LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20231, 15 February 1934, Page 13

LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES.

Good Supplies of Vegetables, Fruit and Meat. SLIGHT RISE FOR FISH.

Few changes have taken place in the prices of meat and fruit and vegetables during the past week, rates remaining firm to good. Fish prices have hardened slightly. There is a particularly good supply of eggs and prices are unaltered. Quotations are : Meat. Mutton— Per lb. Shoulders 4id Forequarters 4d to 4*d Stewing chops 3d Rib chops 6d Legs 6d to 6id Loin chops Sd Lamb— Forequarters from 7d Loins 9d Legs 10M to Hid Hindquarters 9d to 9id Beef— Flanks from 2d Brisket from 34d Gravy beef 4d Skirt steak 5d Stewing steak from 4d Ribs from 5d Beefsteak up to 6d Sirloin from 6d Fish. Per lb. Red cod 4d to 6d Blue cod 9d Flounders (white) 7d Flounders (yellow) 9d Groper 7d to lOd Quinnat salmon Is 6d

Kingfish 9d Ling 3d to 5d Soles 6d Terakihi 9d Fruit and Vegetables. Cauliflower 4d to 6d Cabbage 3d to 6d Root varieties 2 bunches 3d Lettuce 2d and 3d Onions 81b Is Rhubarb, bunch . 4d Local tomatoes (lb) 3d to 6d Spinach, bunch 3d Marrows, each 4d and 6d New potatoes 81b 4s Peas, local (lb) 3d to 4d Beans (lb) 3d Island kumaras (lb) 4d Cucumbers, each 6d Bananas (Is) 8, 10 and 12 Pears, eating (lb) 4d Apples (lb) 4d and 6d Cooking apples (lb) 3d Local grapes (lb) .. Is 6d and 2s Grapefruit 4d and 6d Oranges (Is) 4 and 5 Sunkist oranges (Is) 6 N.Z. lemons (Is) 6 and 8 Raspberries (punnet) Is Peaches (lb) 4d to 8d Plums (lb) 3d Burbank plums (lb) 3d and 4d Apricots (lb) 4d and 6d Eggs. Per dozen First grade Is 4d Second grade Is 2d Duck eggs Is 4d