THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21289, 16 September 1932, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

f EGGS 1d DEARER TO-DAY r ••• . . i LOWER VALUES FOR BANANAS « Few changes have occurred in the re- ' tail prices of foodstuffs in the past week, i Apples are slightly dearer and bananas and tomatoes a little cheaper. I An increase of Id a dozen, to Is, will . take place in values for eggs to-day. ltates for fish and meat are unaltered. Prices are ; FRUIT Apples, Delicious and Sturmer. id a lb: Wmesup, dessert, 4d; Grannie Smith, sd; I Munroes, 4d; pears, Nelis and Winter Cole. 4d; tomatoes, Queensland, lOd to U: Cook Island, 7d to 10d; tree tomatoes, 4d to Gd; grapes, Californian, Malaga, white. !s (3d; red. Is (id; plums, Californian, Is 3d: orungeß, Island, five to eight for 1b ; Australian navel, six (o eight; mandarins, 12 to 30; lemons, local, 12 to 24: common, 12: hananns, 3d a lb; passion fruit, Is to Is (id a dozen; grape fruit, local, 4d to Is; Californian, 5d to (id each; pineapples. Queensland, Is to Is Gd. VEGETABLES Potatoes. Southern. Sib for ls ; new. 3d to 4d a lb; kumaras. Island, 2d; onions. Canadian, sd; Japanese, sd; swedes. Id: pumpkin. Id; cucumbers, 4d to Gd each; celery, 3d to 8d a head: rhubarb, 5d to 8d a bunch; cabbage, 2d to 5d each; cauliflower, 2d to Gd; lettuce. 2d to 4d: peas. Australian, 8d to Od a lb; beans, Island. 8d to tod j Brussels sprouts, Od; carrot, parsnip, turnip, radish, spinach, beetroot, leekß and spring onions. Id a bunch MEAT Beef.—Rump steak. lOd a lb: undercut. Is Id; all beef steaks, skirt Bteak, 6d: sirloin, 7d; sirloin (rolled), lOd; prime ribs. sd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), 7d; wing ribs (three china bonetf), fjd; topside' (4lb and over), thick flank, bolars, 4Jd; double top rib, fid; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib. 6d; corned round, 6Jd; corned brisket (boned)', 4!d: brisket and flat rib. 3d; thin flank, 2d; gravy beef or ahin meat. 3d; minced beef, <jd: tripe, Gd; dripping, fid; suet. 4d- sausage. sd: eausage meat, 4d; whole shins or legs, id; half-shins or less (thick end), 2d: half-shins or lees (knuckle end). Id; ox kidneys. Is; ox tongues, -7d; ox tails, Gd; whole loins. Gd; whole rump, Bd. ' - ' Mutton.—Whole leg, Gd a lb; leg. shank end (Gib and under), 7d: hindauarter, Sid: foreauarter, 4d: necks, 4}d; loin, Gd: neck and breast, Sd; leg and loin chops, 7d: neck chops, sd; flaps, 2d; cutlets, trimmed. lOd: side, 3jd; kidneys, tongues. 2d each; sheen's head (dressed), od: sheep's fry, Od; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d a lb; loin, sd; shoulder. 4d; cutlets and veal steaks, 8d; chops, Od: forequnrter, 3d; rolled veal. 6d. Pork.—Leg. loin, 7d a lb• foreloin. with liliule, r.d; pork chops, 8d; corned hand. sd: corned belly. 8d: pork snußnsres. 7d. .These are cash prices at the phops. booking and delivery beiim a penny a pound extra. FISH Schnapper, whole. 4!d a lb; trimmed, fid: smoked. 8d; skinned fillets, fid: terakihi. whole, sd: smoked, 'd: kippered fillets, lid: trevalii, whole, 2d: smoked, (id; John Dory, whole, 8d; fillets, lid; mullet, whole. Gd; smoked. 8d; flounder, Gd: dabs, 7d: lemon fisli fillets, 4d; • silver strip, smoked. Gd: iutpuku steaks, 8d; winRS, smoked, 6d; moki steaks. fid; smoked steaks. 7d; cod, smoked. Is; gurnard, whole, 3d: barracoutn. - whole, fid; smoked, (id; frostfish, whole. 4d: hake, whole, fid; kippers, Scotch, Is; crayfish. Gd a lb: alb to 6lb <d: over 6lb, 2s eaqh: mussels, fresh, ls_ (id a dozen; pickled, Is Gd. a bottle; rnhbfts, Gd each; 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. 2s 9d a lb or fid a glass. • BACON AND HAMS Bacon --shoulder rashers, Od a lb: best rib rashers, Is; by pieces, shoulder cuts. Old to lOd. Ham.—Whole, lid a lb; in rashers. Is 4d: cooked, prcKsed, Is 7d; rolled. Is lOd; shoulders, .Is 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first erode. Is 2d a lb: second grade, Is Id; bulk, farmers' butter. lOd. , „ Cheese. lOd and Is- more matured, Is 3d. EGGS Eggs.—Duck, 1b a dozen; hen, Ib. BUILDING SOCIETY'S YEAR whangarei ORGANISATION [FROM OUR OWN* CORK KSPON DENT] WHANGAREI, Thursday The annual general meeting of the Whangarei Co-operative Terminating Building Society was held last evening, the president, Mr. H. W- Crawford, presiding over a poor attendance of members. In proposing the adoption of the report and balance-sheot, already published, Mr. Crawford said that in common with other businesses, the past year had been a hard olio. Nevertheless the ■ society had had a remarkably successful year. The profit was £751, compared with £lOl6 for the previous year. 'Messrs. R. G. Ilosking and W. J. Orr, who retired by rotation from the directorate, were re-elected unopposed. Mr. F. L. Gunn was re-elected auditor.