RETAIL PRICES IN THE CITY

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 52, 25 November 1930, Page 3

RETAIL PRICES IN THE CITY

Butter Down; Eggs Dearer

A further fall in the price of butter took place yesterday. First CT ade butter is now being sold at 1/1 a pound, with the whey variety at lid. Eggs on the other hand, have risen in price, tind are now nt from 1/6 to 1/8 a dozen. Little change is shown in the fruit division Hothouse tomatoes have fallen from 2/6 to 1/10 lb., and gooseberries from 8d- to 6d. lb., The following list a. .. a fairly accurate guide to the prices now being asked for goods sold Best eggs, 1/6 to 1/8 doz.; first-grade butter, 1/1 lb.; best whey butter, lid. lb.; cooked ham, 2/2 and 2/6 lb.; prunes, 6d. lb.; - mild cheese, 1/- lb.; matured cheese, 1/4 lb.; N.Z. Stilton cheese, 3/1b • condensed milk, 6d; and 1/- a tin; loose prunes, 9d. lb., dates, 6d. SiS S M S. toe: sugar, 12/- TOlb bag er 2M. lb.; ba k honey, ' and clover honey, 9d. lb.; rice, sago, barley, tapioca, all 3d. lb., Cali fornian muscatels, Bd. packet. r . , 1 Vegetables.—Cabbages, 1 2d. to 6d..each; turnips and parsnips, 3d. to 6d. bunch; new season’s carrots, 4d. and 6d. bunch; beetroot,.; , 3d- to 6d. bunch; loquets, 1/- lb.; potatoes, best grade, 91b.. 1/-, t lettuces, 4d. to 6d. each; white turnips, 3d.• bunch; onions, 4d. lb.; marrows,-4d.; pumpkins, 3d. lb.; cauliflowers, 6d. to 1/- each; spring cabbages, 3d. to 6d.;,new potatoes, 3d. lb., or Bib. 1/-; leeks, 3d. bunch; kumeras, 4d. lb.; hothouse cucumbers, Bd. to 1/-; green peas, , 6d. to Bd. lb. ; . n ■ .. Fruit. —Apples, first-grade dessert, 4d. to 6d. lb.; Canadian. apples (Jonathan), Bd. lb.; cooking apples, 3d. and 4d. lb.;-pine- . apples, 1/6 to 2/- each; Australian oranges, 2/-, 2/6, 3/- ctoz.; Cali : . ■ ; fornian grapefruit, Bd. each; Californian lemons, 3/- doz.; New Zealand lemons, 1/6 to 2/- doz.; Californian grapes, 1/4 lb.; bananas. 1/- to 1/6 doz.; pears, 4d. to 6d. lb.; rhubarb, 4d. to 6d. bunch; Island tomatoes, 1/- to 1/4; hothouse tomatoes, 1/10 lb.; Californian plums, Bd. to lOd. lb.; asparagus, 1/- bunch; Australian cucumbers, 4d. to Bd. each; hothouse cucumbers, Bd. and lOd. each; cherry plums, 6d. lb.; gooseberries, 6d. lb.; strawberries, 2/6 lb. ' ■ • Meat.—Chops for stewing, Bd. lb.; corned pork, 1/- per lb.; gravy beef, 6d. lb.; sirloin of beef, lOd. lb.; ribs of beef, Bd. lb-; legs of mutton, lOd. and lid. lb.; mutton chops, lOd. and lid. lb.; dripping, 6d. lb.; pork chops, 1/- and 1/2 lb.; stewing,steak, Bd. lb.; rump steak, 1/- lb.: tripe, 6d. lb.; mincemeat, 6d. lb.; beef sausages, 6d. lb.; pork sausages, lOd. lb.; corned beef, ; 7d. and 9d. lb.. Fish.—Smoked cod,. 1/2 lb.; smoked ling, 1/-; terakihi, 1/2; hake, lOd.; cod (fresh), lOd.; schnapper, 6d.; fillet, 9d.; butterfish, lOd.; hapuka, 9d.; garfish, 1/- and 1/6 dozen.