HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 140, 16 June 1939, Page 10

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS.

STURMER APPLES CHEAPER.

CARROTS AND PARSNIPS UP

Increased supplies of apples released from cool store this week have caused wholesale pricee to ease elightly and retail rates for some varieties, such as Stunners, are also a little lower. More lemons are available than for some weeks and values are clown slightly to 2/ a dozen. Tomatoes and pineapples are dearer, however. Peas and beans are row almost unprocurable, while carrots and parsnips have risen to 4d a lb. Lettuces are plentiful and value* have dropped to 4d and 5d each. Egg prices are unchanged. Current prices in city shops are: —

Fruit. Apples: Rome Beauty. 5d lb; Delicious, 4d ami 5d lb; Granny Smith, sd; Golden Delieiouqj 3d; StuVmers. 4d; Winesap, 6d; Jonathan-, 3d: Democrat, 4d: Brighton, 4(1. Pears: Winter Co-lee, 6d lb; Winter Xelis, 6d; cookers, 4d. Oranges: Californinu, six a 1/; Island, 2/ to 3/ a dozen. Hand mandarins: Six a 1/. Grapefruit: Sunkist, od each. Lemons: 2/ dozen. Bananas: 4d and 5d lb. Tomatoes: lOd to 1/ lb. Pineapples: Queensland. 3/ each. Grapes: 2/6 to 3 6 lb. Passion fruit: 1/6 dozen. Persimmons: 2d each. Pawpaws: 1/6 to 2/ each.

Vegetables. Kumaias, 3d lb; onions, 4d lb: beet, •Jd bunch; lettuce, 4d and od: pumpkins, 4d lb: potatoes, olb and 6lb 1 ; carrots, 4d lb; niaiiows. 4d and 6d each: celery, 4d to 1/ bunch; silver beet. 2d bunch; spinach. 3d bunch; sprinjr onione, 2d bunch; rliubarb, 6d bunch; cauliflowers, 8d to 1 each: cabbages. 6d to I.'; parsnips, 4d lb: turnips, '-M bunch: leeks. 6d bunch; artichokes, 3d lb; Brussels sprouts, 1/ lb.

Fish. Snapper and talakihi, whole,, 6d lb, fillets MM. smoked lOd, skinned tillete, with wiiiiis lid. without wings 1, ; steaks, 8(1: tarukihi kippered fillets, 1.3; trevalli, whole-Til each. smoke<l Bd. smoked fillets 4(1 an<l .">d: John Dory fillets, 1/2: mullet, whole. Kaipara .">,l each, Auckland 8d ll>: smoked, Kaipura 9d each, Auckland ](>(! 11>; flounder, ]/ lb; lemon fish, txl lb; silver strip, 6d !b; liapuka steaks, 1/2 lb, smoked 1 3: moki steaks. 8d 11), smoked 9d: kingtieh steaks, Bil lb. smoked 9d: salmon. J. 9 lb; cod, fresh, !)d lb. smoked 1.3; gurnard, whole, 2d, fillets lVfed each, smoked sd: barracouta, whole e<l. tillete (id lb, smoked, 8d; cream tilth, lMsd each; Frost fish, (id lb: hake, whole. t>d lb, smoked 8d; kipper?, Scotch, 1/ pair; crayfish, Od to 10d lb: smoked hapuka, 1/3: cod fillets, Scotch, 1/6 lb; smoked bloaters, three for I/: giblets, 8d lb; mutton birds, 1/; whitebait, 7/ lb; oysters, •J 3 a bottle.

Meat. Beef.—Rump steak, 1/4 lb; undercut, 1/6; beet steak, 8d; eirloin, IOd; prime ribs (three chine bones). 9d: topside (41b and over), 7d: bolars, 7d; chuck rib, 7d; rolled back lib, 8d; coined round, 9d: corned brisket (boned I, 6d; brisket and flat rib, 4d: thin flank. 3d: gravy beef or shin beef, 7d; minced beef. 6d: tripe, 7d; dripping. 6d: suet, 4d; sausages, 6d; sausage meat, od; whole shins or lejEff. *2%d: halt shine or legs (thick end). 3d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), 2V4d; ox kidneys. Id; ox tongues. IOd; ox tails, 7d; whole loins, 9d; whole lumps, ]od.

Mutton.—Sides. 5%d per lb; whole legs, Sd: cut lens. BV4d: le-. shank end (61b or under), !V1: forequarter, sd; shoulder, 6d; shank end of forequarter. 5%d; necks (best end). 6d; necks (scrap end), o<1; loin, %{• middle loin chops, lid; leg chops, IOd; rib chops. 9d; ne<k chops (best end), 7d; stewing chops, tkl; flaps. 3d: cutlets (trimmed). 1 2; sheep's fry, IOd; kidneys. 3d each; tongues, 3d each; sheep's head (drrsseil), 6d; sheep's brains, 3d. Xew Season's Lamb.—Forequarters. 8d lb; hindquarters, lid: sides, legs, 1 : loins, lid; chops, 1/2. Veal.—Fillets, lid; loin, IOd; shoulder, 7d; cutlets and veal steak, 1/1; chops, 1/; forequarters, 6d; rolled veal, 8d; veal rum]) steak, 1/3.

Pork. —Leg, 1/; loin, 1/; foreloin, with blade, 10d; pork chops, 1/1; corned hand, IOd: corned belly, 1/; pork eausages, 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, shoulder ciit, lid to 1 '2. Hrtin.— Slices (cooked), 2/3 lb; whole hams, 1/4; half hams, 1/5. Butter and Cheese. Butter.—Factor-, first grade, 1/6% lb; second grade. 1/5. Cheese.—Mild, 1/2; tasty, 1/9. Eggs. A grade hen, 2/10 dozen; B grade, 2/7. Duck: A grade, 2/7; B grade, 2/5.