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 1898. 



(Compiled from the Grocer.^ 



Description. 



September. 

 1898. 



October. 

 1898. 



November. 

 1898. 



Butter : 



Cork, ists - 



s. 



85 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 



0 — 



r/. 



s. 

 92 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 



0 — 



d. 



s 



87 



Per 



6 , 



Cwt. 

 s. 



5 



d. 



,, 2nds - 



79 



6 



— 





■ 87 



0 







82 



0 , 







3rds - 



71 



6 



- 





80 



6 







78 



6 , 







4ths 



68 



0 



— 





69 



6 







65 



O', 







Friesland 



92 



6 to 



96 



0 



100 



0 to 103 



0 



99 



0 , 



, 102 



0 



Dutch Factories 



94 



6„ 



98 



0 



103 





TOC 



6 



102 



0 , 



, 104 



6 



French Baskets 



107 



0 



III 



0 



T09 





115 



0 



III 



0 , 



, 120 



0 



Crocks and 

 Firkins 



100 





104 



6 



100 







6 



104 



6 , 



5 109 



0 



5 1 2nds and 3rds 



90 



0 ,, 



96 



6 



92 



0 55 



97 



0 



97 



0 , 



, 102 



6 



JJanish and Swedish - 



107 



0 



no 



0 



115 



55 



T T 7 



6 



112 



0 , 



, 116 



0 



Finnish 



91 



6 „ 



lOI 



0 



95 



0 55 





6 



88 



0 , 



5 103 



0 



Russian 



84 





93 



0 



82 



5 5 





6 



76 



0 , 



, 91 



0 



Canadian and States - 



73 







0 



73 



6 ,5 



102 



6 



70 



6 , 



, 98 



0 



Argentine 



























Colonial, fine- 











1 1 1 



0 ,, 



114 



0 



102 



6 , 



107 



0 



good and - 



























inferior - 







~ 





90 



0 ,, 



102 



0 



88 



6 , 



98 



6 



Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 

 per doz. 



10 



6 ,, 



14 



0 



II 



6„ 



14 



6 



10 



6, 



14 



6 



Margarine : 

 Margarine 



27 



6 



57 



0 



29 



6„ 



60 



0 



30 



0 , 



60 



0 



Mixtures 



47 





75 



0 



50 



0 „ 



79 



6 



50 



0 , 



80 



0 



Cheese : 



Cheddar 



38 



0 ,, 



65 



0 



41 



0 ,5 



73 



0 



45 



0 , 



7- 



0 



Somerset 



42 



0 



60 



6 



42 



655 



62 



0 



47 



0 5 



63 



0 



Cheshire 



65 



0 



70 



0 



70 



0 5, 



74 



0 



69 



0 , 



77 



0 



Wiltshire 



56 



0 ,, 



61 



0 



57 



0 5, 



63 



0 



57 



0 55 



()4 



0 



Double Gloucester - 



33 



6„ 



47 



0 



42 



6„ 



50 



6 



38 



0 , 



5^ 



0 



Derby 



39 



6 ,, 



45 ■ 



6 



43 



0 



47 



6 



40 



0 ,, 



4Q 



0 



