THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21437, 10 March 1933, Page 5

THE MARKET BASKET

INCREASE IN EGG PRICES NO SUPPLIES OF PLUMS An increase of 2d a dozen in the price of eggs is the only appreciable change in the retail price of foodstuffs! during the past week. In the' fruit section bananas are selling at 3d to 4d per lb., compared with 3d to 5d last week, while there are no supplies of plums on the market. The maximum price of Cape gooseberries is now sd, a decrease of Id. The' market for fish remains unchanged and flounder are still scarce. Prices arc FRUIT Apples, local, Gravenstein. 4d per lb; cookers. 2d to 3d; pears, 3d to 4d per lb; tomatoes, local, hothouse, 3d to 4d; outdoor. 2d to 4d; peaches, choice dessert, 2d to 3d each; others, Is a dozen; nectraines, Otago, 6d to 8d per lb; grapes, local, hothouse, 9d to Js Od; strawberries. Is to Is 6d a chip; oranges, Californian. 2d and 4d each; lemons, local, Is 3d to Is 9d a dozen; Italian, 6 to 6 for Is; bananas. 3d to 4d per lb; grapefruit. Californian, 6d to 8d each; Capo gooseberries, 4d to 5d per lb; rock melons, 9d to Is 6d each: watermelons, 6d to Is Gd: blackberries, Cd a chip.

VEGETABLES Potatoes, new season's, 321b to 16lb for Is; onions, to 2d per lb; pickling, lid per lb; pumpkins. Id to j!d: cucumbers, Id to 3d each; apple cucumbers. Id to 2d; rhubarb, 2d to 4d a bunch; beans, Scarlet Runner, French, local, 3d to 5d per lb; marrows, -Id to Gd each; peas, local, 3d to 5d per lb; cabbage, 3d to- Gd each; lettuce, 2d to 4d; carrot, parsnip, turnip, beetroot, radish, spring onions, spinach, 3Jd; celery. 3d to 6d; egg plant, 4d to Gd each; mushrooms. Is to Is Gd per lb; sweet corn, lid to 3d each. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak. lOd per lb; undercut, 1b ; beef steak, sd; sirloin, 6cl"; prime rib, •Id; prime ribs (boned and rolled), Gd; wing ribs (three chine bones). sd: topside (41b and over). 4d; thick flank, 4d; bolars, 4d; double top rib, Gd: chuck rib. 3d; rolled back rib. stl; corned round, Gd; corned bricket (boned), 4d; brisket and flat rib, 3d; thin flank. Id; gravy beef or shin meat. 3d; minced beef. 3d; tripe. sd; dripping, 4d; suet, 4d; sausages, 3d; sausage meat, 3}d; whole shins or legs, Id; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), Id: ox kidneys, lOd; ox tongues. 7d; ox tails, sd; whole loin, s}d: wholo rumps. Bd. Mutton.—Whole leg, 6d per lb; whole leg (7lb and over), sd; leg, shank end (Gib or under). G!d; hindquarter. 4Jd; forequarter, 2UI; shoulder. 4d; shank end of forequarter, 3d; necks. 3UI; loin.Sd; leg and loin chops, Gd; neck chops, 4d: flaps, Id; cutlets (trimmed), Sd; kidneys, 2d each; tongues, 2d; sheep's head (dressed), sd; sheep's fry. sd; sheep's brains. 2d. Lamb.—Forequarter, Gd per lb; hindquarter. Sd; sides, '7d ; loins, Sd ; legs. 9d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d per lb; loin, ad; shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steak, Sd; chops. Gd; forequarters, 3d; rolled veal, sd. Pork.—Leg, Sd per lb; loin; Sd; foreloin. with blade, Gd; pork chops. 9d: corned hand, Gd; corned belly. 8d; pork sausages. 7d. These are cash prices at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a pound exf l'ft. FISH Schnapper, whole. 5d per lb; trimmed. Gd: smoked, 9d; skinned fillets. 9d; terakihi, whole. sd; smoked. 7d; kippered fillets, lid; trevalli, whole. 2d n lb; smoked, sd; John Dory, whole, Gd: fillets, 8d; mullet, whole. 4d: smoked. 6d; flounder, fid; lemon fish fillets, 4d; silver strip, smoked, Gd; liapuku steaks. 9d; wings, smoked. 7<l: moki steaks. sd; smoked steaks. 7d; cod. smoked. Is: gurnard, whole, 3d; liarracouta. whole, 4d; smoked, Gd: kippers, Scotch. Is: crayfish, fid a lb: mussels, fresh. Is fid a dozen; pickled, Is Gd a bottle: rabbits, fid each; hares. Is Gd each: mutton birds. Is each; cod fillets, Scotch, Is Gd per lb: findon haddocks, Is 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter— Factory, first grade, Is Id per lb- second grade, lid: third grade, lOd; bulk, farmers' butter, Sd and 9d. Cheese.— Ordinary. 9d: more matured, Is 3d EGGS Eggs.—Duck, Is 7d a dozen; hell, Is 7d. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN APPLES MARKET GLUT FEARED A serious glut on tlie South Australian apple' market shortly is feared by the growers. This is said to be likely, largely because the Overseas Shipping Representatives' Association has allowed that State space for the shipment of only 80,000 cases, whereas about 280,000 are available. The secretary of the South Australian Fruit Marketing Association, Mr. Whitfield, said the other day that although South Australia was having an excellent apple crop for an oft year, with an estimated production of 500.000 cases, it could not, export sufficient to prevent a serious glut on the markot. "Every effort has been made to persuade the authorities to grant South Australia more space, but without avail. They do not seem to believe South Australia is on the map," he said, "although probably it produces tho best apples in Australia."