THE THE HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE A NOTHER drop has taken place in market rates for eggs. Today’s prices were: Hen eggs: Special grade, 1s 4d a dozen; A grade, 1s 3d; B, 1s 2d. Duck: Special grade, 1s 3d; A grade, 1s 2d; B, 1s Id. In the marts farmers’ butter sells at 1s 1d to 1s 4d a lb. The shop rate for factory butter is 1s Bd. Loin and hindquarter of lamb sells at 1s a lb over the shop counters; forequarters, 9d; legs, 1s 1d; sides, 10d; dripping, 6d: leg of mutton, 9d; hindquarter, 9d; forequarter, 7d; shoulder and neck, 7id; loin chops, 11d v : trimmed cutlets, 1s 1d; prime rib of beef, 7d; corned round and beef steak. 8d; suet, gravy beef and sausages, 6d ; rump steak, 1s 2d; sirloin, 10d; chuck rib, 7d ; wing rib, 9d ; leg of pork, 11 d; loin, 1s; chops. 1s 1d; foreloin, with blade, 10d; pork sausages, Bd. For new potatoes the market price is 3d to 6d a lb; for cabbages, 9d to 2s a dozen; cauliflowers. 1s to 4s 6d a dozen; celery, 1s to 5s a bundle; spring onions, 4d to 9d a bundle; beans, 2s to 2s 6d a lb; pumpkins, 6d to 1s 3d each; lettuces, 2s to 8s a case; cucumbers, 5s to 8s a dozen; carrots. beet, parsnips and turnips, 6d to 10d a dozen bundles. Delicious MAZAWATTEE Tea Is now obtainable in attractive tins at no extra cost. Save the white ticket in each tin and set a canister of tea FREE. 3
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 749, 23 August 1929, Page 10
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260Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 749, 23 August 1929, Page 10
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