A GUIDE TO THE HOUSEWIFE

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 17, 14 October 1927, Page 14

A GUIDE TO THE HOUSEWIFE

PREVAILING PRICES IN THE CITY There is no alteration in prices in the retail market _ Oysters are stiU Sd. doz. (in shell), and 1/- doz. Hat fhh rJeennras are lOd. to 1/6 lb. Asparagus is Sd., 10d„ and 1/- bundle. Cauliflowers are 3d. to 9fl. each, and cabbages 2d. to 6d. each; new potatoes“re ™[ and cT lb.; onions are 3d. Ib„ or 51b. for I/-.; cucumbers aw Hid to 1/3 each’ lettuce are 2d. to 6d. each, and celery 4d. to !/• per Jtfck; leeks are 3d. per bundle; carrots, parsnips and turnips are 3d. per bundle. Spinach is d. pcr bundle, and swedes 3d. lb. Californian grapes are 1/2 and 1/6 per lb.; tomatoes are now Sd. to 1/10 lb American grape fruit are Sd. and lOd. each; pineapples are 1/6 to 2/3 each; rhubarb is 4d. and fid. bundle. Passion f ™ it apples are 4d. and 6d. lb., and cooking apples sd. lb., e <l and Sd. lb., and cooking pears 4d. lb.; mandarines are 1/6 to 3/- doxi tree tomatoes are Sd. lb.; lemons are 2/- to 3/- doz., and oranges are 2/4 Ne? Z iaid eggs are still selling at 1/9 doz. Sugar is 16/6 for a 701 b. bag or 3d. lb. Bulk honey or clover honey sell at lOd. IK; rice, sago, barley and tapioca are all 3d. lb. Cooked ham is 2/6 lb. Prunes are 6d lb.; salmon is 6d. to 1/8 per tin. Mild cheese is I Id., “ d cheese is 1/- and 1/4 Jb. N.Z. Stilton cheese is 3/- lb. Good toblf> butter is 1/8 lb., and pure whey butter 1/6 Jb. Condensed milk is 6d. and 1/per tin; dates are Sd. per packet, and 4d. lb. (loose). These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter In the city, and, fa most cases, do not indude delivery. Suburban price® arc M