| Item | 1936 | 1935 |
|---|---|---|
| Rice (3rd Grade) | 4.9 cents per catty | 6.3 cents per catty |
| Fresh fish | 23.8 cents per catty | 20.9 cents per catty |
| Salt fish | 22.5 cents per catty | 21.2 cents per catty |
| Beef | 35.2 cents per catty | 32.8 cents per catty |
| Pork | 39.9 cents per catty | 41.7 cents per catty |
| Oil | 15.4 cents per catty | 23.7 cents per catty |
| Firewood | 10–11 catties per $ | 10–12.2 catties per $ |
| Item | Unit | Price Range ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Wheaten Flour | per bag of 50 lbs. | 3.00 – 3.50 |
| Bread | per lb. | 0.10 – 0.12 |
| Horned Cattle (large, for slaughter) | per head | 40.00 – 80.00 |
| Sheep | per head | 15.00 – 20.00 |
| Goats (for slaughter) | per head | 7.00 – 12.00 |
| Swine | per picul | 18.00 – 22.00 |
| Milk | per pint | 0.24 – 0.36 |
| Butter, Fresh (supply very limited) | per lb. | 1.00 – 1.10 |
| Salt | per picul | 0.80 – 1.05 |
| Cheese | per lb. | 1.00 – 1.60 |
| Beef (native) | per lb. | 0.20 – 0.45 |
| Beef (Australian Frozen) | per lb. | 0.35 – 1.00 |
| Mutton (native) | per lb. | 0.32 – 0.38 |
| Mutton (Australian frozen) | per lb. | 0.36 – 0.60 |
| Pork (native) | per lb. | 0.20 – 0.45 |
| Pork (Australian frozen) | per lb. | None |
| Rice | per lb. | 0.05 – 0.07 |
| Coffee (raw) | per lb. | 0.30 – 0.35 |
| Tea | per lb. | 1.00 – 2.40 |
| Sugar | per lb. | 0.08 – 0.22 |
| Salt (Table) | per 2-lb. jar | 0.58 – 0.75 |
| Wine | per dozen quarts | 48.00 – 120.00 |
| Brandy | per dozen quarts | 36.00 – 204.00 |
| Beer | per dozen quarts | 6.00 – 8.00 |
| Tobacco (Tins) | per lb. | 3.60 – 8.00 |
| Tobacco (Cakes) | per lb. | 5.50 – 7.20 |
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IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES INTRODUCED THIS YEAR.
Nil.
† See V 1 and 2.
Progress of any IMPROVEMENTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
Nil.
(W 2)
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES.
A. STAPLE FOODSTUFFS, ETC., OF WAGE EARNING CLASSES.
1936
1935
Rice (3rd Grade),
4.9 cents per catty
6.3
cents per catty
Fresh fish,
.23.8 "
"
20.9
15
99
Salt fish.......
.22.5
21.2
11
"
#+
*
Beef,
.35.2
ד
32.8
**
"}
Pork,.......
.39.9
41.7
"J
""
*
Oil,
.15.A
23.7
11
"
11
+
Firewood,....
10
11 catties
10
12.2 catties
17
"1
B.—OTHER FOODSTUFFS, ETC.
$ c.
$ c.
Wheaten Flour,
**
Bread,
Horued Cattle (large, for slaughter),
per bag of 50 lbs. per lb. per bend,
3.00 to
3.50
0.10
3
0.12
40.00 to
80.00
Sheep,
Goats, (for slaughter),
Kwine,
Milk,
15.00 to
20.00
11
7.00
to
12.00
"
per picul.
18.00 to
22.00
per piut.
0.24 to
0.36
Butter, Fresh, supply very limited,
per 11,
0.10 to
1,10
-
Sait,
Cherse,
Beef, (native)..
0.80 to
1.05
FF
1.00 10
1.60
"
0.20
to
0.45
+1
(Australian Frozen),
Mutton, (native),
"
(Australian frozen),
Pork, (native),.
"
(Australian frozen),
Rice,...
0.35
to
1.00
"
0.32
to
0.38
*1
0.36
to
0.60
11
0.20 to
0.45
"
None
"
0.05
10
ད
0.07
*
Coffee, (raw),
Тен,
Sugar.
0.30 10
0.35
*
1.00 to
2.40
0.08
to
0.22
Salt (Table),
Wine,
Brandy, Beer,....
51
iu 2-lb. jur,
per dozen quarts,
0.58 to 48.00 36.00 to
0.75
to
120.00
204.00
*
**
6.00 to
8.00
3)
17
"
Tobacco (Tins),
>>
(Cakes),
per pint. per lb.
3.60 to
8.00
7.20
to
8.40
5.50
2
7.20
IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES † INTRODUCED THIS YEAR.
Nil.
† See V 1 and 2.
Progress of any IMPROVEMENTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED,
Nil.
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