TO-DAY’S RETAIL PRICES The following list of cash retail prices gives a fair indication of what is being charged over the counter in the city. The quotation, do not include delivery. Suburban prices are not quoted. Fruit.—Pears, 6d. (eating), and 4d. (cooking); hothouse tomatoes, I/- and 1/6 lb.; bananas, 1/- to f/6 doz.; pineapples, 6d. and 1/3 each; oranges, 1/6 and 3/- doz.; tomatoes, 1/6 lb.; N.Z. lemons, 1/6 to 2/- doz.; Californian lemons, 2/6 to 3/-; Californian grapes, 1/6 lb.; Island oranges, 3/- doz.; Sydney oranges, 1/6 to 3/- doz.; gooseberries, 4d. lb.; cherries, 1/6 to ,2/lb.; fresh strawberries, 1/2 to 2/- punnet; apricots, I/- lb.; passion fruit, 1/6 doz.; cocoanuts, 3d. and 4d.; raspberries, 1/6 and 2/-; peaches, 1/- to 1/4 lb.; plums, 4d. and Bd. lb.; grapefruit, 7/6 doz.; black currants, 10d. lb., or 1/- punnef. Vegetables.—Asparagus,. lOd. bundle; cauliflowers from 3d. to Bd.; cabbages, 3d. and 6d.c marrows, lOd. and 1/- each; carrots and turnips, 3d. bunch; parsnips, 3d. bunch; beetroot, 3d. bundle; onions, sd. lb.; potatoes, 51b. for I/-; lettuce, 1 |d. to 4d. each; spinach, 6d. bunch; rhubarb, 4d.-bundle; sweet turnips, lid. to 6d. lb.; cucumbers, 1/- and 1/6; new potatoes, 3d. and 4d. lb.; old potatoes, 2d. a lb.; broad beans, 6d. lb.; rhubarb (large bundle), 6d. to I/-; French beans, Bd. to lOd. lb.; green peas, 3d. and 4d. lb.; watermelon, 6d. lb. Groceries.—Best eggs, 1/8 doz.; good table butter, 1/7 lb.; pure whey butter, 1/5 lb.; cooked ham, 2/2 and 2/6 lb.; prunes, 4d. lb.; mild cheese, I/- lb.; matured cheese, 1/4 lb.; N.Z. Stilton cheese, 3/- lb.; condensed milk; 6d. and 1/- per tin; dates, 6d. packet, and 4d. lb. loose; sugar, 14/3 (delivered) for 701 b. bag; bulk honey and clover honey, 9d. lb.; rice, sago, barley and tapioca, all 3d. lb.; Spanish muscatels, 1/6 packet; Californian muscatels, lOd. packet; Turkish figs, I/- lb.; new season’s French walnuts (shelled), 2/6 lb.; Californian prunes, 30-40’s, Bd. lb.; mild Cheddar cheese, 1/- lb.; matured Cheddar chSese, 1/4 lb. Fish.—Round fish, sd. lb.; flat fish, 1/-; smoked fish. 1/2; hapuka, 6d. Meat.—Chops for stewing, Bd. lb.; corned pork, lOd. and 1 Id. lb.; gravy beef, sd. lb.; sirloin of beef, 103. lb.; ribs of beef, 7Jd. lb.; legs of mutton, I Od. and 1 Id. lb.; mutton chops, I Od. and 1 Id. lb.; tripe, 6d. lb.; mincemeat, sd. lb.; beef sausages, sd. lb.; pork sausages, 1 Od. lb.; corned beef, s|d. and 7|d. lb.; spring lamb, 1/1 to 1/2 lb.
6*l* > HAVE YOU A FRIEND INSIDE YOUR CAMERA? TT’S like putting a friend into your camera to load 1 it with Kodak Film. When the light wasn’t very good it tries hard not to say “I told you so.” When the exposure was twice as long as it ought to have been the film doesn’t give up trying, and present a black frowning negative. It does its best for you, six good deeds in one day sometimes. You can always count on it. It is as unfailing as friendship, and as ready to make allowances. It is easily recognised in its cheerful yellow carton. K O 0 AIC. FILM KODAK (Australasia) PTY., LTD. 294 LAMBTON QUAY (Trocadero Building). WELLINGTON. Al’
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 80, 28 December 1928, Page 5
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