HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 129, 24 February 1939, Page 3

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Egg Prices Unchanged The retail price of eu-gs in Vi eilitigtoU has remained unchanged during the week, Frersent prices are: Special. 2/8 a dozen; A grade. 2/6; B grade. 2/4. Current prices of fruit, vegetables, groceries and provisions are: — ■ Fruit: Cox's apples. 5/- to 8/-; cookers, 6/- to 9/-; Cravens win, 7/- to *.»/-; Jonathan. 5/6: apricots, 3/6 to 5/3; W.B.C. pears, 3/- to 12/-: Howell, 7/to 7/6: cookers. 5/-: Doris plums, 4/6 to 5/3; Duke, 4/- to 5/- ; October purple, 5/9; damson. 3/- to 4. '-:_ peaches. ”>/-_to 5/6; nectarines. 5/- to 7/9; grapes, id. to 1/1 a lb.; passion fruit, 5-- to >/'■'.■; tomatoes, 2/9 to 4/-; quinces, 8 6to 9/J ; raspberries. S/- to 10/- a bucket. Vegetables: Lettuce, 2/'- to 6/9 a ease; silver beet, 1/- to 2/6; marrows, 1/6 to 2/6; swedes, 4/'- to 6, -: earrots, 7/- to 13/-; parsnip.-. 9/- to 11/6; cabbage. ‘U- io 6/6; spinach, 3/6 to 8/6; pumpkin. 3/6: beans, It)/- to 25/9 £ cucumbers, 10/'- to 20/-; peas, 9/- to 15/6 a sack: pumpkin, 6 ’- to 10/-: potatoes, 8/- to 10/-: rhubarb, 4/-to 7/-a dozen bunches; parsnips. 5/- to .15/-: beetroot, 4/- to <; radishes. 2/-; carrots, ;>/6 to 10/-; swedes, 4/-: leeks. 10/- to 11/6; turnips. 4/-; encumbers, 3/- to 4/-. Groceries ami Provisions. l’he following quotations by the Wellington Master Grocers’ Association appiy to Wellington city aud suburbs only, for in country districts prices will probably be slightly affected by freights:— Jam: Small tins, S-jd. to 1/-: 21h. tins. 1/3 to 2/-. Honey: Bulk, Bd. to lOd. a lb.; cartons, first grade, 1/- to 1/1 : 21b. cartons. 2/-. Sugar: 3Jd. a lb. Flour: 51b. a 1/; 251 b. paper bags, 4/2 to 4/4; 251 b. calico bags. *l/5 to 4/6. Bread: Fixed prices, lid. for 41b. loaf; 54d. for 21b. loaf. This applies to Wellington city, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt and Petone. . Butter: 1/64 to 1/7 a lb. Bacon : 1/7 a lb. Milk, small tins, 5d.; large tins, 9d. to 10d.; cream, sd. to 10d.; currants, best 3 crown, 71d.; sultanas, 2 crown, 7|d.; 3 crown, Bd.; seeded raisins, Bd. to 9d. a pkt.; seedless, 9d.; cut peel, Jib. 6d. a pkt., -Jib. 10d.; dried apricots, 1/- to 1/3 a lb.; prunes, 44d. to Bd.; cooking almonds, Jib., Bd.; assorted nuts, 1/- a lb.; Australian canned fruits. 16oz. tins, 1/-; 30oz. cans, 1/2 to 1/4; salmon, small tins 44d. to 1/3, large tins Ild. to 2/3; jellies, 5 and 6 packets, 1/-; best quality, 6(1.; asparagus tips. 1/4; sheep tongues, 1/6; mear ami fish paste, small jars. 6(1.