1936 — Page 373

Blue Books 香港計冊 All

(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

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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