HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 185, 3 May 1933, Page 7

HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE

Retail Prices in City Shops EGGS 2/2 TO 2/6 A DOZEN ■With the exception of fruit ami vegetables, household commodity prices show little difference from those of last week. Eggs have risen again and are now selling at 2/2 to 2/0 a dozen. Butter is unchanged at Bd. Butter beans and apple cucumbers are now practically off the market; outdoor cucumbers have gone up from Id to 4d to 4d to Gd each; and French beans are selling at 4d to 6d a lb. New Zealand lemons have appreciated by fid a dozen, while bananas have come down in price. Hothouse grapes -are bringing 1/- to 2/- a lb., a rise of 2d to 4d over last week. Passionfruit can be bought for 8d to 1/- a dozen. Meat and fish prices remain unaltered.

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, 2/2 to 2/6 (2/- to 2/4) Butter, first-grade, lb., 8(1 (1/1) Cooked ham, lb., 1/10 (1/10) Bacon, prime cuts, lb., 7<l (OJd) Bacon, rashers, lb. 8d to 1/J’runes, lb., 4Jd to 7(1 (6d to lOd) Cheese, mild, lb., 8d (8d) Cheese, matured, lb., 1/2 (1/2) Condensed milk, tin, 9d to 10(1 (6(1-10(1) Apricots, loose, lb., 8d to 1/2 (9d) Dates loose, lb., 3(1 (3d) Dates, packet, 4Jd to 9(1 (6d) Flour, 251 b. bag, 3/9 (3/9) Sugar, 701 b bag, 17/6 (13/9) Sugar, lb., 3Jd (2Jd) Hoitey, clover, lb., 7d (8(1) Rice. sago, barlev and tapioca, lb., 3d (3d)

VEGETABLES. Cabbages, 3d to lOd (Id to 3d) Parsnips, bunch, 3d and 4d (3d) Carrots, bunch, 3d (3d) Turnips, bunch. 2d and 3d (3d) Potatoes, 12 to Itilb. 1/- (8 to 1011)., 1/-) Lettuces, each, Id. 2d, 3d (2d to 3d) Onions 11)., Id and lid (2d) Onions, pickling, 81b. to 101 b. 1/Cauliflowers, 3d to lOd (3d to 1/-) Beetroot, bunch, 3d (3d to (id) Spinach, bunch, 2d, 3d (3d) Silver beet, bunch, 3d (2d to Id) Rhubarb, bunch. 2d. 3d. (id (2d to 4d) Cucumbers, outdoor, 4(1 to (id each. (2d

to 3(1) Green peas. 3d to (id (3d and -Id) Pie melon, lb., Id French beans, lb., -Id to (id (3d and 4d) Marrows, each, id to Sd (2d lb.) Pumpkin, lb., id (lid) Runner Beans, 2d and 4d (3d and Id) Escliallots, lb., 3(1 to 6d Swede turnips, lb., Id

Garlic, lb.. 6(1 (1/-) FRUIT. Apples. Delicious, lb.. 2d to 4(1 (4d to 6d) Apples, Jonathan, 3 to 81b. 1/Apples, Cox Orange, lb., 3d to 6d (4d to 6d). Apples, Stunner, 3d to 4(1 (3d to Id) Apples, cooking, lb.. 2d to 4d (3d, 4d) Pears, eating, lb., 2d to 4d (3d to 4d) Pears, cooking, lb., 2d to 3d (4d) Californian grapefruit, each. (id. sd Californian lemons, 5 and 6 1/- (doz. 3/-) Californian oranges, 2/- to 3/6 doz. (3/-) Island oranges. 5 to 10 for 1/Islaml mandarins, doz. 1/- to 1/6 New Zealand lemons, dozen, 1/6 to 2/6 (1/6). Bananas, 8 to 14 a 1/- (8d to 1/-) Island lemons, dozen, 1/6 to 2/-. Messina lemons, 6 for 1/Tomatoes, hothouse, 4(1 Io 10(1 lb. Tomatoes, outdoor, 3d to (id lb. (2d to 4d) Grapes, hothouse, 1/- to 2/- lb. Peaches, eating. lb„ 4d to lOd (3d and 4d) Peaches, cooking, 4(1 lb. Passionfruit, doz., Sd to 1/- (6d) Sweet corn cob. each, 2d and Id Cape Gooseberries, II). (id to 8d Quinces, II)., 3d, 4(1 (4(1) Egg fruit. 4d to Sd each MEAT Mutton, legs, It)., 6(1, 7(1 (6(1 to 7d) Mutton chops, II)., 6d, 8d ((id to Sd) Mutton, shoulders, lb.. 5(1, 5Jd <4}d) Dripping, lb., 4d (sd) Spring lamb, lb, 5(1 to 8d Beef, sirloin, 11)., 7d (8d) Beef, ribs, lb., 5(1 (5(1) Rump steak, lb., lOd (lid) Mince, lb., 4d (4(1) Sausages, II)., 4d (Id) Sausages, pork. lb., (id (8d) Corned beef, lb., 4(1, (id (5(1 and 7(1) Stewing steak, lb., 5(1 (5(1) Beef steak, !b„ 6d (6d) Tripe, 11).. 5d (5(1) Stewing chops, 4(1 (4d) Pickled pork, lb., Old to 8d (61(1 to 8(1) Pork chops, lb.. 8(1 to lOd (8d to 10(1) ‘•raw beef. lb.. 4d (4d) FISH. Smoked c( d, lb., 9d (1/-) Smoked unke, ll>., (id (—) Smoked terakihl, 11)., (id ( —) Smoked ling, lb., 4(1 (9d) Smoked fillet, tid ( —) Terakihi, II)., 5(1 (1/-) Hake, lb., 9d (9d) Cod, fresh, 11)., 9d (9d) Fillet. lb.. 9d (Sd) Buttertish, It).. 9(1 (9d) Hapuka lb., Rd (9(1) Wareliou. 11)., 5(1 (sd) Flounders and soles, lb., lOd (10d) Kipper.-. pair, 1/- (1/-) Crayfish, each, Cd (6d) I