THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22878, 5 November 1937, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

FRUIT PRICES RISE

MUTTON NOW CHEAPER

A large number of changes have taken place in retail produce values during the week. Prices for most lines of mutton have been reduced, but all other meat prices remain the same, as do those for fish, bacon, ham, eggs, butter and cliec-se. Prices for fruit have hardened in several cases, including bananas, tomatoes, grapes, grapefruit and pineapples. With spring crops coming forward, vegetable prices are tending to drop, but lettuce are still dear. Prices are:— FRUIT Apples, Sturmers, od; Statesman. 4d; iasnia, (id; Delicious, 5(1; Canadian, 2s a dozen; Winter Cole pears, Od; cooking, 4d; oranges, Australian Valencias. 2s to 3s; lemons, fid to Is Od; bananas, Gd to Gd per lb; tomatoes, Island, Is Sd; grapefruit. Sun- I j kist, fid; Jamaican, 3d and 4d; local. Is to j2s a dozen; coconuts, M to Od each; pine- • apples, Queensland variety, Is fid to 2s; | Island variety, lOd to Is 3d; passion fruit, | 2s (id to 3s a dozen; mushrooms, cultivated, | 3s Od to <ls Od; treo tomatoes, first grade. lOd i and Is a lb; second grrtde, 8d; hothouse tomni toes, Is Od to 2s (id per lb; Californian | Krapes. While Malaga, Is Sd; Black Ribier, 2s; lied Emperor, is 8d; strawberries, Rood quality, 23d to 2s Od; Marguerites. Is :Jd to 2s; Californian plums. Is 3d per lb. VEGETABLES Kumaras, 2'/£d per Jb; onions, 4(1 per lb; rhubarb, 4d to" (id a bunch; radish, spring onions, 2d; cabbages, 3d to (3d; lettuce, 3d and sd; spinach, l l / 3 d per bunch; silver beet, 3d per bunch; pumpkins, (id per lb; new potatoes, 2d to 3d; cauliflowers, 4(1 to 8d; hothouse beans, 2s per lb; broad beans. 4d to Od per lb; carrots, 3d a bunch; parsnips, 3d bunch; asparagus, Sd to Is; peas, 4d to Od per lb; hothouso cucumbers, lOd to Is tach. MEAT j Beef.—Rump steak. Is 4d; undercut, Is > 'id; beef steak, Sd; sirloin, Kid; primo ribs, Kd; prime ribs (boned and rolled). Kid; | wing ribs (three chine bones), Ud; topside : (41b and overt, 7d; bolars, 7d; chuck rib, ; od; rolled buck rib, Sd; corned rcund. !ld: ! corned brisket (boned), (id; brisket and flat | rib, 4d; thin flank, 3d; gravy beef or shin | beef, (id; minced beef. Oil; tripe, Od; dripj ping, Od; suet, 4d; sausages. Od; sausage meat, ad; whole shins or legs, 2d; half shins or legs (thick end), 2Vid; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), 2d; ox kidneys. Is: ox tongues, lOd; ox tails, Od; whole loins, fid; wholo rumps, lOd. Mutton.—Sides, 7d; whole legs, Od; cut legs, leg. shank end (01b or under), lOd; hindquarter, 8d; forequarter, Gd; shoulder, 7d; shank end of forequarter, C>Y 2 d; necks (best end), 7d; necks (scrag end), Gd; loin, sy 2 d; middle loin chops, Is; leg chops, lid; rib chops, lOd; neck chops (best end), Sd; stewing chops, Od; flaps, 3d; cutlets (trimmed). Is 2d; sheep's fry, 8d; kidneys, 3d each; tongues, 3d each; sheep's head (dressed), Gd each; sheep's brains, 2d. New Season Lamb.—Forequarter, Is 2d per lb; hindquarter, Is fid; legs, Is 7d. Veal. —Fillets, lid; loins, lOd; shoulder, 7d; cutlets and veal steak, Is Id; chops, Is; forequarter, Od; rolled veal, Od; veal rump steak, Is 3d. Pork.—Leg, Is; loin, Is; foreloin, with blade, lOd; pork chops, Is Id; corned hand, lOd; corned belly. Is; pork sausages, Od. FISH Schnapper and terekihi, whole, 6d per lb; fillets, lOd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, with wings, 11(1; without wings, Is; steaks, 8d; terekihi, kippered fillets. Is 3d; trevalli, whole. 7d each; smoked. Sd; smoked fillets, 4-1 and Od; John Dory, fillets, Is 2d; mullet, whole, Ivaipara, Od each; Auckland, 7d per lb; smoked,■ Kaipara, Od each; Auckland, lOd per lb; flounder. Is per lb; lemon fish, .VI per lb; silverstrip, Gd per lb; hapuku, steaks, Is 2(1 per lb; smoked, Is 3d; nioki, steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, Od; kingfish, steaks, Sd per lb; smoked, Od; salmon. Is 3d per lb; smoked, Is 4d per lb; cod, fresh, Od per lb; smoked. Is 3d; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, lVsd each; smoked, od; barracouta, whole, Od; fillets, Gd per lb; smoked, 8d; cream fish, l'/jd each; frostfish. Gd pel lb; hake, whole. Od per lb; smoked. Sd kippers, Scotch, Is per pair; crayfish, Od pel lb: smoked schnapper roes, 2s Od per lb fresh schnapper roes, 2s; smoked hapuku j Is 3d; mussels, fresh. Is Gd a dozen; rab ' bits. lOd each; cod fillets. Scotch, Is Od pe lb; smoked bloaters, three for Is; giblets _ yd per lb; mutton birds. lOd. I | BACON AND HAM i Bacon. —Shoulder rashers. Is 3d and Is 4 • ! per lb; rib rashers, Is (id; by piece, shouldc • cut, lOd to Is 2d. Hams: Rashers, Is 7d j j pieces, Is Od; whole hams, Is Od; half-ham. I Is Od. e j BUTTER AND CHEESE : Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 4»/ 2 d. pf j lb; second grade. Is 3V' 2 d; farm butter. J . ; Id per lb. Cheese: Mild, Is; tasty, Is Od. [ EGGS' ■ Hen, A grade, Is Od; B grade. Is 4d ' duck, A grade. Is Gd. > MINING- NEWS • 1 : GOLD FIELDS DREDGING i NEW DIRECTORS' POLICY The policy of the new board of direc tors of the Goldfields Dredging Cora ! panv, Limited (Otago) is outlined in . circular to shareholders. It has bee: | decided to proceed with plans for dredp ing the lower Shotover River after tli ; present claim is worked out in abou ' eight to 12 months. Effort is also t ; be made to improve the gold return from the present area, with particula attention to the dredging depth an the saving of fine gold. The director have secured an extra dredging area c approximately' 500 acres from a poin on. the Lower Shotover River beloi where the dredge was operating befor it was acquired by the company, dow 1 to tho junction of the Shotover an : Kawarau Rivers. It was on the Lowe 1 Shotover that the company's early goo returns were secured. Tho directors state that they hav been assured by competent men tha | the ta.sk of taking the dredge agai ! through tho Shotover Gorge can b safely accomplished. YIELDS OF COMPANIES Mossy Crook (West- Coast). —G2oz 7d\vt. from 8800 yards in 132 hours. Big River (Reefton). —210oz. 17dwt. from 32(5 tons for October. Alexander (Reefton). —Return for ' October: 2380z. 17dwt., valued at \ £1877. 1 - ? MINING HOUSE CONCESSIONS I Mining House Concessions, Limited, Christehureh, reports that during Octo- • bor in the Adams, area, although the J water supply was somewhat better, it j i could not\be considered entirely satiscj factory. A total of 80 hours' sluicing ; j was done, and a wash up produced 1 loz. I (sdwt. of gold, of an approximate value • of £IOO. The mine expenditure for tho L ( I period, including the mine manager's ! salary, was £sl. The water supply has now dropped to practically zero. Unless early rainfall occurs, sluicing will have to be temporarily suspended. In FenI nings area 7oz. 14dwt. of gold was produced, valued at £54. Only one-sixth of this reverts to the company, which bears no mining expenditure. SIIARLAND AND COMPANY BALANCE-SHEET DETAILS Details of the trading results of Sharland and Company, Limited, Wellington, were published yesterday, a decline in profit being disclosed. The balance-sheet now to hand shows paid capital and general reserve unaltered at £125,000 and £12,000, respectively. Tho amount owing to the bank and open liabilities lias risen £9938 to C 18.457. On the other hand, stocks are L' 9063 higher at £71,-138 and book debts £2279 greater at £48,701. Cash is down by £-000 to £SOOO. Properties and plant at £47.2(58 compare with £17.114 a year ago. The total of assets is £172,582, an increase of £9510. Cross profit for the year was £47.299, against £43.945 in 193 G. and profit, before providing for land and income tax, was £10,852, against £13,920.