THE MARKET BASKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20767, 9 January 1931, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET.

RETAIL FOOD PRICES.

A GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. Ample supplies of most foodstuffs aro available this week. There are moderate stocks of fish, fairly good yields having been obtained on the east coast. Operations on the west coast have not proved so successful. In the dairy produce sec- ' tion first-grade butter is selling at Is 3d a pound and second grade butter at Is , Id and Is 2d a pound. Both hen and duck eggs aro realising Is 5d a dozen. Following aro yesterday's prices:— ' FRUIT. Strawberries. lOd upwards; Canadian apples. 6 to 10 for Is; local cooking. 4d and 5d per lb; Sturmer. 4d and sd; hothouse tomatoes, Is to Is C.d; outdoor. Is to Is 4d; plums. eating. Gd to 8d; plums, stewing, 4d and sd; apricots, 8d to Is: passion fruit, Is Gd a dozen; bananas. 5d and (id per lb; Australian Valencia oranges. 5 and G for Is; local lemons, Is to Is (id a dozen; Californian grapefruit, 6d each; black currants. 8d to lOd per lb; red currants, 8d to lOd; peaches, eating, 2s to 2s 6d a dozen; peaches, cooking, Is to Is 6d. VEGETABLES. Potatoes, new, 10 and 121b for Is; swedes, 2d oer lb: pumpkin, 4d; marrows, 4d to 8d each; onion's, slb. for In; beans, 5d and 6d lb; green peas, 2d and 3d; cucumbers, hothouse, Gd to lOd each; outdoor, 4d to lOd; lettuce,-2d to 3d: cabbage, 3d to 8d; carrot, parsnip, radish, spinach,' turniii. beetroot, leek, spring onions, lid and 2d a bunch: rhubarb. 4d. MEAT. Beef.—Sirloin, Bid per lb; rump steaks. Is Id: beef 6teak, Sd; rolled chuck rib. 7d; prime rib, Gd; wine rib. 7Jd; corned round. 7d; tripe, Gd; dripping, Gd; suet and eausages, Gd; sausago meat. sd; gravy beef and shin meat, sd; topside and flank, 7d. Mutton.—Leg, 7d: shank end, Bjd; hindquarter, 7d; forequarter, 4||d; forequarter, 6hank end, sd; shoulder. Gd; neck. 6d: loin. 8d; neck and breast. sd: let; and loin chon?. 9d: neck chops. 7d: flap, 3d: cutlets, trimmed, Is. Spring Lamb.—Leg and loin. Is per lb; hindquarter, lid: forequarter, 9d. Veal.—Loin, 8d; shoulder, Gd; cutlets and veal steak, Is; forequarter, sd. Pork.—Leg and loin, lid; forelom with blade, 9d: chops, Is; corned round. 8d; corned belly. 10d: sausages, Bd. FISH. Schnapper, whole, 5d per lb; trimmed. 6d: emoked 10d: terakihi, whole. 4d: smoked, 7d; kippered fillets, Is; trevalli, whole, 2d; smoked, 6d: John Dory, whole, 8d: fillets. Is; mullet, whole, 6d; smoked. 9d: flounder, la; extra large flounder. lOd; dabs, lOd; lemon fish fillets, Gd; silver etrip, smoked, 7d, hapuku oteaks, Is: wings, smoked, 8d; mold steaks, 6d: kingfish steaks. Gd- cod, smoked. Is 6d; gurnard, whole. 3d: barracouta, whole, 6d; smoked, 8d: frostfish, whole. 4d; hake, whole. Gd; kippers, Scotch, Is a pair: crayfish, ud to 21b, lOd; 21b to 3jlb, 8d: 3}lb to slb, Gd: over slb, 2s each; roes, smoked, 2s 6d oer lb: mussels fresh. Is 6d dozen; pickled. Is Gd a bottle: rabbits. Is each and Is lid a pair: hares, Is Gd each: mutton birds. Is: cod fillets, Scotch, Is Gd per lb; whiting. Is Gd: findon haddock. Is 6d: salmon. Canadian. Is 9d. BACON AND HAMS. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers,, Is per lb: best rib rashers. Is 4d; by pieces, Is 3d; shoulder cuts, Rd. lid and Is Id. Hams.—Whole, Is 3d per lb: in rashers. Is 8d: cooked. 2s 3d; shoulders, cooked. Is 9d. BUTTER AND CHEESfi. Butter.—Factory, firet grade, Is 3d per !b: second grade. Is. 2d and Is Id: farmers' butter, lid. Cheese, ordinary. Is; more matured, Is 4d. EGGS. Hen and duck, Is 5d a dozen. STOCK SALES. QUOTATIONS AT PUKEKOHE. . [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PUKEKOHE. Thursday. An average yarding of cattle and a large yarding of pigs came forward at the stock 1 sale at Pukekohe to-day,, conducted by Messrs. Alfred Buckland anil Sons, Ltd. Best cows and heifers realised £8 10b to £lO 10s; i other good cows aud heifers, £6 to £7 10s; backward cows and heifers, £3 to £5: s bulls, £2 10s to £0 2s 6d. Beef was dull • of sale and prices continued to show the ! easing tendency apparent at Westfield. i Heaviest cows and heifers made £5 7s t'd to £6, and lighter cows and heifers. £4 7s Gd to £5 2s Gd. Store cows realised £2 12s 6d to £3 ss; yearling to 15-month-old steers, £1 12s 6d to £3 8s; and yearling ' heifers, £2 7s Gd to £3 13s. For fat pig?, which came forward in large numbers, values | were on a par with late rates. Choppers 1 realised £2 5s to £3; heavy baconers, £-2 12s to £2 14s; light and medium baconers, ? £2 4s to £2 10s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 ' 4s; light and medium porkers, £1 13s to £1 18s. Store pigs were also in good de- > mand. Best framed stores brought £1 fOs ' to £1 14s; slips, £1 2s to £1 6s; good wea- ) ners, 18s to £1 Is; smaller weanere, 12s to i lGs.

PRICES AT MATAMATA

[ill' TLJ.FGHA PJI. -OWN CORRESPONDENT MATAMATA. Thursday.

The Formers' Auctioneering Company, Limited, held a Block sale at Matamata yesterday, when'there ~ere good yardings of all classes of stock. The cattle market was generally dull, and bidding was far from spirited. There was a medium yarding of baconers and porkers, and au average number of <?iore pigs. Prices maintained late rates for fat pigs while store pigs met with keen competition. Quotations Cattle: Fat steers, £9 to £10; prime fat cows, £6los to JE7 Bs; lighter fat cows, £5 5s to £G Is; stores, £2 15s to £3 ss; 3J-year Shorthorn steers, £7 4s; 2J-year Hereford steers, £5 3s to £5 19s; bulls, £2 to £5; Shorthorn heiefs. r.w.b., £3 10s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £2 10s to £2 14s; heavy porkers and light baconers, £2 Gs to £2 8s; light porkers,'37s to £2 4s; good stores, 30s to 36sslips, 25s to 28s; weaners, 18s to 235. Sheep: Fat 'ambs, up to 103 9d ; fat ewes, 8s Gd; store lambs, 2s to 7s 9d.

VALUES AT KAUROA

BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT RAGLAN, Thursday.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports:—A small yarding of cattle and sheep was penned at the Kauron- yards yesterday, when late rates were maintained. Quotations:—Forward conditioned cows, £3 10s to £4 12s Gd; store cows, £2 5s to £3; boner cows, £1 10s to £2; 18-rnonths Jersey-cross heifers, r.w.b., £3; mixed sex 6tore lambs, 7s; smaller, 4s lOd; bulls, £1 5s to £3 10s.

YARDING AT OPOTIKI. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] OPOTIKI, Thursday. Dalgety and Company, Lid., report as follows on the stock sale held at Opoliki to-day: —There was a fair yarding of cattle. Bidding was dull and prices lower than at the previous sale. Sellers met the market, however, nnd a good clearance was effected. Fci. cows made £0 to £7; forward-condition COWS. £2 10s to £4; store cows, £1 to i'l 10s; heavy bulls, to £1; lighter, £1 10s to £2 10s; weaner heifers, dull of sale.