THE MARKET BASKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21164, 22 April 1932, Page 5

THE MARKET BASKET.

GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. PRICES PRACTICALLY UNALTERED Except for a few minor changes in fruifc and vegetables, prices for household commodities remain unaltered this week. Gravenstein apples are virtually no longer obtainable, but other varieties are selling-at. late rates. There are fair supplies of guavas, which are realising -6d a lb. A few out-of-season strawberries are quoted at 2s a chip. Peas and beans have advanced Id to 5d a lb. and are selling for 3d to 6d and 2d to 4d respectively. Brussels sprouts, at 4d to 7d a lb., and artichokes, at 2d, are now obtainable. Following are yesterday's prices:— FRUIT. Apples, Cox's Orange. 4d a lb.; Sijys, 3d: Delicious, 2d and 3d: Jonathans, 3d and 4d; cooking, 2d to 3d: pears, Louis Bon Jersey, 3d to 4d; Packhams. 3d and 4d: * Winter Cole, 3d and 4d: tomatoes, 4d to 6d; grapes. Gross Coleman. Is 3d to 2s-: Black Hamburg, lOd to Is 3d: Te Kauwhata, 5d to 7d: bananas. 2d to 3d; oranges. Californian Sunkist, 4d each; Island. 4d; Sydney, 2d and 3d: lemons. Is to Is Gd a dozen; watermelons. Id to 2d a lb.: rockmelons, 3d to 6d each: mushrooms, good quality, 8d to Is a lb.: inferior, 3d to 6d: quinces, sd; passions. 4d to 6d a dozen: figs, Gd to 8d; persimmons. 2d to 3d each: Cape gooseberries, 5d a lb.: chestnuts._ 6d to Sd: guavas, Gd: strawberries, choice Caotain Cook, 2s a chip: mandarins, Fiji. 6 to 12 for Is. VEGETABLES. Potatoes, Blb. to 10lb. for Is: pumpkin. Id a lb.; kumaras, local. 3lb._ to 4lb. for 6d: marrows, 3d and 4d each: cucumbers. Id to 2d; onions, 2d a lb.; lettuce, 2d and 3d: cabbage. 3d to 6d each: cauliflower. 4d to 8d; carrot, parsnip, turnip, radish, epinach. beet, leeks, spring onions. Id a bunch: peas, 3d to 6d a lb.; beans, 2d to 4d: rhubarb, 2d a bunch; celery. 2d to 5d a head: citron melons. Id a lb.; Brussells sprouts. 4d to Td; artichokes. 2d. MEAT. Beef. —Rump steak, lOd a lb.;Undercut. Is Id; all beef steaks, skirt steak. sd: sirloin, Td; 6irloin (rolled). lOd: prime ribs, sd; prime rib 3 (boned and rolled), 7d: wing ribs (three chine bones), Gd: topside (4lb. and over), thick flank. bolar3, 4sd: double top rib, sd: chuck rib. 3d; rolled back rib. 6d; corned round. Gsd; corned brisket (boned), 45d: brisket and flat rib. 3d; thin flank, 2d: gravy beef or sbra meat, 3d; minced beef, 4d: tripe, 6d: dripping. Ed: euet. 4d: sausages. sd: sausage meat, 4d: whole shins or legs. Id; half shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half shm3 or legs (knuckle end). Id; ox kidneys. Is: os tongues, 7d; ox tails, 6d; whole loins. Gd: whole rumps, Bd. , , Mutton.—"Whole leg, Gd a lb.; leg, shank end (Gib. and under), 7d: hnidquarter. oidj forequarter, 3d; shoulder. 4Jd; shank end of forequarter, 4d; necks. loin. 6d: neck and breast, 3d: leg and "loin chops, Td; neck chops. sd: flaps. 2d: Cutlets, trimmed. lOd; side, 3!d : kidneys, 2d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep s frv, Gd; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, Td a lb.: loin. sd: shoulder. 4d: cutlets and veal steaks. 8d; chops, 6a: forequarter. 3d: rolled veal. Gd. Pqrk.—Leg. loin. 3d a lb.: foreloin with blade. 6d; pork chops. Od: corned hand. Gd: corned belly. 9d; pork sausages, 7d. These are cash prices at the shops, booking and delivery beiriE a penny a ttound eXtra - FISH. ' Schnapper. whole. 4»d a lb.: trimmed. <d: ! smoked. 8d: skinned fillets, ?d- terbium, j whole. sd: smoked. 7d: kinpered fillets, lid: I trevalli whole. 2d; smoked, od ; John Dory, i whole. Sd: fillets. 1 Id: mullet, whole Gd: smoked. 8d; flounder. Sd: dabs. 7d; lemon fish fillets. 4d; silver strip, smoked, bd: hapuku steaks, 8d; wings, smoked; Gd; moki. steaks. sd; smoked 6teaks, Od; cod, 6moked. Is; purnard, whole. 3d; barrncouta. xvnold. od : smoked. Gd; frostfish. whole.- 4d; hake, whole. Gd: kipners. Scotch Is: crayfish, up to 21b.. lOd; 21b. to 3ilb.. Sd: 3}lb. to 51b.. Gd: over 51b., 2s each: mussels, fresh. Is fid' a dozen, pickled. Is Gd a bottle; rabbits. 7d each: hares. Is Gd each: mutton birds. Is; cod fillets. Scotch. Is 6d a lb.: findon haddock. Is 3d. BACON AND HAMS. Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, 9d a IK; best rib rashers. Is; by pieces, shoulder cuts. - GJd to IP". . ■ Ham—Whole, lid a lb.: in rashers, la 4d : pressed, 13 7d : rolled. 13 lOd: shoulders, cooked. Is 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter.—Factory, first, grade. Is 3d a lb.: second sn'nde. Is 2d; farmers' butter, lid. Cheese.-Ordinary. lOd and Is; more matured, Is 3d. EC OS. Eggs, hen and duck, 2s 3d a dozen. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. (Received April 21, 10-5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 31. The following are to-day's quotation# on the Svdney produce marketU heat : Ex trucks, Sydney, 3s 4£d: at country stations. 2s 6£d. Flour, £lO 10s. Bran, 85s. Pollard. £5. Potatoes, lasmaman, to £7 10s; Victorian, £5 10s. Oat*, 2 S Cel. Maize, 4s 7d. Onions, Victoria* Brown Spanish, £l7. . Adelaide prices are:—Wheat, 3j ML , Flour, £B. Bran, £5 ss. Pollard, £5 10«. OaU, Is 9d.