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AVERAGE PRICE OF VARIOUS ARTICLES OF USE OR CONSUMPTION.

Wheaten Flour,

Brend,

Horned Cattle (large, for slaughter).

Horses,

Sheep,

Goats,

Swine,

Milk,

44

(small, for slaughter).

Butter, Fresh (supply very limited),

Salt, (imported), (tiuned),...

(in bulk),

D

"

Cheese,

Beef,

(native),

(Australiau, frozen),

Mutton, (native),

(Australian, frozen),

"

Pork,

(native).

"

Rice, Coffee,

(Australian, frozen),

Ton,

Sugar,

Salt (Table),.

Wine,.

Brandy,

Beer,

ז

Tobacco (Tins),

21

(Cakes),...

per bag of 50 lbs.

per l

hond per

7

++

C.

2.00 to 8.00 0.06 to 0.08

40.00 to 80,00 15.00 to 25.00

100.00 and npwards.

10.00 to 15.00

7.00 to 9.00

18.00 to 22,00

0.10 to 0.12 European cow's.

0.60 to 0.76

per picut per pint

per lb.

"

0.30 to 0.38

!

11

0.65 to 0.90

++

0.46 to 0.70

1.

0.18 to 0.20

"

"

#

11

0.40

0.20 to 0.24 0.30

-0.22 to 0.24

0.40

0.08 to 0,09

0.20 to 0.40.

"

0,75 to 0.80

0.08 to 0.10

"

in 2-lb. jar

0,27 to 0,30

«per dozen quarts

10.00 to 27.00

12,50 to 40,00

33

"

"

"1

pints

per lh,

*

2.50 to 5.00

11

2.00 to 2,50 0,60 to

1.60

0,50 to 0,80

IMPROVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE,

Nil.

PROGRESS OF IMPROVEMENT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.

Nil.