CO129-584-17 Cost of living figures 20-2-1940 - 20-12-1940 — Page 12

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

of

1.

Rice (3rd Grade)

2.

Fresh Fish ..

3.

Sait Fish

SEPT DOES. 1940.

AVERAGE RITAN PRICES.

A. STAPLE FOODSTUFFS, HIV. OF HAGE BARNING CLASSES. (CHD/PS3).

10) cents per catty.

64

46)

4.

Beef

5.

Pork

011

* 8 8

#

7.

Firewood

.

8.

Chinese Tine (Rice forment)

per oftty

32

13

for 4 datties.

50 guts to $1.40.

(one qatty

그룹

17 lbs. ¡

Wheaten 71 our

3.

OTHER FOODSTUFFS. art.

$

per bag of 50 lbs.

4.80 to 5.20

per lb.

0.10

0.20

10.

Er gad

11.

Horned Cattle (large, for

slaughter)

per head

50.00

*125.00

13.

sheep

23.00

• 30.00

13.

Goats (for slaughter)

6.00

• 15.00

14.

Swine

per picul

50.00

52.00

15.

X11k

per pint

0.30

0.38

16.

Butter, Fresh, supply very

limited

per lb.

17.

Butter, salt

13

1.04

1.30

18.

Lard

0.38

0.45

19.

Cheese

0.85

2.00

20.

Beef (Native)

0.37

0.51

21.

Beef (Australian frozen)

0.50

1.00

22.

Mutton (Native)

0.45

0.60

23.

Matton (Australian frozen)

0.52

1.00

24.

Perk (Native)

0.83

1.00

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