CITY RETAIL PRICES

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 188, 8 May 1934, Page 2

CITY RETAIL PRICES

What to Pay for Foodstuffs Since last Friday there have been no alterations in the prices of foodstuffs'in Wellington shops generally. Provisions. Eggs—2/- to 2/4. Butter —First grade, lOd.; whey, Sd. Bacon—Prime cuts. 7d. lb.; rashers. Bd. to 1/1 lb. Cheese —Mild, 6}<l. lb.; matured. 1/- lb. Honey—Clover. 6d. lb. Flour—3/fl 251 b. bag. Sugar—l 6- 701 b. bag; 3d. lb. Tea—2/- to 2/6 lb.; China lea. 3/- lb Bread—sJd. Vegetables. Cabbage. Id. to 6d. each: cauliflowers. 4d to 7d each; lettuces. Id to 3d each: spinach, 2d bunch; leeks, 2d bunch; carrots, 2d. a bunch: parsnips, 2d. bunch: turnips, 2d and 3d. bunch; onions, 121 b. 1/-: beetroot, 2d. bunch: swede turnips, Id. lb.; garlic, 6d. lb.: celery.. 2d to 6d head: marrows. 3d. to Cd. each; pumpkins. Id. lb.; outdoor cucumbers, Id to 4d each; green peas, 2d to 4d lb.; french, 4<l to 66 lb.; runner, 4d. to 6d. lb.: rhubarb. 3d. to (id. bunch; potatoes. 10" to 141 b. 1/-; kumeras, 3d. lb.; brusspls sprouts. Gd. lb. ; mushrooms. Gd. to 1/6 lb. Fruit. Apples, new season's. Id. to 3d. lb,; cooking. 2d. to 3d. Ib.; pears, 2d. to 3d. lb.: cooking. 2d. to 3d.: grapefruit. Californian, 5(1. to Gd. each; oranges, Californian. 5 and G 1/-: Island, 5 to G I/-: Island, mandairns, 6 to 8 1/-; pineapples’. 1/3 to 1/G each; bananas. 10 to 20 1/-; lemons, Few Zealand, 6to 12 1/-; Island. 6 to‘ f 8 1/-; grapes, hothouse. 1/4 to 1/(5 lb.; water melons, 2d and 3d lb.; coconuts. 4d. to Gd. each : tomatoes, linthouse. 3d. to Gd. lb.: outdoor, 3d. to Gd. lb.; tree tomatoes. sd. lb.; passionfruit. 12 to 24 1/-. Meat. Mutton—Legs, 6d. to 7d. lb.: chops. 7d. to 9fl. lb.; shoulders. sd. to 6d lb. Camb—7d. to 10(1. a lb. Beef—Sirloin, 7(1. lb.; ribs. sd. lb.; steak, Gd. lb.; stewing steak. sd, lb.: rump steak, lOd. lb.: mince. 4d. lb.: sausages, 4(1. lb.: corned beef. 4(1. to fld. lb.: gravy beef. 4(1. lb. Fish. Smoked eod. Sd. Ib.; smoked fillet. 6(1. lb.: smoked ling, Gd. lb*.; terakihi. fresh. 4(1. lb.; cod, Gd. lb.; fillet. 1/. lb.: buterfish. Gd. Ib.: hnpuka, 5(1. lb.: flounders and soles, Bd. Ib.; oysters, in shell. Gd. a dozen, open. Sd. dozen.