THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23036, 13 May 1938, Page 5

THE MARKET BASKET

GREEN VEGETABLES SCARCE RISE IN MUTTON PRICES Californian and Jamaican oranges are the only varieties obtainable on the markets at present, supplies from Fiji being entirely exhausted, although a shipment will arrive next week. The scarcity of green vegetables has not been lessened and prices remain high. The season for outdoor tomatoes is about over, only hothouse variety being in good condition. Mutton prices have risen one penny in all sections. Values are:— FRUIT Apples, cooking, 3d; Delicious, 3d and 4d; Golden Delicious, -Id; .Russet, 3d; Granny Smith, 3d and Id; Jonathan, 4d; Cox's Orange, 4d; oranges, Californian Sunkist, 2s fid to 3s; Jamaican, 2s Ud and 3s; Karotongan, Is Gd to 2s; lemons. Is 6d to 2s; bananas, 4d to Gd; grapefruit. Sunkist, Cd; coconuts, 3d and 4d each; pineapples, Queensland variety, 2s to 3s; tomatoes, hothouse, l.s 3d to Is (3d; hothouse grapes, 2s to 3s per lb: outdoor grapes, Is to Is 6d; Louis Bon Jersey pears, 4d; "Winter Coles, 3d and 4d; others, 3d and 4d; tfuavas, 6d per lb; Chinese gooseberries, Is Gd a dozen: persimmons, 2d. VEGETABLES Kumaras, Qd per ib; onions, 3d per lb: rhubarb, 4d to Cd a bunch; radish, spring onions, 2d; cabbages, Od to Is; cauliflowers (Ohakune), 'ls; lettuce, 3d to Gd; silver beet, 3d per bunch; pumpkins, 2d and 3d per lb; potatoes, l%d to 2d; outdoor beans, 8d to Is per lb; hothouse beans, Is 3d; carrots, 2d a bunch; parsnips, 2d a bunch; beet, l%d per bunch; marrows, 6d to 9d; celery, 4d to 8d; spinach, 2d and 3d a bunch; mushrooms, 2s to 2s Gd per lb; chokos, Id to 2d each; tree tomatoes, yellow and black, 4d; extra choice, Gd. MEAT Beef.—'Rump steak. Is 4d; undercut, Is Gd; beef steak, Sd; sirloin, lOd; prime ribs, 8d; prime ribs (boned and rolled), lOd; wing ribs (three chine v bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 7d; bolars, 7d; chuck rib, sd; rolled back rib, Sd; corned round, 9d; corned brisket (boned), Cd; brisket and flat rib, 4d; thin flank, 3d; gravy beef or shin beef, 6d; minced beof, (Jd; tripe, Gd; dripping, Cd; suet, 4d; sausage, 4d; sausage meat, Gd; whole shins or legs, 2d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2'/ad; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), 2d; ox kidneys, Is; ox tongues, lOd; ox tails, Gd; whole loins, 9d; whole rumps, lOd. Mutton.—Sides, Dd; whole legs, "lid; cut legs, ll'Ad; shank end (Gib or under), Is; hindquarter, lOd; forequarter, 8d; shoulder 9d; shank end of forequarter, B%d; necks (best end), 9d; necks (scrag end), 8d; loin, lOVad; middle loin chops. Is 2d; leg chops, Is Id; rib chops. Is; neck chops (best end), lOd; slewing chops, Sd; flaps, Gd; cutlets (trimmed), Is 4d; sheep's fry, lOd; kidneys, 4d; tongues, 4d each; sheep's head (dressed), 7d each; sheep's brains, 4d. New Season's Lamb. —Forequarter, 9d per lb; hindquarter, Is; legs, Is 3d; loins. Is; aides, lid; lamb chops, Is 2d. Veal fillets, lid; loins, lOd; shoulder, 7d; cutlets aj>d veal steak, is id: chops, Is; forequarter, Gd; rolled veal, 9d; 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, Sd. FISH

Schnapper and terekihi, whole, 6d per lb; fillets, lOd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, with terekihi, kippered fillets, Is 3d- trevalli, whole, 7d each; smoked, 8d; smoked fillets, 4d and 'sd; John Dory fillets, Is 2d; mullet, whole, Kaip.ara, 5d each; Auckland, 7d per lb; smoked Kaipara, !kl each; Auckland, lOd per lb; flounder, Is per lb; lemon fish, 5d per lb; silver strip, Gd per lb; hapukn steaks, Is I'd per lb; smoked. Is 3d; moki steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, 9d per lb; kingfish steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, 9d; salmon, Is 3d per lb; smoked*ls 4d per lb; cod, fresh, 9d per lb; smoked. Is Gd; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, V/jl each; smoked, sd; barracouta, whole, sd; fillets, 6d per lb: smoked, Sd; cream fish, l%d each; frost fish, 6d per lb; hake, whole, Gd per lb; smoked, Sd; kippers, Scotch, Is per pair; crayfish, 9d and lOd per lb; smoked schnapper roes, 2s Gd per lb. BACON AND HAM Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, Is 3d per lb; rib rashers, Is Gd; by piere, shcclder cut, lOd to Is 2d. Ham: Rashe;s, Is 7d; pieces. Is sd; whole hams, ls'4d; half-haras, Is sd. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade. Is 4%d per lb; second grade, Is 4d; farm butter. Id Id per lb. Cheese: Mild, Is; tasty, Is 6d and Is Bd. EGGS Hen, A grade, 2s lOd; B grade, 2s 7d: C grade, 2s 2d; duck, A grade, 2s 7d;,8 grade, 2s 3d. SHORTAGE OF EGGS INQUIRY IN AUSTRALIA An inquiry was recently made in Melbourne for eggs for New Zealand, but it is reported that no business is likely to result. The Melbourne market is short of supplies of all grades of eggs, and it would be impossible at present to fill any demand from the Dominion.

AMENDED WHOLESALE PRICES The Auckland Egg Marketing Committee has amended the wholesale egg quotations published yesterday. In the amended prices duck eggs show no change on the week's opening prices. The current quotations are a§ follows: — Hen: First grade, 2s Bsd a dozen; B,grade, 2s SJ; C grade, Is 9£. Duck: First grade, 2s 4Jd a dozen; B grade, 2s 2s; C grade, \s IOJd- Country storekeepers' minimum buying prices for first-grade eggs are:—Hen, 2s lid a dozen; duck, Is lOd. AUSTRALIAN GLASS DIVIDEND RATE UNCHANGED The directors of the Australian Glass Manufacturers Company, Limited, Melbourne, have advised the Stock Exchange that the board has declared final dividends for the year ended March 31 of 4i per cent on preference shares and 4 per cent, plus 5 per cent from investments, on ordinary shares. With the interim dividend on ordinary shares of 6 per cent, the annual rate is 15 per cent for the third year in succession. '

BANKING LEGISLATION AUSTRALIAN UNEASINESS In his address to shareholders of the Bank of Adelaide at the annual meeting, the chairman, Sir Howard Lloyd, said the business of the bank continued to expand along healthy lines. The general tone of the bank's advances had been improved by the good season aud better trading. As a result, the directors had hoped to increase the dividend rate, but that had been thwarted by a new consideration arising from projected legislation following upon the report of the lloyal Commission on Banking. The accounts of the bank were published in the Herald on April 21. A dividend of 5 per cent was distributed for the vear, against 4£ per cent in 1937. STEEL COMPANIES' FINANCE The directors of Australian Iron and Steel, Limited, announce that negotiations with the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, have been completed, as a result of which that company has been allotted 2,000,000 ordin? ary shares of £1 each at par in Australian Iron and Steel in liquidation of the major, portion of the advances made by it to Australian Iron and Steel. Limited. - PROPERTY AUCTIONS Messrs. T. Mandeno Jackson will offer at auction at their rooms, 11 Swanson Street. Auckland, at tl a.m. to-day, residential sections and business sites in Parnell, Kohimarama Otahuhu. Papakura and Waiuku, and a bungalow in Grey Lynn. C F Bennett, Limited, will offer at auction at its rooms at, the corner of Queen and Shortland Streets at noon to-day two dwellings in Green Lane.