CO129-578-6 Cost of living figures 11-2-1939 - 13-1-1940 — Page 26

A.

25

MARCH, 1939.

AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES.

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

1.

Rice (3rd Grade)

2.

Fresh fish

3.

Salt fish

4.

Beef

5.

Pork

• · +

6.

Oil

7.

Firewood

•

8.

Wheaten Flour

6 cents per catty.

38

"

#

32

#

#

#

34

H

H

45

#

#

20

#

#

#

10 cents for 5 catties.

B.

OTHER FOODSTUFFS, ETC.

$

c.

$

ن

c.

per bag of 50 lbs.

2.80

to

3.50

per lb.

0.10

#

0.20

9.

#

Bread

• •

10.

Horned Cattle (large,

for slaughter)

per head.

45.00

#

80.00

幃

#1

11.

Sheep

23.00

# 30.00

•

12.

Goats (for slaughter)

#

#

6.00

#

15.00

•

13.

Swine

per picul.

23.00

#

28.00

14.

Milk

per pint.

0.26

#

0.38

15.

Butter, Fresh, supply

very limited

per lb.

1.15

#

1.30

16.

Butter, Salt

#

#

17.

Lard

0.35

0.40

H

#

18.

Cheese

0.85

#

1.80

19.

Beef (Native)

#

0.28

# 0.50

20.

#

(Australian frozen)

#

#

0.42

1.00

21.

Mutton (Native)

#

H

0.50

#

0.60

*

22.

(Australian frozen)

#

0.64

#

1.00

23.

Pork (Native)

#

H

0.36

* 0.60

#

#

24.

Bacon

0.76

1.40