Prices of Dairy Produce. 



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III. — Prices of Butter, Margarine, and Cheese. 

 Mean Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese, in the under-mentioned Months of 1897. 



(Compiled from the Grocer.) 



Description. 



June. 



July. 



August. 





Per Cwt. 





Per Cwt. 





Per Cwt. 





Butter : 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 





d. 



Cork, ists - 



7Q 



0 







78 



0 









0 







2nd.s - 



77 



6 







7? 



0 







80 



6 







,, 3rds - 



76 



0 







1 J 



0 







72 



0 







„ 4ths - 



68 



6 







66 



0 



— 





57 



0 



— 





Friesland 



80 



6 to 84 



6 



80 



0 to 



84 



0 



90 



6 to 



93 



0 



Dutch Factories 



77 



0 



84 



6 



80 



0 



85 



• 0 



92 



6„ 



95 



6 



French Baskets 



91 



0 



96 



0 



90 





97 



0 



93 



0 



102 



0 



Crocks and 

 Firkins 



8t; 



0 



89 



0 



86 



0 



88 



0 



85 



0 



89 



6 



,, 2nds and 3rds 



71 



0 



81 



0 



73 



0 



81 



0 



74 



0 ,, 



82 



6 



Danish and Swedish - 



93 



0 ,, 



96 



0 



91^ 



0 



98 



0 



105 



6 ,, 



108 



0 



Finnish 



78 



0 



«5 



0 



1^ 

 1 J 



0 ,, 



88 



0 



85 



6 



97 



0 



Russian 



74 



0 



80 



0 



73 



0 



81 



0 



80 





92 



0 



Canadian and States - 











J 1 



0 ,, 



86 



0 



54 



0 ») 



94 



6 



Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 

 per doz. 



9 



0 „ 



12 



6 



9 





^3 



0 



9 



0 ,, 





0 



Margarine : 



























Margarine 



24 



0 



50 



0 



24 



0 



50 



0 



24 



6„ 



51 



6 



Mixtures 



46 



0 



70 



0 



46 



0 ,, 



70 



0 



46 



6„ 



72 



6 



Cheese: 



























Cheddar 



65 



0 



84 



0 



55 



0 ,, 



65 



0 



55 



0 ,, 



67 



6 



Somerset - 



70 



0 



74 



0 



58 



0 ,, 



62 



0 



59 



6„ 



64 



6 



Cheshire -■ . - 





> J 







60 



0 



66 



0 



61 



6„ 



67 



6 



Wiltshire 



56 



0 



61 



0 



56 



0 



62 



0 



57 



6„ 



63 



0 



Double Gloucester - 



55 



0 



59 



0 



. 54 



0 ,, 



59 



0 



50 



6„ 



58 



0 



Derby 





} 5 







51 



0 



52 



6 



47 



6 ,, 



51 



0 



