HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 260, 1 August 1939, Page 3

HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

Prices Of Foodstuffs In Wellington

Following are current prices for foodstuffs in Wellington:—

Groceries and Provisions.

The following quotations by the Wellington Master Grocers' Association apply to Wellington city and suburbs only. In country districts prices will probably be slightly affected by freights. • Jam : Small tins, 83d. to 1/3: 21b. tins. 1/3 to 2/3. Oatmeal, 33d. a lb.; rolled oats, 4d. a

lb. Honey: Cartons, first grade. 10a. to 1/2: 21b. cartons. 2/2 Sugar : lib., 43d.: 21b.. Sid.; 31b., 1/OJ ; 41b.. 1/5; 61b., 2/1; 121 b„ 4/-. Flour: 51b. a'l/-: 251 b. paper bags. 4/2 to 4/4: 251 b. calico bags, 4/5 to 4/6. Bread: Fixed prices, lid. for 41b. loaf; 54(1, for 21b. loaf. This applies to Wellington city. Eastbourne, Lower Hutt,and Petone.

Butter: l/6j to 1/7 a lb. Bacon : 1/7 s lb. Eggs: Specials, 3/- a dozen; A grade, 2/10: B grade, 2/8. Milk, small tins, 5d.: large tins. 9d to lOd. Cream, sd. to lOd. Currants, best 3 crown, 73d. Sultanas. 2 crown, 7Jd.; 3 crown. Bd. Seeded raisins. 8(1. to 9d. a packet; seedless, 9d. Cut peel. Jib., f>d. a packet: 41b.. lOd. Dried apricots, 1/3 to 1/6 a lb. Prunes. 43d. to Bd. Cooking almonds. }lb., 8(1. Assorted nuts. 1/- a lb. Australian canned fruits, Ifioz tins. 1/-: 30oz. cans, 1/3 to 1/4. Salmon. small tins, sd. to 1/4: large tins, 1/- to 2/6. Jellies. 5 packets al/-; best quality. 6d. Asparagus tips. 1/6. Sheep tongues. 1/C. Meat and fish paste, small jars. Cd. Fruit and Vegetables. Fruit.—Apples: Stunners, 7/- to 12/-; Delicious, 7/- to 11/6; Granny Smith, 12/- to 13/-; IVashington, 7/- to 12/-; Dougherty. 5/- to 7/6: Jonathan, 9/- to 11/-. Pears: Winter Cole. 7/- to 12/-; Twyford. 5/6 to 7/9; Winter Nelis, 6/- to 7/6. Vegetables.—Turnips, dozen bunches, 2/- to 6/-; leeks, 6/- to 9/6; beetroot, 3/- to 4/-: cabbage, cases, 6/- to 8/-; beetroot, cases, 3/- to 4/-; leeks, 4/- to 6/-; parsnips, cases, 4/- to 6/3; cauliflower, cases. 5/- to 14/-; silver beet, eases, 4/-; carrots, eases, 7/- to 13/-; celery, cases, 4/- to 5/-; swedes, cases, 4/- to 5/6; sprouts, caws, 20/- to 28/-; lettuce, cases. 4/- to 5/6; spinach, cases, 14/- to 18/9 parsnips, sugar bags. 3/to 4/-; carrots, sugar bags. 5/- to 7/-; cauliflower, sacks. 7/C to 28/-; ca sacks. 12/- to 20/-; swedes, sacks. 8/to 12/6; pumpkin, sacks, 16/- to 21/3; onions,' centals, 22/-.