THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21277, 2 September 1932, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

RETAIL FOOD PRICES EGG VALUES AGAIN LOWER The expected fall of Id a dozen in the price of eggs is the principal change in retail food values in the past week. They are now obtainable as cheaply as lid. Mandarins and bananas have both firmed appreciably, the latter realising 4d a lb. Vegetable prices are much the same, although onions are dearer at 4d a lb. There are sufficient supplies of most lines of fish, but whitebait is still scarce, recent rains having aggravated the shortage. Yesterday's prices were:— FEU IT Apples. Delicious and Sturmer, 3d to Id !i lb; Winesap, dessert, 4d: Grannie Smith, 4d; Dougherty, 3d: Ballarat. 3d to 4d: Munroes, 3d; pears, Ise'iis and Winter Cole. 4d; tomatoes, Queensland, 10d to Is; Cook Inland, lOd to la 2d; treo tomatoes, fid to 8d; grapes, Californian, Malaga, white, Is Gd; red. Is 9d; plums, Californian, 3s 3d to Is 6d; oranges, Island, six to nine for Is; Australian navel, six to ten: mandarins, 12 to 15; lemons, local, 12 to 15; Australian, 8 to 12; bananas, 4d a lb; passion fruit, Is to 3s Gd a dozen; grapefruit, local, 4d to Is; Australian, Is to 2s; Californian, 5d to 6d each; pineapples, Queensland. Is 3d to Is 9d. VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern, Blb for Is; new, 3d to 4d a lb: kumara. Island, 2d; onions, Japanese, 4d; Australian, 4d; swedes, Id: pumpkin, Id; marrows, 4d to 6d each; cucumbers, 5d to Sd; celery, 3d to 8d a head; rhubarb, 4d to 6d a bunch; cabbage, 2d to 5d each; cauliflower, 2d to 8d; lettuce, 2d to 4d; peas, Australian, Od to Is a lb; Brussels sprouts, Gd; citron melons, Id; carrot, parsnip, turnip, radish, spinach, beetroot, leeks and spring onions, Id a bunch.

MEAT Beef.—Rump steak, lOd a lb; undercut, Is Id; all beef steaks, skirt steak, sd; sirloin, 7d; sirloin (rolled), lOd; prim© ribs, sd; prima ribs (boned and rolled), 7d; wing ribs (three chine bones), 6d; topside (41b and over), thick flank, bolars. 4Jd; double top rib, 6d; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib, Gd; corned round, 6Jd; corned brisket (boned), 41d; brisket and flat rib, 8d: thin flank, 2d; gravy beef or shin meat, 3d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, 6d; dripping, sd; Bust, 4d; sausage, Sd; sausage _ meat, 4d; whole shins or legs. Id; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half-shins or legs (knuckle end). Id; ox kidneys, Is; os tongues, 7d; ox tails, 6d; whole loins, 6d; whole rump, Bd. Mutton.—Whole leg, Gd a lib; leg, shank end (Gib and under), 7d; hindquarter, 51d; forequarter, 4d; 4Jd; loin, 6d; neck and breast, 8d; leg and loin chops, 7d; neck chops, 6d; flaps, 2d; cutlets, trimmed. lOd; side. Bjd; kidneys, tongues, 2d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep's iry, 6d; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d a lb; loin, sd; shoulder, 4d: cutlels and veal steaks, 8d; chops, Gd; forequarter, 3th rolled veal, Gd. Perk.—Leg, loin, 7d a lb; foreloin, with blade, 6d; pork chops, 8d; corned hand, sd: corned belly, Sd; pork eausagcs, 7d. These are cash prices at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a pound extra. Schnapper, whole, 4id a lb; trimmed, sd; smoked, 8d; skinned fillets, 8d: terakihi, whole, sd; smoked, 7d; kippered fillets, lid; tre vail i, whole,'id; smoked, fid; John Dory, whole, 8d; fillets, lid; mullet, whole. Gd; smoked, 8d; flounder, Gd; dabs, 7d; lemon fish fillets, 4d; silver strip, smoked, Gd; hapuku steaks, 8d; wings, smoked, Gd; moki steaks, 6d; smoked steaks, 7d; cod, smoked, Is; gurnard, whole, 3d; barracouta, whole, sd; smoked, Gd; frostfish. whole, 4d; hake, whole, Gd; kippers, Scotch, Is; crayfish, Gd a lb; Sib to Bib, Gd; over slb, 2s each; mussels, fresh, lo 6d a dozen; pickled, Is 6d a bottle; rabbits, Gd oach; hares, Is Gd each; mutton birds, Is; cod, fillets. Scotch, Is Gd a lb; findon haddock. Is 3d; oysters, Is 3d, Is Gd and 2s a bottle: whitebait, 3s a lb or 8d a glass. BACON AND HAMS Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, 9d a lb; best rib rashers, Is; by pieces, shoulder cuts,, 6}d to lOd. Ham.—Whole, lid a lb; in rashers, Is 4d; cooked, pressed. Is 7d; rolled, Is lOd; shoulders, Is 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 2d a lb; second grade, Is Id; bulk, farmers' butter, lOd. Cheese.—Ordinary, lOd and Is; mors matured, Is 3d. EGGS Eggs.—Duck, lid a dozen; hen, lid. TARANAKI OIL FIELDS ' SALE OF FORFEITED SHARES Taranaki OH Fields, Melbourne, has advised the Stock Exchange Association of New Zealand that the pale of shares forfeited for the non-payment of the seventh call has been postponed. The seventh call, which increased the paid-up value of the shares to 24s 6d, became duo last October. An eighth call of 6d a share was also made, but subsequently dropped fn view of the negotiations which were eventually brought to a successful conclusion with the Vacuum Oil Company Proprietary, Limited.