THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21791, 4 May 1934, Page 5

THE MARKET BASKET

PRICES REMAIN STEADY FISH FAIRLY'PLENTIFUL • % Little change has occurred in the prices of foodstuffs on the retail market during the past week. After rising for several weeks the values of eggs have steadied, hen eggs selling at 2s 4d and duck eggs at 2s a dozen. The season for outdoor tomatoes ig nearing a close and prices for the best qualities have risen from 6d to lOd apound Most varieties of fish are fairly plentiful, but yesterday's storm will probably cause a shortage at the beginning of next week, when present stocks will be depleted. Prices are:— FRUIT Strawberries, Is 3d to Is 9d; apples. Gravenstein, Cox's Orange, Jonathan, Granny Smith, Russets and cookers, 2d to 4d; oranges, Sunkist, 2s to 3s; Island, to 3s; mandarins, 2s 6d, grapefruit, Sunkist, 6d to 6d each: lemons, Is to 2»: Californian, 2s 6d: bananas, Fiji, Sd per lb,: £Tapes, Gros Coleman, Is 3d to 2s; pineapples, Queensland, Is 3d to Is 9d; tomatoes, 6d to lOd a lb.: passion fruit. 9d to Is 3d a dozen; Chinese gooseberries., 6 and 7 for Is; Cape Gooseberries, 4d to fid a lb.: persimmons, 2d to 3d enfch. VEGETABLES Potatoes, ljd per lb.; kumaras, 2d; onions, locc.l, 2d; pickling, ljd to 2d; pumpkins, 2d; cabbage, 3d to 5d each; greejj peas. 3d to sd; beans, outdoor, 3d to 4d: cucumbers, outdoor, 3d to sd; lettuce, 2d to !3d each: parsnips, spinaoh, radish, spring onions, turnips, carrots, beot, Id a bunch; swodo turnips, lid per lb.; celery, 3d to 6d a bead; marrows, 2d to 4d each; mushrooms, 9d to Is 3d a lb.; extra choice, Is 6d. MEAT Beef.—Rump 6teak, lOd a lb.; undercut, Is 3d: beef steak, 6d; airloin, 7d; prime rib, sd; primo rib, boned and rolled. 7d: wing ribs (three cjiine bones), sd; topside (4lb. and over), 4d; thick flank, 4d; bolars, 4d; double top rib, 4d; chuck rib, 3d: rolled back rib, sd; corned round, 6d; corned brisket (boned), 4d; brisket and flat rib, 3d: thin flank, 2d; grj,vy beef or shin meat, 4d: minced beef, 4d; tripe, sd; dripping, 4d; suet, 4d; sausages. sd; sausage meat. 4d: whole shins or less. lid: halfshins or less (thick end), 2d: half-shins or legs (knuckle end), lid; ox kidneys. lOd; ox tongues, 7d; ox tails, sd: whole loin, 6dj whole rumps, Bd. Mutton.—Sides. 6d per lb.; whole legs, 7}d; cut legs, 8d; leg, shank end (61b. or under), BJd; hindquarter. 6id; forcquarter, sd; shoulder, 6d; ehank end of forcquarter. Sid; necks, Sid; loin, 7d; middle loin chops. 9d; leg and rib chops, 8d; neck chops (best end), 7d; stewing chops, fid; flnp&, 2d; cutlets (trimmed), 10d; kidneys, 2d each; tongues, 2d; sheep's head (dressed), sd; 6heep's fry, fid; sheep's brains, 2d. Spriiig Lamb.—Forequarters 9d; hindquarters, Is; sides, lid; loins, Is: legs, Is Id; lamb chops. Is 2d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d per lb.; loin, SH: shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steak, Bd,; chops. 6d: forequarters. 3d: rolled voal. sd. Pork.—Leg: 9d per lb.; loin, 9d; foreloin, with blade, 7d; pork chops, lOd: corned hand, 7d; corned belly, 9d; pork sausages, 7d. , , These are cash prices at the shops, booking and deliveiy being, n. penny a pound extra. FISH Schnapper, whole. 5d per lb.; trimmed, fid: smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, 9d; tcrakihi, whole, 4Jd: smoked, fid: kippered fillets, Id; Irevalli, whole. 2d per lb.: smoked. sd; John Dory, whole, fid; fillets, 9d to lOd per lb.: lemon fish, fillets. 4d; silver strip, smoked, fid: hnpuku steaks, lOd; wings, smoked, 7d; inoki steaks, Sd: smoked steaks, 7d; cod, smoked. Is; gurnard, whole, 3d; barracouta, whole, 4d; smoked, fid; kippers, Scotch, Is; crayfish, 6d per lb.: mussels, fresh, Is fid a. dozen: pickled. Is 6d a bottle; rabbits, 7d each; lwres. Is fid each; mutton birds. Is each.; cod fillets, Scotch. Is fid per lb.; findon haddocks. Is 3d; Stewart Island oysters. Is to 2s a carton. BACON AND HAMS Bacon.—Shwilder rashers, 10d per lb.: best rib rashers,'lb 2d: by pieces, shoulder cut. 8d to Ham.—Whole, Is per lb.; in rashers, la 3d: cooked, pressed, Is 10d: rolled, Is lOd: shoulders, Is 4d. BUTTER' AND' CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade, lid per lb.; second grade 9d: bulk farmers' butter. Sd. Cheese.— Ordinary, Od: more matured, Is to Is 6d. „„„„ EGGS Duck, 2s a dozen; ben. *?s 4d. PROPERTY AUCTION C. Bennett. Limited, will offer at auction at' their rooms, corner Quoen and Shortland Streets, at noon to-day, four-roomed house in Clarence Street, Ponsonby.