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Prices of Dairy Produce. 



Average Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese in the under-mentioned Months of 1903. 



{Compiled from the " Grocer.") 



Description. 



March. 



April. 



May. 







Per Cwt.* 







Per Cwti* 





Per Cwt.* 





Butter : 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



d. s. 





s. 



d. 





d. 



Cork, ists 



106 



6 to - 





96 



3 to - 





89 



3 to 







,, 2nds 



98 



6„ - 





91 



0 - 





85 



0 „ 







» 3rds 



90 



3 „ - 







0 - 





79 



7 >> 







». 4ths 



82 



9» - 





77 



3 '5 — 





75 



3» 







Irish Creameries 





— 





102 



0 ,, 106 



0 



96 



0 „ 



99 



6 



„ P'actories 





— 





86 



o„ 96 



0 



84 





93 



3 



Dutch, Friesland 



108 



O ,, HO 



0 





— 







— 







, , Creameries 



HO 



6 „ 114 



0 



100 



0 „ 104 



6 



91 



6„ 



96 



6 



Rolls, boxes 



12 



9>, 13 



3 



12 



0 ,, 12 



9 



11 



' 1 ,« 



1 1 



8 



French, extra mild ... 



113 



0 ,, 116 



9 



IOI 



6 „ 105 



0 



96 



0 „ 



98 



6 



,, best ordinary ... 



I06 



0 „ in 



0 



94 



6 ,, 100 



0 



92 



0 



94 



6 



,, 2nds and inferior ... 



83 



0 ,, 102 



6 



79 



6,, 91 



0 



82 



9 »j 



88 



6 



„ Fresh, Paris baskets 



113 



6 „ 117 



9 



IOI 



6 105 



0 



96 



6 „ 



100 



6 



Rolls, per doz. 



IO 



o„ 14 



10 



9 



6,, 13 



6 



9 



5 M 



12 



10 



Italian Rolls, per doz. 



II 



4» 13 



y 



10 



6 „ 12 



0 



10 



0 ,, 



11 



10 



Danish and Swedish . . . 



Il6 



"3 T TO 



1 



IU/ 



6 ,, no 



0 



98 



6„ 



IOI 



0 



Russian and Siberian ... 



84 



6 ,, 100 



6 



79 



6 „ 96 



6 



80 



6„ 



90 



6 



Argentine 



I02 



0 ,, 104 



6 



90 



o„ 98 



6. 



80 



9 >. 



93 



3 



Colonial, fine ... 



I02 



0 ,, 107 



0 



97 



0 „ 103 



0 



94 



9 >> 



99 



6 



good and inferior 



83 



0,, 98 



6 



79 



6„ 92 



6 



77 



6 „ 



90 



0 



Canadian Creameries ... 



80 



P » 94 



0 



80 



6 ,, 92 



6 



81 



0 



92 



6 



, , Dairies 















72 



Oh 



77 



0 



Margarine 



38 



o„ 57 



6 



38 



o J} 55 



6 



36 



10,, 



53 



2 



Cheese, English : 























Cheddar, 



63 



9 » 76 



0 



64 



P,»; 77 



6 



66 



6„ 



78 



0 



,, loaf ... 



71 



6 ,, 74 



0 



73 



6„ 75 



6 



74 



0,, 



76 



0 



Wiltshire ,, ... 



74 



0 „ 76 



0 



74 



0 76 



0 











* Except where otherwise stated. 



