RETAIL MARKETS SHOW LITTLE ALTERATION

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19269, 5 January 1931, Page 4

RETAIL MARKETS SHOW LITTLE ALTERATION

Fruit And Vegetables Cheap; Meat Prices Remain Steady.

Few alterations are recorded this week in the retail markets. Fruit and vegetables are plentiful and cheap, and the first of the season’s peaches and plums have appeared. Meat. Meat prices are unaltered, and remain at the same reasonable level. Quotations are: Per lb. Mutton— Flaps . from 2d Forequarters from 32 d to 52 d Shoulders from 5d to 7d Legs from 6d to 62d Chops from 3d to 9d Beef— Skirt steak from 5d Beefsteak from 6d Sirloin ...• from 9d Gravy beef from 6d Ribs from 7d Flanks - from 4d Brisket from 5d Fish. Fish is scarcer this week, and is consequently a little dearer. Quotations are: Groper, Is and Is 3d. Ling, fid, sd. Terakihi, 7d to lOd. Cod, fid to 9d. Moki, 9d to Is; last week, Sd to lOd. Flounders, Is; last week, lOd. Soles, Is; last week, lOd. Kingfish, lOd; last week, Sd. Fruit And Vegetables. Fruit and vegetables are in good supply and are. reasonable in price. The first of the season’s plums and peaches are in. 13 3 3 S 3 HI 3 HI 3 3 H! US 3 3 33 Hi HI HI EE 3

Quotations are:— Cabbages, 4d to fid; last week, 4d to 6d. Cauliflowers, 3d to 6d; 3d to 6d. Australian oranges (Is), six and eight; six and eight. Australian lemons (Is), five and six; five and six. Grapefruit, fid; fid. Asparagus (bundle), Is fid and 2s 6d; Is 6d and 2s fid. Apples (lb), 6d; fid. Canadian apples (Is), six; six. Strawberries (punnets), Is 3d, Is 4d; Is 3d, Is 4d. Root vegetables (bundles), 2d; 2d. Bananas (Is), eight to twelve; eight to twelve. Cucumbers (lb), Is to Is 6d; Is to Is 6d. Local tomatoes (lb), 9d to Is; lOd to Is. Australian grapes (lb), Is 6d; Is 6d. Local new potatoes (Is), 61b; 61b. Spring cabbage (each), fid and 8d; fid and Bd. Green peas (peck), Is fid; Is 9d to 2s 4d. Gooseberries (lb), 4d and sd; 4d to sd. Local cherries (lb), lOd to Is; lOd to Is. Red currants (lb), fid; Cd. Peaches (lb), fid to Is. Plums, 31b for Is 3d. Eggs. The supply of eggs continues to be plentiful, and prices are low. Quotations are:— This Last week. week. First grade Is 2d Is 2d Second grade Is Od Is Od 133333333®33333333®3®