THE SHOPPING BAG

Northern Advocate, 14 July 1933, Page 6

THE SHOPPING BAG

NAVEL ORANGES AVAILABLE. GOOD SUPPLY OF VEGETABLES. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. To-day’s quotations are as follow: — Fresh hen eggs, 1/8 per dozen; duck eggs, 1/6. Bacon, in cuts, 6£d to lOd per lb; rashers, 9d to 1/ per lb; whole hams, 1/ per lb; rashers, 1/2 per lb. First grade factory butter, 1/2 per lb, cash across counter, Id extra when booked; second grade, 1/ per/lb; farmers’ butter, lOd per lb. Cheese, mild, full cream, 9d to 1/ perjlb; medium matured, 1/2- to 1/3 per lb. Apples, dessert, 3d to 4d per lb; cookers, 2d per lb. Island oranges, 2/ per dopn. Mand.arins, 1/6 per dozen. Californian oranges, 3/ per dozen. New Zealand navel oranges, 1/6 per dozen. Lemons, 1/ pCr dozen. , Tomatoes, hothouse, 1/; island tomatoes, 8d pef lb; tree tomatoes, 4d to 5d per lb. Bananas, 3d to 4d per lb. Fears, 3d to 4d per lb; cookers, 3d per lb. Passion fruit, 1/ per dozen. Grapes, hpthouse, 1/8 to 2/6 per lb according to variety. Californian grapefruit,, 4d to 5d each; New Zealand grapefruit, 6 to 8 for 1/-. Poorman oranges, 1/ per dozen. Potatoes, new, 3d per lb; 'Southern, lOlbs for 1/; swedes, Id per lb; pumpkins, Id. per, lb; onions, Id per lb; kum&ras, 2d per lb; rhubarb, 2d per bundle; lettuce, to 3d each; cabbage, 4d to 6d each; cauliflower, 4d to 7d each; Brussels sprouts, 6d to 8d per lb; runner beans, hothouse, lOd per lb; carrots, parsnips, turnips,' raddish, beet, leeks and spring onions, Id per bunch; celery, 4d to 6d per head.