Elsewhere witl'v be "found an s adyertieement f rom Messrs Cum nunß, Shari>e, ; & Co.. of Wanganui, intimating th,afc they have reduced the priere of heavy. qarcase.. pork by^d per Ib-; iri^diurp weight; islO' to 1701 bas before. Ttie firm informs us that they experienced considerably diffi^. culty,in obtaming "jc^Tcases of ttie weight suitable to "the requirements of their ' trade or .for export. They think that i farmers seem to be under the impression that the heavier they -can make the pigs the better,' ' whereas" heavy bacon is unsable and worth less money m the market.; By a report which has been sent ns of the Sydney "markets we note that the wholesale price for. bacon, Avhich is quoted very - dull at 7<i to 9d, fg 4s to 6d, and it must .be retnoinbered that there is an import dutyJf/SJd a pound on haras ami bacon jeo^otbeSydney mark^S A^^ge
fora preferable to heavier ones, and will command a higher price at Messrs Cumrains, Sharpe, & Co. 'a, by three farthings per ft.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1733, 14 June 1886, Page 2
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