SHOPPING GUIDE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12619, 2 December 1926, Page 8

SHOPPING GUIDE

PRICES FOR THE HOUSEWIFE These quotations apply to cash prices over the counter, and in most cases do not include delivery. Hothouse tomatoes are 2s lb, Island tomatoes 6d and 8d lb, cherries Is, Is 6d, and 2s 4d 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. Cauliflowers are 6d, Bd, and Is each, cabbages 3d, 4d, and 6d each, leeks 3d bundle, carrots, parsnips, turnips, and swedes 4d bunch, green peas 4d and 6d~ ty, onions 3d lb, new potatoes 61b for Is, kumeras 4d lb, and cucumbers 3d and 4d each. Round fish is selling at 8d and 9d Ib, flounders and soles are Is, c noked! fish Is 3d per lb, gurnets 6d lb. New laid eggs are 2s 4d 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. Xmas hams are le 4d 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 tilverside 8d lb, undercut steak and rump stea T IsTb, 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.