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Table showing the Average Prices realised Monthly in London for the undermentioned Principal Lines of New Zealand Produce during the Years 1907-8-9.

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Month. Lamb, per Pound. Mutton, per Pound. Beef, per Pound.* Hindquarters. Butter, per Hundredweight. Hundred e wei e ght. Hem P- GF - on s P ot ' P er Ton - Cocksfoot, per Hundredweight. Canterbury. North Island. Canterbury. North Island. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1907. 1908. 1909. d. ri. d. d. d. d. 6} 6 5J ! 6J 6 4} 1907. 1908. 1909. d. d. d. 5 3| 3| I 1907. 1908. 1909. d. d. d. it 34 34 1907. 1908. 1909. d. d. d. 3f 3g 3S 1907. 1908. 1909. s. s. s. 107 119 111 1907. 1908. 1909. 1907. S. S. S. £ 8. 63 62 61 39 0 65 61 62/6 : 39 0 1908. 28 10 27 10 1909. 1907. 1908. 190! £ s. s. p. s. 25 0 48 76 78 24 10 48 75 78 January February 6 6 5J : 5J 5f 5g 4g 44 34 4jf 34 3£ 34 3£ 34 102 139 108 March 5J 5J 5 4j 5j 4| 44 4g 3g 3* 8J 2| 34 3g 2| 100 117 106 65 60 64 : 38 0 24 10 23 5 50 78 78 April 5i 5| .. 5J 5g .. 3* 4J .. 3g 44 .. 34 3| .. 98 111 62 62 34 0 26 0 52 80 May.. 5J 5i .. 5± 5J .. 4 44 34 3S .. 3| 3§ 99 114 .. 66 59 .. 35 0 25 10 54 80 .. June 6i 5J .. 5J 5J .. 4 44 .. 3g 34 .. 4 3| .. 99 109 65 62 .. 34 0 27 0 54 80 .. July.. 58 5| ..5| 5J .. 4| 4 34 31 .. 4 .. 99 115 .. 61 64 35 0 26 10 57 80 August 5J 5| .. 5i 5J .. 4J 4 3| 34 .. 3J 4 104 116 .. 60 62 .. 34 0 26 0 50 80 September 5| 5£ .. 54 5 44 44 .. 3J 3| 3f 4| .. 3| 3J .. 107 116 32 0 27 0 62 90 October 5i 54 .. 54 5i .. 3| 4 .. 3J 34 .. 116 125 .. 30 10 26 0 72 85 November 5g 5| .. 54 5 .. 8| 3| .. 3f 34 .. 34 3^ 118 119 .. 29 10 26 0 74 78 .. December 5| 5J .. 54 5 BS 3} .. 3g 34 .. 34 34 119 110 .. 60 58 .. 28 10 25 0 75 78 * Beef forequarters average Id. per pound less than hindquarters.