SHOPPING GUIDE
PRICES IN CITY TO-DAY These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter, and in most cases do not include delivery. 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 6d each. New laid eggs are 2s 2d 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 61b tins, tinned 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.
All Xmas figs, dates, etc., are now in stock.
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 6d lb, kidneys 2d each, brains Is 6d lb. Tongues: Sheep 2d each, ox 4s 6d.
Round fish is selling at 8d and 9d lb, flounders and soles are Is, smoked fish Is 3d per lb, gurnets 6d lb, whitebait 4s per pint. Hothouse tomatoes 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 6d lb (cooking), oranges 2s to 3s dozen, lemons 2s dozen.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12614, 26 November 1926, Page 8
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299SHOPPING GUIDE New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12614, 26 November 1926, Page 8
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