AUCKLAND PROVISION MARKETS.

Southland Times, Issue 584, 29 October 1866, Page 2

AUCKLAND PROVISION MARKETS.

JiETAir rBICES. settlers will understand that these are the selling prices by the Auckland dealers.] Farm and Dairy Produce. — Milk, per qt. 6d ; Butter, (freah) per lb. Is 6d ; Cheese (coL) Is 4*i ; Kggs, per doz. Is 3d ; Lard, per lb. Is 4d; Fowls, per pair ss ; Ducks, per pair 5s to 5s fid ; Geese, each 6s to 7s ; Turkeys, each 4? 6J to 5s ; Bacon, per lb Is 6d ; Rams (Eng.) per lb Is 6d to Is 8d ; Potatoes, cwt. 6s 6J to 7s. Butchers' Meat. — Beef, per lb. 5d to 2d ; mutton 6d to 8d ; Pork, per lb. Bd. Colonial Produce. — Butter, per lb. la 3d ; Cheese Is to Is Id j Eggs, per doz. Is ; Lard, per lb. lOd to la ; Fowls 43 to 4s 6d ; Ducka 4s 6d to 5» j Geese 5s to6s ; Turkeys4s 6d to 5s 6d ; Bacon . (colonial) 8d ; Hams 8d; Potatoes £7- to £7 10s "per ton.

The " Xew Zealand Gazette," of last Monday ] contains an Order in Council authorising a new ] tariff of charges for transmi?sion of messages by 1 electric telegraph. The scale embraces ge«en ] divisions, as follows : — First, under 25 miles, lod ] far 10 words, Id per w rd ; second, 25, and tinder 1 100 miles, lid per word ; third, 100, and under J 200 miles, 2d per word ; fourth, 200, and under 1 350 miles, 2£d per word ; fifth, 350, and under I s<jO miles, 3 i per word ; sixth, 50, and under 3 700 miles, 3id per word j seventh, 700 miles, and i orer, 4xl per word.