THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22402, 24 April 1936, Page 11

THE MARKET BASKET

RISE IN EGG PRICES BRUSSELS SPROUTS APPEAR A further rise of Id for all grades of eggs was the principal change in retail produce prices during the week. Supplies are rapidly falling with the end of the laying season at hand. The fruit market has experienced a scarcity of tomatoes, which are selling at higher prices. The first of the season's Brussels sprouts are to hand and are available at 8d per lb. Prices for meat, fish, bacon, ham, cheese and butter are unchanged. Values are: — FRUIT Apples, new season's Cox's Orange, 4d per lb; Delicyous, 3d and 4d; Kidd's Orange, 3d to 4c!;'Willie Sharp. 3d; Jonathan, 3d to 4d; cooking, 3d; dessert, sd: oranges, Sunkist. '2s to 3s a dozen ; Jamaican, Is Gd to 3s; lemons. Is to la Gd: Caftfornian. 2s; grapefruit, Sunkist, 4d to 6d each; bananas, 4d to 5d per lb; tomatoes, local, Gd to lOd; Hutt, 8d; grapes, Colman, Is Cd to 2s Gd; To Kauwhata. 8d to lOd; coconuts, 4d to 6d each; pineapples, Queensland, Is to Is Gd; pears. Winter Cole, 4d; cooking, 3d per lb; Louis Bon Jersey, 4cl; Cape gooseberries, 8d per lb; passion fruit, 8d to Is a dozen; figs, 8d per dozen; paw paws, Is to Is Cd; quinces, 5d per lb. VEGETABLES Potatoes, lid to'2d per lb; kumara, 2d to 3d; onions, Id; peas, 4d to 6d pgr lb; beans, 4d to 6d; pumpkins, red, lid per lb; Whangaparaoa greyskin, 3d; marrows, 3d to 6d each; rhubarb, 2d to 4d a bunch; radish, carrots, beet, parsnips, lid; cabbages, Ohakune, 4d to 8d; cauliflowers, Ohakune, Gd to Is; lettuce, 2d to 3d; watercress, Id per bunch; spinach, lid per bunch: swede turnips, lid per lb; silver beet, 2d per bunch; celery, table. 4d to 6d per stick; cooking. 3d to 4d; leeks. 6d a bunch; Brussels sprouts, 8d per lb. MEAT Beef—Rump steak. Is Id per lb; under cut, Is 3d; beef steak, 7d; stewing steak, 6d; sirloin, BJd; prime ribs. GJd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), Bjd; v/ing ribs (three chine bones), 7(d; topside (4lb and over), old; thick flank, 5Jd: bolars, s;d: doublo top rib, sd; chuck rib, 4id; rolled back rib, Gd; corned round, 7d; corned brisket (bone), sid; brisket and flat rib, 3{d; thin flank. 2d; gravy beef or shin meat, 4d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, Gd; dripping, Gd; Biiet, 4d; sausages, 5d sausage meat, 4d; whole shins or legs, lid;_ halfshins or legs .thick end), 2d; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), lid; ox kidneys, _ls; ox tongues, 8d; ox tails, 6d; whole loins, 7id; whole rumps, Bid. _ Mutton.—Sides. 7d per lb; whole legs, B}d; cut legs, 9d; shank end (Gib and under), 9jd; hindquarters, Bid; forequarters, Gd; shoulders, 7d; shank end of forequarters, 6Jd; neck (best end), 7d; loin, BJd; middle loin chops, lid; leg and rib chops, 9d; neck chops (best end), 8d; stewing chops, Gd; flaps, 3d; cutlets (trimmed). Is Id; sheep's fry, Gd; kidneys, 3d each; tongues, 3d; sheep's head (dressed), Gd; sheep's brains, 2d. Spring Lawb.—Hindquarters, Is Id per lb; forequarter, 9d; loin, Is 2d; legs, la 3d. Veal. —Fillets, 8d; loins, 7d; cutlets and veal steak, lOd: chops, 8d; shoulder, 4d; quarters, 3d; rolled veal, 6d. Pork.—Leg, 10d; loin, 10dj forelom, with blade. 8d; pork chops, lid; corned hand, 8d; corned belly, lOd; 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, 9d; skinned fillets, lOd; uncleaned, sd; steaks, 6d; terakihi, whole, 4id per lb, smoked, 6d; kippered fillets. Is; trevalli, whole, 4d to Is each; smoked, 4d to 9d; John Dory, whole, Gd per lb; fillets, Is; mullet, whole, 4d each; Auckland, Gd per lb; smoked. Kaipara, 4d to 6d each; Auckland, 8d per lb; flounder, Is per lb; lemon fish, fillets, 4d per lb; silver strip, smoked, Gd per lb; hapuku, steaks, lOd per lb; wingß, smoked, Gd; smoked, 7d; moki, steaks. Gd per lb; smoked. 6d; kingfish, steaks. 5d per lb; smoked, 7d; salmon. Is 3d per lb; halibut. Is 4d per lb: cod. fresh, 9d per lb; smoked, Is: gurnard, whole, lid each; smoked, 4d; barracouta, whole, 4d per lb; smoked Gd; frost fish, whole, 5d per lb; hake, whole, 5d per lb; smoked, 6d; kippers, Scotch, Is per pair; crayfish. Gd per lb; roes, smoked, schnapper, 2s per 1b; fresh schnapper. Is 3d; smoked hapuku, Is Gd; mussels, fresh. Is Gd per dozen; rabbits, 9d each; cod fillets, Scotch, Is 6d per lb; smoked bloaters, three for Is; giblets, Sd per lb; South Island oysters. Is and Is 9d per carton; mutton birds, lOd; prawns, 2s per lb. BACON AND HAM Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, lOd per lb; rib rashers, Is 2d; by piece, shoulder cut, Sd to Is. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory first grade, Is 3d per lb; second. Is 2d; third grade. Is Id; farm butter. 10d per lb. Cheese.—Ordinary, lOd; more matured, Is 2d to Is 6d. EGGS Duck, 2s 4d a dozen; hen, first grad», 2s 6d; B grade, 2s.