CITY RETAIL PRICES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 217, 11 June 1935, Page 2

CITY RETAIL PRICES

What to Pay for Foodstuffs

Onions are rising in price at the moment in Wellington, and the unusually long tomato season is drawing to a close. There are now few hothouse grown tomatoes about, and these are selling at 1/- to 1/6 a pound. Outdoor tomatoes are also dearer at 6d. to Bd. a pound. Present prices are as follow: — Provisions. Eggs—2/6 to 2/10 dozen. Butter —First grade, 1/0J lb.; whey lOld. lb. Bacon. —Price cut rashers. 7d. to 1/4 lb. Cheese.—Mild, G|d. lb.; matured, !/• lb. Honey.—Carton 7Jd. lb. Flour—3/5 251 b bag Sugar—l6/2 701 b. bag; 3d. lb. Tea —2/- to 2/6 lb.: China tea, 3/- lb. Bread—sJd. Fruit. Apples, 3 to 8 lb. 1/-; cooking, 4 to 61b. 1/-; pears, 3d. and 4d.; Califorian grapefruit, 4d, and 6d. each; Jamaica, 2/- to 3/6 a dozen, Californian 4 to 5 1/-; Island, 4 to 8 1/-; mandarins, 6 to 8 1/-; pineapples, 6d. to 1/6 each, bananas, 8 to 14 1/-; lemons, New Zea land, 8 to 24 1/-; Californian, 2d. and 3d. each; quinces, 3d. and 4d. lb.; grapes, hothouse, 1/3 to 2/- lb.; passionfruit, 6 to 8 1/-;. coconuts, 2d, and 3d. each. Vegetables. Cauliflowers, Bd. to 1/3 each; cabbage, 6d. to 1/-; lettuce, Id. to 3d.; carrots. 2d. and 3d. bunch; parsnips. 3d. bunch; swedes, Id. lb.; onions, 51b. 1/-; spring, 2d. bunch; pickling, 81b. 1/-; potatoes, 8 to 12ib. 1/-; peas, 4d. to Bd. lb.; beans, 6d. to 1/- lb.; pumpkin, Id. lb.; marrows, id. to 6d each; beetroot. 2d. to 3d.; tomatoes, outdoor 6d. to Bd. lb.; hothouse, 1/- to 1/6 lb.; tree, sd. and 6d. lb.; kumeras, 2d and 3d. tb.; mushrooms, 6d. to 1/- lb.; silver beet. 2d. and 4d. bunch ; spinach, Id. to 2d. bunch ; celery, 2d. to 6d. a stick; persimmons, 3d. lb.; artichokes, 2d. lb.; leeks, 2d. and 3d. lb. . Fish. Smoked cod, bd. lb.; smoked fillet, 8d lb.; smoked ling, 6d. lb.; terakihi. fresh 4d. lb.; cod. 6d. lb.; fillet. 1/- lb.; butter fish, 6d. lb.; hapuka. 6d. lb.: flounders and soles, 9d. lb Meat. Beef.—Rump steak, lid. lb.; undercul steak, 1/1 lb.; beef steak. 7d. lb.; sirloin, 9d. lb., ribs. 7d. lb.: topside, 6d lb.; rolled 7(1. lb.; corned. 6d and 81b lb.; mince. sd. lb., tripe. Id lb.; sausages, (id. lb., sausage meat, 3d. lb. Pork.-Legs, Bd. and 9d lb ; loin 90 lb.; chops. lOd lb.; sausages id lb. Mutton.—Legs. 7d. and 8d lb., fore quarters, 4d and 6d.; shoulders, 6d. ana 7d lb.; loin. 6d and 7(1 lb ; loin chops f)d. lb., leg and rib chops. 8d lb Lamb—Legs, 1/- lb.; loins, lid. lb.; hinds, lid. lb.; forequarters, Sil. lb.; chops, 1/- lb.