HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 11

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

J . i WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS.

! EGGS ARE DOWN AGAIN. 1 DESSERT APPLES DEARER. 1 " With increasing supplies of eggs' coining i into the city prices have fallen again this i j week, and first grade lien are down i j another "Jd to 3/ a dozen. All other grades j j aiv aW> "id lower than last week. j Tho main alteration in fruit prices is a ■ rise in tin- price of apples. The best dessert I I Viirit.tios have gone up Id to 3d a dozen.! I Island or,insies landed by the Matua on j 'Wednesday are now being retailed at four I 'and five a 1/. There was also a quantity i 01 mandarins on the boat, and they are] selling in the shops at six a 1/. i j AinoiiiT tin- vegetable*! onions and pump- j I kins have both risen to 4d a 11), "while \ i cabhaues and cauliflowers are slightly . i cheaper than last week. I Current juices in city ehops arc: — Fruit. I Apples: Rome Beauty, 5d lb; Delicious, i '.3d, 4d and 5d lb; Granny Smith. sd; Golden j 'Delicious, sd; Stunners, sd; Wineeap, 4d; Jonathan, od; Democrat, 4d; Brighton, 4d; l'igeonettes, 4d. Pears: Winter Coles, 5d lb; Winter Nelte, 3d; cookers, 4d. Oranges: Californian, tour and five a ]/; Island, lour and rive a 1/. Island mandarins, six a ]/. Grapefruit: Sunj kist, 5d each. Lemons: 2/ to 2/6 dozen. I Bananas: 4d ami 3d lb. Tomatoes: 8d to J ]./ lb. Pineapples: Queensland. 2/ to 2.0 • eai-11. (tr.ipes: :i - to :i U lb. Passion fruit: ;1, (i do/en. Rock melons: Od to '2/ eaeii. Persimmons: 2d <>acit. Musiiiooms: 2, (j lb. ! Paw'paws: 1/3 to 1, (i each. Vegetables. i Kimi.ir.is. 3d lb; onions, 4d 11>: beet. j2d bunch: lettnee, ."id .mil lid: pumpkins, 4d lib; potatoes, 511) and Oil) 1/; carrots, 3d i Jb; marrow.-. (4 and (id each; celery, ']4dto 1/ bu: : silver beet, 2d bunch; ■ I spinach, 3d i;:nch; spring onions, 2d I bunch; rhul'aib. Gd bunch; (tieen peas, 1/ lb; beans, l<l.l lb; cauliflowers. Iltel t<. 1 (5 ea<li: cul>l>utriv, (>d to \/; j.aisnips. 3d ll>; . tnniiint, -2<l bunch; lee Us. (xl biin-.h: arti- . chokes, 3d lb; Brussels sprouts, 1/ lb. Fish. Snapper and tarakihi, whole, 6d lb, > fillete 10d, smoked 10d, skinned fillete, - with wings, lid; without wings, 1/; steaks, £ 8d; tarakihi kippered fillets, 1/3; trevalli, whole, 7d each, smoked Bd, smoked fillets ' 4d and sd; John Dory fillete, 1/2; mullet, C whole, Kaipara, 5d each; Auckland, 8d lb; smoked, Kaipara, 9d each; Auckland, ' 10d )b; flounder, 1/ lb; lemon fish, 6d lb; 1 j silver strip, 6d lb; hapuka steaks, 1/2 lb, : i smoked 1/3; moki steaks, 8d lb, smoked 9d: kingfish eteaks, 3d lb; smoked 9d, > salmon, 1/9 lb; cod, fresh, 9d lb; smoked, , 1/3; gurnard, whole, 2d, fillets lM>d each, j j smoked sd;' barracouta, whole 6d, fillets ", 6d lb, smoked 8d; cream fish, l%d each; 1 frost fish, 6d lb; hake, whole, 6d lb, '" smoked 8d; kippers, Scotch, 1/ pair; cray- '" fish, 9d to 10d lb; smoked hapuka, 1/3; cod fillets, Scotch, 1/6 lb; smoked 0 bloaters, three for 1/; giblets, 8d lb; mut- ' ton birds, 1/; whitebait, 7/ lb; oysters, . 2/3 a bottle. s Meat. ,i Beef.—Rump steak, 1/4 lb; undercut, l/(i; beef steak, 8d; sirloin, 10d; prime 1 ribs (three chine bones), 9d; topside (4lb nnd over), 7d: bolars, 7d; chuck rib, 7d: ''" rolled back rib, 8d; corned round, 9d: '• corned brisket (boned), 6d; brisket and ii flat rib, 4d; thin flank. 3d; gravy beef or shin beef, 7d; minced beef, 6d; tripe, 7d: . I dripping. 6d: suet, 4d; sausages. 6d; sansI age meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 2%d: half shins or legs (thick end), 3d; half shind or lcg«s (knuckle end), 2%d; ox kidI neys. Id; ox tongues, 10d; ox tails, 7d; (whole loins. Od; whole rumps, 10d.

Mutton.—Sides. 5%d per lb; whole lesrs, 8d; cut lo<:s, BV4d; left, shank end (61b or under), 9(1; forenunrter, sd; shoulder, 6d: shank end of foreqnarter, sMsd; nerks (best pud), Od; necks (scrae end). sd: join, 8d; middle loin chops, lid; lejr chops. iOd; rib chopfs. 9d; nook rhops (best end). Td: stowing rhops. 6d; flaps. 3d: cutlets ftrimined), 1/2; sheep's fry. IOd; kidneys. 3d enrh: tongues, 3fl ench: sheep's head (dressed). 6d: sheep's brains, 3d.

Now Season's Lamb. —Foreqnarters, 8d lb; hindquarters, lid: sides, 9%d; legs, 1/: loins, llfl: chops, 1/2. Vμ!.-Fillets, lid; loin, 10d; shoulder. 7d; cutlets and veal steak, 1/1; chops, 1/; foroquartcrs, 6<l; rolled veal, 8d; veal rump steak, 1/3. Pork.—Los. 1': loin, V: foreloin. with Made, lOil; pork chops, 1/1; corned hand, m<l: corned belly. 1/; pork sausages. Od.

These are cash prices at the shops booking and delivery being Id lb extra.

Bacon and Ham. Rac-on.—Shoulder raeVier*. 1/4 to 1/5 Vn; rnshers, 1/7; by piece; shoulder cut, lid to 12. Hnm.—Slices (VookcdV 2/3 lb; whole hams, 1/4; half hams, 1/5. Butter and Cheese. Butter.—Factory, first grade, l/GMs lb; second grade. 1/5. Cheese.—Mild, 1/2; tasty, 1/9. Eggs. A cni-.le hen. :V ilozon: B tirade, 2/7. Duck: A grade, 2,7; H u>aile, 2,5.