( XXVII ) 
are extracted from ' The Grocer,' 
of January, April, July, and October of each of the Ten Years, 1876-84:. 
BUTTEK. 
JULY. 
OCTOBEK. 
18Z4. 
1883. 
1882. 
1884. 
1883. 
1882. 
s. s. 
s. s. 
5. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
5. 
UuTTER (per c« l.) : — 
96 to . . 
105 to . . 
108 
to 
Ui 
to 1}1 
108 
to 
132 
I2t 
to 123 
Cork ists. 
86 , , . . 
96 ,, .. 
99 
120 
102 
"5 
107 
2nd&. 
18 ,. .. 
88 ,, .. 
96 
104 
" ". 
90 
100 
97 
3rds. 
lo ,, .. 
V •• 
86 
106 
92 
94 
90 
136 
85 
4ths. 
80 ,, 112 
90 ,, 1X2 
90 
100 
>. 142 
120 
95 
130 
Normandy. 
86 ,, 96 
112 ,, 120 
98 
108 
128 
126 
134 
124 
>> 130 
Dutch. 
50 
85 
80 
124 
American. 
40 .. 76 
50 ,, 80 
40 
80 
40 
,. 9= 
45 
'30 
50 
,,"85 
Bosch, &c. 
1881. 
1880. 
1879. 
1881. 
1880. 
1879. 
IIS to .. 
116 to .. 
8J 
to 
86 
124 
to 126 
138 
to 
14; 
134 
to .. 
Cork ist*. 
Ill ,, .. 
no , , . . 
75 
76 
119 
, , 120 
126 
121 
"7 
2Dds. 
105 ,, 106 
loj .. 
68 
69 
112 
115 
116 
105 
3rds. 
9J 95 
98 . 
6j 
103 
> ■ 104 
lOI 
91 
4ths. 
95 .. n6 
ICO ,, 116 
78 
102 
105 
132 
"5 
140 
94 
"4 
Normandy. 
108 ,, 112 
96 106 
92 
96 
126 
.. 134 
130 
140 
120 
,, 126 
Dutch. 
45 "2 
30 
90 
60 
,, 122 
95 
130 
70 
.. 120 
American. 
40 , , 60 
70 85 
50 
60 
50 
1 > 73 
75 
94 
60 
80 
Bosch, &c. 
1878. 
1877. 
1876. 
1878. 
1877. 
1876. 
105 to 106 
122 to .. 
128 
to 
129 
120 
to .. 
131 
to 
156 
to 157 
Cork ists. 
99 . . i<» 
Ill ,, IIZ 
120 
121 
99 
115 
116 
142 
143 
2nds. 
9J .. 94 
96 .. 97 
108 
109 
85 
130 
126 
127 
3rds. 
85 ., .. 
106 
88 
.89 
121 
. . 122 
4ths. 
60 no 
95 ,, 124 
100 
126 
76' 
130 
no 
.. 150 
Normandy. 
112 ,, 116 
120 ,, 124 
120 
126 
120 
, , 122 
128 
132 
150 
., 152 
Dutch. 
40 ,, 96 
60 ,, 104 
72 
, , 100 
60 
116 
95 
130 
American. 
50 ,, 80 
60 
>, 35 
85 
, , no 
Bosch. 
59s. ; Normandy, loos. to 144s. ; Dutch, 124!!. to 128s. ; American, 8os. to 124s. : and Bosch, &c., 45s. to <)os. 
cwt., though in April of the same year " thirds " and " fourths '• were ofTering at 50s. to 79s. The highest 
moDly paid. The lowest rates for Normandy and Dutch Butter were in 1878-79, and the highest chiefly in 
— but there have been several seasons during wtiich the asking prices were 60s. to 120s., or even more. 
GHEKSIij. 
JULY. 
1884. 
I. s. 
64 to 34 
45 . . 52 
44 .. 50 
52 . . 54 
1881. 
64 to 84 
40 .. 54 
48 .. 54 
5° , , 54 
1878. 
56 to 88 
38 , , 48 
42 , , 60 
48 .. 52 
1883. 
s. s. 
60 to So 
40 . . 56 
50 ■ . 56 
54 ,. 58 
1880. 
66 to 90 
50 , , 58 
56 , , 60 
50 58 
1877. 
72 to 3o 
50 ,, 53 
54 . ) 60 
58 64 
1882. 
s. s. 
58 to 76 
1879. 
45 to 80 
30 , , 38 
36 ,, 44 
40 . , 50 
1876. 
53 to 88 
40 . . 54 
45 56 
56 , , 62 
OCTOBER. 
1884 
1883 
1882. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. s. 
64 to 
3o 
64 to 
85 
60 to 82 
4; 
60 
4! 
62 
43 . , 64 
40 
52 
52 ,, 
6o 
48 ,, 53 
46 
56 
S6 
62 
52 . , 56 
1881 
1880 
1879. 
64 to 
32 
66 to 
36 
50 to 82 
46 ,. 
65 
56 ,, 
66 
44 , , 66 
56 
6o 
56 ,, 
62 
44 . . 52 
57 .. 
60 
60 ,, 
66 
45 . . 54 
1878 
1877 
1876. 
50 to 
82 
60 to 
90 
40 to 88 
30 .. 
52 
54 .. 
66 
40 . . 64 
42 .. 
50 ,, 
58 
50 , , 60 
46 ,, 
u 
54 .. 
64 
60 , , 64 
Cheese (per cwt.) ; 
English. 
American. 
Gouda. 
Edam. 
English. 
American, 
Gouda. 
Edam. 
English. 
American. 
Gouiia. 
Edam. 
Qouda, 40s. to 52s. ; and Edam, 54s. to 62s. 
the finest qualities were los. pjr cwt. dearer than they are now, hut in 1879, 1877, and 1876 the value of 
quality has at times ruled between 70s. and 78s., but it li.is as often been realised from 60s. down to about 
Gouda Cheese the extremes have been those quoted in July, 1879, and the rates demanded in April, 1880; 
