SHOPPING IMPERIALLY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 31 October 1925, Page 13

SHOPPING IMPERIALLY.

WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS.

QUR Empire, the magazine of the British Empire Service League, publishes from the June price-lists of leading London stores the following list of Dominion and colonial products available to the British housewife:— Arrowroot.—West Indian, Is 4d to 2s 3d per lb; Jamaican, Is fid per packet. Beans. —Rangoon, is 13d per 7 lbs. Breakfast Foods.—South African rolled oats, 10kl per carton; Australian breakfast oats. 103 d per carton; Canadian "Force," 93d per packet; shredded wheat, SJd per packet; Post’s bran, .lOd per packet. Chutney.—lndian, Sd to 3s fid per bottle; South African, Is fid to 2s fid per bottle. Cocoa. —West Indies, Is 8d per lb. Coffee.—East African, 2s 2d to 2s lid

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per lb; Indian, 3s to 3s 2d per lb; Jamaican, 3s 2d to 3s fid per lb. Cornflour.—South African, fid per lb Butter.—Australian, Is lOd per lb: New Zealand, 2s per lb; Canadian (Peanut,), Is per glass; South African (Peanut), Is fid per glass. Cheese.—Canadian Cheddar, Is 2d pci lb; New Zealand, Is 2d per lb. Dates.—lraq, 3id per lb. Flour.—Canadian, 2s Id per 7 lbs; Australian, Is 9d per 7 lbs. Fruits,—Fresh, dried, and in syrup from Canada, South Africa, and Australia: Too numerous to give in detail. Prices most reasonable and superb quality. Ginger (preserved).—Hong-Kong, Is sid to 79 fid per jar.

.Tarns.—South African, Australian, In riian: Too numerous to give in detail. Prices from Is 2d to Is 7d per 11). Marmalade.—Australian, Is 2d per lb; South African, Is 2d per lb. - Meat.—New Zealand: Canterbury lamb, Is to Is" 7d per lb; Canterbury mutton, 9-Id to Is 2d per lb. Australian: Sheep’s tongues, Is fid per tin; corned beef, 3s 7ld per 6-lb tin; boiled mutton, 4s 9d per 6-lb tin. Pepper.—Nepaul, 9d per bottle. Pickles.—West Indian, 3s per bottle; Indian, 2s 3d to 4s per bottle; South African, 3s per jar; Australian, Is 8d per bottle. Rice.—lndian, Is 6d to 2s fid per 7 jbs; South African, Is lid per 7 lbs. Soups (tinned). —Canadian, Sd to Is per tin; New Zealand, 3s per tin. Syrup.—Hong-Kong (ginger), Is lid per tin; Canadian (Maple), 3s per bottle.

Sugar.—West Indian, 2s 3ld to 2s lOd per 7 lbs. Tapioca.—Singapore, 2s 3d per 7 lbs. Tea.—Ceylon, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per lb; India, 2s fid to 3s 6d per lb; South Africa, 2s to 2s Od per lb; Nyassaland, 2s 4d per lb.

Vegetables.—Australian, asparagus, 2s fid per tin; Canadian, peeled tomatoes, Is lld per bottle; beans, Is fid per bottle; peas, lid per tin; beetroot, Is 9d per jar; sweet corn, IOId per tin; South Africa, beetroot, 19 9d per jar.