*;© ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [May, 



places, and moft of the teeth were knocked out. They had taken his 

 clothing and provifions, and the provifions of another man which he 

 was carrying out to him. The natives with whom they had inter- 

 courfe faid, that this murder was committed by fome of the people 

 who inhabited the woods, and was done probably in revenge for the 

 fhot that was fired at the natives who fome time before were ftripping 

 the hut. 



The works during this month, both at Sydney and Parramatta, had 

 gone on but flowly ; as during the greater part of it the people were 

 employed in getting in the maize and fowing wheat. 



The following were the prices of grain and other articles, as they 

 were fold during this month at Sydney, and at the market-place at 

 Parramatta, 



AT PARRAMATTA. 



Flour is. per lb. 

 Maize per bufhel from lis. to 

 13s. 



Laying hens from 7s, 6d. to ios* 

 each. 



Cocks for killing from 4s. 6d. to 

 5 s - 



Chickens 2 months old 3s. each,, 

 Eggs per dozen 3s. 

 Frefh pork per lb. from is. to 

 is. 3d. 



Salt pork per*lb. from rod. to is.. 

 Potatoes per lb. from 3d. to 4d. 

 A lot of cabbages per hund. ics*. 

 Tea per lb. from 16s. to il. 13s.. 

 Coffee per lb. from 2s. to 3s. 

 Moid fugar from 2s. to 2s. 6d„, 

 per lb. 



AT. 



AT SYDNEY. 



Flour from 6d. to is. per lb. 

 Maize per bufhel 12s. 6d. to 15s. 

 Laying hens from 7s. to 10s. each. 

 Cocks for killing from 4s. to 7s. 



each. 

 Eggs 3s. per dozen. 

 Frefh pork is. per lb. 

 Potatoes 3d. per lb. 

 Good cabbages id. each. 

 Greens 6d. per dozen. 

 Sows in pig 4I. 1 os, to 61. 6s. 

 Sows that were not, from 3I. to 



4I. 4s. 



Growing pigs from il. to 2I. 10s. 

 each. 



Sucking pigs 10&. each. 

 Moift fugar from is. 6d* to 2s. 6d. 

 per IL 



