SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12651, 11 January 1927, Page 8

SHOPPING GUIDE

CASH PRICES TO-DAY

These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter, and in most cases do not include delivery. New laid eggs are 2s 2d dozen, good table butter is Is 6d lb, and pure whey butter Is 4d lb, jams are 8d per lb tin and 3s 9d for 6lb tins, tinned fruits .Is 2d per tin, bulk honey is lOd per lb, sardines may be bought for 4 tins for Is, and pure lard is Is 2d lb, bacon rashers are Is lb, and cooked ham 2s 6d lb. Xmas hams are Is 44 lb. New season's spring lamb is selling at lOd lb (forequarters) and Is lb (hindquarters). Beef: Sirloin 7d lb, corned silverside 7d~ib, undercut steak and rump steak Is lb, soup meats ljd lb, corned brisket; 5d lb, ribs 6d lb, suet 6d lb, veal (filet) 7d lb. Mutton: Legs 9d lb, chops 94 IS, fores 5Jd lb, mincemeat 44 lb, sausages (beef) 5d lb, pork 8d lb, tripe 64 lb, kidneys lid each, brains Is lb, .tongues, sheep Is 6d dozen, ox 4s each. Round fish is selling at 8d and 9d lb, smoked fish Is 3d per lb. Cauliflowers are 4d, 6d, Bd, and Is each, cabbages 4d, 6d, and ; 8d each, carrots, parsnips, turnips, swedes 34 bunch, green peas 51b for Is, onions 3d lb, " new potatoes Blb for Is, cucumbers 4d, 6d, and Sd each. Hothouse tomatoes Is and Is 6d lb, cooking tomatoes lOd lb, cherries 2s and 2s 6<d lb, apples 6d lb (eating) and 4d lb (cooking), pears (cooking) 3d lb, ' oranges 2s 6d, 3s, to 4s dozen, lemons 2s dozen, plums 6d lb, apricots 8d and Is lb, cooking 5d lb, peaches 8d lb (eating) and 4d lb (cooking), hothouse grapes 4d lb, black currants 6d ; lb.