The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-28
PRICES GIVEN
TO SHOPPERS
MARKETS ARE WELL SUPPLIED
MANY VARIETIES OF FRUIT ARE
PRocURkBIE BY ALL
HoUsEkEEPERs.
Strawberries Rather CHEAP al the
Moment-Tomatoes Scarce and
Advsncine-White Potatoes Have
Upward Tendency-Fish Variable.

Shopping in Honolulu offers quite z
problem to the average housekeepeT
doing her own buying. Taking the or.
binary market stuffs there are at least
dozens of various places of different
character where the same goods can
be had and the problem of where 10
find quality and price fayorably com
bined offers much food for specula-
ton. II generally happens that after
trying the stores kept by various ma
tionalities the housekeeper falls back
on the white mans store which is
found to be more reliable, and where
the ordering can be conveniently done
by telephone. Prices in these stores
are more or less uniform although it
will be found that some Of the stores
quote their goods a little higher than
others.
Fruit at present runs somewhat as
follows: Bananas sell at 80 to 75 cents
a bunch Cooking bananas some
much higher, ranging from s1.5O TO
s175 or even as high as 81. Pineap-
plies are quoted at 10 to 80 cents &C
cording to size and quality. Alligator
pears are not in season now but will
sell at three for % cents. Pears are
all imported from the Coast and range
from to 10 cents each. Apples. also
imported, sell at two for cents up TO
10 cents each. Imported grapes cost
about 80 cents for a three-pound bas-
ket. Domestic grapes are sold at al
most all stores for 10 cents a pound.
Strawberries are rather cheap. They
IN zinc q
which about seven are sold for quar-
ter. Lines cost from 80 to IS cents
per 100 or from 10 to 90 cents a dozen,
although the retail price is smaller at
some stores. Lemons range from two
TO three for cents. The price of wa
termelons depends entirely upon their
size. They can be had from % cents
up to 81. There are few or no musk
melons on the market as they can
hardly be raised here on account of a
certain fly which spoils them during
their growth Fresh figs cost about
cents a puond, less at some stores.
In vegetables, lettuce. parsley, mint,
watercress and the like are sold in
punches at a uniform price of cents,
but the size of the bundles varies at
different places. Cabbages range from
Is to % cents a head. Green corn is
sold from 20 to % cents per dozen and
cucumbers at cents each or less.
Spinach is rarely found on the mar
ket here. The tender tops of the taro
plants, what the natives call luau. is
sold under the name of spinach, how
ever. and answers the same purpose
Tomatoes are scarce at present and
bring cents a pound. They will
probably drop to cents a pound when
there are more on the market. Sweet
potatoes cost from TO cents a
pound and Burbanks from 8 cents up
wards.
The price of eggs hardly ever varies
much. generally selling at from so TO
so cents a dozen. Turkey sells at
about 10 cents pound live weight
and % cents dressed. Chickens are
generally 10 cents each, while ducks
are comparatively cheaper. The price
of fish constantly varies and a price
can hardly be given. AS fish are gen
orally sold by slump The price is
also dependant upon the size of the
catch. mullet for instance selling at
times at for % cents while at other
times only one can be had for a
quarter.