THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23072, 24 June 1938, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

FEW CHANGES IN PRICES SUPPLY OF PINEAPPLES There has been little change in the* price of fruit on the retail market this week. A large shipment of Queensland pineapples which arrived during the week, wfere released yesterday at the retail price of Is 6d to 2s each. Australian navel oranges are still selling at from 2s to 3s a dozen, while Island oranges realise 2s a dozen. There has been no alteration in the retail price of meat and the prices for butter and cheese remain unchanged. The price of A grade duck eggs advanced Id during the week and they are now selling at 2s lOd a dozen. Prices are; — FRUIT Apples, cooking, 3d; Delicious, 3d and 4df Golden Delicious, 4d; Granny Smith, 4dj Jonathan, 4d and 6d; Sturmer, 3d and 4d; Giant Jeniton, 4d; oranges, Caiifornian, Sunkist, is (id to 2s dd; Queensland navel oranges, Lis to Us a dozen; Island oranges, '2s; 'lemons. Is; bananas, id and sd; grape* fruit, Bunkist, (id; coconuts, 3d and 4d each; pineapples, Queensland, Is 3d to 2sj tomatoes, hothouse, Is (id to '2s; hothouse grapes, 2s (id to 3s (id per lb; Winter Cole pears, Gd; Winter Nelis, 4d; cookers, 3d; Chinese gooseberries. Is a dozen; persimmons, 2d. VEGETABLES Kumaras, 3d per lb; onions, 3d per ibi rhubarb, 4d to (id a bunch; radish, spring onions, 2d; cabbages, (id to Is 3d; cauliflowers, Is to 2s; lettuce, 2d to 4d; silver beet, 3d per bunch; pumpkins, 2d and 3d; per lb; potatoes, V/>d to 2d; hothouse beans, is Od to 2s; carrots, 2d a bunch; parsnips, 2d a bunch; beet, 3d a bunch; marrows, Od to od; celery, 4d to Gd; table celery, 8d to Is; spinach. 2d and 3d a bunch; chokos. Id to 2d each; tree tomatoes, yellow and black, Gd. MEAT Beef.—vKurap steak. Is 4dj nndercut, Is 3d; beef steak, Sd; sirloin, lOd; prime ribs, 8d; prime ribs (boned and rolled), lOd; wing ribs (three chine bones), Dd; topside (41b and over), 7d; boiars, 7d; chuck rib, sd; rolled back rib, 6d; corned round,'Od; corned brisket (boned), tid; brisket and flat rib, 4d; thin flank, 3d; gravy beef or shin beef, (id; minced beef, (id; tripe, tid; dripping, tid; suet, 4d; sausage, 4d; sausage meat, od; whole shins or legs, 2d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 'i/-A; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), 2d; ox kidneys, is; ox tongues, lOd; ox tails, Gd; whole loins, ud; whole rumps, lOd. Mutton. —Sides, Sd; whole legs, lOd; cut legs, lO'/ad; leg, shank end, Gib or under, lid; foroquarters, 7d; shouldor, 8d; shank end of forequarter, 7%d; necks, best end, 8d; necks, scrag end, 7d; loin, OVgdi middle loin chops, is Id; leg chops, Is; rib chops, 7d; neck chops, best end, Od; stewing chops, 7d; flaps, 4d; cutlets, trimmed, Is 3d; sheep's fry, Od; kidneys, 3d; tongues, 3d; sheep's head, dressed, (id; Bheop's brains, 3d. New Season's Lamb.—Forequarters, Od per lb; hindquarters, Is; legs, Is 3d; loins, Is; sides, lid; lamb chops. Is 2d; veal fillets, lid; loins, lOd; shoulder, 7d; cutlets and veal 6teak, Is Id; chops, Is; forequarters, (id; 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, Bd. PISH Bchnapper and terekihi. whole, Od per lb; fillets, lOd; smoked, lOd; skinned fillets, with wings, lid; without wings, Is; steaks; 8d; terekihi, kippered fillets, Is 3d; whole, 7d each; smoked, 8d; smoked fillets, 4d and sd; John Dory, fillets, :1s 2d; mullet, whole, Kaipara, fid each; Auckland, 7d per lb; smoked Kaipara, Od each; Auckland, l()d per lb; flounder, Is per lb; lemon fish, fid per lb; silver strip, (Id per lb; hapuku st-eaks, Is 2d per lb; smoked, Is 3d; moki steaks, Sd per lb; smoked, Od per lb; kingfish steaks, Sd per lb; smoked, Od; salmon, Is 3d per lb; smoked. Is 4d per lb; cod. fresh, Od per lb; smoked, Is Od; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, l%d each; smoked. sd; barracouta, whole, sd,| fillets, (id per lb; smoktd, fid; cream ilsh, lVs,d each; frostfish, Gd per lb; hake, whole, Gd per lb; smoked, 8d; kippers, Scotch, Is per pair; crayfish, Od and lOd per lb; Btnoked Bchnapper roes, 2s Gd per lb. BACON AND HAM Bacon.—Best rashers, Is 7d per lb; shoulder rashers, Is fid to Is 4d per lb; rib rashers, Is 7d; by piece, shoulder cut, lOd to Is 2d. Ham: Rashers, Is 7d; pieces, Is sd; whole hams, Is 4d; half-hams* Is sd. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 4 1 /»d per lb; second grade, Is 4d; farm butters, Is per lb. Cheese: Mild, Is; tasty. Is Cd and Is Sd. EGGS Hen, A grade, 2s lOd; B grade, 2s 7dj C grade, 2s Odj duck, A grade, 2a lOd; B grade, 2s 4d.