THE MARKET BASKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23162, 7 October 1938, Page 7

THE MARKET BASKET

FRUIT PRICES STEADY ORANGES AND BANANAS SPRING LAMB VALUES For the first time for some months the retail prices of fruit in Auckland show no change from those ruling last week. The first watermelons are now available and are selling at 4d per lb. Prices for oranges and bananas are still high, with little prospect of their dropping within the next few days. Retail prices for cabbages and cauliflowers are highor than last week, and now potatoes also show an increase of 2d per lb. New season's lamb is now coming on the market, selling at from Is 5d to Is 9d per lb. Prices are:— FRUIT Apples, Delicious, 3d and 4d; G-ranny Smith, sd; Sturmer. 3d and 4d; Winesap, 4d and sd; Rome Beauty, 4d; Yates' Red, 4d; South Australian navel oranges, 3s a dozen; Island oranges, 2s to 2s 6d; lemons, 6d to Is a dozen-, bananas, 4d and sd; grapefruit. Sunkist. 6d; local. Is Gd to 2s a dozen; pineapples, Queensland, Is to Is 6d-, tomatoes, holuouse. 3s to ss; Winter Cole pears, 4d and sd; Winter Nclis 4d; cookers, ad; Island tomatoes. Is Od per lb; pawpaws, Is Cd each; Californian grapes.. Is 4d to Is 6d; watermelons -Id per lb. VEGETABLES Kumaras. 2d. pe* lb; onions, 3d per lb; rhubarb. 4d to Gd a bunch; radish. Spring onions. 2d; cabbages. 8d to 18j cauliflowers, gd to Is 3d; lettuce. 2d to 4d ; Ullverbeet, 2d per bunch; pumpkins, 2d and 3d per lb; potatoes, 61b to 81b a Is; carrots, 3d lb; parsnips, 4d lb; beet, 3d a bunch; marrows, Cd to Od; table celery, 8d to 3»; spinach, 3d a bunch; tree tomatoes, yellow, 8d per lb; leeks. 2d each; new. potatoes, 3d to sd; hothouse beans, 3s; hothouse green peas. KM tr, is id- asparagus, 8d to is 3d. Scbnappsr and terekihi, whole, <ml per lb; fillets, lOd; smoked. lOd; skinned fillets, with wings, lid: without wings, 18; steaks, 8d; terekihi, kippered fillets, Is 3d; trevalli, whole, 7d each; smoked, 8d; smoked fillets, 4d and sd; John Dory fillets, Is 2d; mullet, whole, Kaipara, 5d each; Auckland, 7d per lb; smoked. Kaipara, 9d each; Auckland, lOd per lb; flounder. Is per lb; lemon fish, 5d per lb; silver strip, 6d per lb; hapuku steaks, Is 2d 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. Is 4d peg lb; end. fresh, 9d per lb; smoked. Is 6d; gurnard, whole, 2d; fillets, l'/id each; smoked, sd; barracouta, whole, sd; filleits, 6d per lb; smoked, 8d; cream fish, 6d per lb; smoked. 8d; kippers, Scotch, Is lVsd each: frostflsh, 6d per lb; hake, whole, 6d per lb; smoked. 8d; kippers, Scotch, Is per pair; crayfish, 9d and 10d per )b; rabbits. Is each; whitebait. 8d * MEAT Beef. —Rump steak. Is 4d; undercut, is 6d; beef steak, 9d; sirloin, lOd; prime ribs, 8d; prime ribs (boned and rolled). 10d; wing ribs (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 8d; bolars, 8d; chuck rib, Gd; rolled back rib. 9d; corned round, 9d; corned brisket (boned). 7d; brisket and flat rib, isd : thin flank, 4d; gravy beef or shin beef, 7d; minced beef, 7d; tripe, 7d; dripping, Gd; suet, 4d; sausages, Gd; sausage meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 3d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 3Vid; half-shins or legs (knuckle end). 3d; ox kidneys. Is; oxtongues, lOd; ox tails, 7a; whole loins, 9d; wholo rumps, lOd. Mutton. —Sides, 8d; whole legs, lOd; cut legs, lOVid; leg, shank end, 61b or under, lid; forequarters, 7d; shoulder, 8d; shank end of forequarters, 7%d ; neck, best end, 8d; necks, scrag end. 7d; loin. 9Vod; middle loin chops, l£ Id; leg chops. Is; rib chops, lid; neck chops, best end, 9d; stewing chops, 7d; flaps, 4d; cutlets, trimmed, Is 3d; sheeps fry, 9d; kidneys, 3d; tongues, 3d; sheeps head, dressed, 6d; sheep's brains, 3d. New Season Lamb. —Forequarters, Is 5d lb; hindquarters, Is 7d; sides, Is Gd; legs, 3s £)d: loins, Is 6d; chops, Is Bd. Veal.—Fillets, Is; loins, lid; shoulder. Sd; cutlets and veal steak, Is 2d; chops, Is id: forequarters, 7d; rolled veal. lOd; veal rump steak, Is 4d. , . ... p or k. —hag, Is; loin. Is; foreloin, with blade, 10d ; pork chops, Is Id; corned hand, lOd; corned belly. Is; pork sausages, 9d. BACON AND HAM

Bacon. —Best rashers Is 7d per lb; shoulder rashers. Is 4d to Is 5d per lb; rib rashers, Is 7d; by piece, shoulder, cut, lOd to Is 2d. Hams: Bashers, Is 7d; pieces, j Is sd; whole hant<. Is 4d; half-hams, Is sd. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 4 I M per lb- second grade Is 4d; farm butter, is per lb. Cheese: Mild, Is 2d; tasty. Is 9d. EGGS ; : Hen, A grade, Is 5d a dozen; B grade, Is 3d; C grade. Is 2d; duck, A grade. Is sd; B grade. Is 3d. DAIRY PRODUCTION NORTHERN FACTORIES DECREASE IN OUTPUT [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Thursday . Owing to unfavourable weather during the past month, the output of some dairy factories in Whangarei district has shown a decrease, compared with the figures for the same month last year. The cold snap and the sudden change to dry weather has retarded the growth of pastures, and there is little grass for the dairy herds. The Whangarei factory produced .214 tons 9cwt. of butter during September. and a total for this season to date of 356 tons.lOcwt. This compares unfavourably with the 220 tons . produced in September last year, and tht> 378 tons 18cwt. for the same period of the season. . The Waipu factory's output for September was 46 tons, compared with 51 tons in the same month last season, j while the season's output- shows a substantial decrease.

MINING NEWS EMPEROR DIVIDEND COMPANY'S INITIAL PAYMENT A dividend of' Is a share has been declared bv the directors of Emperor Gold Mines, Limited, Melbourne, payable 011 November 10, according to ] cabled advice received by the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. This is the first dividend announced by the company, which is mining at Tavua, Fiji. The company's shares are 10s each fully paid. Some months ago a large treatment plant wns brought into operation and eight months' operations yielded approximately £304,000. WORKSOP DISTRIBUTION A dividend of 10 per cent (No. 12), free of income tax, has been declared by the directors of Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Company. Limited (West Coast), payable 011 October 17. The dividend requires £I6OO. making a total of 19,200 distributed by the company. General reserve has been increased to £1920 by the addition of £l6O. VICTORIAN PRODUCTION Tho gold yield for Victoria in August was 13,994 fine oz.. valued in Australian currency at £123,876. This is an increase of 39920/.., compared with July, but the yield for the eight months is still 77090z. less than that for the corresponding period of last year. MARTHA CRUSHING RETURNS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] , WAIHI. Thursday The following* information has been cabled to the London office of the Martha Gold Mining Company (Waihi), Limited: —For the period ended September 24, comprising 30 crushing days, 16,504 tons were crushed for a result of 4149 fine ounces of gold and 26,861 fine ounces of silver. No 3 level.—Driving east on No. 1 lode, "the next 46ft. assays 33s 9d a_ ton, calculated over a stoping. width of 4ft. No. 5 level.—East section of Edward lodo: Commencing at 85ft. west of No. 2 shaft, we have driven to the north 42ft. in ore of good grade, about 4ft. wide. , No. 7 level.— The rise on the west section of the Edward lode for the next 35ft. assays 33s 6d a ton. The width of the quartz is about 2ft.