THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22437, 5 June 1936, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

FIRST POORMAN'S ORANGES FALL IN PRICE OF EGGS The first poorman's oranges of the season made their appearance on the market during the week, and are selling at from Is to Is fid a dozen. Island mandarins advanced in price, while pineapples and Jamaican oranges and grapefruit were not on the market. Onions, of which there has been a glut, were in shorter supply and prices firmed. Both first grade and B grade eggs are Id cheaper. Prices for meat, fish, bacon, ham, butter and cheese were unchanged. Values are: — FRUIT Apples, cooking, 3d per lb: Winesap. sd: others, 4d: oranges. Island. Is fid to 2s Gd a dozen; lemons, 1b to Is 6d; Californium, 2s; grapefruit, Sunkist, 5d each: bananas. 4d to 5d per lb; tomatoes, local. Is: crapes. Colman, 2s 6d to 3s; pears, Winter Cole. 4d; cooking, 3d per lb: passion fruit. Is to Is 6d ft dozen; Chinese gooseberries, 1» to Is 6d a dozen; guavas. 5d lb: feioas. Gd: Island mandarins. 2s to 2s Gd a dozen: tree tomatoes, new, black. Gd per lb: yellow. 4d; poorman's oranges, Is to Is 6d a dozen. VEGETABLES Potatoes, 2d per lb; kumara, 2d to 3d: onions. 2d; beans, hothouse. Is per lb: pumpkins, red, l{d per lb: Whaniraparaoa greyskin, 3d: marrows, 3d to Gd each: rhubarb, 6d a bunch; radish, carrots, beet, parsnips, lid; cabbages. Ohakune. 4d to 8d: cauliflowers. Ohakune. Gd to Is 3d: lettuce. 2d to 3d; watercress, Id per hunch; spinach, Hd per bunch; swede turnips, Ud per lb; silver beet, 2d per bunch: celery, table, fid to 8d per stick; cooking. 3d to 4d: leeks. 4d n bunch; Brussels sprouts, 8d lb; African cucumbers, 2d each; choko, 2d each. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak, Is Id per lb; undercut, Is 3d; beef steak, 7d: stewing steak, Gd; sirloin, Sid: prime ribs, Gld: prime ribs (boned nnd rolled), B',d; wing ribs (three chine bones), 7id: topside (4lb and over). 4jd: thick (lank. 55d,: bolnrs. sld: double top rib. sd; chuck rib, 41d: rolled bark rib. 6d: corned round. 7d: corned brisket (bone). 54d; brisket . and flat rib. 3}d: thin flank. 2d: gravy beef, or shin meat, 4d: minced beef, 4d: tripe. Gd: dripping. Gd; suet. <ld: sausages, 5d : sausage nieiit,, 4d: whole shins or legs, lid: halfshins or lees (thick end), 2d: half-shins or legs (knuckle end). I'd: ox kidneys, ,1s; ox tongues, Sd ; ox tails, Gd: whole loins. 7)d: whole rumps, Bid. M niton. —Sides, 7d nor lb: whole lees 81(1: cut legs. Od: shank end (Gib and under), Old: hindquarters, 8!d: ,ro " ciunrlora. (»d ; shoulders. 7(1; shnnk end of foroqunrterfl, GUI: neck (beat end), 7(1; loin, 8Id; middle loin chops, lid; legs nnd rib chops. Od; nock chops (best end). Pd : stewing chops. Gd: flans. 3d: cutlets (trimmed). Is Id: sheep's fry, Gd: kidneys. 3d each: tongues, :id; sheep's head (dressed). Gd; sheep's brains. 2d. Spring Lnmb.—Hindquarters, Is Id per lb: forequarter. Od : 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. 10d: loin. 10d ; foreloin. with blade. Pd: pork chops, lid: corned hand. 8d: corned bellv, 10d: pork sausages 7d These are ensh prices at the shops, hooking nnd delivery being a penny ft pound nXtr! '- FISH Schnapper. whole. 5d .per lb; trimmed. Gd: smoked. 9d; skinned fillets 10(1: unclenned, sd; steaks 6d; terekihi whole. 4id per lb: smoked. Gd : kippered fillets Is: t rev a Hi. whole, 4d to Is each; smoked 4d to 9d: John Dory, whole, G<l per lb: fillets. 1s; mullet, whole, Kaipara. 4d each; Auckland Gd per lb; smoked Kaipara. 4d to fxl each': Auckland, 8d per lb; flounder. Is per lb;, lemon fish, fillets, 4d per lb: silver strip, smoked. Gd per lb: hapukn steaks. Kill per lb: mold steaks. 5d per lb; smoked, Gd: kingfish. steaks 5d per lb; smoked, .d: snhnnn. Is 3d per lb; halibut. Is 4d per II>: cod fresh. Sid ner lb: smoked, Is: ernrnard. whole, Md each: smoked. 4d: barraeouta. Whole 4(1 per lb; smoked 0,1: frost fish whole Sd per lb: link", whole. 5(1 per m. smoked. Gd : kippers. Scotch. Is per pair: crayfish. 'Gd per lb; roes, smoked, schnanper! 2s per lb; fresh schnapper. Is 3d smoked hapuku, Is Gd : mussels, fresh, s Gd per dozen: rabbits, Od each; cod fillets. Scotch. Is Gd per lb: smoked bloaters, three for Is giblets. 8d per lb: South Island ovsters, Is and Is Od per carton: mutton birds, 10(1; prawns, 2s per lb. BACON AND ITAM Bacon—Shoulder rashers, lid per lb: rib rashers, Is 3d; by piece, shoulder cut. 8d to Is. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.— Factory, first grade. Is 4d per lb; second grade, Is 3(1; third grade, Is 2d: farm butter, lid per lb. Cheese.— Ordinary, 10(1; more matured. Is 2d to Is Gd. EGGS Duck, 2s h do 7. an; hen. first grade, 2a sd; B grade, la lid TIN'S SHARP DECLINE LOWEST PRICE SINCE 1933 (Received .Tunc 4, G. 5 p.m.* British Wireless RUGBY, June 3 The price of tin to-day, namely, £lB7 5s a ton, is the lowest since May, 1933.