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

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Masterton. Napier. Nelson. Few lymoui iommoi lily. 1907. 1909. 1907. I 1909. 1907. 1909. 1907. T 1909. Bread, per 2 lb. loaf .. .. : Butter (factory-made), per pound ,, (dairy-made), per pound 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. 251b. Eggs (new-iaid), 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. „ No. 2, per 56 lb. Kerosene, per quart .. „ per tin Bacon, middle-cut, per pound .. ,, blade, per 3 lb. ,, 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 lb. Milk, per quart Coal, per J-ton Gas, per 1,000 ft. Beef, sirloin, per pound „ brisket, per pound „ prime ribs, per pound ,, rump 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 24 lb. 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, coloniaUmadc, Hungarian-nailed Fish, butter-fish, 2 lb. ,, flounders, 14 lb. „ hapuka, per pound „ cod, 2 lb. .. ,, warehou, 8 lb. .. ,, moki, 8 lb. Bananas, per doz. Peaches, per pound Tomatoes, per pound Pears, per pound Apples (eating), per pound s. cl. 0 34 1 2 1 0 0 (i 0 4 1 1 3 3 61b. s. a. 0 4 1 2 0 11 0 6 0 4 1 0 4 0 61b. s. d. 0 3| 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 5 1 4 3 0 61b. s. a. 0 33 1 2 0 9 0 (i 0 4 0 11 3 9 61b. s. il. 0 34 1 1 0 10 0 6 0 5 1 2 3 6 71b. s. d. 0 34 1 2 0 10 0 6 0 4 1 2 3 9 541b. s. d. 0 34 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 81b. s. d. 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 4 1 0 3 9 51b. 0 5 0 6 1 6 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 6 1 7 1 » 0 3 0 4 0 6 1 3 3 6 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 0 2 6 1 10 1 7 0 n 0 5 0 6 1 3 4 0 1 9 1 9 1 0 1 6 2 6 ! 2 0 1 6 0 3 12 0 12 0 - 11 9 0 6 4 9 0 10 2 3 4 0 0 10 0 9 0 8 0 3 0 6 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 3 11 8 5 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 (i 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 7 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 4J 3M.-5W. " 1 2 3 9 1 9 1 9 0 9 1 6 2 4 1 10 1 6 0 2£ 0 5 0 5 1 3 3 9 1 6 1 6 1 4 2 0 2 6 1 6 1 4 0 3 0 4 0 6 1 1 4 0 1 4 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 4 1 9 1 6 0 2J 0 6 0 7 1 2 4 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 8 2 4 2 0 1 6 0 3 11 0 11 0 10 9 0 4 4 3 0 9 1 9 3 6 1 0 0 8 0 6 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 3 10 6 7 6 0 (i 0 4 0 5 0 7 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 5 2 6 3d.-6d. 0 6 1 6 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 8/6-11/6 0 4 4d.-6d. 1 54 3 6 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 6 2 0 1 8 1 6 0 24 11 9 0 8 4 9 0 94 2 0 3 6 1 0 0 10 0 6 0 34 0 0 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 3 11 3 6/, 7/11 0 54 0 44 0 44 0 7 0 5 0 54 0 5 0 44 0 44 0 54 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 (i 0 34 0 34 0 6 0 6 0 44 2 6 0 5 0 6 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 3 8/6-10/6 9 9 0 8 5 6 0 10 7d. lb. 6d. lb. 1 0 0 10 0 6 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 3 11 0 5/10&7/1 0 44 0 4| 0 44 0 74 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 4| 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 0 44 2 0 0 44 0 44 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 14 0 3 8 6 9 0 0 4 r> 0 0 10 8d. lb. 7d. lb. 0 11 0 10 0 6 0 2£ 0 8 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 4 9 6 4/2 & 5/ 0 6 0 4 0 5 0 7 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 3| 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 () 0 4 0 4 0 8 0 8 0 6 2 6 4d. & 6d. 0 6 1 0 10 G 0 6 4 6 0 10 1 6 3 6 0 10 0 8 0 (i 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 7 0 7 0 4 9/-10/ 5/10&6/8 0 6 0 4 0 5 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 5 0 44 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 44 0 6 0 34 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 5 2 6 0 5 0 6 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 14 0 3 0/6-10/0 8 6 0 0 4 6 0 10 (id. lb. 6d. lb. 1 0 0 10 0 8 0 3 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 5 1/0 & 9/ 5/10&6/8 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 44 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 44 0 6 0 5 0 34 0 6 0 6 0 5 2 6 0 6 0 6 1 4 0 4 0 2 0 14 0 3 12/6-14/6 8 9 0 4 5 0 0 9 7d. lb. 8d. lb. 0 11 0 10 0 6 0 3 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 4 12 0 7 (i 0 6 0 3 0 5 0 8 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 8 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 5 2 6 0 5 0 6 1 2 0 4 0 3 0 14 0 2 8 6 0 4 0 2 0 4 7/6-IO/6 0 r> 0 2 5d. & 6d. i 9/-1I/ 12/6-15/6 9/6-12/6 9/6-12/6 1 9/6-12/6 12/-14/ 12/-15/ 12 6 10 6 12/6-15/6 14/6-16/6 14 8 13/-18/ 12/-15/ 15/-16/ 14/6-16/6 15 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 24 1 0 0 6 2d.-3d. 4d.-6d. 0 6 1 0 0 9 0 4 1 3 2 0 2 0 6d.-l/ 4d. & (id. 3d. & 4d. 4d. & 6d. 3d. & 6d. 10 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 44 0 10 1 0 3 6 0 8 0 4 0 14 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 8 0 4 0 6 0 10 3 0 0 6 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 8 2 8 4 0 6d.-8d. 0 (i 0 3 4d.-6d. 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 4d.-6d. 4d.-6d. 4d.-6d. 3d.'ib. 0 3 4d.-6d. 4d.-6d.