SHOPPERS’ GUIDE

Evening Star, Issue 19793, 17 February 1928, Page 4

SHOPPERS’ GUIDE

TO-DAY'S GASH PNIGES

The guide gives the ruling prices for foodstuffs in the city retail shops.

Groceries.—Eggs are up to 2s dozen; flour is selling at 5s 8d for a 251 b bag, or 10s 9d for 50lbj butter is Is 6d and Is 8d lb; bran is 2s bushel, and pollard 2s fid bushel.

Meat prices are unchanged, Mutton ranges from 2d to 7|d; beef, from 3d to lid; lamb, from 7d to lid.

Fish are still plentiful, and the prices are as follow:—Soles, from 3s dozen ; flounders, from 4s dozen ; groper, 8d lb; kingfish, 10d lb; blue cod, 10d lb; red cod, 31b for Is; ling, 31b for Is; smoked red cod, from 4d each; smoked blue cod, Is 3d lb.

Vegetable prices are:—Local hothouse tomatoes, Is 3d; hothouse tomatoes, Is; outside tomatoes, 6d; Peninsula potatoes, 101 b for Is; cabbage, 2d to 4d; cauliflowers, 4d to 8d; lettuce, 3d and 4d; cucumbers (hothouse), Is to Is 6d; butter beans, 6d; French beans, 6d; peas, 3d.

Fruit is selling at:—Bananas, 10 for Is; new season’s apples, 6d lb; Bon Cretion pears, 6d lb; Californian lemons, 3d each; Valencia oranges, 3 and 4 for Is; Jaffa oranges, 3 for Is; hothouse grapes, 3s lb; dessert plums, 6d lb; cooking plums, 4d lb; grape fruit, 6d each; dessert peaches, 6d and 8d lb; cooking peaches, 4d lb; dessert apricots, 6d lb; cooking apricots, 4d lb; greengages, 6d lb.