THE HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12355, 27 January 1926, Page 8

THE HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

MID-WEEK PRICES IN CITY Salmon is 6d tin, cooked ham 2s 6d lb, figs 9d box, condensed milk may be bought for 6d a tin, jama are 8d for small tins, tinned asparagus- Is 3d tin, good tinned fruits are as cheap as Is 2d tin, good table butter Is 7d lb, cooking butter Is 5d lb, eggs 2s dozen. Tomatoes are 8d lb, and are due for a drop an price; plums 6d lb, nectarines Bd, cooking peaches 4d lb, apricots 6d lb. Cherries are now 2s 4d lb. Jam fruits are expected shortly. The prevailing prices for meat are as follow:——Beef: Sirloin 3d, ribs 7d lb, rolled 7d lb, topside 7d lb. Mutton: Sides 6d, legs 8d lb, rump a: 4 fillet steak Is per lb, shoulders 7d. loins 8d lb, and frying chops 9d lb. New season’s veal is 9d lb (filleted). Sides of lamb are lid lb, hindquarters Is, and forequarters lOd. Butter beans 6d lb, French beans 4d lb, peas 51b for Is, cabbages r I to 6d each, cauliflowers 4d to 8d each, lettuce 2d and 3d each, and cucumbers are as cheao as Id each. Fish supplies are gradually becoming more plentiful. Present prices are: Flat fish Is per lb, round fish varieties 6d to 9d lb, and smoked £«h Is 3d.