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Prices of Dairy Produce. 



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

 Mean Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese in the under-mentioned Months of 1898. 



(Compiled from the Grocer.) 



Description. 



June. 

 1898. 



July. 

 1898. 



August. 

 1898. 



Butter : 



Cork, ists 



s. 

 78 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 



0 — 





J. 



77 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 



0 — 



d. 



s. 



78 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s, 



0 — 



d. 



,, 2nd.s - 



77 



0 







7/1 



6 







74 



0 







3i'ds - 



76 



0 







72 



6 







73 



0 







,, 4ths 



7 T 



6 







70 



0 







57 



0 







Friesland 



78 



0 to 



80 



0 



78 



0 to 



80 





00 



0 to 



88 



0 



Dutch Factories 



80 



0 



82 



0 



80 



0 



81 



5 



00 



0 ,, 



90 



0 



French Baskets 



88 



6 , 



qa 



0 



87 



0 



0/1 



0 



95 



0 , , 



100 



0 



Crocks and 

 Firkins 



81 



6„ 



85 



6 



81 



0 



85 



Q 



90 



0 



96 



0 



,, 2nds and 3rds 



75 



6„ 



79 



0 



75 



0 ,, 



79 



0 



78 



6 ,, 



86 



0 



Danish and Swedish - 



87 



0 





0 



87 



0 





0 



95 



Q 



07 

 9/ 



0 



Finnish 



76 





82 



6 



76 



n 



82 



6 



81 



0 55 



80 

 09 



0 



Russian 



71 





80 



0 



70 





80 



0 



77 



5 



^5 



6 



Canadian and States - 



72 



6 ,, 



87 



0 



68 



0 



86 



6 



69 



n 



94 



6 



Argentine 



90 



0 5, 





0 



















Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 

 per doz. 



8 



6 



12 



0 



8 



ft 



1 2 



0 



9 



U 5 J 



13 



0 



Margarine : 



























Margarine 



30 



0 ,, 



56 



0 



29 



6„ 



56 



0 



28 



0 ,, 



56 



0 



Mixtures 



48 





76 



0 



47 



6 „ 



75 



6 



46 



0 



74 



0 



Cheese : 



























Cheddar 



44 



6„ 



72 



6 



39 



0 ,, 



69 



6 



37 



0 



62 



6 



Somerset 



48 



0 ,, 



64 



6 



47 



0 



63 



0 



44 



0 ,, 



60 



0 



Cheshire 



















65 



0 ,, 



70 



0 



Wiltshire 



56 



0 ,, 



58 



6 



54 



6 „ 



59 



6 



56 



0 



60 



0 



Double Gloucester - 



38 







6 



35 



0 



46 



6 



34 



6 



48 



6 



Derby 



42 



6„ 



47 



6 



38 



6„ 



41 



0 



39 



6„ 



42 



6 



