VEGETABLES, FRUIT, AND MEAT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25346, 20 November 1947, Page 11

VEGETABLES, FRUIT, AND MEAT

With the advent of summer weather there has been a drop in the prices of seme varieties of spring vegetables and fruit. Strawberries are now selling in the shops and cherries are expected next week. There are no oranges or lemons. Bananas should be on sale next week. Prices a*re as under:— Fruit and Vegetables Apples, lb, up to 6Jd; bananas, lb, 7d; lemons, lb, lid (Australian), Is IJd; oranges (Aust.), lb, lid, (Island) 7d grapefruit, lb lid; pears, lb up to 9Jd; cabbages, lb. 3Jd; spring cabbage, lb, 4Jd; carrots, lb, 3Jd; spring carrots, lb, 7d; onions, lb, parsnips, lb, 41d; spring parsnips, lb, 7d; potatoes, lb, 2d; pumpkins, lb, 7d; silver beet, lb, sd; swedes, lb, IJd; kumeras, lb, 6d (all governed by price orders). For purposes of comparison Canterbury November wholesale prices as given in the latest price order are:—carrots, cwt, 22s 6d, or about 2|d per lb; spring carrots, 47s cwt or 5d lb; parsnips cwt, 27s 6d or about 3d lb; spring parsnips, 47s cwt, or 5d lb; swedes, 8s 6d or about Id lb; cabbage, main crop, 19s 6d or about 2Jd lb; spring cabbage, 26s cwt or about 3d lb; silver Leet, 29s or about 3Jd lb; pumpkins, 45s 6d or nearly 5d lb: onions, f.a.q., £33 a ton or about 3jd lb. In the case of the following lines, retail prices are given:—beetroot (bunch). 3d to 6d; spring cauliflowers, from Is 6d; lettuce, 3d, 4d, 6d; passion fruit, 6d to 8d each; rhubarb, 9d to Is 3d (bunch); spinach, 6d (bunch); radishes, 3d (bunch); spring onions, 4d (bunch); leeks, 6d (bunch); new potatoes, 7d per lb; asparagus, Is 9d to 2s 6d (bunch); peas. Is to Is 3d pe!r lb; cucumbers, 2s 6d per lb; broad beans, 9d per lb; tomatoes, hothouse, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per lb; Jamaican orange juice, 2s 3d a tin; gooseberries, Is 6d per lb; strawberries, 5s (punnet). Eggs Heavy grade, 2s 6Jd a dozen; standard, 2s 4Jd; medium, 2s 3Jd; pullets, 2s Did; ducks. 2s 4Jd.

Retail Meat Prices Veal: fillet. Is OJd, lOJd; loin, IOJd, BJd; stewing, 7Jd, GJd; soup meat, s£d, 4jd; steak. Is Ud. Hid; rump steak, Is 4&d, Is lid; cutlets, Is lid. llid; rolled. Hid. 9id: stuffed. Is Did, 10id. Beef.—Rump steak. Is 6id, Is 3id; fillet, Is 81d, Is sd; porter-house steak, bone in, Is 6Jjd, Is 3id; and bone out, Is IOJd, Is 6id; tender-boy steak, Is 2id, Is; thick flank or top rump steak, Is lid, HJd; top side steak, Is lid. Hid: skirt steak, Is, lOd; chuck steak, Ila, 9Jd; blade or boalor steak, Is Oid, 10id: sirloin, Is 2|d, Is; sirloin, rolled ana boneless, Is s|d, Is 2id; prime ribs, Is, lOd; prime ribs, rolled ana boneless, Is 3d, Is Oid; chuck ribs, 9d, 7Jd; chuck ribs, rolled and boneless, Is, lOd; back ribs, rolled and boneless. Is Oid, 10id; wing ribs, bone in, Is 2Jd, Is, and bone out, Is 6Jd, Is 3id; blade, rolled and boneless. Hid, 9id; topside. Is lid. Hid; gravy beef and shin beef, 9d, 7id; corned silver side. Is 2d, llid; rolled brisket, corned or otherwise. 10id, 9d; brisket, on the bone, 6d, s|d; flat rib, 7d, 6d. Legs and shins: whole. 51d, sd; halves, thick end, od, 5Jd; halves, knuckle end, sid, sd; thin flank, sd, 4id. Mutton.—Legs, whole. Is 2d, Hid; shank end, up to 61b, Is 3d, Is Oid; thick end, Is 2d, Hid; middle fillet, Is 3d, Is Oid; forequarters, whole Bid, 7d; shank end, 9d, 7id; Spanish neck, lOd, Bid. Shoulders; whole, 10id. Bid; shank end, Hd, 9d; blade end. Hid, 9Jd: neck and breast, Bd, 7d. Neck: best end, 9id, Bd, scrag end, Bd, 7d. Loin: middle. Is lid, Hd; rib end. Hid. 9id; chops, loin middle, Is 3id, Is Id; rib, Is Old, 10id. Shoulder, trimmed, Is Old, 101 d; leg or chump, Is 3d. Is Old; Spanish neck, Hd, 9d; stewing, 10id, 9d; flaps, 6sd, 5Jd; flaps, whole, 3id, 3d; cutlets, French Is sid, Is 21d; stuffed roll, Is 3id, Is Id. Prices for third grade mutton from la to 2d below second-grade schedule Pork.—Stuffed, Is 6d, Is 3d; rolled, Is 51d. Is 2Jd; leg. Is 31d, Is Id. %Loin: Is 31d, Is Id. Chops, loin, Is 51d, Is 21d; fore loin, Is 21d, Is. Fore loin. Is lid, Hd. Corned, hand, Is, lOd; belly. Is 2d, Hid- _ .