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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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laraaru. Imerei orl h. :imaru. ' angam Commodity. 1907. 1909. 1909. 1907. 1909. 1907. Bread, per 2 lb. loaf Butter (factory-made), i>01 , 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-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 561b. „ No. Iα, per 56 lb. „ No. 2, per 56 lb. Kerosene, per quart . . ,, per tin Bacon, middle-out, 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 s. d. 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 6 0 11 2 9 81b. s. d. 0 3J 1 1 0 10 0 6 0 5 0 10 3 3 71b. 1907. B. ll. 0 34 1 0 0 10 0 5 0 4 1 0 3 0 81b. s. d. 1 s. d. 0 3 0 3 10 12 0 10 0 11 0 5: 06 0 4 0 4 0 11 j 10 3 5 i 2 9 61b. 71b. 8. d. 0 3J 1 2 0 9 0 6 0 4 1 0 3 6 61b. s. d. 0 34 1 1 0 10 0 5 0 4 0 10 3 0 81b. s. d. 0 34 1 2 0 10 0 6 0 4 1 0 3 6 61b. 1909. 0 5 0 6 1 2 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 1 8 0 24 11 0 11 0 10 9 0 4 4 3 0 8 1 9 3 (i 0 11 0 9 0 7 0 3 0 6 0 7 I 0 7 0 7 0 4 0 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 7 1 2 3 9 1 7 1 4 1 0 1 li 2 0 2 0 1 8 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 5: 07 12; 12 3 9 3 9 18 1 13 18: 13 1 0 i 10 in 16 2 0 2 2 1 8 i 18 1 6 14 0 2J 0 2-1 11 0 . .. I 11 0 8 9 I 10 9 0 6 J 0 4 4 9; 46 0 10 0 9 7|d. lb. ; 2 2 7d. lb. 4 0 0 11 0 11 0 9 0 !) 0 6: 06 0 3i 0 3 0 6 0 5} 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 8 0 7| 0 8 0 44 4|-d.-7d. 1 2 3 6 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 6 2 0 2 0 1 6 0 2J 0 5 0 5 1 2 :s (i 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 2 4 2 0 1 6 0 24 10 9 10 9 10 6 0 4 4 3 0 10 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 9 0 6 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 0 4d. & 5d. 1 0 3 3 1 9 1 9 0 9 1 6 2 0 2 O 1 6 0 24 0 24 9 0 0 4 4 9 9d.-10d. 11 0 0 r> 4 6 0 10 1 74 2 6 0 10 0 6 9 0 0 5 5 0 0 104 8d. lb. 8d. lb. 0 11 0 9 ; 0 6 0 3 ! 0 6 0 7 . 0 74 0 8 8 9 0 5 5 3 0 10 9d. lb. 7d. lb. 1 0 0 10 0 (i 0 2 0 (i 0 7 0 7 0 8 0 10 I 0 9 0 8 0 24 0 e 0 7 : 0 7 I 0 7 0 3 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 10 pound Milk, per quart .. Coal, per J-ton Gas, per l,OOOft. 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 j ,, 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-tongue?, each Veal, per pound Tripe, per pound Potatoes, per 14 lb. .. Cauliflower, about 2 J lb. Cabbage, about 2i 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, coloniai-made, Hungarian-nailed Fish, butter-tish, 2 lb. ,, flounders, 14 lb. ,, hapuka, per pound „ cod, 2 lb. ,, warehou, 8 lb. . . „ moki, 8 lb. Bananas, per doz. Peaches, per poimd Tomatoes, per pound 0 4 7 0 7 11 0 6 0 3 0 5 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 54 0 5 0 5 0 5i 0 5 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 6 2 6 0 5 0 6 1 6 0 4 0 2 0 14 0 24 10 6 0 3 6/6-10/ 5/10, 7/6 0 6 0 4 0 6 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5J 0 5| 0 5 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 7 0 6 0 6 2 6 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 3 10 6 8/9,10/7 0 6 0 24 0 5 0 6 ! 0 41 ! 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 34 0 44 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 4 2 6 3d.-5d. 0 6 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 14 0 14 10/9-12/9 i 0 4 0 4 12 0 7/9-8/6 8 0 ! 5/5-6/8 0 5| 0 6 0 2| 0 31 0 44 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 4A 0 6 0 44 0 5 0 4| , 0 (i 0 41 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 4| 0 5 J 0 4J 0 5 0 6* 0 3| 0 41 0 6 j 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 3| 03 0 6 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 6 2 6 2 6 0 5 0 6 0 6! 06 0 11 16 0 6 0 6 0 2! 04 0 14 0 14 0 2 0 2 8 11 10 6 0 4 7/-9/6 5/5, 6/8 0 7 0 3 0 6,V 0 8 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3i 0 44 0 54 0 54 0 4 0 6 0 4 0 3 0 8 0 6 0 6 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 3 10 6 0 4 9 I , . 5 0 0 5 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 34 0 4 0 44 0 34 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 6 0 6 0 4 2 6 0 34 0 6" 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 14 0 3" 8 6 0 4 8 0 5 0 0 6 0 24 0 5" 0 8 0 44 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 34 0 44 0 5" 0 54 0 44 0 6 0 4 0 3 0 7 0 8 0 5 2 6 5d. & 6d. 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 6 ■• 0 1J Jd.-2d. 10/6-12/6 11/6-13/6 12/9-13/9 12 6 12 6 12 6 10 6 11 6 12/6-15/6 15/6-17/6 16 9 15 6 15 (i 14/6-16/6 14 6 14 6 0 10 0 9 0- 3 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 9 0 6 0 4 0 10 0 6 0 4 0 4 l"6 0 6 4d.-6d. 0 4 1 (i 0 9 0 4 0 6 1 5 1 5 6d.-8d. 4d.-6d. 0 2 16 10 16 10 0 4 0 3 0 5 16 4 0 19 2 0 0 6 0 8 0 6 4d.-6d. 0 2 0 6 0 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 6 1 3 1 6 0 6 4d.-6d. 2d.-3d. I O 0 9 0 6 1 0 1 6 1 6 0 6 7d. & 8d. 3d., 4d., & 6d. 4d. & 6d. 4d. & 6d. 0 10 0 3 0 3 Pears, per pound .. Apples (eatingr), r per pound 0 6 0 4 2d.-3d. 0 3 4d.-6d. 3d.^d. 0 4 4d.-6d. 0 4 1 3d.^d. 0 3 0 3 3d.-6d. 3d.^td.