Prices of Dairy Produce. 



i37 



Average Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese in the under-mentioned Months of 1902. 



[Compiled from the " Grocer.") 



Description. 



March, 

 1902. 



April, 

 1902. 



May, 

 1902. 









Per Cwt. 







Per Cwt, 





Per Cwt. 





Butter : 



s. 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



Cork, ists 



1 1 1 



0 







103 



0 — 





92 



0 







„ 2nds - 



102 



0 







99 



0 — 





89 



0 







„ 3rds - 



99 



' 0 







97 



O — 





88 



0 







„ 4ths - 



75 



0 







79 



O — 





80 



O 







Irish Greamery 



107 



0 to I I I 



O 



100 



0 to 103 



0 



94 



I to 



96 



8 



Friesland 



103 



O „ 



104 



O 



100 



0 ,, 102 



0 



95 



O 5, 



98 



0 



Dutch Creameries 



108 



0 ,, 



IOQ 



O 



102 



0 ,, 104 



0 



96 



O ,5 



IOO 



c 



French Baskets 



1 10 



U 55 



Il6 



O 



102 



0 ,, 108 



0 



96 



O „ 



102 



0 



,, Crocks and 

 Firkins 



100 



O „ 



106 



O 



93 



0 98 



0 



88 



O ,, 



92 



0 



,, 2nds and 3rds 



86 



O ,, 



96 



O 



85 



0 ,, 89 



0 



81 



O 5, 



84 



0 



Danish and Swedish - 



in 



O 



"3 



O 



no 



0 „ 113 



0 



104 



O „ 



107 



0 



Finnish 



102 



O 



IO8 



O 



99 



0 ,, 106 



0 



96 



O ,, 



100 



0 



Russian and Siberian 



q6 



O „ 



104 



O 



02 



yj 



U 5 5 lK> 3 



0 



86 



0 



96 



0 



Argentine 



IO8 



0 55 



no 





103 



O ,, 107 





ICO 



O 55 



103 



0 



Canadian and States - 



9° 



O „ 



104 



O 

















Colonial, hne- 



95 



0 ,, 



no 



O 



97 



O ,, IOo 



0 



02 



y 



O ,, 



104 





„ good and 



inferior - 



80 



O ,5 



96 



O 



80 



°5, 93 



0 



oO 



O 55 



90 



0 



Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 

 per doz. 



I I 



O „ 



'5 



O 



10 



6„ 13 



7 



10 



2 j, 



12 



11 



Margarine 



38 



O „ 



58 



O 



38 



0 55 56 



0 



38 



O 



59 



0 



Cheese : 

























Cheddar 



57 



O „ 



73 



0 



57 



0 „ 74 



0 



60 



,0 .5 



74 



0 



,, Loaf 



7i 



O ,, 



73 



O 



72 



0 „ 74 



0 



71 



0 ,, 



73 



0 



Wiltshire, Loaf 



70 



O „ 



72 



O 



70 



0 72 



0 



70 



O 



72 



0 



Double Gloucester 



62 



O „ 



64 



O 



62 



0 ,, 66 



0 



62 



O „ 



66 



0 



Derby, Factory 



65 



O ,, 



66 



O 



66 



0,, 68 



0 



65 



O 



67 



0 



* These prices are the averages of the official quotations of the Price Committee of 

 the Irish Co-operative Agency at Limerick for the choicest Irish pure creamery butter. 



