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Prices of Commodities charged in the Secondary Towns in New Zealand on the 1st March, 1907, and 1st March, 1909.

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Ashburton. Gisborne. rreymoul li. [nvercargil Commodity. 1907. 1909. 1907. l!)l)!). 1907. 1909. 1907. 1909. Bread, per 2 lb. loaf Butter (factory-made), per pound ,, (dairy-made), per pound j Jam (first grade), per tin .. \ ,, (second grade), per tin Treacle, 4 lb. tin Flour, 25 lb. ,, one shilling's worth (in weight) Currants, per pound Raisins, per pound Oatmeal, 7 lb. 25 lb. Eggs (new-laid), per dozen ,, (fresh), per dozen .. | Tea, lowest price, per pound .. „ average price, per pound .. ,, highest price, per pound .. Coffee, first quality, per pound „ second quality, per pound Sugar, No. 1, per pound „ No. 1, per 56 lb. „ No. Iα, per 561b. .. I „ No. 2, per 56 lb. Kerosene, per quart .. ,, per tin Bacon, middle-cut, per pound . . ,, blade, per 31b. ,, shoulder, per 6 lb. .Soap, household, first grade „ ,, second grade . ,, ,, third grade .. Sago, per pound Candles, Premier, per pound .. „ B sperm, per pound .. ,, L sperm, per pound .. „ Price's English, per s. d. 0 3 1 1 (t 10 0 6 0 4 1 0 2 9 71b. s. (!. 0 3| 1 1 0 10 [ 0 6 0 4 1 0 3 6 61b. s. d. 0 4 1 4J 1 1 0 6 0 41 1 2 3 0 61b. a. d. 0 3i 1 1 0 11 0 6 0 4 1 0 3 6 5 lb. s. a, 0 3| 1 1 1 0 0 (i 0 r> 1 o 3 3 71b. p. a. 0 3J 1 1 1 0 ! 0 5 l 0 4 1 0 3 6 71b. s. d. 0 3 1 3 0 11 0 5 0 4 1 0 3 0 71b. a. (1. 0 31 1 2 0 9 0 5 0 4 0 10 3 8 6 1b, 0 5 0 6 1 i) 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 8 2 0 1 !) I 6 0 2J o n 0 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 4 2 0 I 6 0 2 0 6 0 8 1 2 4 0 1 9 1 9 0 10 1 8 2 8 1 10 1 6 0 3 11 0 11 0 10 9 0 4 4 8 0 9 2 0 4 0 0 10 0 9 0 6 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 4 0 5 1 1 3 8 1 8 1 8 0 10 1 8 2 4 1 10 1 6 0 2J 0 6 0 7 ! 1 4 4 0 j 2 3 2 0 ! 1 8 2 0 ! 2 8 1 9 1 6 0 3 0 5 ] 0 6 : 1 0 3 H 1 9 1 9 1 3 2 0 2 li 1 9 1 8 0 0 5 0 6 1 3 4 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 10 2 6 1 9 1 6 0 2J 11 0 I 11 0 10 6 0 4 4 9 0 10 2 0 3 6 0 11 0 9 0 (i 0 4 0 4 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 6 1 3 1 0 1 8 2 4 1 8 o"2 10 9 0 6 4 :s 0 10 2 3 1 0 0 10 I 0 8 0 (> 0 3 o r> 0 7 0 7 0 8 8 li 0 6 r> 3 0 U 9d. II). 8d. lb. 0 10 0 !) 0 6 0 2 o i; o 7 0 8 8 (i 0 4 4 i) 0 9 11 0 0 6 4 8 0 !) 2 0 4 0 0 11 0 9 0 7 0 4 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 S 8 9 0 8 5 0 0 9 8-i-d. lb. 8id. lb. "0 10 0 8 0 6 0 3 0 7 7d.-8d. 7d.-8d. 0 8 8 6 8 ii 0 4 5 0 0 10 9d. lb. 8d. lb. 0 11 0 8 7d. lb. 0 10 0 8 0 6 0 2J 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 2 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 pound Jlilk, per quart Coal, per j-ton 0 4 10/6, 11/6 5/6 lignite 7 6 0 6J 0 4j 0 5< 0 9 0 7 0 5 0 8| 0 5J • 0 4J 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 8J 0 4 6/-11/8 0 3 11 0 0 4 11 6 0 4 r> (> 0 8 5 8 0 4 5/6-12/ 0 3 6/9-7/9 Gas, per 1,000 ft. Beef, sirloin, per pound ,, brisket, per pound „ prime ribs, per pound .. j ,, rum |> steak, per pound . . ,, top-side, per pound ,, stewing-steak, per pound Corned beef, round, per pound ,, roll, per pound . . ! ,, brisket, per pound ' Mutton, fore-quarter, per pound ,, hind-quarter, per pound „ loin, per pound . . ' ,, leg, per pound ,, shoulder, per pound .. ! „ chops, per pound „ neck, per pound ,, breast, per pound Pork, per pound Sausages, pork, per pound ,, beef, per pound Ox-tongues, each Veal, per pound Tripe, per pound Potatoes, per 14 lb. . . Cauliflower, about 2| lb. Cabbage, about 2Jib. Onions, per pound Cooking-apples, per pound Boots, size 8, split kip, riveted, colonial-made Hungarian-nailed Boots, size 8, split kip, pegged, colonial-made, Hungarian-nailed Boots, size 8, best kip, pegged, colonial-made, Hungarian-nailed Fish, butter-fish, 21b. „ flounders, 1J lb. ,, hapuka, per pound „ . cod, 2lb. ,, warehou, 8 lb. . . ,, moki, 8 lb. Bananas, per doz. Peaches, per pound Tomatoes, per pound.. . i Pears, per pound Apples (eating), per pound ()'■(» 0 31 0 3" 0 8 0 8 0 8 2 (i Id.-lid. 0 <>.', 1 2" 0 4 0 2| 0 I 0 3 10 0 6/8 & 9/2 0 6£ 0 44 o r>1 0 !) 0 7 0 8 o <;.',- o r> i (I 4.! 0 4" 0 5 0 5 0 5j o 4 0 6 0 3| 0 3" 0 8 0 7 (I (i 2 6 4d.-6d. 0 7 0 9 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 12 6 7 6 0 6 0 4 0 5 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 r> 0 4 0 3i 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 4 2 6 0 6 0 6 2 0 0 (i 0 5 0 3 0 3 9 11 7 1 0 5£ 0 4£ 0 41 0 7 0 4J 0 3 0 4| 0 4 0 310 34 0 r> 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 5£ 0 3 5/ & 9/2 0 7 0 r> o ii 0 8 0 (i o r> o 8 0 5 0 5 o r> 0 8 0 6 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 r> o r> o 8 o (> o (> 2 f> 0 (i 0 8 1 0 0 8 0 8 I) 1.1 0 3 10/6-11/6 5/ & 9/2 0 (i 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 6 o r> o 6 0 6 0 5 o r> I 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 5 o r> '• o 8 0 8 0 6 2 6 5d. &6d. 0 6 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 4 j 8/6-12/6 5/10 & 6/8 0 7 0 4 0 6| 0 9 0 6 0 6 0 (>-.S 0 5 i) 3.1 0 41 0 5 0 6 o v<1 0 6 0 8$ 0 5 I 0 4,V 0 7 0 6 0 6 2 6 0 (i 0 6 0 9 0 3 0 2 0 li 0 2 11 0 5/10& 6/8 0 6 0 3J 0 5| 0 8 0 6 0 5 (I (i 0 5 0 3i o 3.; 0 4i 0 5| 0 8 0 5 0 li 0 4 0 4 0 7 0 8 0 6 2 6 0 6 0 li 0 (i 0 2i 0 2 0 II 0 2 10 6 0 7 0 6 0 4 2 6 4d.-6d. 0 6 1 2 4d.-6d. 2d.-4d. 0 li 0 3 10 6 12 6 16 0 9 11 10 !) 13/6-14/8 10/6-14/6 12 0 12 (i 17 6 18 0 15 0 16 0 14/6-17/6 16/-18/6 16/-17/ 14/6-17/6 1 4 I (i I) (i 1 0 4 0 4 0 8d.-l/ 0 !) 0 4 0 8 1 6 0 (i 1 3 4 0 0 8 0 5 0 6 4d. lb. 3d. lb. 0 6 3d.-(id. 0 3 3d.-6d. 0 6 1 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 4 0 4 0 6d.-l/ 0 6 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 8 0 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 8 0 8 4d.-6d. 3d.-6d. 0 6 4d.-6d. 0 1 b 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 0 4 o ii 0 6 0 4 3d.-4d. 0 4 0 4 0 8 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 3d.-4d. 8d.-l/ 2d.-3d, 0 6 0 6 3d.-l/ 3d.-6d. 3d.-l/ 4d.-6d. 3d.-6d.