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Prices of Dairy Produce. 



Mean Wholesale Prices of Butter, Margarine, and 

 Cheese in the under-mentioned Months of 1899. 



{Compiled from the Grocer?) 



Description. 



March, 

 1899- 



April, 

 1899. 



May, 

 1899. 



Butter : 



Cork, ists 



Per Cwt. 

 s. d. s. 

 no 6 — 



d, 



Per Cwt. 

 s. d. s. 

 IOI 0 — 



d. 



s. 



81 



Per Cwt. 

 d. s. 

 0 — 





,, 2nds - 



IOI 



0 









91 



0 









77 



6 







„ 3 rd s - 



91 



6 



. 





86 



0 









75 



0 







„ 4ths 



73 



0 









77 



6 









72 



0 







Friesland 



95 



0 to 



98 



6 



91 



0 to 



94 



0 



81 



0 to 



85 



0 



Dutch Factories 



q6 



6 



IOI 



0 





6 



07 



0 



83 







6 



French Baskets 



97 



0 ,, 



108 



6 



94 



6 » 



106 



6 



85 



6 „ 



95 



0 



Crocks and 

 Firkins 



90 



6„ 



95 



0 



87 



6„ 



91 



6 



80 



° 5> 



84 



0 



,, 2nds and 3rds 



84 



6 „ 



87 



0 



82 



6 „ 



84 



6 



73 



6 „ 



77 



6 



Danish and Swedish - 



no 



0 „ 



113 



0 



103 



0 >, 



106 



0 



93 



0 » 



95 



0 



Finnish 



84 



0 „ 



104 



0 



82 



0 „ 



9? 



6 



79 



0 



90 



0 



Russian 



80 



0 „ 



96 



0 



79 



0 55 



95 



0 



77 



0 



88 



6 



Canadian and States - 



7o 



0 „ 



94 



0 



67 



0 5 > 



93 



0 



64 



0 » 



88 



6 



Argentine 



94 



6 



104 



6 



93 



0 ,, 



102 



0 



92 



0 „ 



102 



0 



Colonial, fine- 



90 



0 



100 



0 



89 



0 „ 



99 



6 



84 



6 „ 



92 



0 



good and 



























inferior - 



70 



0 



37 



6 



69 



0 



85 



0 



66 



0 „ 



80 



0 



Fresh Rolls (Foreign) 

 per doz. 



10 



6„ 



IS 



0 



10 



6„ 



14 



0 



9 



3 3J 



12 



6 



Margarine : 

 Margarine 



30 



0 >, 



60 



0 



30 



0 „ 



59 



0 



^0 



0 ,, 



55 



6 



Mixtures 



58 



0 >, 



82 



0 



57 



6„ 



81 



0 



56 



0 „ 



75 



6 



Cheese : 

 Cheddar 



44 



6„ 



72 



0 



49 



0 ,, 



73 



0 



56 



0 



74 



0 



Somerset 



50 



0 „ 



64 



0 



5i 



0 „ 



64 



0 



55 



0 „ 



65 



6 



Cheshire 



75 



6 „ 



80 



0 



75 



o„ 



80 



.0 



76 



0 „ 



80 



0 



Wiltshire 



60 



0 >> 



66 



0 



61 



0 55 



65 



6 



60 



6 „ 



66 



0 



Double Gloucester - 



47 



° 5> 



55 



6 



50 



0 ,, 



60 



.0 



49 



0 „ 



61 



0 



Derby 



Si 





65 



0 



54 



0 



64 



0 



5o 



0 



57 



6 



