RETAIL PRICES IN THE CITY

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 19, 17 October 1933, Page 2

RETAIL PRICES IN THE CITY

What to Pay for Foodstuffs A reduction in the price of butter has been the only change in the household provision markets during the past few days. First-grade butter h s dropped a penny a pound to 1/OJ, and whey butter has fallen in price f 1/- to OJd. a pound. Fruit, vegetables, meat and fish prices are unalteied. In the following list, which shows the present prices of the various commodities in city shops, no charges for delivery or booking are taken into account . Groceries.—Eggs, IOJd to 1/- doz; butter, first-grade, 1/0J lb; whey buttu. Old lb; cooked ham, 1/10 lb: bacon, prime cuts, 7d lb; bacon rashers B<l to 1/1 lb; prunes, 4}d to 7d lb; cheese, mild, Sd lb; cheese, matured, i/~ lb, condensed milk, 7RI, BJd, 9}d tin; apricots, loose, Ddib; dates, loose, 3d b, dates, 4MI to Od packet; flour, 3/6 251 b bag; sugar, 16/9 101 b bag; sugar, dd lb, honey, clover, 6d lb; rice, sago, barley, and tapioca, 3d lb; jams, tinned, UJ.I lb, 21b 1/-; tinned apricots and peaches. Hd; t inn fd tongues. Old, tinned salmon, 7sd. 9d, and 1/-; tinned beans, 4Jd, 6H nnd OH; tinned tomato soup, GM and OJd; spaghetti, 4Jd, 6sd, and Did: sultanas, 41d lb; currants 61dlb; oatmeal. 2d lb; rolled oats. 3d lb; tea. 2/-. 2/b lb: China tea. o/-. coffee, */G, loose cocoa, 1/- lb. Vegetables.—Spring cabbage, 2d to 4d ; parsnips, od and 4d bunch; carrots, 2d and 3d bunch; turnips, 2d and 3d bunch; new potatoes, Jd• lb; olb 1/-; potatoes, ]/- 101 b; lettuces, 2d to 4d each; onions, ~d lb; onions, pickling, 1/81b to 101 b; cauliflowers, 4d to lOd; beetroot, 2d and od bunch; spinach, 3d bunch; spring rhubarb. 3d to 6d bunch; forced rhubarb. Sd to 1/4 hunch; marrows. Id to 8d each; pumpkins, Id lb; swede turnips, Id lb; garlic, 6d lb: leeks, od bunch; artichokes, 3d lb: kumeras, 3d lb; green peas, 8d lb: celery, _d to od a bunch; asparagus, 6d to lOd a bunch; hothouse cucumbers, od to 1/-each. Fruit. —Apples, eating, 4d to 6d lb; apples, cooking, od and 4d lb; pears, eating. 4d and 6d lb; pears, cooking, 3d lb; Californian grapefruit 4d and 6d each; N.Z. grapefruit, 6 and 12 for 1/-; Californian oranges, 1/6 to a dozen; Island oranges, 5 and 6 1/-; Sydney oranges. 4 to 8 for 1/-; Island mandarins, 1/- to 1/6 u dozen; Sydney mandarins, 8 to 12 for 1/-; tangerine, 6 for ]/-; New Zealand lemons. 8 to 16 1/-; Island lemons. 1/6 to 2/- a dozen; bnnanas\ 12 to 8 1/-; pnssionfruit, 2/6 to "/- a dozen; plums, 1/- lb; pineapples, 1/3 to *./- each; Californian grapes, 1/- to 1/6 lb; Californian coconuts, 4d and 6d each; Californian tomatoes, lOd to 1/2 lb. Meat.—Mutton, legs, 6d. 7d lb; mutton, chops, (id, 8d lb: mutton, shoulders, sd, s>id lb; dripping, 4d lb; lamb, fid to lOd lb; spring lamb. 1/2 to l/« lb; beef, sirloin, 7d lb; beef, ribs, 5d lb; rump steak, 10<l lb; mince, 4d lb; sausages, 4d lb; sausages, pork, Cd lb; corned beef, 4d, fid lb; stewing steak, 5d lb; beef steak. 6d lb: tripe, 5d lb; stewing chops, 4d; pickled pork, CJd to 8d lb; pork chops, Sd to lOd lb; gravy beef, 4d lb. Fish.—Smoked cod, 8d lb; smoked fillet, fid lb; smoked ling, fid lb; terakihi, fresb, 4d lb; cod, 6d lb; fillet, 1/- lb; butterfisb, 6d lb; hapuka, 5d lb; flounder* and soles, 8d lb; kippers, 1/- pair; oysters, in. shell, 6d doz; off shell, Sd.