MARKET QUOTATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1937, Page 9

MARKET QUOTATIONS

NO MATERlAL CHANGES There were no material chhnges in market prices at New Plymouth during the week. Yesterday's quotations were:— Fruit: Murray River oranges, 5 and 4 for ls; Californian grapes, ls 6d a lb; Californian grapefruit, 6d each; Jamaica grapefruit, 4d each; lemons, ls a dozen; bananas, 6d lb; apples, dessert, 2Jlb ls; "plums, 6d lb; walnuts, ls 4d a lb; gooseberries, 4d and 6d a lb. Vegetables: Onions, 41b for ls; potatoes, 71b for ls; new potatoes, 51b for ls; carrots, 3d bunch; spinach, 3d bunch; kumeras, 41b for ls; fresli lettuce, 3d and 4d each; spring onions, 2d bunch; spring cabbage, 4d to 6d; rhubarb, 4d and 6d bbnch; fresh asparagus, ls pef bundle; hothouse tomatoes, ls 6d lb; beetroot, 4d a bunch; green peas, 4d lb. Meat: Beef, sirloin, 8d lb; ste&k, 6d; cortted beef, 7d and 8d lb; prime ribS, 7d, 8d lb; rump Steak, lOd lb; sausageS, 5d lb; tripe, 6d lb. Mutton: Legs, lOd; forequarter, 8d lb; hindquarters, 8d lb; chops, lOd lb; pork, lOd lb; Veal, 6d tb 8d lb; lamb, hindquarters, ls 4d lb., fore-' quarters, ls 2d lb. Eggs: Buying ls 2d, selling ls 4d. Butter: First grade ls 4Jd, dairy ls Id, whey ls 3d. Cheese: Ordinary, lOd lb, matured, ls lb. Bacon: Rashers ls 2d to ls 5d; whdle hams, ls 3d; cooked and pressed, 2s 6d lb.