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MARCH, 1940.
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES.
STAPLE FOODSTUFFS, ETC., OF WAGE FARNING CLASSES. (CHINESE).
1.
Rice (3rd Grade)
2.
Fresh Fish
3.
Salt Fish
4.
Beef
5.
Pork
6.
011
7.
Firewood
•
8.
7 cents per catty.
45
32
50
#
65
36
12
...
per catty
...
for 4 catties.
46 cents to 70 cents
Chinese Wine (Rice ferment)
1
(one catty■ 1 lbs.)
B. — OTHER FOODSTUFFS, ETC.
$ c. $
9.
WHEATEN Flour
per bag of 50 lbs. 3.40 to
4.00
10.
Bread
··
per lb.
0.10
0.20
11.
Horned Cattle (large, for
slaughter)
per head.
44.00
#110.00
12.
Sheep
23.00
# 30.00
13.
Goats (for slaughter)
6.00
# 15.00
14.
Swine
per picul.
37.00
* 40.00
15.
Milk
per pint.
0.30
0.38
16.
Butter, Fresh, supply very
limited
per lb.
1.09
1.20
17.
Butter, salt
•
18.
Lard
#
19.
Cheese
20.
Beef (Native)
...
21.
Beef (Australian frozen)
22.
Mutton (Native)
23.
Mutton (Australian frozen)
0.38
0.45
0.85
" 1.80
#
0.33
0.45
0.
42
1.00
0.30
0.52
0.52
1.00
0.44
0.72
24.
Pork (Native)