THE HOUSEWIVES* GUIDE TN the City Marts, a good demand is maintained for eggs. Today’s rates were:—Special grade hen eggs, 1s a dozen; A grade, 1s sd; B, 1s 4d; special grade duck eggs, 1s sd; A, 1s 4d; B, 1s 3d. Farmers' butter in the markets brings 1s 2d to 1s 4d; in the shops, factory butter sells at 1s Bd. Over the counters, forequarter of lamb sells at 1s a lb; hindquarters, 1s 2d; leg, 1s 4d; loin, 1s 2d; leg of pork, 1s; loin, 1s 1d; pork chops, 1s 2d; pork sausages, 8d; leg of mutton, 9d; shoulder and neck, d; forequarter, 7d; hindquarter, 9d; loin, 10d; leg and loin chops, 11d; trimmed cutlets, 1s 1d; beef sirloin, 10d; rump steak, 1s 2d; tripe, rolled chuck, rib, topside and prime rib, 7d; dripping and sausages, 6d; corned round, 8d; veal cutlets and steak, 1s; loin, 9d. Whole schnapper sells at 6d a lb; terakihi, 4d; mullet, 6d; hapuka steaks, 1s 2d; terakihi, fresh fillets, schnapper, 10d; John Dory, 8d; lemon fish, 6d. The market price for new potatoes is now down to 1s 6d to 2s 6d a bag. Lettuces bring 1s 6d to 4s 6d a case; cauliflowers, 3s to 8s a dozen; cabbages, 2s to 3s a dozen; cucumbers, 1s to 4s a dozen; pumpkins, 2s to 4s a dozen; beans, to 4d a lb; green peas, 1s 6d to 4s 6d a bag; marrows, 1s to 3s 6d a dozen; spring onions, 3d to 1s a bundle; carrots, beet, turnips and parsnips, 1s 3d to 1s 9d a dozen bunches. Delicious MAZAWATTEE Tea is now obtainable in attractive tins at no extra cost. Save the white ticket In each tin and get a canister of tea FREE. _ *
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 861, 3 January 1930, Page 11
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