THE HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12356, 28 January 1926, Page 3

THE HOUSEWIVES’ GUIDE

PREVAILING PRICES FOR THE WEEK 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 and fillet steak is per lb, shoulders 7d, loins 8d lb, and fry* iag 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 ll‘, cabbages 2d to 6d each, cauliflowers 41 to 8d each, lettuce 2d and 3d each, and cucumbers are as cheap as Id each. . Salmon is 6d tin, cooked ham 2s 6d lb, figs 9d box, condensed milk may be bought for 6d a tan» jams are Sd 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. Fish is quite plentiful* Flounders are Is lb, hake 9d lb, and smoked fish Is 3d lb. Tomatoes are 8d lb, and are due for a drop in price; plums 6d lb, nectarines Bd, cooking peaches 4d lb, apricots 6d lb. Cherries are now 2s 4d lb. Jam fruits are expected shortly.