HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 71, 17 December 1935, Page 3

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Retail Food Prices In Wellington Eggs are twopence a dozen cheaper than a few days ago in Wellington shops. Bananas are rather scarce. The first plums are in and are selling 'at 6d. and Bd. a pound. Peaches are a little cheaper at 4d. and 6d. a pound. Cauliflowers are rather more plentiful than has been the case recently. Current prices are as follow: — Provisions. Eggs.—l/2 to 1/4 per dozen. Butter. —First grade, 1/1} and. 1/2. Bacon. —Cut rashers, 1/- to 1/4 lb. Cheese. —Mild, 7d. lb.; matured, 1/- lb. Honey.—Carton, 81d. lb., and Old. Sugar—l6/5 701 b. bag; 3d. lb. Tea —2/- to 2/6 lb.: China tea, 3/- lb, Flour—3/4 251 b, bag. Bread —s}d. Fruit. Apples sd. and 6d. lb.; cooking) 41b. 1 /-; pears, 4d. and 6d.; Californian grapefruit, 4d. and 6d. each; oranges Californian, 4 to 6 1/-; South Australian, 4 to 10 1/-; Jamaican 4 to 8 1/-; Island. 3d. each; pineapples, 9d. to 1/6 each; bananas, 8 to 14 1/-; lemons, New Zealand, 8 to 20 1/-; Californian, 3d. each; plums, Californian, lOd. to 1/- lb.; coconuts, 2d. and 3d. each; pawpaws. Bd. to 1/6 each; grapes, Californian, lOd. to 1/4 lb.; asparagus, 46. to Sd a bunch ; strawberries, lOd. to 1/S a punnet; cherries, lOd. to 1/6 lb.; peaches 4d. to 6d. lb.; plums, 6d. to Bd. lb. Vegetables. Cauliflowers, 2d. to 66. each; cabbage, 3d. to 6d.; lettuce, Id. to 4d.; carrots, 2d. and 3d. bunch: parsnips, 3d. bunch; swedes, 2d. lb.; onions, 3d. to 4d. lb.; spring, 2d. bunch; potatoes, 8 lb. 1/-; pumpkin, 146. lb.: marrows. Id. to 6d. each; beetroot, 3d bunch; tomatoes, hothouse, 1/6 to 2/- lb.; Island. 1/- lb.; cueumbers, hothouse, lOd. to 1/6 each; Island kumeras, 4d. lb.; silver beet, 2d to 4d. bunch; spinach. 3d. bunch: leeks. 2d. and 3d. bunch; green peas, 2d. to 3d. lb.; radishes, 2d. bunch: rhubarb, 3d. and 66. bunch. Fish. Smoked cod, bd. lb.; smoked fillet, Bd. lb.; smoked ling, 6d. lb.; terakihi, fresh, 4d. lb.; cod, 6d. lb.; fillet, 1/- lb.; butterfish, 6d. lb.; hapuka. 6d. lb.: flounders, and soles, 9d. lb.; whitebait, 1/6 pot. Meat. Beef. —Rump steak, lid. lb.; undercut steak, 1/1 lb.; beef steak, 7d. lb.; sirloin, 9d. lb.; ribs, 7d. lb.; topside, 6d, lb.; rolled 7d. lb.; corned, Gd. and Sd. lb.; mince, -Id. to sd. lb; tripe, 76. lb ; sausages, sd. lb.; sausage meat, sd. lb. Pork.—Legs, Sd. and 9d. lb.; loin, U>i lb.; chops, Sd. and lOd. lb.; sausages. 7d. lb. Mutton.—Legs, 7d. and Sd. lb.-, forequarters, 4d. and Gd.; shoulders, Gd. and 7d. lb.; loin, 6d. and 7d. lb.; loin chops 9d. lb.: leg and rib chops, 8d lb. Last season’s lamb.—Legs, 1/- ib-: loins, lid. lb.; binds, lid. lb.: Corequarters. Sd lb.; chops, !/• lb. Spring iamb.—Forequarters, 1/-, hindquarters, 1/4. lb.