PRICES OF COMMODITIES.
A very interesting table is furnished in the Journal of the Department of Labor for October, showing the prices of commodities in the secondary towns of the Dominion on March 1 last. Here are a few of the more important items in the list, as they affect New Plymouth:—
a o a >, ts m 4) 61) ™ • 'Br S 231 Cl «S >5 ■£» Bread, 21b. loaf.... 0 4 0 3 0 3 Butter, factory ... 1 2 12 12 Flour, 25 lb '. 3 4 3 4 3 0 3atmeal 771b. ..... 1 2 12 10 Eggs (new) doz... 1 0 10 0 11 Tea, av. per lb 2 0 15 12 Sugar, per lb Kerosene, tin 0 2y s 0 2% 0 i. 4 11 5 0 4 <i Bacon, lb 0 9 0 10 0 8 Milk, qt '.'. 0 4 0 4 0 3 Gas, per 1000 7 fi 5 0 5 0 2oal, qr. ton 12 6 9 0 8 0 Potatoes, 141b 1 5 10 7 :, These figures sug ?.est that New PIvmouth is not the cheapest place in the Dominion to live in.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 169, 26 October 1910, Page 4
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187PRICES OF COMMODITIES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 169, 26 October 1910, Page 4
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