112 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800-1900 



to 7d. pel lb. Butter, 43/6 to 44/- per firkin and gd. to lod. per lb. Carlisle 

 Salmon, 8d. to gd. ; Trout, 4d. ; and Pike, 4d. per lb. New Potatoes, 6d. per 

 lb., and Potatoes, 4^d. to sJd. per hoop of four quarts. 



1801, August : — 



Flour, 6/- per stone of 16 lbs. Rye flour, 3/10 per stone. Oat-meal, 4/4 

 per stone. Oats, £160 per load of 7 J Winchester bushels. Beef, Mutton 

 and Veal, 6d. per lb. Butter, ii|d. per lb. Potatoes, 14 lb. 6d. Green Peas, 

 3d. per hoop. 

 1811. 



Flour, 4/6 per stone. Oat-meal, 2/10 per stone. Potatoes, 6Jd. per 

 stone of 14 lbs. Butter, 1/3 per lb. Beef, 6d. Mutton, yd. milk, 2d. per 

 quart. 



In i8i8 Butter rose to 60/- per firkin. 



1831, October ist. The assize of Bread for Kendal : — 



The penny loaf wheaten to weigh 6 ozs. o dwt. 



The penny loaf standard wheaten to weigh 6 ozs. 5 dwts. 



Wheat, per 4J Winchester bushels, 32/- to 34/- 



Potato Oats, per load of 7I Winchester bushels, 24/- to 26/- 



Common „ „ „ 20/- to 24/- 



Flour, per stone, 2/10 to 3/-. Oat-meal, 2/2 per stone. Potatoes per 



stone of 14 lbs., 2d. to 2ld. Butter per firkin, 42/- to 43/-. Butter per lb. 



of 16 ozs., gjd. to lod. Eggs per dozen, 6d. 



1841, September 19th : — 



Wheat, £2. 16 II J. Oats, £1 T 5 per Imperial quarter. Flour, 3/- to 3/2 

 per stone. Oat-meal, 2/4 to 2/6 per stone. Butter per firkin, 47/- to 48/-. 

 Butter per 16 ozs., iid. to i2d. Eggs, 12 for 8d. Potatoes, 3d. to 3|d. per 

 stone. Beef, Mutton and Veal, 6d. to 7d. per lb. Hens and Ducks, i/- to 1/2 

 each. Young Pigs, 8/- to 14/- each. Potatoes : Flat Reds, a great favourite, 

 6/- to 8/- ; Pink-eyes and Liverpool-blues, 6/- to 7/- ; Whites of all descrip- 

 tions, except Lumpers, 5/6 to 6/- per load of 24 stones. 



1850, February i6th : — 



Wheat per load of 280 lbs., 24/- to 26/-. Oats per stone, gd. Flour, 1/8 

 to i/io per stone. Oat-meal, 1/6 per stone. Butter per firkin, 35/- to 36/-, 

 per lb. g|d. to lod. Eggs, 8d. per dozen. Potatoes, sd. to 6d. per stone. Beef 

 and Mutton, 5d. to 6d. per lb. Veal, 4d. to 5d. per lb. Pork per stone, 4/8 

 to 4/10. Young Pigs, 7/- to 10/- each. Poultry, i/- to 1/2 each. 



