HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 230, 28 September 1928, Page 10

HOUSEWIVES' COLUMN.

WEEK-END PRICES IN SHOPS.

EGGS AGAIN EASIER.

SHORT SUPPLIES OF FISH

FIRST LOQUATS ARRIVE.

Naturally with the boisterous weather that has prevailed during the past week supplies of fish have been very short, but still that did not result in any upward move in prices. Lobsters came to hand in fair quantites and found ready sale.

A drop of one penny per dozen took place yesterday in the retail price of eggs. Fresh hen eggs are selling at 1/3 to 1/4 per dozen and duck eggs at 1/2 to 1/3 per dozen. With the present price of fowl wheat this simply means that the prices received by poultrykeepers at the present time are not remunerative. The cost of fowl wheat is still the. same, owing to the duty oil imported grain. A small shipment of eggs has been exported, but- that has not relieved the position on this market as large supplies are coming forward from the country storekeepers. No doubt advantage will be taken of the present low price of eggs to put down supplies for next winter. Butter, cheese, hams, bacon and all kinds of meat show no alteration in price this week. Fruit is still in heavy supply, with the result that prices are reasonable. This applies in particular to apples. Pears are not quite so plentiful now. Oranges and mandarins are in good supply, and the first of the loquats came to hand this week, the price asked being fourpence per pound. Quotations to-day are:— Butter and Cheese. First grade factory butter, 1/9 per lb; second, 1/7 to 1/8 per lb, cash across the counter and onfe penny per pound extra when booked; farmers' butter, 1/4 to 1/5 per lb; cheese, 1/2 to 1/4 per lb; extra matured, 1/6 per lb old port, 1/8 per lb. Eggs. Hen eggs, 1/3 to 1/4 per dozen; duck, 1/2 to 1/3 per dozen. Bacon and Hams. Bacon, In cuts, BJd to 1/2 per lb; prime cuts, 1/3 to 1/3; in rashers, 1/1 to 1/6; whole hams, 1/4 per lb; rashers, 1/8 per lb. Meat. Beef—Rump steak, 1/2; undercut, 1/4; all beef steak, 8d; skirt steak, 8d; sirloin, lOd; prime ribs, 7d; wing ribs (three chine bones), 9d; topside (41b and over), 7d; thick flank, 7d; bolars, 7d; double top rib, 6d; chuck rib, sd; rolled chuck rib, 7d; corned round, 8d; corned brisket (boned), 7d; brisket and flat rib, sd; thin flank, 3d; gravy beef or shin meat, 6d; minced beef, 6d; tripe, 7d; dripping, 7d; suet, 6d; sausages, 6d; sausage meat, sd; whole shins or legs, 3d; half shins or legs (thick end), 4d; half skins or legs (knuckle end), 3d; ox kidneys, 1/; ox tongues, 8d; ox tails, Sd; whole loins, 9Jd; whole rumps, lljd.

Mutton.—Leg, 9d per lb; leg (shank end, 61b or under), lOd; hindquarter, 9d; forequarter, 7d; shoulder, 7Ad; shank end of forequarter, 7d; necks, 7id; loin, lOd; neck and breast, 6d; leg and loin chops, lid; neck chops, 8d: flaps, 4d; cutlets (trimmed), 1/1; side. 8d; kidneys, 2d each; tongues, 3d; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep's fry, Sd; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, lOd per lb; loins, 8d; shoulders, 6d; cutlets and veal steak, lid; chops, 9d; forequarters, sd; rolled veal, Bd. Pork.—Leg, lOd per lb; loin, lid; foreloin, with blade, 9d; pork chops, 1/; corned hand, 8d; corned belly, lOd; pork sausages, 7d. Fish. Retail prices at Auckland: Fresh fillets tarakihi, 4d each; schnapper, 4d trevalli, 3d; John Dory, 6d; kingfish, 8d per lb; kippered fillets, 1/ per lb; lemon fish, 8d per lb; gurnet, 3d each; cream fish. 3d each; mussels, 1/6 per dozen; fresh schnapper, 6d each; fresh tarakihi, 6d each; trevalli, 4d each; mullet, fid each; flounder, 4d to 1/ each; hapuka steaks, lid per lb; hapuku fins, 5d per lb; kingfish steaks, 8d per lb; smoked, best tarakihi, Gd each; best schnapper, 8d each; mullet, 7d each; trevalli, 6d each; silver strip, 4d; crayfish, 9d to 2/; oysters, 2/6 per carton; whitebait, 2/6 per carton; cockles, 3d per dozen; rabbits, 1/ each. Fruit. Apples: Dessert, 2d to 4d per lb; cooking, 3d per lb. Pears: Dessert, 4d per lb; cooking, 3d per lb. Tomatoes, 6d to 8d per lb; bananas, 4d to 5d per lb; lemons, 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; navel oranges, 1/ per dozen, large 1/6 perl dozen; marmalade oranges, 1/ to 1/6 per jdozen; Island oranges, 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; Sydney oranges, 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; mandarins, 1/ per dozen, small--16 for 1/; loquats, 4d per lb; grapes, 1/ to 1/4 per lb; passion fruit, 1/6 per dozen; rhubarb, 4d per bunch. Vegetables. New potatoes, small 4<l per lb. largei 6d per lb; old potatoes, 101b for 1/; swedes, 121b for 1/; onions. 31b for 1/; kumaras, Island 61b for 1/, Tauranga 51b for 1/; cabbage, 2d to Sd each; lettuce. Id to 2d each; cauliflowers, 2d to 10d each, according to size; cucumbers, hothouse, 6d to 8d each; celery, cooking Id per head, dessert 4d to 10d per head; carrots, parsnips, beet, spinnach, watercress and spring onions, Hd per bunch; leeks and turnips. Id per bunch; pumukin, 2d to 3d per lb.