HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 163, 5 April 1933, Page 3

HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE

Retail Prices in City Shops

BUTTER DOWN; EGGS UP

An advance of Id. to 2d. in the price of eggs is the main alteration in household goods this week. Last week they were selling at 1/7 to 1/10, but are now being sold for 1/8 to 2/- a dozen. Butter has shown a further drop, and can be bought for Sd. a lb. Cabbages, tomatoes, grapes, anti peaches have all risen slightly, and plums have practically gone out. Meat prices show very little diffierence, and fish has shown no change at all. In the following table, which shows the present prices of the various commodities in city shops, no charges for delivery or booking are taken into account, and the prices in parentheses are those prevailing at this time last year:— GROCERIES. Eggs, dozen, 2/- (1/10 to 2/2) Butter, first-grade. ■ lb., 8d (1/1) Cooked ham, lb., 1/10 (1/10) Bacon, prime cuts, lb., 7d (9Jd) Bacon, rashers, lb. Sd to 1/Prunes lb- 4jd to 7d (Gd to lOd) Cheese, mild, lb- 8d (Sd) Cheese, matured, lb- 1/2 (1/2) Condensed milk, tin, 9d to 10d (6d-10u) Apricots, loose, lb- Sd to 1/2 (9d) Dates, loose, lb- 3d (3d) Dates, packet, 4jd to 90 (Gd) Flour, 2511>. bag, 3/9 (3/9) Sugar, 701 b. bag, 17/6 (13/9) Sugar, lb., Hid (2Jd) Honey, clover, lb- 7d (Sd) Rice, sago, barley and tapioca, lb- oa (3d)

VEGETABLES. Cabbages, 2d to 3d each (3d to 4d) Parsnips, bunch. 3d and 4d (3d) Carrots, bunch, 3d (3d) Turnips, bunch, 2d and 3d (3d) Potatoes, 12 to 161 b. 1/- (8 to 101 - 1/-) Lettuces, each. Id, 2d, 3d (2d to 3d) Onions lb..' Id and lid (2d) Onions, pickling, lb. 2d- 71b. 1/-. Cauliflowers, 3d to lOd (3d to 6d) Beetroot, bunch, 3d (3d to 6d) Spinach, bunch, 2d, 3d (3d) Silver beet, bunch. 3d (2d to 4d) Rhubarb, bunch. 2d, 3d. 6d (2d to 4d) Cucumbers, hothouse, each, 3d to 8d (3d

to 4d) , „ , Cucumbers, outdoor, Id to 4d (2d to 3d) Apple cucumbers, doz., 1/- to 3/Green peas, 3d to fid (3d and Id) Watermelon, lb„ 3d Pie melon, lb- Id French beans, lb- 3d and 4d (3d and 4d) Marrows, each, Id to 8d (2d lb.) Pumpkin, lb- Id (IJd) Runner beans, 2d and 4d (4d to fid lb.) Butter beans, lb- 3d and 4d Eschallots, lb., 3d to Gd FRUIT. Apples, Delicious, lb., 3d to 4d (4d to Cd) Apples, Jonathan, 3 to 81b. 1/Apples, Cox Orange, lb- 3d to Gd (4d to Gd). Apples, Jonathan, lb. 2d to 4d ( —). Apples, cooking, lb- 2d to 4d (3d, 4d) Pears, eating, lb- 2d to 4d (4d to 6d) Pears, eooking, lb- 2d to 3d (4d) Californian grapefruit, each. 6d, 8d

(4d-Gd) Californian lemons, > 4 and 5 1/-

(doz. 3/-) Californian oranges, 2/- to 3/G doz. (3/-) New Zealand lemons, dozen, 1/- to 2/-

(1/6). Bananas, dozen, 8d to 1/G (Sd to 1/-). Island lemons, dozen. 1/6 to 2/-. Messina lemons, G for 1/- i Tomatoes, hothouse, 4d to lOd lb. Tomatoes, outdoor,. 2d to 4d lb. Grapes, hothouse, 5d to 1/6 I’eaches, eating, lb- 3d to lOd (3d and 4d) Peaches, cooking, 4d lb. Passionfruit, doz., 4d to 1/- (Gd to 1/-) Sweet corn cob. each, 2d and 4d Cape Gooseberries, lb. Gd to Sd Quinces, lh„ 3d, 4d (4d) Egg fruit, 4d to 8d each ' ' ' MEAT. ■ . . Mutton, legs, lb- Gd, 7d (Gd to 7d) Mutton chops, lb- 6d, 8d (Gd to 8d) Mutton, shoulders, lb- sd, 5Jd (4}d) Dripping, lb„ 4d (od) Spring lamb, lb, 5d to 8d Beef, sirloin, lb- 7d (Sd) Beef, ribs, lb- 5d (sd) Rump steak, lb., lOd (lid) Mince, lb- 4d (4d) . » Sausages, lb- 4d (4d) Sausages, pork,, lb- Gd (Sd) Corned beef, lb- 4d. Gd tod and 7d) Stewing steak, lb- 5d (sd) Beef steak, lb., Gd (Gd) Tripe, lb.. 5d (sd) Stewing chops, 4d (4d) Pickled pork, lb- 6jd to Sd (Gid to Sd) p ork chops, lb- 8d to lOd (8d to lOd) Gravy beef, lb- 4d (4d)

FISH. Smoked cod, lb., Od (1/-) Smoked hake, lb., Gd ( —) Smoked teraklhi, lb., Gd ( —) Smoked ling, lb., 4d (9d) Smoked fillet. Gd ( —) Teraklhi, lb., fid (1/-) Hake, lb„ Od (Od) Cod, fresh, lb., Od (Od) Fillet, lb.. Od (Sd) Butterflsh, lb., Od (Od) Haptika, lb., 8d (Od) Warehou. lb., 5d (sd) Flounders and soles, lb., lOd (lOd) Kippers, pair, 1/- (1/-) Crayfish, each, Gd (Gel)