HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 300, 15 September 1936, Page 2

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Gdod Prices For Vegetables

Good prices wore maintained for most vegetables on the .markets yesterday; Potatoes have risen still further in price, and Auckland lemons are still in good demand. The shipment of Australian oranges was oversold, and all orders were cut down. , , . The following prices are reported by the Wellington Master Grocers’ Association : — „ . . Groceries and Provisions.

Sugar.—The wholesale price is £25/1/ex wharf for half-ton lots, or 16/6 per bag ex store. The retail price is 3sd. lb., 21bs. 6id„ 41bs. 1/1, 61bs. l/7i, 701 b. bags 16/9 cash over counter to 17/6 booked and delivered. . Flour.—The wholesale price tor sack lots ex store is £l/9/- less 2J per cent, cash. Retail: 51b. 1/-, 251 b. loose 4/-, 251 b. calico bags 4/6, 501 b. 8/6, 1001 b. 16/6, booked and delivered. Bacon.—The wholesale price for sides is 1/- lb. and rolls' 1/li lb. Retail prices range from lOd. lb. for shoulder pieces with bone, to shoulder rashers 1/2 and middlecut rashers at 1/5 lb. Butter. —The wholesale price, is superfine l/sj, less cash discount. Retail prices vary from 1/2 for whey to 1/4 for the finest grade. , Tea, —The retail price varies from 2/2 lb. for No. 3 standard, to 2/8 for choicest hill-grown. Honey.—Sales of bulk honey are at 61d. to 7d. lb. Cartons, plain label 9d. to finest clover lOd. lb. Sundries. —Australian rice 3d., sago Bid., tapioca 3id„ split peas 3jd., pearl, barley 3d., desiccated coco nut 7d. - , Australian peaches, seconds 1/2 firsts 1/3, jams, second grade 7d. and 1/1. Cheese, mild, 10d., strong I/-; seeded raisins, 12oz. 7d.. sultanas 6d. and Bd. lb., sheep tongues 1/4, Gear meats 1/6, tinned milk sd. and 9d., unsweetened milk 3}d. and 6id., cream 4d., toilet soap (40z.), 5 for 1/-, candles lOd. Bread.—The new fixed price of bread is lid. for the 41b. loaf and sid. for the 21b. loaf. This applies to Wellington City, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt and Petone. Eggs.—The local wholesale price is 1/1 for A grade and 1/- for B grade. Retail prices are 1/3 and 1/2 respectively. Oranges: The Waitaki shipment of Australian oranges was oversold. lhe quality was fair, the wastage being about 10 per cent. All orders were cut down, and to-day it is impossible to buy a case of oranges in the markets. No more Australian oranges are expected for three Potatoes: Because of the shipments overseas potatoes have taken a still further rise, and good quality Red Dakotas are now £lO per ton and hkely to go up again. Sutton Supremes are 10/- per ton less. The retail prices must now advance, and will most likely be 81b. 1/- and 281 b. 3/-. t , Onions: The market is stagnant. Good quality Californian onions costing about 14/6 to land are offered at 8/-. Japanese costing 15/- to 16/- per cwt. are quoted at 10/-. Good quality Pukekohe onions are 8/- per bag of 1001 b. Retail prices are lid. to 2|d. per lb„ according to quality. Vegetables: Good prices were maintained for all kinds of vegetables in yesterday’s markets. Good quality cauliflowers were from 10/- to 14/- per sack, and spring cabbages seconds best quality up to 5/- crate of 2doz. Mandarins in fair condition ex the Waitaki brought from 22/- to 26/- per crate. Californian Black Ribier grapes were passed in at 21/- box of 341 b. Lettuces were particularly dear, one line of good quality fetching 21/- per crate. Bananas were 17/9 crate, and Island tomatoes brought up to 17/1 per box of about 201 b. Auckland lemons were in good demand at 10/- to 14/- case, according to size. Mushrooms were up to 3/- per lb. Forced rhubarb 10d., spring rhubarb lid., and winter rhubarb 6d., all per single bunch. Lettuces, ordinary, 5/6 to 10/6 crate; spinach, 5/-; spring onions, 1/- ; aPPl®®Rome Beauty, 4/6; Washingtons, 8/- to 4/6; Delicious, 5/6. Prices for fruit and vegetable© quoted in the fruit shops are: — Apples, eating, 3d. and 4d. lb.; cooking, 41b. 1/-; pears, 4d. and 6d. Californian grapefruit, 4d. and sd. each; New Zealand grapefruit, 4 to 6 1/-1 Californian oranges, 6 for 1/-; Australian oranges, 4, 5 and 6 1/-; pineapples, 1/- to 1/3 each; bananas, 8 to 16 1/-; lemons. New Zealand, 8. 12 and 216 1/-1 Californian, 3d. each; grapes, 1/- to 1/9 lb.; mandarines, 5 and 8 1/-. Cauliowets, 2d. and 6d. each; cabbage, Id. to 6d.; lettuce, 2d. to 3d.; carrots. 2d. and 3d. bunch; parsnips, 3d. bunch; swedes, lid. lb.; onions, lid. fltid 2d. lb.; spring, 2J. bunch; potatoes, 101 b. 1 /-; marrows, Id. to 6d. each; beetroot, 3d. bunch; Island kumeras, 4d. lb.; radishes, 2d. bunch ; rhubarb, 4d. and 6d. bunch; hothouse, B<l.l spinach, 2d. bunch; celery, 3d. to lOd.; white turnips, 3d bunch; pickling onions, 81b. 1/-; leeks, 3d. bunch; sprouts, 6<l. lb.: Island tomatoes, lOd. to 1/2 lb. Fish. Smoked cod, 1/- lb.; smoked filleted terakihi. 1/- lb.: smoked ling. 6d. lb.; terakihi. fresh. 4d. lb.; cod. Cd lb. fillet 1/- lb.; butterfish, 6d. lb.; hapuka, _6d. lb.; flounders and soles, 1/- Il> : cut fish Bd. lb. Meat. Beef. —Rump steak. 1/- lb.; undercut, 1/2 lb.; beef steak, 7d. lb.; sirloin, fid. Ib.; ribs, Bd. lb.; topside, 7d, lb.; rolled beef, 7d. lb.; corned, sd. and 7d. lb.; sausages, 5d lb.; sausage meat. 4d ib. Pork. —Legs, fid. and lOd. lb.; loin, lOd. and 1/- lb.; chops. 9d. and lOd lb., sausages, 7d. and Bd. lb. Mutton. —Legs, Bd. and lOd. lb.: forequarters. 5(1. and 6d. lb.; shoulders, 6d. and 7d. lb.; loin, 6d. and 7d. lb.; loin chops. 9d. lb.; leg and rib chops, Bd. lb. Lamb.—Legs, 1/- lb.; loin 1/- lb.; lorequarters, 9d. lb.: hindquarters, 1/- lb.: chops. 1/- lb.