HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 105, 27 January 1939, Page 3

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Further Increase Of 2d. A Dozen In Eggs Eggs are becoming scarce in Wellington, and prices increased by 2d. a dozen for all grades this week. The shortage is due to the moulting season, and is likely to. continue during the next few weeks. Further advances are probable. Present retail prices are: —Special, 2/2 a dozen; A grade, 1/11; B grade, 1/8. The current prices for fruit, vegetables, groceries and provisions are as follows: — Fruit and Vegetables. Fruit. —Apples, Dessert, 8/- to 10/- a bushel, 3/9 to 7/3 a half case: cookers, 6/- to 7/6 a bushel, 3/- to 3/9 a half ease; plums, 2/6 to 5/-i tomatoes, Bayview, 2/- to 5/-; tomatoes, Auckland, 5/to 5/6; Hutt tomatoes, 6/- to 9/6; local glac’shouse tomatoes, Bd. to _a lb.; nectarines, 3 '3 to 5./-: peaches. 3/C to (!/- ; greengages, 7/- to 10/-; grapes, 2/a lb.: lemons, 6/- to 12/-; ra_spberri.es, 12/9 a bucket; apricots, 4./- to 7/-. Vegeables.—Lettuce, eases, I.'- W 4/-; carrots, cases, 7/- to 11/-; cauliflowers, cases, 6/- to 9/3; cabbage, ease>, 4/- to 7/3: silver beet, eases. 1/6 to 4/-; marrows, cases, 2/- to 3/6: pohitoetf, cases. 3/- to 7/-; spinach, cases, 7/- to 8/-; turnips, cases, 1/-; beetroot, rmseG 3/- to 5/-: beans, cases. 13/- to ”i/-; cticumliers, eases, 28/-; peas, sacks, It./to 20/-; cabbage, sacks. 6/- to 8/-j pumpkins, srteks. 18/3; beans, sacks, 9/6 to 15'-; potatoes. 8/- to 12/6: beetroot, a dozen bunches. 2/- to 3/-; parsnips. 6/to 8/-; carrots. 5/- to 9/-; rhubarb. (>/; radish. J/- to 2/-: turnips. l/-;_sweder, 4/ ; cucumbers, a dozen, 3/- to O/-. Groceries and Provisions The following quotation;- Dy the Wei lington Alaster Grocers' Association npp y to Wellington city and suburbs only, by in country districts prices will probably be slightly affected by freights: — Jam: Small tins. Ski to I/-: 21b tins 1/3 to 2/-. Honey: Bulk. 8d co 10d lb.: ear tons, first grade. I/- to 1/1 : Ylb cartons 2/-. Sugar: 3j|d. a lb. Flour: 510. a 1/: 251 b. paper bass, t/2 to 4/4; 251 b. ca’ico bass. 1/5 to 4,6 Bread: Fixed prices, lid for 41b mat; 51d for 21b loaf. 'This applie- to Wei liiigtou city. Eastbourne. Lower Hull ilittl i’etoue

Butter: 1 te 1/7 a ib Milk, .-.mail tins, 5d.; large rm- 1 . 9(1. to Kid.; cream. 5d to Ind.; currants. 3 crown, 7R1.; sultanas.. 2 crown. 7|d.; 3 crown, Bd. : seeded raisins, Sd to 9d a pkt.; seedless. 9d.; cut peel, jib 6d a pkt., ilb. 10d.: dried apricots, 1/• to 1/3 a Ib. prunes, 44d to Sd ; cookins almonds. jib., Sd. : assorted nuts, 1/- 8 lb.: Australian canned fruits, Kioz. tins. 1/-; 3()oz cans, 1/2 to 1/4; salmon, small tins 4jd. to 1/3, large tins (Id. to 2/3; jellies. 5 and 6 packets, !/• ; best quality 6d.; asparagus tips, 1/4; sheep tongues. 1/5; meat and fish paste, small jars. Gd