HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 42, 13 November 1936, Page 2

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Prices Ruling To-day in Wellington

Housewives will be well advised to start immediately with the stocking of their larders with Christmas cake ingredients,

as an acute shortage is anticipated in the near future. This has been brought about by the trouble in Spain, the shipping dispute in California and the general increased demand for these commodities, with a consequent heavy drain on the limited supplies available. Almonds from Spain are becoming unprocurable, anil seeded raisins are becoming scarcer and much dearer. Supplies of Australian one and two crown sultanas are sold out, and many other such commodities are rapidly advancing in price.

Eggs remain firm at 1/5 a dozen for A grade and 1/4 for B grade retail. Special lines are selling at 2d. a dozen more than these prices. The wholesale price for A grade is 1/3 and for B grade 1/2. Markets were still well supplied with vegetables at yesterday's auction and prices generally remained fairly steady. Cabbages were once again at glut prices, however, and old potatoes were cheaper. A more plentiful supply of green peas reduced the price, while lettuces were in keen demand at very good prices to growers. The following prices are quoted by the Wellington Master Grocers’ Association as applying to 'Wellington City and suburbs only, for in the case of country districts. they will be affected by freight charges:— Groceries and Provisions. Butter: The wholesale price for first grade delivered is 1/1 a lb. The retail prices vary from 1/2 to 1/24 for first grade up to 1/3 booked and delivered for superfine. Whey butter is jd. to Id. per lb. less according to grade. Sugar.—The wholesale price of sugar is £24/11/- ex wharf. The retail prices are 16/9 a 701 b. bag, cash over counter, to 17/6 booked and delivered; 11b. 34<1„ 21b. Gid.. 31b. 10d., 41b. 1/1, 61b. l/7j. Flour.—Wholesale price for sack lots ex store, £l/9/-. 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.—Wholesale price for sides, 1/Ib.; rolls, 1/14 lb. Retail prices from lOd. lb. for shoulder pieces with bone to rashers 1/2 and middlecut rashers at 1/5 lb. Cooked hams, 2/6 lb. Tea. —Retail from 2/2 lb. for No. 3 standard to 2/6 for choicest hill-grown. Honey.—Bulk honey. 6J<l. to 7d. lb. Cartons, plain label, 9d.; finest clover, 10<l. lb. Bread.—Fixed price, lid. for 41b. loaf. 54d. for 21b. loaf. This applies to Wellington city, Eastbourne. Lower Hutt and Pet one. Jams. —Retail prices are: Second grade, lib. tins. 71d.; 21b. tins, 1/2. Sundries. —Sheep tongues, 1/5 to 1/6; Australian peaches, 1/3; apricots, 1/3 pears, 1/3 to 1/4; pineapples, chunks 6d., slices 7<l. and 9(1., crushed B<l. and lOd.; Ghana tea (buds), 3/- a lb.; English safety matches, Bd.; sago, 3d. to 3Jd.; tapioca, 3£d.; split peas, 3^d.; pearl barley, 3d.; jellies, 51b. and 61b. for 1/-; English salt, lid. a lb.; washing soda, 41b. (id.; small bars of soap. 7d. to Bd., large 1/1 and 1/2; toilet soap (40z.), five for 1/-; hops. 2/- lb.; asparagus tills (small), 1/1 lb. Meat. Beef. —Rump steak. 1/- lb.; undercut, 1/2 lb.; beef steak, 7<l. lb.; sirloin, 9d. lb.; ribs, Bd. lb.; topside, 7d. lb.; rolled beef, 7d. lb.; corned, s<l. and 7d. lb.: sausages, sd. lb.; sausage meat, 4d. lb. Pork.—Legs, 9d. and lOd. lb.; loin, lOd. lb.; chops, 9d. and lOd. lb.; sausages, 7d. and Bd. lb. Mutton.—Legs, Bd. and lOd. lb.; forequarters, sd. and (Id. lb.: shoulders, 6d. and 7d. lb.; loin, 6d. and 7d. lb.; loin chops. 9d. lb.; leg and rib chops, Bd. lb. Late lamb.—Legs. 1/- lb.; loin. 1/- lb.; forequarters, 9d. lb.; hindquarters, 1/Ib.: chops, 1/- lb. Spring lamb from 1/2 lb. Fish. Smoked cod. 1/- lb.; smoked filloteu terakihi, 1/- lb.: smoked ling. 6<l. lb.; terakihi, fresh, 4d. lb.; cod. 6d lb.; fillet. 1/- lb.; butterfish, 6d. lb.; hapuka, 6d. Ib.; flounders and soles, 1/- lb. : cut fish Bd. lb. Fruit and Vegetables. Cabbages per crate of two dozen, 4d. to 1/; cauliflowers, 2/7 to 3/6 crate; spinnach, 4/6 to 7/- crate; lettuce (small cases), 5/6. to 9/6 for large crates (equal to 3d. each). Sturmer apples were more plentiful, and prices cased to 7/6 and 8/6 case; Delicious apples (small and inferior), 4/6; Dougherty’s, 4/6 to 6/-; Rome Beauty apples, 6/6. Supplies of asparagus are getting less with prices about Bd. bundle. Strawberries, Gib. tins, 4/- (equal to Bd. lb) : 11b. punnets priced according to quality from 1/2 to 3/-. New season’s carrots in bunches of 12, .1/- bunch; parsnips, 71d.; spring onions are very plentiful at. Gd. to 1/buneh: beef root is still maintaining a wonderful price at Bd. to IOJd. single bunch. Rhubarb, though plentiful, sold well at sd. to 7d. bunch; gooseberries, good, s]d.; green peas, Id. to 2Jd. lb. Potatoes. Fair quantities of potatoes are conring in from Pukekohe and outside sources and are meeting with just a fair demand. Prices have eased a little, and sugar bagfuls are quoted at 5/6 to 6/6. Unless bad weather sets in it is likely that prices will fall still further.

Canadian onions are being quoted at 16/6 a cental bag.