488
(W 2)
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES.
A. STAPLE FOODSTUFFS, ETC., OF WAGE EARNING CLASSES.
1931
1932
Rice (3rd Grade),
Fresh fish,
8.6 cents per catty
8.4 cents per catty
.......25
31.5
"}
21
"
Salt fish,.......
.32
34.6
37
13
"
"
Beef,
49
48
"
"
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Pork,..
......53
"
"
=
55
A
17
A
Oil,
...........23
21.2
**
39
A
17
Firewood,.........
***.10
7 catties
10
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319
7 catties
Wheaten Flour,
Bread,
17
B. OTHER FOODSTUFFS, ETC.
Horned Cattle (large, for slaughter),
Sheep,
Gonts, (for slaughter),
Swine,
Milk,
Butter, Fresh supply very limited,
29
Sait,.
Cherse,
Beef, (native)....
13
Mutton, (native),
"
(Australian frozen),
(Australian frozen),
Pork, (native),....
"
(Australinu frozen),.
Rice,
Coffee, (raw),
Teu,
Sugar,
Salt (Table),
Wine,
Braudy,
Beer,..
Tobacco (Tins),
(Cakes),
$ 6.
نه
per hag of 50 lbs. per Ib. por hend.
4.40 to 0.10 to
4.50
65,00 to
0.12 175.00
20.00 to
27.00
95
11
8,00 to
14.00
per picul.
29.50
to
32.00
per pint. per lb.
0.24
to
0.36
1.40 to
1.50
1.10 to
1.30
0.80 LO
1.40
19
0.90 to
0.45
0.80
to
**
1.45
0.36 to
0.40
**
0.44 to
1.00
0.36
to
}}
0.55
13
Noue
0.07
>>
H
0.30
1.30
"
T
0.10
in 2-lb. jar.
0.80
2 2 2 2 2
to
0.11
to
0.35
to
3.10
to
0.15
to
1.40
per dozen quarts.
}}
48.00 to 36.00 to 8.00 to
120.00 204.00
10.00
per pints.
6.00 to
7.20
per lb.
7.20
to
7.60
5.50
to
}
6.00
IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES † INTRODUCED THIS YEAR.
Nil.
† See V 1 and 2.
PROGRESS OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED,
Ni.