SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 8

SHOPPING GUIDE

TO-DAY’S PRICES IN CITY These quotations apply to cash prices 1 over the counter, and' in most cases do not include delivery. Round fish is selling at Sd and 9d lb, flounders and soles are Is and Is 3d lb, smoked fish Is per lb, gurnets 6d lb, whitebait 4s per pint. Cabbages are 2d to 4d each, cauliflowers 4d to Is each, Onions 4d lb, swedes 2d lb, carrots and parsnips 4d bunch, lettuce 2d and 3d each, spring anions 2d bundle, rhubarb 6d bundle, asparagus 8d to Is bundle, new potatoes 51b for Is, green peas 6d lb, spinach 5d lb, cucumbers 6d to lOd each. Beef: Sirloin lOd lb, corned silverside 8d lb, undercut steak and rump stea’ Is lb, soup meats 2d lb, corned brisket 7d lb, ribs 7d lb, suet 6d lb. Veal (filet) lOd lb, rolled 8d lb. Mutton: Legs lOd lb, chops lOd lb, fores 7d lb, mincemeat 5d lb, sausages (beef) 6d, pork 8d lb, tripe 6d lb, kidneys 2d each, brains Is 6d lb. Tongues: Sheep- 2d each, ox 4s 6d. New laid eggs are 2s dozen, good table butter is Is 4d lb, and pure whey butter Is 2d lb, jams are 8d per lb tin and 3s 9d for 6lb tins, tinped fruits Is 2d per tin, bulk honey is lOd per lb, sardines may be bought for 4 tins for Is, and pure lard is Is 2d lb, bacon rashers are Is lb, and cooked bam 2s 6d lb. Tomatoes are lOd per lb and 2s (hothouse), grapes Is 6d lb, oranges 2s to 3s dozen, mandarins Is dozen, Canadian .apples 3d lb, New Zealand apples fid lb, cooking apples 3d and 4d lb, eating pears 8d lb, cooking pears 4d lb, cooking plums 6d lb, pineapples lOd to Is each, strawberries Is 6d, 2s, and 2s 6d box. Hothouse grapes are Is lb.