THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22431, 29 May 1936, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

BUTTER AND EGGS DEARER ORANGES SELLING READILY Both butter and eggs rose in price during the week, but there were few other changes in the prices of retail produce. Cauliflowers, supplies of which are coming mainly from Ohaknne, are selling at a wider range of prices, and there is a ready sale for Island oranges. Prices for fish, meat, cheese and ham are unchanged. Values are: FRUIT Apples, cooking, 3d per 1)5: Winesap, 6d: others, Id oranges, new shipment Island, Is 9d to 2s Gd a dozen; Jamaican, 2s to 3s; lemons. Is to Is Gd; Cnliforninn, Us; grapefruit, Sunkist, 5d each; Jamaican. sd: bananas. 4d to 5d per lb: tomatoes, local. Is; giapes. Column. 2s Gd to 3s; pineapples, Queensland, Is 9d to 2s each; pears. Winter Cole, 4d: cooking. 3d per lb; passion fruit, Is to Is Gd a dozen; Chinese gooseberries, Is to Is Gd a dozen; guavas. 5d lb; fejoas. Gd: Island mandarins, la Gd to Os a dozen; tree tomatoes, new. black. Gd per lb; yellow 4d. VEGETABLES Potatoes, 2d per lb; kumara, 2d to 3d; onions, ljd; beans, hothouse. Is per lb; pumpkins, red, lid pet lb: Whangaparaoa greyskin, 3d; marrows, 3d to Gd each: rhubarb. Gd it bunch; radish, carrots, beet," parsnips, lid; cabbages. Oliakune, 4d to 8d; cauliflowers, Ohaknne, Gd to Is 3d; lettuce. 2d t.-> 3d: watercress. Id per bunch; spinach, ljd per bunch; swede turnips, lid .per lb: silvei beet, 2d per bunch; celery, table, Gd to 8d per stick; cooking, 3d to 4d : leeks. Gd a bunch: Brussels sprouts, 8d ' b MEAT Beet.—liuni t ' steak, Is Id per lb; undercut, Is 3d; beef steak. 7d: stewing steak, Gd; sirloin, BJd; prime ribs, Gld; prime ribs (boned and rolled), BJd; wing ribs (three chine bones), 75d; topside (41b and over), 4jd; thick flank. 5Jd: bolars, 54d; double top rib, 6d; chuck rib, 4id; rolled back rib, Gd; corned round, 7d; corned brisket (bone), 64d; brisket und flat rib, 3id: thin flank, 2d: gravy beef, or shin meat, 4d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, Gd; dripping. (id: suet, 4d, sausages, sd; sausage meat, 4d • whole shins or legs, ljd; halfehins or legs (thick end), 2d; half-shine or legs (knuckle .end), lid; ox kidneys, Is; ox tongues, 8d • ox tails, Gd; whole loins, 7Jdj whole rumps. B}d. Mutton.—Sides, 7d per lb; whole legs. I BSd; cut legs, 9d; shank end (Gib and under), Old; hindquarters, B}d; forequarters, Gd. shoulders, 7d; shank end of forequariers, Gld: neck (best end). 7d; loin. BJd; middle loin chops, lid: leg» and rib chops, 9(1; neck chops (best end), 8d; stewI ing chops, Gd; flaps, 3d; cutlets (trimmed), Is Id; sheep's fry. Gd: kidneys, 3d each; tongues, 3d: sheep« head (dressed). Gd: sheep's brains. 2d. Spring Lamb.—Hindquarters, Is Id per [ lb; forequartt r, 9d; loin. Is 2d; legs. Is 3d. veal. -Fillets. 8d: loins, 7d; cutlets and | veal steak, lOd: chops 8d; shoulder, 4d; quarters, 3d: rolled veal, Gd Pork.—Leg. lOd: loin, 10d; foreloin, with blade, 8d; pork chops, lid; corned hand, 8d: corned belly, lOd; pork sausages, 7d. These aro 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; unrleaned, sd;. steaks, Gd; terakihi. whole. 4id per lb; smoked, Gd; kippered fillets, Is; trevnli. whole, 4d to Is each; smoked. 4d to 9d; John Dory, whole. Gd per lb; fillets. Is; mullet, wholo, Kaipara, 4d each; Auckland. Gd per lb: smoked Knipura. 4d to Gd each: Auckland, 8d per lb: flounder. Is per lb. len.'oii fish, fillets 4d per lb: silver strip, smoked, Gd per lb; hapuku, steaks. lOd per lb; moki steaks, od per lb; smoked, (Id: kingfish. steaks, 6d 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, 4<l: barracouta, whole, 4d per lb; smoked, lid; frost fish, whole, 5d per lb; hake, whole. 5d per lb: smoked, Gd r kippers, Scotch, Is per pair; crayfish, Gd per lb; roes, smoked, schnapper. 2s per lb: fresh schnapper. Is 3d: smoked hapuku, Is Gd; mussels, fresh, Is Gd per dozen, rabbits, 9d each; cod fillets. Scotch, la Cd pei lb: smoked bloaters, throe for Is. giblets, 8d per lb; South Island oysters, Is and Is 9d per carton; mutton birds. 10rl prawns, 2s per lb. BACON AND HAM Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, lid per lb; rib rashers, Is 3d: by piece, shoulder cut, 8d to 1« BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 4d per lb; second glade, Is 3d, third grade, Is 2d: farm butter, lid per lb. Cheese.--Ordinary, lOd; more matured, la 2d to Is (id EGGS Duck, 2s a, dozen; hen. first grade, 2s Gd: B grade. 2b.

CANADIAN WHEAT STORED STOCKS DECLINE OTTAWA, May i, Complaints from tho wheat belt of a shortage of moisture coincide with an announcement that the wheat in store on May 22, totalled 156,000.000 bushels or 37,000,000 bushels less than a year ago.