RETAIL MARKET UNCHANGED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 375, 17 March 1932, Page 14

RETAIL MARKET UNCHANGED.

Fruit, Vegetable and Meat Prices Steady.

FISH SUPPLIES PLENTIFUL.

Prices for fruit and vegetables are unchanged this week. Supplies are plentiful. There is also no change in the retail price of meat. Fish is in fairly plentiful supply, and reductions have been made in the price of soles, flounders, ling and moki. Kingfish is a little shorter in supply than last week and the price has risen a penny. Terakihi is also a little dearer than last week. Eggs have been reduced by a penny per dozen. Fruit and Vegetables. Quotations are:— Cauliflowers 6d to 8d Cabbages 6d Lettuces Id and 3d Jam melon 51b Is Root vegetables (bunch) 2 for 3d Tomatoes (lb) 3d to 6d Pineapples Is to Is 6d Bananas (Is) S, 10, 12 Australian lemons (Is) (5 Sunkist oranges (Is) .... 3 and 4 Apples 3d Cooking apples (Sib) Is Grapefruit fid Cucumbers 2 for 3d Cherry Plums (lb) 4d to Sd Blackberries (lb) 6d Peaches (lb) 4d Apricots (lb) 3d and 4d Pears (lb) 3d to 4d Plums (lb) 2d to 3d Greengages (lb) 4d Quinces (lb) 4d Beans (lb) fid Marrows Gd to Sd Pumpkins (41b) Is I Grapes from Is 4d

Rhubarb (bundle) 4d Nectarines (lb) 4d to 6d Fish. Quotations are:— per lb Groper Sd Ling i 4d Kingfish Sd Gurnet 5d Red cod 3d Blue cod lOd Terakihi Sd Flounders 7d Soles fid Moki fid Salmon Is Oysters (doz.) 5d and 7d Eggs. Quotations are: First grade : Is 3d Second grade Is Id M«at. Quotations are:— Mutton— per Ik Shoulders 3cd Stewing chops (51b) Is Rib 4d Legs from 5d Loin chops 5d Beef— Flanks from 3d Brisket from 4d Gravy beef from 4d Skirt steak from 5d Stewing steak from 5d Ribs from oid Beefsteak 6d Sirloin from 7d