CO129-578-6 Cost of living figures 11-2-1939 - 13-1-1940 — Page 21

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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A.

1.

Rice (3rd Grade)

2.

Fresh fish

JUNE, 1939.

AVERAGE RETAIL FRICES.

STAPLE FOODSTUFFS, ETC. OF WAGE EARNING CLASSES. (CHINESE).

7 cents per catty.

are/

32

#

3.

Salt fish

32

11

##

• •

4.

Beef

34

11

5.

Pork

45

#1

11

"

6.

Oil

20

#

Firewood

·

10 cents for 7 catties.

cheater

B.

OTHER FOODSTUFFS, ETC.

8.

Wheaten Flour

9.

Bread

$

C.

c.

per bag of 50 lbs.

2.90 to

3.50

per lb.

0.10

#

0.20

10.

Horned Cattle (large, for

slaughter)

per head.

45.00

11 80.00

11.

Sheep

23.00

11 30.00

12.

Goats (for slaughter)

6.00

#1

15.00

13.

Swine

per picul.

27.00

29.00

14.

Milk

per pint.

0.30

0.38

15.

Butter, Fresh, supply

very limited

per lb.

1.15

1.30

16.

Butter, Salt

11

17.

Lard

11

11

0.20

#

0.40

1

#

18.

Cheese

0.85

1.80

·

19.

Beef (Native)

#

11

0.28

#

0.50

19

20.

(Australian frozen).

##

0.42

11

1.00

21.

Mutton (Native)

#1

11

+

+

0.30 11 0.55

"

22.

(Australian frozen)

#1

0.64 #1 1.00

23.

Pork (Native)

# #

0.20

"

0.55

#1

=

#1

24.

Ba con

0.80

#t

1.40

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