THE MARKET BASKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20649, 22 August 1930, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET.

RETAIL FOOD PRICES. A GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. A reduction of 2d a pound in the prices for lamb is the outstanding change in the retail foodstuffs price list this week. Supplies of fish are now more plentiful, there being liberal stocks of schnapper. All grades of butter arc about 2d per lb. dearer. In the fruit section Queensland pines and Californian grapes are available. Tho values for the other classes of fruit remain unaltered. There are practically no variations in the prices for vegetables. Following are yesterday's prices:— MEAT. Beef.—Sirloin, 9}d per lb; rump steak. Is Id; beef steak. 8d; rolled chuck rib, 7d; prime rib, 7d; wing rib, B}d; corned round, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, Gd; suet and sausages, Gd; sausage meat, sd; gravy beef and shin meat, 6d; topside and flank, 7d. Mutton.—Lee, 3d, shank end, lOd; hindquarters, 9d; forequarter. 6d; forequarter, shank end, Gd; shoulder, 7d; neck, 7d; loin, 9d: neck and breast, Gd; lepr and loin chops, lOd: neck chops, 8d; flap, 4d; cutlets, trimmed, Is Id. / Lamb.—Leg, Is loin, lid; liindquarter, lid; forequarter, 3d Veal.—Loin, 9d; shoulder, 7d; cutlets and veal steak. Is; forequarter, Gd. Pork.—Leg, Is; loin, Is; pork chops, Is Id; pork sausages, Bd. FISH. Sclinapper, whole, Gd per lb; trimmed. 8d; smoked, lOd; ternkihi, whole. 4d; smoked, 8d; kippered fillets, Is; trevalli, whole. 2d; smoked, 6d; John Dory, whole, 8d;-fillets. Is 2d; mullet, whole, Gd; smoked, 9d; flounder, la 3d; dabs, Is; lemon fish, fillets, 7d; silverslrip, smoked, 8d; hapuku. steaks. Is 2d; wings, smoked, 8d; moki, steaks, Gd; kingfisli, eteaks, Gd: cod, smoked, Is Gd; gurnard, whole, 3d: barracoula, whole. Gd; smoked, 8d; frost fish, whole, 4d; hake, whole, Gd; kippers, Scotch, Is n, pair; crayfish, up to 2lb. Is; 2lb, to 311b, lOd; 3jlb to 51 b, 8d; over 511), 2fl Gd each; roes, ! smoked, 2s Gd per lb; mussels, fresh. Is Gd i dozen; pickled, Is 6d a bottle; rabbits. Is i each; Is lid pair: hr.res. Is 9d each; oysters, unopened, 8d n dozen; open. Is a dozen; Soz cartons, 2s Gd each; whitebait, 9d a glass. FRUIT. •Delicious apples. 3lb and 41b for Is; Ballarat, 4d per lb; "Stunners, 4d per lb; Granny Smith. 5d per lb; 'cooking, 3lb and 41b for Is; "dessert pears. Winter Nellis. 3d and 4d per lb; 'cooking pears. 3lb and : 4lb for Is; passion fruit. Is a dozen; tree tomatoes, 4d to Gd per lb; tomatoes, local hothouse. Is 4d per lb; 'tomatoes, Island, Gd to 8d per lb; 'bananas, 4d and 5d per lb; 'lsland oranges, 6, 8 end 10 for Is; 'Australian navel oranges. Is 6d to 2s a dozen; 'Australian mandarins, 8d to Is a dozen; 'New Zealand grapefruit, 5 to 8 for Is; 'lemons, local, 6 and 8 for Is; Californian plums, Is per lb; Californian grapes, Is 4d to Is Gd per lb; Queensland pines. Is 6d to 2s each. '. VEGETABLES. Now potatoes, 4d to Gd per lb; 'potatoes, 10lb to 121b for Is; 'swedes, 41b for 6d; 'onions, 2d per lb and slb for Is; *kumaras. Island. 2d per lb; local. 4lb for Gd; pumpkins, 15d and 2d per lb; Brussels sprotits, lOd to Is Gd per lb; beans, hothouse, 2s per lb; cucumbers, hothouse, 8d to Is 2d euch; 'celery, 2d to 8d a stick; lettuce, 2d and 3d ench; 'cauliflower, 4d to 8d each: 'cabbage. 3d to Gd each; carrot, parsnip, radish, turnip, beetroot, leek, lid a bunch: spinach, lid a bunch; marrows. 4d to Gd each; rhubarb, 5d to Gd a bundle. 'Denotes plentiful supplies. BACON AND HAMS. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers. Is Id per lb; best rib rashers. Is Gd; by pieces, Is sd; shoulder cuts, 9jd to Is 2d. Hams.—Whole, Is 3d per lb: in rashers. Is 8d; cooked, 2s 3d; shoulders, cooked, Is 9d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is Gd; second grade, Is sd; farmers', Is 4d; cheese, ordinary, Is per lb; more matured, le 4d. EGGS. Hen and duck eggs. Is Gd a dozen. TRADE OF CANADA. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. (Received August 21, 9.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, August 20. In the 12 months ended July 31 the value of Canada's imports was £229,606,491 and exports £203.155,548. In the corres- j ponding period of 1929 the favourable trado balance was £11,928,602. NEW AUCKLAND COMPANY. The following private company has been registered in Auckland:— New Zealand Towel Supply and Laundry, Ltd., suppliers and launderers of towels, etc. Capital, £IO.OOO in £1 shares. Subscribers: G. W. Plowman, 9000 shares; E. Plowman, 1000 shares. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. (Received August 21, 9.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 21. The following are to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat.—Dull. Bulk, 3s lOid ; bagged, 3s lid. Flour.—£lo ss. Pollard and Bran.—£6 15s. Potatoes.—Tasmanian, £7 to £9; Victorian, to £7. Onions.—Victorian. Spanish, £6 10s. Oats.—White, 4s 3d; Algerian, 4s 6d. Maize.—4s 6d. Adelaide prices are:— Wheat.—3s lid. Flour.—£ll. Bran and Pollard.—£6 ss. Oats.—3s.