THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22231, 4 October 1935, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

FEW PRICE CHANGES OLD POTATOES DEARER ij Few changes have occurred during the week in the retail prices of foodstuffs. Old potatoes are slightly dearer, but asparagus® prices are lower. Sprouts and mandarins are off the market. The prices of meat, fish, bacon, ham, butter. cheese and eggs remain unchanged. Values are:— FRUIT Apples. Delicious and Sturmers. special quality, 6d per lb.; all others, fid; pears, Coles and Nelia, sd; oranges, Poorman, Is to Is fid a dozen: Island. 2s to 2s Gd; Australian, Is 6d to 3s n dozen; grapefruit, Sunkist. Gd; pines, Queensland, 9d to Is Gd: lemons, Gd to Is a dozen; bananas, Fiji. 4d to 5d per lb.; tomatoc*. Island, 6d to f?d; hothouse, 3s Gd to Is !>d; passion fruit. Is 6d a dozen; tree tomatoes. Bd. a lb.; plums. Californinn, Is a lb.; Californinn grapes, Is Gd a lb.; white grapes. Is Gd a lb. VEGETABLES Potatoes, old, 3d a lb.: new, 3d to Gd; kumaras, 2d; onions. Californinn, 4d; pumpkins. 3d a lb.; cabbage, 4d to 9d each; cucumbers, hothouse, Sd to Is; Island, Gd: lettuce, 2d to 4d each; cauliflowers, 6d to 9d each: celery, 4d to 9d; leeks, 2d; swedes, ljd to 2d a lb.; spinach, 2d a . bunch; rhubarb, 4d to Gd a bunch; radish, spring onions, Id; turnips, carrots, beet. 2id; porsnipa, 2d: frreen peas, le to Is 3d per- lb.; beans, hothouse, Is 6d per lb.; asparagus, Gd to Is Gd a bunch: watercress. ljd a bundle. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak. Is Id per lb.; undercut, Is 3d; beef steak, 7d: stewing steak, 6d; sirloin, BJd: primo ribs. 6id; primo ribs (boned and rolled), Bid.: wing ribs (threo chin© bones), 7Jd; top side (4lb. and over), sid; thick flank. sjd; bolars, Sid: double top rib, 6d; chuck rib. 4Jd; rolled bnck rib, 6d; corned round. 7d; corned brisket (boned), 51d; brisket and flat rib, 31d; thin flank, 2d: gravy beef, or shin moat, Id; mincod beef, 4d; tripe, 6d; dripping. Gd; suet, 4d: sausages. sd: sausage meat, 4d: whole sliins or lega, lid; half shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half shins or legs (knuckle end), lid; ox kidneys Is; ox tongues, 7d; ox tails. Gd; whole loins, 7jd; whole rumps, BJd- „ ~' , Mutton.—Sides, 7d per lb.; whole legs. Bid- cut legs. 9d; shank end (61b. and under). 9jd: hindquarter, BJd: forequarter, Gd: shoulder, 7d; shank end of forequarter, 6{d; neck (best end), /d; loin, B*d; middle loin chops, lid; leg and rib chopa, 9d; neck chops (best end), 8d; stewing chops, Gd; flaps, 3d; cutlets (trimmed), Is Id; sheep a fry. Gd: kidneys. 3d each: tonguea, 3d: sheep s head (dreesed). Gd; sheep's brains, 2d Veal.—Fillets. 8d: loins. 7d; cutlets and veal steak, lfld; chops, 8d; shoulder, 4d; quarters, 3d; rolled veal. Gd. . Pork—Leg, 10d; loin, lOd; forelom with blade, 8d; pork chops, lid; corned hand, 8d: corned belly, 10d; pork sausages. 7d These are cash prices at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a pound extra. FISH Schnapper, whole, 5d per lb.; trimmed, Gd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets. 9d; terekihi, whole. 4kl; smoked, Gd; kippered fillets Id; trevali, whole 2d per lb.; smoked, sd-'iTohn Dory, whole, Gd; fillets, 9d to 10(1 per lb.; lemon fish, fillets, 4d; silver strip. Gd' hapuku steaks, lOd; wings, smoked, 7d; cod. smoked, Is, gurnard, whole, 3d; bnrracouta, whole, 4d; smoked, (>d; kippers, Scotch, Is; crayfish, Gd per lb.;mussels, fresh, Is Gd a dozen; pickled, la 6d a bottle; rabbits Gd each; hares Is bdleach; mutton birds, la each; cod nlletß, Is Gd per lb.; findon haddocks. Is 3d.; moki steaks, sd; smoked steaks, 7d: whitebait. 2s per lb.; Gd to 7d a glass. BACON AND HAM Bacon. —Shoulder rashers, lOd per lb. ; rib rashers, la 3d; by piece, shoulder cut, 8d to Ham.—Whole, Is 2jd per lb.; in rashers. Is 4d; cooked, pressed, rolled, 2s. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.— Factory, first grade, la 54 per lb.; second grade. Is 4d: farm butter, lid to Is Id per lb. '* Cheese.— Ordinary, 8d; more matured, Is to la 6d. EGGS Duck, la a dozen; hen, first grade, la. V ■" ' PRICES OF METALS SHARP PALL IN TIN (Received October 8, 7.36 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 2 Following aro to-day's quotations on the London metal market, comparoi! with those of October 1; — Oct. 2 , Oct. l Per ton ■ Per ton £ad £ a d Copper, atan. spot .. 85 0 7$ 35 1 10J Copper, atan. 8 moa. 36 6 10J 35 8 9 Copper, eleotrolytio ,; 89 10 0 89 10 0 to to 40 0 0 40 0 0 Copper, electr., wire bare 40 0 0 40 - 0 0 Laad, soft, spot .. 17 10 0 17 10 0 Load, eoft, forward .. 17 11 3 17 10 0 Spelter, spot . .. 16 6 3 16 1 3 Spelter, forward .. 16 11 8 16 7 fi Tin, atan., apot .. 224 0 0 231 0 0 Tin, atan., 3 moa. .. 314 17 6 218 2 6