausage meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 3d; half shine or legs (thick end), 3%d; half shins or legs , (knuckle end), 3d; ox kidneys, 1/; ox tongues, 10d; ox tails, 7d: whole loins, 9d; whole rumps, 10d. Mutton.—Sides. 7d per ]b~; whole legs, 8%<l; cut lege, 9d; leg, shank end (61b or under), 9%d; forequairter, od; ehoulder, 6d; shank end of forequarter, 5%d: necke (best end), 7d; necks (scrag end), 6d; loin, B%d: middle loin chops, 1/; leg chops, lid; rib chops, 10d; neck chops (best end), 8d; stewing chops, 6d; flaps, 3d; cutlets! (trimmed), 1/2; sheep's fry, 9d; kidneye. 3d each; tongues, 3d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep'e brains, 3d. New Season Lamb.-«-Forequarters, 8d lb; hindquarters, lid; sides, 9%d; legs, 1/1; loins, lid; chops, 1/2. Veal.—Fillets, 1/; loin, lid; ehoulder, 8d; cutlets and veal steak, 1/2; chops, 1/1; forequarters, 7d; rolled veal, 10d; veal rump steak, 1/4. Pork.—Leg, 1/; loin, 1/; foreloin, with Wade, 10d; pork chops, 1/1; corned hand, IOd; 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; rashers, 1/7, by piece; ehoulder 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, 1/6% lb; second grade, 1/6. Cheese.—Mild, 1/2; tasty, 1/9. Ebb». First grade hen, 2/ dozen; B grade. 1/9; duck, 1/9, 1/7.