Prices of Dairy Produce. 



569 



Mean Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese in the under-mentioned Months of 1901 and 1902. 

 (Compiled from the Grocer. \ 



Description. 



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December, 

 1 901. 



January, 

 1902. 



February, 

 1902. 



Butter : 



s. 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 



d. 



S~m 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 



d. 



s. 



Per Cwt. 

 a. s. 



d. 



Cork, ists 



106 



6 







Il8 



0 







I T 7 

 117 



0 







2nds - 



96 



0 







99 



0 







99 



0 







„ 3rds - 



85 



0 







88 



O 







9i 



0 







4ths - 



73 



6 







74 



O 







67 



0 







Irish Creamery 



112 



0 to 116 



6 



108 



0 to 



111 



6 



in 



0 to 



115 



0 



Friesland 



107 



0 >> 



no 



0 



106 





109 



0 



no 



0 



1 12 



0 



Dutch Creameries 



no 



0 ,, 



1 12 



0 



108 



6 „ 



111 



0 



112 



0 ,, 



113 



0 



French Baskets 



106 



0 , , 



114 



0 



108 



0 



115 



0 



in 



0 



117 



0 



,, Crocks and 



























Firkins 



06 



0 „ 



102 



0 



y° 



O 



104 



0 



101 



0 >, 



107 



0 



2nds and 31-ds 



80 



0 



92 



0 



82 



0 



94 



0 



85 



0 



97 



0 



Danish and Swedish - 



114 



6„ 



118 



0 



108 



6„ 



113 



0 



112 



6„ 



116 



0 



Finnish 



100 



0 ,, 



106 



6 



QQ 



6„ 



105 



6 



102 



6„ 



108 



6 



Russian and Siberian 



7 r 



o„ 



IOI 



6 



77 



6„ 



99 



0 



QO 



6„ 



102 



0 



Argentine 



108 



0 >, 



in 



6 



IOO 



0 „ 



109 



0 



IOO 



6 „ 



in 



0 



Canadian and States - 



73 



6„ 



100 



0 



79 



0 ,, 



IOO 



0 



88 



0 „ 



103 



0 



Colonial, hne- 



98 



0 „ 



108 



0 



98 



0 „ 



108 



0 



IOO 



6 „ 



in 



6 



«j good and 



inferior - 



7i 



6„ 



93 



6 



73 



6 ,, 



94 



0 



78 



c 



96 



6 



Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 

 per doz. 



11 



0 „ 



15 



0 



11 



0 » 



15 



6 



11 



0 



16 



0 



Margarine 



36 



0 ,, 



58 



0 



36 



0 „ 



58 



0 



37 



o„ 



59 



0 



Cheese : 



























Cheddar 



56 



o» 



72 



0 



56 



0 „ 



72 



0 



56 



0 



72 



0 



,, Loaf 



64 



0 



68 



0 



65 



6 ,, 



69 



0 



70 



0 „ 



72 



0 



Wiltshire, Loaf 



68 



0 „ 



70 



0 



68 



0 



70 



6 



68 



0 „ 



72 



0 



Double Gloucester 



56 



0 n 



58 



0 



56 



0 „ 



58 



0 



56 



O 



58 



0 



Derby, Factory 



60 



0 „ 



62 



0 



61 



0 „ 



62 



6 



63 



O „ 



64 



0 



* These prices are the averages of the official quotations of the Price Committee of 

 the Irish Co-operative Agency at Limerick for the choicest Irish pure creamery butter 



