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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference: TPLENIC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

[798]

AVERAGE PRICES of various PRODUCE and MERCHANDISE, &c.

Sterling Prices

Article Unit Prices in January, April, July, October (£ s. d.)
Wheaten Flour per Barrel of 196 lbs.
Chinese Wheat
American Wheat
European Wheat
Wheaten Bread
Horned Cattle
Horses
Sheep
Goats
Swine
Milk
Butter, Fresh
Cheese
Beef per lb.
Salt per lb.
Mutton per lb.
Pork per lb.
Rice
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Salt
Wine
Brandy
Beer
Tobacco per Dozen / per lb.

The variation is but slight during the year.

WAGES FOR LABOUR

Category Rate Period
Domestic 12s 6d per month
Predial 9s 12d per month
Trades ... ...
Day Labour 7s per day
Masons, Bricklayers 14s 7d per day
Joiners 2s per day

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MANUFACTURES, MINES, AND FISHERIES

By His Excellency the Colonial Secretary

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: TPLENIC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON [798] AVERAGE PRICES of various PRODUCE and MERCHANDISE, &c. Sterling Prices Article Unit Prices in January, April, July, October (£ s. d.) Wheaten Flour per Barrel of 196 lbs. Chinese Wheat American Wheat European Wheat Wheaten Bread Horned Cattle Horses Sheep Goats Swine Milk Butter, Fresh Cheese Beef per lb. Salt per lb. Mutton per lb. Pork per lb. Rice Coffee Tea Sugar Salt Wine Brandy Beer Tobacco per Dozen / per lb. The variation is but slight during the year. WAGES FOR LABOUR Category Rate Period Domestic 12s 6d per month Predial 9s 12d per month Trades ... ... Day Labour 7s per day Masons, Bricklayers 14s 7d per day Joiners 2s per day [199] MANUFACTURES, MINES, AND FISHERIES By His Excellency the Colonial Secretary ...
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference :- TPLENIC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- 10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON [798 ]* AVERAGE PRICES of various PRODUCE and MERCHANDISE, &c. Sterling Prices. Prices in January. April July. October. £ d. per Barrel of 196 lbs. J 2 Wheaten Flour Chinese, Wheat, American European Wheaten Bread Horned Cattle Horses Sheep Goals Swine Milk Butter, Fresh Cheese Beef Salt · per lb. • por lut + Juart. lb. 2 22 Mutton Pork Rice Coffee Tea Sugar Salt Wide Brandy Beer Tobacco pr. Dyn. / 13 15 10 lb: Τ ๐ ป ป WAGES FOR LABOUR. Domestic pr. math. 126 Predial Trades 912 Day labour 7 Macons, Bricklayers & Masterers Joiners- 1472 2/ [199] The variation is hat slight during the year. MANUFACTURES, MINES, ofgg. Colonial Lecretar AND FISHERIES. 1 3 Y : ! 10:
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PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

TPLENIC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

10 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

[798 ]*

AVERAGE PRICES of various PRODUCE and MERCHANDISE, &c.

Sterling Prices.

Prices in

January.

April

July.

October.

£

d.

per Barrel of 196 lbs.

J

2

Wheaten Flour

Chinese, Wheat, American European

Wheaten Bread

Horned Cattle

Horses

Sheep

Goals

Swine

Milk

Butter, Fresh

Cheese

Beef

Salt

·

per lb.

•

por lut

+

Juart.

lb.

2

22

Mutton

Pork

Rice

Coffee

Tea

Sugar

Salt

Wide

Brandy

Beer

Tobacco

pr. Dyn.

/ 13 15

10

lb:

Τ

๐ ป ป

WAGES FOR LABOUR.

Domestic

pr. math.

126

Predial

Trades

912

Day

labour

7

Macons, Bricklayers & Masterers Joiners-

1472

2/

[199]

The variation is hat slight during the year.

MANUFACTURES, MINES,

ofgg. Colonial Lecretar

AND

FISHERIES.

1

3 Y

:

!

10:

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