SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 6

SHOPPING GUIDE

WEEK-END PRICES IN CITY These quotations Apply to cash prices over the counter, and, in most- cases, do not include delivery. Cabbages are 4d to 8d each, cauliflowers 6d to Is, leeks Id to 2d per bundle, carrots 3d per bundle, new potatoes 6d lb, kumeras 3d lb, celery to 2s per bunch, rhubarb 4d and 6d, artichokes 2d lb, onioas 51b for Is, pumpkin and marrow Id lb. New laid eggs are now down to 2s per dozen; jams are 8d per tin (small), tinned fruits Is 2d per tin, cooking butter Is 5d per lb, And good table butter Is 7d per lb, bulk honey 10d lb, pure “whey” butter Is 6d lb, sardines may be bought for 4 tins for Is, and pure lard is Is 2d lb. Flounders and soles are now Is 3d lb; smoked fish is also Is 3d lb, excepting hake, which is 9d lb. Oysters are Is dozen (opened). At present big fish is scarce, but a good supply is expected if the weather keeps fine.' Apples and pears are 4d and 6d lb, oranges Is to 2s per dozen, mandarines Is to Is 6d per dozen, tomatoes 8d and Is per lb, hothouse tomatoes 2s per lb, grapes 2s per lb. Beef: Sirloin lOd lb, corned silverside 8d lb, undercut steak and rump steak Is lb, soup meats 2d lb, corned brisket 7d lb, ribs 7d lb, suet 6d lb. Veal (filet) lOd lb, rolled 8d lb. Mutton: Legs lOd lb, chops lOd lb, fores 7d lb, mincemeat 5d lb, sausages (beef) fid, pork 8d lb, tripe 6d lb, kidneys 2d each, sweetbreads 2s lb, brains Is 6d lb. Tongues: Sheep 2d each, ox 4s 6d.