WEEKS ROUGH WEATHER MAKES FISH SUPPLIES SCARCE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 185, 6 August 1931, Page 4

WEEKS ROUGH WEATHER MAKES FISH SUPPLIES SCARCE.

Overseas Fruit is Plentiful and Prices are Reasonable.

The rough weather of the last few days has made fish supplies very short, and the selection in the shops is small. Prices are high. Oysters are plentiful. The shops continue to carry large stocks of overseas fruit, most of which is very cheap. Citrus fjuits and bananas are plentiful and most reasonably priced. Vegetables are still cheap. Meat. Quotations are:— Mutton— per lb. Shoulders 4 id Stewing chops 3d Rib chops 5d Legs 6d to 7d Loin chops ••••*..• 7d Lamb— Fores from fid Hinds from Sid Beef— Flanks from 3d Brisket from 4£d Gravy beef from 5d Skirt steak from 6d Stewing steak from 5d Ribs from 7d Beefsteak 7d Sirloin from 8d Fish. Quotations are:— per lb. Groper Is 3d to Is fid Ling 6d to Sd

Soles Is Flounders 9d Terakihi Sd to Is Gurnet 8d to Is Fruit and Vegetables. Quotations are:— Cauliflowers 4d to Sd Cabbages 3d to 6d Green peas (lb) fid to 8d Hothouse beans (lb) Is 3d Lettuces 3d to fid Root vegetables (bunch) 2 for 3d Swedes (lb) Id Marrows (lb) . Id Pumpkins (lb) 2d Jam melons 81bs Is Pineapples Is to Is 6d Bananas (Is) 10 to 14 Island oranges (Is) fi to 8 Mandarines (Is) 10 to 14 Australian lemons (Is) .. 12 to lfi American lemons (Is) ......... G Grapefruit - 4d Australian navel oranges (Is) 8 to 10 American oranges (Is) .. Bto 12 Passion fruit (Is) 10 and 14 Hothouse tomatoes (lb) Sd to Is Island tomatoes <lb) Is to Is 3d Pears 3d Apples 3d to 4d Stunners 3d and 4d Grapes Is Gd to 3s Eggs. Quotations are:— First grade Is 7d Second grade Is 4d lIS £3 SIH @®HO®@3E®®®® HE 13 ©®l© EF