THE MARKET BASKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21117, 26 February 1932, Page 5

THE MARKET BASKET.

GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. LOWER TREND OF PRICES. There has been a general downward tendency in the retail prices, of fruit and vegetables in the past week, although some lines have increased. Bananas and pears have reached phenomenally low values, selling at. Id to 2d, and 2d to 3d a lb., respectively. On ,the other hand, high quality tomatoes have risen Id to 3d and 5d a lb. The only nectarines available are ex cooler. They are realising 9d to Is in city shops. Good supplies of most varieties of peaches are obtainable at about late rates. Mushrooms continue to be plentiful and are about 3d a lb. cheaper than last week, at lOd to Is 3d. Some are available at 6d, but they are of rather inferior quality. Cucumbers, lettuce, cauliflower and. celery are all slightly cheaper, but peas, especially, and beans, have shown a firming tendency. No fluctuations of note have occurred in the rates for meat or fish, although supplies of the latter have been scarce in the past few days. Eggs, both hen and duck, have receded 2d from last week's rates, and are selling in Queen Street shops at Is 7d a dozen. Following are yesterday's prices *- FRUIT. Apples, Gravenstein, 2<l and 3d a lb.; Albany Beauty, 3d and 4d; Scarlet Permain, 2d: cooking. 2d; Bon Chretien pears, 2d and 3d; tomatoes, 3d to sd; plums, Purple King, Gd to Sd; Doris, Gd; Satsumaft, 4d; apricots, Otago, Od; peaches, Paragon, 3 to 12 for Is; atewing, 12 to 18; nectarines, 9d to Is a lb.; grapes, 9d to Is Gd; bananas, Id and 2d; oranges, Australian Valencins, 4 to S for is; Californian Sunkist. 5 for £si Californian grapefruit, od each; lemons. Is to Is Gd a dozen; Queensland pines, Gd to Is 3d each; water melons, 2d and 3d a lb.; rock melons, 4d to 8d each. VEGETABLES. Mushrooms, 10d to Is 3d a lb.; potatoes, 1 Oil), for Is; pumpkin, 41b. for Gd; kuniaras, Tauranga and local, 3d a lb.; marrows, 2d to 5d each; cucumbers. Id to 2d; onions, 2d a lb.; lettuce. Id to 3d ench; cabbage, 3d to Gd; cauliflower, 4d to lOd; carrot, parsnip, turnip, beet, spinach, leeks, spring onions, l!d a bunch, peas. 3d to 3d a lb.; scarlet runners and French beans, lid to sd; rhubarb, 2d a bunch; celery, 3d to Gd a bundle; citron melons, Id a lb. MEAT. Beef.—Rump steak, lid a lb.; undercut. Is 2d; all beef aleaks. skirt steak, Gd; sirloin, 7d; sirloin (rolled), lOd; prime ribs, 5d ; prime ribs (bored and rolled), 7d; wing ribs (three chine bones) 6d; topside (41b. and over), thick" flank, bolars, double top rib. sd; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib, Cd; corned round. 7d; corned brisket (bone), sd; brisket and flat rib, 3d; think flank, 2d; gravy beef or shiri meat, 3d; mixed beef, tripe, Gd; dripping. sd; suet, 4d; sausages, sd; sausage meat, 4d; whole shins or legs, Id; half shins or legs (thick end). 2d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), Hi; ox kidneys. ls ; o:c tongues. 8d; ox tails, Gd; whole loins," Gd; whole rumps, 9d. Mutton. —Whole leg, Gd a lb.; leg, shank end (Gib. and under), 7d; hindquarter, s*d; forequarter, 3d; shoulder, 4i d; shank end of forequarter, 4d; necks, 4Jd; loin. Gd; neck and breast, 3d- leg and loin chops, 7d; neck chops, od; flaps. 2d; cutlets, trimmed, 10d; side. 3Jd: kidneys, tongues, 2d each; sheep's head (dressed), Gd; sheep s frv, Cd; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, 8d a lb.; loin, Gd; shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steaks, lOd; chops, /d; forequarter, 3d; rolled veal, Gd. Pork.—Leg, loin. Sd a lb.; foreloin, with blade, Gd; pork chops, 9d; corned hand, Gd: corned belly. 9d; pork sausages. 7d\ These are casli prices at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a pound extra. FISH. Schnapper, whole, 41d a lb.; trimmed, sd; smoked, Sd; skinned filjets. Sd: terekihi, whole, 5d ; smoked, 7d; kippered fillets, lid; trevalli, whole, 2d; smoked, fid; John Dory, whole, Sd; fillets, lid: mullet, whple. Gd: smoked, Sd; flounder. Sd; dabs, Gd: lemon fish fillets, 4d; silver strip, smoked, Gd; hnpuku steaks. 8d; wings, smoked, Gd; moki stoaks, 6d; smoked steaks, Gd; kmgfisli steaks, sd: smoked steaks. Gd: cod, smoked, Is: gurnard whole, 3d? couta, whole, sd; smoked, Gd; frostnsh, whole, 4d; hake, whole,"Gd; kipners, Scotch, Is- cravfish, up to 21b.. lOd; 21b. to 311b., Sd'; 311b. to 51b.. Gd; over slb„ 2s each; mussel's, fresh. Is fid a dozen; pickled. Is Gd a bottle; rabbits, '.'d each; hares. Is Gd each; mutton birds, Is; cod fillets, Scotch, la Gd a lb.; findon haddock. Is 3d. BACON AND lIAMS. Bacon. —Shoulder Tashers, lOd a "lb.; best rib rashers, Is 2d. by pieces, shoulder cuts,. 7d to lid. Ilam.—Whole, lid a lb.; in ras.hers. Is od: 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 3d. EGGS. Eggs, hen, Is 7d a dozen; duck, Is 7d. PROPERTY SALES. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, will offer at auction, at their Haymarket rooms, Albeit Street, at 2.30 p.m. to-day, properties at Waitnkaruru, containing about 855 acres. They will be offered in one lot. Samuol Vailo and Sons, Limited, will offer at auction at their rooms, 83, Queen Street, at 2 p.m. to-day, house of four rooms, Hutton Road, Birkenhead; bungalow of 4 rooms, with section, Pitt Street, Mount Wellington; house of four rooms and land, Marine Terrace, Avondalo South; house of four rooniß and section, Panmur'e Road, Otahuhu. C. F. Bennett, Limited, will nfTcr at auction. at their rooms, coiner Queen and Shorlland Streets, at noon to-day, sevenroomed house with freehold section at 57, Calliope Road, Devonpovt; six-roomed house ai Mokoia Road. Birkenhead: four-rooined house off Great South Road, Otahuhu.