THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22539, 2 October 1936, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

ORANGES STILL DEAR

HIGH PRICES! FOR CARROTS Oranges again Hold at high prices on the retail market during the past week, the Australian variety being particularly scarce. Very few fruiterers will have sufficient supplies of Australian oranges to last them over the weekend, but there should be plenty available next week when the Wanganella arrives with a large shipment. Supplies of Californian grapes also are lower and prices for both black and white varieties have advanced. Carrots have been bringing high prices, and yesterday a quantity from Ohakune sold at up to 9s a sugar bag at the City Markets. As this price represents over £l7 a ton, the investment must have proved a vorv profitable one for growers. Rhubarb has been available in heavier supplies over the past week and is selling at lower rates. Table celery is now practically finished and other lines are now bringing 3d to 6d a stick. Savoy cabbages are no longer available, but spring cabbages are selling at from 4d to Gd each. There has been no change in the prices for fish, bacon, ham, cheese, butter or eggs. Values for meat also remain unchanged, although the first spring lamb has now made its appearance in the shops, at the prices quoted below. Values are:— FRUIT Apples, Winesap.?, sd; Jonathan, ."><!; Rome Beauty, od; pranny Smith, sd; others, 4d; local Delicious, 3d; Hawke's Bay Delicious, sd; Nelson Delicious, 4d; oranges, Island, 3s a dozen; Australian, '2s 6d to Is; lemons, Is to Is Cld; bananas, 4d and 5d per lb.; tomatoes, local, 2s (id to 3s; pears, Winter Cole, -Id; Winter Nelis, sd; cooking, 3d per lb.; tree tomatoes, new, black, 8d per lb.; yellow, (id; Poorman's oranges, Is to 2s a dozen; Queensland pineapples, Is to Is (id; coconuts, 4d to (id each; Californian grapes, white, 3s 4d; black, Is 4d to Is Gd; mushrooms. 2s Gd to 3s Gd. VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern, V/ 2 i\ per lb.; kumaras, 3d; onions, Jd to 2d; rhubarb, 3d to (id a bunch; radish, beet, parsnips, l%d; carrots, 1 Yjd to 2d; cabbages, Drumhead, 3d to Gd; Enfield Market, 4d to Gd; cauliflowers, 3d to (id; lettuce, 2d to 4d; spinach, 2d per bunch; swede turnips, iy 2 d per lb.; silver beet, 2d per bunch; celery, cooking, 3d to (id; leeks, 3d to 4d a bunch; pumpkins, 4d per lb.; cucumbers, local hothouse, 8d to Is each; Island cucumbers, (id to 8d each; peas, Is to Is 3d; new potatoes, 3d to Gd per lb.; hothouse beans, 2s to 2s Gd per lb.; asparagus, lOd to Is Gd a bundle. MEAT Beef. —Rump steak, Is 2d; undercut, Is 4d; beef steak, 8d; sirloin, prime ribs, 7'2d; prime ribs (boned and rolled), 9'/ ? d; j wing ribs (three chine bones), B%d; topside ] (lib. an 1 over), G'/ad; bolars, (i'/id; chuck rib, \ od; rolled back rib, 7d; corned round, B<] ; j corned brisket (boned), Gd; brisket and flat I rib, 4d; flank, 3d; gravy beef or shin j meat, sd; minced beef, sd; tripe, Gd; drip- : ping, Gd; suet, 4d; sausages, Gd; sausage j meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 2d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2 l Ad; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), 2d; ox kidneys, Is; ox tongues, fid; ox tails, Gd; whole loins, BVid; whole rumps, G',4d. Mutton.- —Sides, B%d per lb.; whole legs, 9'/ 2 d; cut legs, 101; shank end (Gib. and under), 10M>d; hindquarters, Od; forequarters, 7d; shoulders, 8d; shank end of forequarters, 7y 2 d; neck (best end), Sd; scrag end, 7d; loin, 8y 2 d; middle loin chops, Is; leg, scrag end, 7d; chops, 30d; rib chops, lOd; neck chops (best end), 9d; stewing chops, 7d; flaps, 4d; cutlets (trimmed), 3s 2d; sheep's fry, Sd; kidneys, 3d each; tongues, 3d; sheep's head (dressed), Gd; sheep's brains, 2d. Veal.—Fillets, lOd; loin, 9d; shoulder, Gd; cutlets and veal steak. Is; chops, lid; forequarters, sd; lolled veal, Sd. Late Lamb. —Hindquarter, Is Id per lb.; forequarter. 9d; loin, Is 2d; legs, Is 3d. Pork. —Leg, 1 Od; loin, lOd; foreloin, with blade, Sd; pork chops, lid; corned hand, Sd; corned belly, lOd; pork sausages, Sd. Spring Lamb. —Forequarters, Is 4d; loins. Is (id; hindquarters, Is (id; legs, Is Sd. These are cash prices at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a pound extra. FISH Schnapper, wholei, 5d per lb.; trimmed, Gd; smoked,'9d; skinned fillets, 10d; uncleaned,' sd; steaks, 6d; terekihi, whole, 4y 3 d per lb.; smoked, Gd; kippered fillets, Is; irevalli. whole, 4d to Is each; smoked, 4d to 9d; John Dory, whole, Gd per lb.; fillets. Is; mullet, whole, Kaipara. 4d each; Auckland, (id per lb.; smoked, Kaipara. 4d to Gd each; Auckland. Sd per ib.; flounders. Is per lb.; lemon fish, fillets, Id per lb.; silver strip, smoked, (id per lb.; bapukn steaks, 10d per lb.; moki steaks, 5d per lb.; smoked, Gd; kingfish, steaks, .'id per lb.; smoked. 7d; salmon. 1s 3d per lb.; halibut. Is -Id per lb.; cod, fresh, Od per lb.; smoked. Is; gurnard, whole, l',4d each; smoked, 4d; barrarouta, wholo, 4d per lb.; smoked, Gd; frost fish, whole. 5d per lb.; hake, whole, r.d i>er lb.; smoked. Gd; 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, Is Gd per lb.; smoked bloaters, three for Is; giblets, Sd per lb.; South Island oysters, 1s and 1s Od per carton; mutton birds. 10d: prawns, 2s per lb.; whitebait, Gd a glass. BACON AND HAM Baron.—Shoulder rashers, lid per lb.; rib rashers. Is 3d; by piece, shoulder cut, 8d to Is. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter. —Factory, first grade, 1s 4%d per lb; second grade, lis 3d; third grade. Is 2Vid: farm butter, lid per lb. Cheese, mild, lOd; tasty, Is 6d. EOGB Duck.—ls Id a dozen; hen, first grade, Is 2d; B grade, Is Id. ■ , AUCKLAND LAND BOARD A MEMBER'S RE-ELECTION Nominations for the seat on the

Auckland Land Board, held by Mr. A. S. Sutherland, which will become vacant on December 7, closed at 4 p.m. on Wednesday with the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr. K. M. Graham. As Mr. Sutherland's was the only nomination received, however, no election will bo necessary, and he will retain his seat on the board after December 7.

Mr. Sutherland was first returned as a member of the Auckland Land Hoard in 19.12, when he contested the seat against six other candidates. He was returned unopposed in 19.54 and again this year. BUILDING SOCIETY YEAR AT WHANG AREI [from our own corrkspondknt] WIIANGAREI, Thursday "The society is in a particularly sound financial position, and one of the fine features this year is that the withdrawals are considerably less than during the past few years, which can ho taken as a sign of generally improved conditions," said Mr. H. W. Crawford, chairman of the Whangarei Co-operative Terminating Building Society, at the annual meeting of the •society last night. The report and balance-sheet, already published in the Hkrald, were adopted. The retiring directors, Messrs. W. J. Orr and W. Reynolds, were re-elected unopposed. PRICES FOR RABBITSKINS [BY TKLKGRAI'I! —PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN, Thursday With the rabbitskin season practically over, the quantities offered at to-day's sale were small and the quality generally inferior. There were a few small orders in the market, hut the somewhat erratic nature of the sale was duo to the fact that, most of the hu.vintr was purely speculative. Following is the range of prices:—Summer broken, 2ld to 2(>d; second winter broken, 32d to 3<ld; first winter broken, 4f>d to 45Y 2 d; runners, 23d to '_>. r >d; summers bucks, 2Ud to 28d; does, 23d to 25% d; small, Kid to 20d; light racks, Mid to 3(>d; first winter bucks, spotted. 103 d to 1!2!<d; first winter does, spotted, Old to (iSd; second winter bucks, 1 Hid to I20d; second winter does, 7. r >d to Ttid; first winter bucks, 130 d to 138 d; first winter does, 85(1 to 88d; prime winter bucks, 137 dto 13! HI; prime winter floes, KSd to !)Od; outgoing bucks, 83d to B!>Y a d; outgoing does, odd to 6'J/ : /l ■ spring bucks, 52d to 5Sd; spring does, 3.V1 to 3!) d; milky, 30d to 48d; fawns, 2Sd to 3<>d; winter fawns, TOd to Ttidi first winter blacks, 74d to "(id; second winter black, 5Sd to UOd; hareskins, 20d to 36d; horsehair, 18d.