SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12455, 25 May 1926, Page 8

SHOPPING GUIDE

LlS'** OF CITY PRICES These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter, and, in most -cases, do not include delivery. Ndw laid eggs arc 3s 6d dozen, jams 8d per tin (small), tinned fruits Is 2d per tin, ; cooking butter Is 5d per lb, and good table butter Is 7d per lb t bulk honey lOd lb, pure “whey” butter Is 6d lb, sardines may be bought for 4 tins for Is, and pure lard is Is 3d lb. Fish is still scarce, as owing to the boisterous weather at sea the catches have been small. Flounders are Is lb, hake 9d lb, and smoked fiish is Is 3d lb. Oysters are Is dozen (opened). Canadian salmon is Is 9d lb. Artichokes are 51b for Is, marrow and pumpkin Id per lb, lettuce 2d and 3d each, cauliflowers 4d and 6d each, cabbage 3d and 4d each, peas and beans 6d and 8d lb, celery 4d to 8d per bunch, onions 3d lb, mushrooms Is 8d lb.

Apples are 51b for Is (Jonathans) and 6d lb, pears 4d and 6d lb, tomatoes 6d, Bd, and Is 6d lb, oranges 8d to 2s per dozen, lemons Id and 2d each, peaches and persimmons are lOd lb, quinces 4£d lb, and Cape gooseberries 10d.