HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 28, 3 February 1939, Page 10

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS.

APPLES ARE CHEAPER. i. Apple supplies are increasing as. the new season's crop is harvested}. ®ncl this •week. .prices' in the qity have • fallen, some varieties selling ■as low as 3d a lb. Bananas, are also cheaper, .and .strawberries are finished for the season. Several lines of vegetables, including green peas, carrots,: spring onions* and radish, have risen slightly in price. Current prices in city shops are:— Fruit. ... . i j Apples: Graven stein, 4d and 6d lb; •Astrakhan, 3d; Albany Beauty, sd;-Cox's Orange, 6d. Pears: Bon Chretien, Cd- lb. Oranges: Australian Yalencias, -2/ to 6/_ a dozen; Jamaican, five and six a, 1/;' kist, four and five a 1/. Grapefruit.. .Jamaican, 4(1 each; Californian, -oil. Lemons: Local,. If a dozen. Bananas. 4d and oil .per lb. - Tomatoes: Outdoor, 4d and 6d ,per lb; hothouse, Sd J l>. Pineapples:. Queensland,,• 1/6 to 2/6 each. Hothouse grapes: 1/6 to■ 2/6 lb. leaches. 8d to 2/ dozen. Plums: Greengage, 8d lb,. Damson', 6d; Purple- King, 6d and_sa; Satsuma, 4d.. Apricots: Scl per lb. Pan-, paws: 1/9 to 2/ each. Nectarines: 6il a. Hi. Vegetables. Kumaras: 3d a lb; onions, 3d lb; beet, 2d bunch;.lettuce, 3d and 4d; pumpkin, lb: potatoes, new, 2d and 3d'lb; carrots, 3d bunch; marrows, 4(1 and 6d each; silver beet, 3d launch; spinach, 3d bunch;' cabbages, 4d and 6d each ;• radish-- and spring onions, 3d bunch; rhubarb, 4d to 6d bunch; parsnips, 3(1 lb; cucumbers, outdoor, 3d and 4d each; apple cucumbers, id each; green ipeas, 4d and 5d Lb; beans, 6d lb - Fish. Snapper and tarakihi, whole, 6d Ibj fillets, lOd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, with wings lid, without wings 1/; steaks, 8(1; tarakihi kippered fillets, 1/3; trevalli, whole 7d each, smoked 8d; smoked fillets, 4d and sd; John Dory fillets, 1/2; mullet, whole, Kaipara od each, Auckland 7d lb; smoked, Kaipara 9d each, Auckland 10d lb; flounder, 1/ lb; lemon fish, 5d lb; silver strip, 6d lb; hapuka steaks, 1/2 lb; smoked, 1/3; moki steaks, 8d lb; smoked, 9d; kingfisli 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 sa, fillets Cd lb, smoked 8d; cream fish, l%d each; frostfish, 6d lb; hake, whole, 6d lb, smoked 8d; kippers, Scotch, 1/ crayfish, 9d to lOd 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, 9d; sirloin, 10d; prime ribs (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 8d; bolars, 8d; chuck rib, 6d; rolled back rib, 9d; corned round, 9d; corned brisket (boned), 7d; brisket and flat rib, sd: thin flank, 4d; gravy beef or shin beef, 7d; minced beef, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, Cd; suet, 4d; sausages, 6d; sausage meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 3d: half shins or legs (thick end), 3%d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), 3d; ox kidneys, 3/; ox tongues, lOd; ox tails, 7d: whole loins, 9d; whole rumps, lOd. Mutton.—Sides, 7d per lb; whole Ipgs, SV£d; cut legs, 9d; leg, shank end (6lb or under), 9!£d; forequarter, od: shoulder, Cd; shank end of forequarter, 5%d; necks (best end), 7d; necks (scrag end), 6d; loin, S'-sd: middle loin chops, 1/; leg chop 6, lid; rib chops, lOd; neck chops (best 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. New Season Lamb. —Forequarters, Sd lb; hindquarters, lid; sides, 9 1 /£ d; legs, 1/1; loins, lid; chops, 1/2. Yeal.—Fillets, 1/; loin, lid; shoulder, 8d; cutlets and veal steak, 1/2; chops, 1/1; forequarters, 7d; rolled veal, 10d; veal rump steak,'l/4. Pork.—Leg, 1/; loin, 1/; foreloin, with blade, lOd; pork chops, 1/1; corned hand, lOd; corned belly, 1/; 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 l/o lb; rashers, 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/& A -lb; second grade. 1/6Cheese.—Mild, 1/2; tasty, 1/9. Eggs. First grade hen, 2/ dozen; B grade, 1/9; duck, 1/9, 1/7.