554 



Mean Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese in the under-mentioned Months of 1898 and 1899. 

 [Compiled from the G7'occr.) 



1 Description. 



December, 

 1898. 



January, 

 1899. 



February, 

 1899. 





Per Cwt. 







Per Cwt. 





Per C 



wt. 





Butter : 





d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 





Cork, ists 



102 



0 







108 



0 







114 



0 



— 





2nd.s - 



93 



6 







100 



6 







108 



0 



— 





3i'ds - 



82 



6 







88 



6 







93 



6 



- 





1 4 As 



67 



0 







69 



6 







68 



6 



— 





1 Friesland 



106 



0 to loS 



6 



103 



0 to 



106 



6 



106 



0 to 



no 



6 



1 Dutch Factories 



109 



0 , , 



112 



0 



105 



0 



108 



6 



107 



0 



III 



6 



French Baskets 



110 



0 , , 



1 20 



0 



T07 



6„ 



117 



6 



100 



0 



no 



0 



Crocks and 



























Firkins 



lOQi 



0 , , 



114 



0 



qS 



0 



1 10 



0 



92 



0 „ 



08 

 90 







94 



0 , , 



95 



0 



91 



6„ 



96 



0 



86 





90 



0 



1 Danish and Swedish - 



I iS 



0 ,, 



122 



6 



108 





112 



0 



109 





113 



0 



Finnish 



92 



0 5 , 



III 



0 



o2 



6„ 



102 



£. 

 0 



84 





104 



0 



Russian 



81 



6 





0 



76 



6 „ 



96 



6 



80 



0 „ 



98 



0 



Canadian and States - 



73 





1 04 



6 



65 



6„ 



97 



0 



72 



0 „ 



98 



0 



Argentine 



99 



6 



114 



0 



97 



0 „ 



109 



0 



98 



0 



107 



0 



Colonial, fine- 



106 



6 



III 



6 



98 



0 



104 



6 



97 





103 



0 



1 5,' good and 



























1 inferior - 



93 





102 



6 



76 



6 „ 



93 



6 



73 



0 ,, 



93 



0 



i Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 



























i per doz. 



10 



6 



15 



0 



10 



6„ 



15 



6 



10 



6„ 



15 



6 



1 Margarine : 



























1 Margarine 



29 



6 



60 



0 



30 



0 



60 



0 



30 



0 „ 



60 



0 



1 Mixtures 



51 



6 



80 



0 



52 



0 



80 



0 



57 



6„ 



81 



6 



1 Cheese : 



























1 Cheddar 



46 



0 



72 



0 



46 



0 



72 



0 



45 



0 



72 



0 



1 Somerset 



48 



0 



64 



0 



49 



6„ 



64 



0 



50 





64 



0 



1 Cheshire 



70 





80 



0 



70 



0 



80 



0 



73 



6„ 



80 



0 



Wiltshire 



56 



0 ,, 



64 



0 



SI 



6„ 



64 



0 



53 





65 



6 



Double Gloucester - 



40 



6 ,, 



53 



0 



37 



0 



53 



6 



39 



0 



55 



6 



Derby 



39 



0 ,, 



49 



0 



42 



6 ,, 



50 



0 



45 



6 „ 



57 



0 



