HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 207, 29 May 1936, Page 2

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

♦ Small Eggs Still Advance Prices of household commodities in Wellington have changed little during the past few days. The price of large eggs remains at 2/6 a dozen, but small ®gg s have again increased, the price now being 2/3. Being more plentiful, cauliflowers are now obtainable at 4d. Island kumeras have dropped by Id., and rhubarb is 2d. a bunch lower. Following are the present retail prices of foodstuffs: — Provisions. Eggs.—Large. 2/6 dozen; small, 2/3 dozen; chilled eggs. 1/10 dozeu. Butter.—Unsalted. 1/35; first grade. 1/2L Bacon. —Cut rashers, 1/- to 1/4 lb. Cheese.—. Mild, 7Jd. lb.; matured, 1/11 Honey.—Carton, 85d. lb. .and IOJd.; bulk. Gid. Sugar.—l6/2 701 b. bag: 3d. lb. Tea.—l/9 to 2/6 lb.; China tea, 3/- lb. Flour.—3/8 251 b. bag. Bread. —sd. Fish. Smoked cod, 1/- lb.; smoked filleted terakihi. lOd. lb.; smoked ling, 6d. lb.; terakihi. fresh. 4d. lb.: cod, 6d. lb.; fillet, 1/- lb.;' butterfish, 6d. lb.; hapuka, 6d. lb.; flounders and soles. 1/- lb.: cut fish, Sd. lb. Meat. Beef.—Rump steak, lid. lb.: undercut steak, 1/1 lb.; beef steak, 7d. lb.; sirloin, 9.1 lb.; ribs. 7d lb.: topside, fid and id. lb.; rolled beef. 7<l. lb.; corned. «Ilb.; sausages. sd. lb.; sausage meat. mi. Pork. —Legs, Sd. nnd 9d. lb.; loin. 9d. lb.: chops. Rd. and 10d lb.; sausages. Idand Stl lb. Mutton.—Legs'. 7d. to 9d. lb.: forequarters, 4d. and 6d.; shoulders, bil. and 7d. lb.; loin. 66. and 7d. lb.; loin chops. 9d. Ib.: leg and rib chops, Sd. lb. Lamb. -Legs. 1/1 to 1/2 lb.: loins, 1/to 1/2 lb.; forequarters, 9d. lb.; hindquarters. 1/- to 1/1 IK: chops, 1/- ’• Fruit Apples, eating. 3d. aud 4d. lb., cooking 51b !/■; pears. 3d and 4d.; Californian -rapefruit. 46. and 6d. each; orange-'. Californian. 4 to S 1/-; Jamau-au 4 to 5 1/-; Island oranges b to 1/-; I’itoairn. 4 tr > ’’ J// ’ ’« /'“Vi’ apples. 9d. to 1/9 eaeli>; bananas. S to x 4 1/-; lemons, New Zealand. 8. 10 and 1- ]/-■ Californian. 2d. and 3d. . grapes, 2/- lb.: Pape gooseberries. Sd. lb.; persimmons, 2d. each.

Vegetables. Cauliflowers, 4d. to 1/- each; cabbage, 4d. to 86.; lettuce. Id. to 3d.; earrots 2d and 3'd bunch : parsnips 34 bunch: swedes, Id. bunch, onions, lid. and 2d. lb.; spring, 2d. bunch ; potatoes, 8 lb. 1/-; picmelon. Id. lb.; silver beet. 2d. and 3d. stick; pumpkin. Id lb.; marrows. Id. to 6d each; beetroot, 3d, bunch; tomatoes, 106. lb.; Island kumeras, 3d. lb.: radishes, 2d. bunch: rhubarb, 4d. bunch; spinach. 2d bunch; rod cabbage. 2d. t" 46.; celery, 3d. to Sd.; French brans. 10d. lb.; white turnips. 3d. hunch; pickling onions, 81b. 1/-: leeks. 3d. lb.; sprouts, (Id. lb.