SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12660, 21 January 1927, Page 3

SHOPPING GUIDE

CASH PRICES IN CITY These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter, and in most cases do not include delivery. New season’s spring lamb is selling at lOd lb (forequarters) and Is lb (hindquarters). Beef: Sirloin 7d lb, corned silverside 7d lb, undercut steak Is lb, rump steak lOd lb, soup meats lb, corned brisket 5d lb, ribs 6d lb, suet 6d lb, veal (filet) 7d lb. Mutton: Legs 9d It, chops 9d lb, fores s£d lb, mincemeat 4d lb, sausages (beef) 5d lb, pork 8d lb, tripe 5d lb, kidneys ljd 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, flounders and soles Is per lb. New laid eggs ore 2s 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 61b tins, tinned fruits Is 2d per tin, bulk honey is 10d p6r 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 bams are Is 4d . lb. Cauliflowers are 4d, 6d, Sd, and Is each, cabbages ’4d, 6d, and 8d each, carrots, parsnips, turnips, swedes 3d bunch, green peas 51b for Is, onions 3d lb, new potatoes 81b for Is, cucumbers 4d, 6d, and 8d each. Hothouse tomatoes Is and Is 6d lb, cooking tomatoes lOd lb, cherries 2s and 2s 6d 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 Sd lb, peaches 8d lb (eating) and 4d lb (cooking), hothouse grapes 4d lb, black currants 6d