THE MARKET BASKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20175, 8 February 1929, Page 9

THE MARKET BASKET.

RETAIL FOOD PRICES.

A GUIDE FOR HOUSEWIVES.

An increase of 4d a dozen in. the prica of hen eggs and 6d a dozen in the price of duck eggs are the most important changes in food prices for the week. Hen eggs are now selling at Is 10d A dozen, and duck eggs at Is 9d. Fruit prices show a general uecrease, and vegetables ara also cheaper. Tomatoes are selling at to 3d a lb., and dessert apples at 4d to fad. Onions, green peas, beans and vegetable marrows are cheaper, and are available in large quantities. Prices of meat and fish remain unchanged. Following are the prices for the week: —

MEAT. Beef.—Sirloin, lOd per lb; rump eteak, 1* 2d; beef steak, 8d; rolled chuck rib. 7d; prime rib, 7d; wing rib. 9d; corned round. 8d; tripe and dripping, 7d; suet and sausages, Gd.; sausage meat, sd; gravy beei and ship meat, Gd; topside and flank, 7d. Mutton.—Leg, »d; shank end, lOd; hindquarters, ?d; forequarters, 7d; forequarter. shank end, 7d; shoulder, 7jd; neck, 7jd; loin, lOd J ijeck and breast, 6d; leg and loin chops, lid; neck chops, ed; flap, 4d; cutlets, trimmed, is Id. .. Lamb.—Spring lamb: Leg, Is 4d; loin and hindquarter, Is 3d; forequarter. Is. Old lamb: Leg, Is 2d; loin, Is; forequarter. 7d.

FISH. Fresh fish fillets, terekibi, large, 3d each; schnapper, 3d and 4d; trevalli, 3d; John Lory, 4d; kingfish, 4d; kippered fillets. Is per lb; lemon fish, 8d; roe. Is Gd; gurnard and cream fish, 2d each; mussels, Is 6d a dozen; schnapper, fresh, small, 4d each; terekibi, 4d; trevalli, 4d; mullet, Gd; flounder, 4d to 9d; hapuku steaks, 9d per lb; fins, Gd; kingfish steaks, 6d; best teVekihi. smoked, 7d; schnapper, smoked, lOd; roe, smoked, 2s; mullet, smoked, 7d; trevalli, smoked, sd; silver strip, Sd; crayfish, Gd; rabbits. Is each. .Li

FRUIT. Apples.—Dessert, cooking, 3d; new season's Gravensteins, 4d to 6d; Astrakhans, 4d to 6d. Lemons.—B to 12 for Is. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, Gd; outdoor, lid to 3d.

Bananas.—4d to 5d per lb. Oranges.—Valencias, la Gd to 2e 6d & dozen; Jaffas, 2s to 3s. Apricots.—lOd per lb. Plums.—3d to 8d per lb. Peaches.—ls to 3a dozen. Hothouse Grapeß.—ls to 2s Gd per lb.

VEGETABLES., Potatoes.—lolb. for Is. Onions.—lid to 2d per lb. . Lettuce.—2d to 3d each. Cabbage.—4d to,:6d each. Rhubarb.—3d a bundle. Peas.—3d to 4d per lb. Cucumbers.—2d to 5d each. Beans.—4d per lb. Vegetable Marrows.—3d to 6d each

BACON AND HAM. " * Bacon.—Shoulder, rashers, lid per lb; best rib rashers, Is sd;' by pieces, Is '4d; shoulder cuts, 8d to Is. Hams.—Whole, Is 2d per lb; in rashers, Is 7d; cooked, 2s 2d; shoulders, cooked, -Is 7d.

BUTTER AND CHEESE, Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 9d per lb; second grade. Is 7d; farmers', Is -id; bulk butter. Is 8d per lb. Cheese.—Ordinary, Is 3d per lb; mor* matured. Is 4d; Chesdale, Is 6d.

EGGS. Hen.—Fresh. Is lOd a dozen. Duck.—Fresh, Is 9d a dozen. TEA. „o' Jo h? T St ons '" 2s > 28 6d and 3s per lb; 'Stae Head" teas (Golden Liquor), "Orange Blossom, Special,. 3s 4d per lb; "Ceylon" blend, 3t per lb. STOCK SALE PAVILION.

NEW BUILDING AT CLAUDELANDS.

[BT TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT, J HAMILTON, Thursday.

A f V-Ugree stock sale pavilion which has juab been built at Claudelands was officially opened to-day and was used for the first time. The pavilion is roofed in and seating accommodation capable of holding 350 people is arranged in tiers above the sale ring. The pavilion was built for £350 to the order of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association, the Combineo Breeders' Association and the Waikato auctioneering firms. Tho opening ceremony was performed by Mr. W. J. McKee, president of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association) who congratulated Mr. A.. W. Green on the steps he had taken'in organising the scheme for the building of the pavilion, which had supplied a lone-felt want in Hamilton.

MATAMATA STOCK SALE.

■nr j weekly Matamata stock sale on Wednesday, conducted by ihe Farmers' Auctioneering Company, there was a. heavy yarding of beef and store cattle, all pens, -v.. being filled. In the pigs section heavy - 4 !-' baconers showed a further advance and the general competition was keen. The company reports Cattle: Estra fine fat cows, H *>s: heavy fat cows, £8 10s to £9 12s 6d: medium fat cows, £7 10s to £8 ss: lighter sorts, £6 15s to £7 2s 6d: forward-conditioned cows. £5 14s. to £G 10s; fresh storo cows. £4 16s to £5 10s; boners, 30s to £3 16s; 18-months Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £7 to £8 Bsspringing heifers, £7 6s to £8 10a; heavy potting bulls, £S to £9 6s; lighter £5 5s to £7 ss. Pigs; Prime heavy baconers. £3 4s to £3 13s; medium, £2 !9s to £3 2slighter, £2 14s to £2 18s : heavy porkers' £2 to £2 128; medium. £2 to £2 4s; lighter, £1 16s to £2 19s; stores, £1 3s to £1 7s: slips. 14s to 18s; wean ere, 6a to 10s

TUAKAU SHEEP AND RAM FAIR.

Alfred Bucklatid and Sons. Limited, report: —We held our first sheep and ram fair at Tuakau last Monday.' More than the advertised number (13.000) came, forward. There was a record attendance of buyers, and a keen demand prevailed throughout Without exception a total clearance was effected at values which were from 5s to 8s a head in advance of those ruling at the corresponding sale last year. The ton price for the day was £3 for a ren of six and einht-tooth ewes from Mr. W. J. Rutherford. Following is a, rangi* of nrices:—A nen of two-tooth Border Leicester ewes from Mr. L. L. Alien. £-2 10s: four-tooth ewes. £1 19s. for a line of two-tooth ewes. £1 16s to £1 17s 3d: smaller two-tooth ewes. *£ 1 lis fid to £J 15s 9d: best four and fire-vear-old ewes. £1 10s Cd fo £1 13s: smaller framed ewes, s.ime ace. £1 7s Gd tn.i!! 10s: sound month ewes'. £1 6s to £1 Ps: Mline-mouth ewes. £t 3s <'d to CI 5s Cd: older ewes. IP* to £1 Ss: cull ewe«. 15s to 17s: f;if P"d forward wethers. £! lis to £1 i"s Cd: <wo-too*h wethers. £1 Ps to £1 10s: best woo'lv In nihil. £t 4s fo £1 5s 6d: smaller woo'lv In in bs. £1 2s to €1 3s 9d: small wool'v liimba. 17s to -CI: heat shorn lamhs. £1 2s fid to £1 4s Cd: smaller shorn lambs. £1 to £1 2s: small shorn lambs. t"s Cd to 19s Cd: cull lamhs. 14s to 17s: Southdown rams. £P Ps fo £'l2 12s: nnd-Romnev rams. £4 Js to £S Ss: Leicester nnu. £6 Gs <o £7 7s: need rams. 10« 6d fo £2 2s. The number of sheen was penned at th" Waih»V*e and Waio'ira fpirs. and fnk : n<r the o'uality of tl>e sheen ijito consideration, value* were much the same as' those rulinrr at Tuakau.

PROPERTY SALES. C. P. Bennett, Limited,- will at auction at their rooms. Now-. Zealand Insurance Building?, 12 o'clock to*day, in the estate of the late N". L. Nairn, six-roomed bungalow, on freehold section 70ft. by 224 ft... in Ranmati Street, Kohimarama. also freehold section, 74ft. by IGoft., in Keith Av»nup. Remuera.

T Mandeno Jackson will offer at auction at their rooms, !). Commerce Street, at 11 o'clock this morning, section with fron'ta"© of 27ft. to Took Street and 62ft. to Pnriri Street, tospther with forr-ro""ie' 1 dwelling. George Walker. Limited, null off o ** at auc-tion-at their rooms. 241. Queen Street, at, 11 o'clock to-dar. two-store.v°d residence: of five room* at 165," Grafton an<l fivernome'l bungalow at 29. Tnkutai Street. Parnell.

Samuel Vai'e and Sons, Ltd.. will offer, at auction at their rooms. 83. Queen Street, at two o'clock to-day. thrpp sections. each over }-nere. in Church Street, Howick. . Palethoroe arid Pavkes will offer et nuc+,'ori at their rooms. Winstone Bnildinej^ Queen Street, at 11.nn to-day, f arm .°'jS s »cres nt Albanv, with five- T oomed instructed by the Publ'o Tn'stee. | roomed cottage at c,9. Sale Street. / frontaso of 66ft: three cottages. SkßS£s? V 7, H 9 and 121, Conic Street, of about 77ft: and on arte''-n ere section at 2J. " ; .'Sicken F.llerslie: end 4hree section* in Aic Av«nno. Ellersbe. ■> ,Atntin wi'l Rutherford. Bobinsori _ £ ter Buildoffer at auction at 00 f t 8, J3 ? o'«tock t<>in*. Victona day. land 24ft 6io wr coatainu» tb»® Street, with bndf ...... WK flooa and basement.