VEGETABLES, FRUIT, AND MEAT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25243, 23 July 1947, Page 5

VEGETABLES, FRUIT, AND MEAT

As is to be expected at this time of the year, there is no great variety of fruit and vegetables offering on the local market. Tomatoes are now finished, save for some expensive lines of hothouse which range up to 7s 6d per lb. Bananas are out of stock, and no oranges are expected in the shops before 12 or 14 days. Lemons are also unprocurable at present. Small supplies of New Zealand grapefruit are available. Quotations are:— Fruit and Vegetables Apples, lb, up to 51d; bananas lb, 7d; lemons, lb, lOd (Australian), Is IJd; oranges (Aust.), lb, lid, (Island) 7d; grapefruit (Jamaican), lb, lid; pears, lb, up to B|d; cabbages, lb, 3d; carrots, lb, 2Jd; onions, lb, 3Jd; parsnips, lb, 3d; potatoes, lb, ijd; pumpkins, lb, 33d; silver beet, lb, 33d; swedes, lb, lid; kumera, lb, sd; spring cabbages, lb, 7d. (All governed by price orders.) For comparison purposes, Canterbury July wholesale prices as given in a price order of April 24 are:—carrots, cwt, 15s 6d, or nearly Ijjd per lb; parsnips, 18s 6d or almost 2d per lb; swedes, 6s 6d, or about 3d per lb; cabbage, 16s 6d, or about Id per lb, spring varieties 42s cwt or about 5d lb; silver beet, 21s, or about 2Jd per lb; pumpkins, 23s 6d, or about 2Jd per lb; kumera,- 34s 6d, or nearly 33d per lb. Beetroot (bunch), 3d to 6d; cauliflowers, 9d to 2s; celery. Is to 2s; grapes, lb, 10s to 12s 6d; lettuce. 9d to Is 6d; marrows. 6d to Is (each); passion fruit, 3d to 6d (each); rhubarb, up to 2s; spinach, 3d to 6d (bunch); tree tomatoes, Is 6d to 2s: best hothouse tomatoes, lb, up to 7s 6d; Chinese gooseberries, lb, 3s; red cabbage, lb, 8d to Is; pie-melon, lb, sd; brussels. sprouts, lb, 8d to Is. Eggs Heavy grade, 3s 2Jd a dozen; standard, 3s OJd; medium, 2s lOJd; pullets, 2s sd; duck, 3s OJd. Meat (First grade and second grade prices in that order.) Veal.—HJd, 9Jd; loin, 9Jd, 7Jd; stewing, 6Jd, 5Jd; soup meat, 4Jd, 3Jd; steak, lljd, 9jd; rump steak. Is 2Jd,'HJd; cutlets. Is OJd, lOd; rolled, IOJd, BJd; stuffed, Hid, 9Jd. Beef.—Rump steak, Is 2Jd, HJd; fillet steak. Is 4Jd. Is IJd; porterhouse steak—bone in, Is 2Jd, HJd; bone out. Is 6}d. Is 3d; tenderboy steak, 10jd, 81d; thick flank or top rump steak, 91d, 7Jd; topside steak, 9Jd, 71d; skirt steak. BJd, 7d; chuck steak. 7jd, 6d; blade or bolar steak, 81d, 7d; sirloin, IOJd, BJd; prime ribs, rolled and boneless, lid, 9d; sirloin, rolled and boneless. Is lid, lid; wing ribs, IOJd, 81d; back ribs rolled and boneless. Bid, 7d; blade rolled and boneless. B}d, 7d; topside, 9Jd, 71d; gravy beef and shin beef, 6Jd, 5Jd: corned silverside, 101 d, Sid; roller brisket, corned or otherwise, 7Jd, 6d; brisket on bone, 3Jd. 3d; flat rib, 4}d. 3Jd; legs and shins, whole, 3d, 2Jd; halves, thick end. 31d, 3d; halves, knuckle end. 3d, 2Jd; thin flank. 2Jd, 2d. Mutton.—Legs, whole. IOJd, 81d; shank end up to 61b. Hid, 91d; thick end. IOJd, BJd; middle fillet. Hid. 9Jd; forequarters, whole s|d, 4Jd: shank end. 6d, sd; Spanish neck. 7d. 5Jd: shoulders, -whole 7Jd, fd; shank end. Bd. 6Jd; blade end.. BJd. 7d: neck and breast, 5Jd. 4Jd; neck, best end. 7d. F.Jd: scrag end. 5Jd, 4Jd; loin, middle lOi-i, BJd; r«b end, BJd. 7d. Chons: loin, middle Is OJd. lOd: rib, 9}d, 7Jd; shoulder trimmed. 9id. 7Jd: leg, Hid. 9Jd; Spanish neck. BJd, 7d: stewing. 7Jd, 6d; stuffed rolled mutton. Is 10d. Flaps, whole 2Jd, 2d. Cutlets: French Is 21d, Prices for third grade mutton from Id to 2d below second-grade schedule. Lamb.—Forequarters, lOd, 8d; hindquarters. Is, 9}d: legs, Is 2d, lid: loin, Is 2d. Hd: loin, rib end. Is, OJd: chops. Is 2d, Hd; chops, crumbed. Is 3d, Is. Pork.—Stuffed, Is 3Jd. Is Old; rolled. Is 2Jd. HJd; leg. Is OJd. 10d; loin. Is OJd. lOd. Chops: loin. Is 2}d. HJd; fore, loin. HJd, 9Jd. Corned: hand 9d, 7}d; belly, Hd. 9d. Foreloin in the piece, IOJd, BJd.

MINING

Austral-New Zealand Mining.—AustralNew Zealand Mining, Ltd., reports from Cromwell that in 14 days ended July 19 the dredge operated 263 hours, producing 317 ounces of bullion.—(P.A.) Clutha Dredge.—The Clutha dredge reports a return of 127 ounces of bullion for 101 hours. —(P.A.)