THE MARKET BASKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21111, 19 February 1932, Page 5

THE MARKET BASKET.

GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES

BANANAS AGAIN VERY CHEAP.

Few fluctuations in the retail prices of household commodities have occurred in the past week. Farmers' butter is Id cheaper at lOd a lb. _ Nectarines have increased in price, yesterday's rate of 8d a lb. being 2d higher. Bananas, which were up to 5d a lb., are down to 2d and 3d again. There have been practically no other changes m prices of fruit. Good supplies of most lines of vegetables are available at late rates. Piock melons are being sold from 6d to Is each. Fair quantities of mushrooms ar 6 realising Is to Is 6d a lb. Values for meat and fish remain unchanged, although supplies of fish are rather scarce owing to unfavourable conditions in the gulf. Following are yesterday s prices FRUIT. A.pple?, Gravenstein, 2d and 3d a. IK: Albany Beauty. 3d: Scarlet Permain. 2d; cookine. 2d: Bon Chretien pears, 3d and 4d; tomatoes, 2d and 4d; plums. Purple Kins Gd: Boris. Gd: Satsumas. 4d; apricots, Otaco. fid and Sd; peaches. Par a iron. 6 to 1" for I"" stewing, 12 to IS: nectarines. Pel a lb; grapes, 9d to Is 6d; bananas, 2d and 3d; oranges.. Australian Yaleiicias, 6 to 10 tor Is; Californian Sunkist. 5 for Is; California n grapefruit. 5d each; lemons Is to Is 6d a dozen; Queensland Pines, 6d to 1? 3d each; water melons, 2d and 3d a lb; rock melons, Gd t° I s each. VEGETABLES. Mushrooms, Is to Is 6d a lb; potatoes, 10lb for Is; pumpkin, 4lb for 6d; kumaaas. Island. 2Vlb; local. 3d a lb; marrows, 3d and 4d each; cucumbers. Id to 4d each: onions, 2d a lb; lettuce, 2d and 3d each, cabbage, 4d to 7d; cauliflower, Sd to Is; carrot, parsnip, turnip, beet, spinach, leeks, snrine onions, lid a bunch: _neas, 3d ana 4d a lb; scarlet runners and French beans, 3d and 4d; rhubarb, 2d a bunch; celery 4d to Sd a bundle; citron melons, Id a it). MEAT. Beef.—Rurop steak, lid a lb; undercut. Is 2d; all beef steaks, skirt steak, 6d; sirloin. 7d; prime ribs, sd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), 7d; wine: ribs (three chine bones), 6d; topside (41b and over), thick flank, bolars, double top rib, od: chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib, 6d; corned round. 7d; corned brisket (bono), Sd: brisket' and flat rib, 3d; thin flank. 2d: gravy beef or shin meat, 3d; beei. 4d; tripe, 6d; dripping, sd: suet, 4d; sausages, Sd; sausape meat, 4d; whole shins or legs. Id; half shins or leps (thick end). 2d; half shins or less (knuckle end). Id; ox kidneys. Is; ,ox tongues, 8d; ox tails, 6d: whole loins, 6d; whole rumps, 9d. Mutton.—Whole leg. 6d a lb; le*. shank end (Gib and under). 7d; hindqu&rter. Sid; forequarter. 3d; shoulder, 4Jd: shank end of forequarter, 4d; necks. 4Jd; loin, Gd; neck and breast. 3d: leg and loin chops, 7d; neck chops. Sd; flaps, 2d; cutlets, trimmed, lOd; 6ide. 3Jd; kidneys, tongues. 2d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep s frv, Gd; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, 8d a lb; loin. 6d; shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steaks. 10d; chops, "d; forequarter, 3d: rolled veal, 6d. Pork.—Leg, loin, 8d a lb; foreloin, with Made. 6d; pork chops, 9d; corned hand. 6d: corned belly, 9d: pork sausages. 7d. These are cash prices at. the shops, booking and delivery being ft penny a pound extra. ,3 FISH. Schnapper, whole, 4»d a lb; trimmed. Sd; smoked. Sd: skinned fillets, 8d; terekihi. whole. Sd ; smoked, 7d; kippered fillets, lid: trevalli, whole. 2d; smoked,.Gd; John Bory, whole, Sd; fillets, lid; mullet, whole. Gd: smoked, Sd; flounder, 8d; dabs, Gd: lemon fish fillets. 4d; silver strip, smoked, Gd; hapuku steaks. Sd. wings, smoked, 6d; nnki steaks, Sd; smoked steaks, Gd; kingfish steaks. sd; smoked steaks, 6d; cod, smoked, Is: gurnard, whole, 3d: barraCOUta, whole, Sd; smoked, 6d; frostfish. whole, 4d; hake, whole, fid: kippers. Scotch, Is; crayfish, up to '2lb, lOd; 2lb to 3}lb, Sd: ojlb to slb, Gd; over slb, 2s each: mussels, fresh. Is 6d a dozen; pickled. Is Gd a bottle; rabbits. 7d each; hares. Is Gd each; mutton birds. Is; cod fillets, Scotch, Is Gd a lb; findon haddock, Is 3d. i BACON AND HAMS. Bacon—Shoulder rashers, lOd a lb; best rib rashers, Is 2d; by pieces, shoulder cuts. 7d to lid. Ham.—Whole, lid a lb; in rashers. Is sd; pressed. Is 7d; rolled. Is lOd; shoulders, cooked, Is 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 2d a lb; second grade. Is Id; farmers' butter, lOd. Cheese. —Ordinary, lOd and Is: more matured. Is Sd. EGGS. " Eggs. hen. Is 9d a dozen: duck, 1* 9d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. (Received February IS. 9.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. IS. The following are to-day's quotations on the Sydney produce market • —Wheat, ex trucks Sydney, 3s 3d; at country stations, 2s Bd. Flour, £lO. Pollard, £5 ss. Bran, £5. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £l2 10sVictorian, £ll. Onions, Victorian Globe, £ls. Oats, white and Algerian, 2s 6d. Merchants here are inquiring whether New Zealand onions are available, but investigation discloses that prices in the Dominion are too high for ready business, coupled with exchange and landing charges. Adelaide. —Prices are:—Wheat, 3s 2rl. Flour, £7 10s. Bran, £5 ss. Pollard, £5 10s. Oats, Algerian, to Is od.