SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12612, 24 November 1926, Page 8

SHOPPING GUIDE

MID-WEEK PRICES IN CITY These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter, and in most cases do not include delivery. New season’s spring lamb, is selling at lid lb (forequarters) and Is Id lb (hindquarters). 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 fid lb, kidneys 2d each, brains Is fid lb. Tongues: Sheep 2d rach, ox 4s fid. Hothouse toniatoes are 2s lb, Island tomatoes lOd lb, cherries 2s lb, gooseberries 6d lb, apples 6d lb (eating) and 4d lb (cooking), pears 8d lb (eating) and fid lb (cooking), oranges 2s to 3s dozen, lemons 2s dozen. 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, tinred 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 ham 2s fid lb.

All Xmas figs, dates, etc., will be in by the end of this week. Cauliflowers are 8d to Is each, cabbages 3d and 4d each, leeks 4d bundle, carrots and turnips 3d bunch, green peas 6d lb, pumpkin 3d lb, onions 4d lb, new potatoes 51b for Is, kumeras 4d lb, cucumbers 4d and fi*d each. Round fish is selling at 8d and 9d lb, flounders and soles are Is and Is 3d lb, smoked fish Is per lb, gurnets fid lb, whitebait 4s per pint.