CO129-590-27 Ex-employees of Hong Kong Government- relief payments and allowances 27-3-1942 - 16-8-1943 — Page 81

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List of average wholesale prices of the staple articles of food prevailing in Kukong during the period from 1st January to 30th November, 1942.

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RICE(medium quality) SALT(mdm. Quality) NUT OIL

BROWN SUGAR

January

$95 per picul

$545 per pical

$413 p.pcl.

February

$122 "

$653

$495 "

"

$173 p.pcl.

$170 "

镥

March

$147 "

11

$780

11

11

$637 "

$200 "

April

$163

$733

tt

$635 "

$253

00

#

May

$234 "

"

$753

#

T#

$660"

"

$280 "

Juno

$194 "

11

$793

$663 "

#

$330

July

$186 "

19

$893

"

11

$690 "

11

=

$327

#

11.

August

$180 "

11

$993

"

$687 "

$273

11

19

September

$217 "

$1013

#

$790 "

11

$323

October

November

$232

$317 "

"#

11

$1127

มุ

$1147 "

??

$393

"

n

$1177

#1

$1300

=

"

$517

December $

$

House Rent has trebled and in some cases quadrupled since January,

1942. Price of firewood used to be $10 per pical; now $20.

Price of Pork

#

Price of Beef

$7

$4

??

Catty;

n

$14.

$12.