COST OF LIVING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 8

COST OF LIVING.

"v.:/--: 1 . 'f '• . --: ■ . • ■ FOUR CITIES COMPARED. , . * WELLINGTON'S HIGH RENTS. . ' ' r,% v ; ■JAn, interesting .return is givenin the Labour-Department's " Journal" for April, showing tho prices of commodities and rents - charged in tho four chief ccntrss 011 March 1, " ; ;-'. ■ v'. ■ '■ v , Tho price of milk, one notices, was ,4d. a quart m all the, centres, except Duncdin,-: wlicro it was , 3J-. . Bread was the samo price V in each centre, flour practically, the same 2 r ' c ®' oatmc't.l considerably dearer ■ in Wellington than elsewhero; eggs dearest in Wel- •■ lington, : tea- also dear, coal; dearest .jn >,:■ .' and Christchurch,- sugar, dearer - v .hero in 'any. of /the .other cities, except .' x[-■:tlhristchurch,.' meat cheapest■'■ inWellington, *tnd potatoes dearest. , .As .regards . housc- ' rents,. Wellington still: occupies - the " bad J, : . :-.., • eminence" to which it is accustomed.': Houses sj",,'of all. classes ; are much dearer.hero than Tn • the other.centres. , ■~ '•... ''.. S The, table of ■ commodities,' which follows, j.*.;".: . hasbeen .slightly: condensed from the return ca given in tho "Journal":— .

- V ' : .V- 7 • 'rf---. , ."• N ' : r. u . •••'• • < r "' . .'O •_ 3 . <.'■ .• Commodity; ' : *. " v « % ''"..s; IS: ;> v.. ; ■ fc- - O Q .. ■* . e. d. s. d. >. d. s. d.. Broad, 21b ; 0 31 0 31 O-'iJ 0 .-31 s' : Mutter,';lib. (factory) ... 1 3 M O ml 4 13. vi'-'V.' / -• .. • ' \ •' and i/5 '•••• . ; .lib; ;(dairy) ... o n . 1- lr 1 1 : i: 2 f.i." :J."n,;.llb. tin .0 -4 .' 0 4 .0 4 ■: 0, 4.. f;: ; • to 5d. to 6d; to 5d. to Cd. b':;.--.V, Treacle,- 41b.. tin 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 9. 1. 3 bur, 251b. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 :V., P.aisins, per lb. 0 5 0 5'' 0 S 0 4 Swrants, per lb;;;0 5 0 -45 0 % • 0 3J - Oatmeal,.Tib. 1 '1' 1 f| 1-3 • 1 2 »r-:; ■,>) Rss,'dozen/ ,1 4l'l,.8 010J 1- 2 and 1/5. tol/6aridl/3. '. " • ' : 0.101!0 1 0.' 14. V : .to 1/6 to2/6 to 2/4'.to 2/r;,':/! . Coffee. I:,',...,..';...;'...,;......'..' 1.'4 1 6 - .1 0 1 4 ■■■•: * to 1/8 to 1/8 to 1/9 to 1/6 , /.v; .iEusar,.661b.. .... 7,9 ., 8 9 9 4 8 0 r'- ! „ "t ' • • - and9/-' Ksrosrao, per.tin 3 9.'- \ 3." 4 6 " 4 V 0 '-Sacon, per lbi 0 7 ; 0 5* -0 8 - 0 8' '-V- . to ICd. tolCd!,tolOd. tolCd. o 3 0 '6*. ,0 4 -.;0 3 ;; to 10d. : to ICd. to KM. tolCdv - Easo •pcr:lb.!; ,0 3,- .0 ;3 • 0. 3 0 25 r," . . ... Clandlca . 0 5i : 0 5 0'.7. : " '0.'w ... v to7d..to7id:to81d. to7d! Jtilk: quart - fl ; 4 0 4 0 4 : 0-3* / .Coal, Hon , 7* 6 1 7 6 9 0 ' 5 0" ' 'r- v A tolO/-. ,(av.) t6 9/r L : , 4 6 5 .5, ,5.3' 5 lOt . brisket, ib. o 25 0 3 o' 4 0 35 //i " J-pof,, rnmp steak, lb..... 0 9 0 8 .0 9 0 - 7 , 'Corned beef, lb. 0 41 .0 3 .. 0 3 0 3S ' to6d. to5d. toWd. to6d" JJutton, lb.,0 31 -0 3 0 31 0 -3 &''/••• chops, lb. :0 7 0 6. 0 6 0 '5" ■. Pork, lb. o 7 0 6 0 9 0 ' 8 : , „ - \. , and7d. ■i;- . B&twages, pork, lb.. ...„. .0 6 0-6 0 9 0 6 „ ■, , „ and7d. .Rausages,' beef, lb. ...... 0 ; 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 v. Ox-taneues ;; ..„ed.lb. .2 6 3 0 3 0 :r A Oil lb. 0-3 .- 0 4 13-1 3. . ' 1 . ; to 8d. to8d. to6d. to6d. -' 5-" PO, lb. O S ' 0 4 - 0 9 0 6 . . . Potatoes, 141b. r ................ l 0 1 3 ' 1 0 10 . ( , Oiuliflower, 251b.. - f ■ 0 6 -0 5 0 5 A-. ••flabba*0. , 2Hb.-.i.:).: :. 0 71 "0 4 ■ ■ o 1 Onions, lb. 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 U . Cooking-.applos, lb. ■ 0 11, 0 . 3 0 3 0 21 . JJoot«,vsize 8, split kip,' riveted, colonial, Hun-. - V, .- , 9 6 9 6 10 0 9 6 "A,, to9/n ' -. toiz/6 toll/9 Eoots, split kip 10 b ,11 6 -11 0 -11 6 ' , ,, ' f : to 12/6 to 13/6 ■'• "i: Boots, best kip 13. 6 15 6 15 6 13 9 Butter-ash, 21b„.per lb.•'. 0 25 ■, o 6' 6 0 6 l»lb., o >.1S ,0 6. . 2 -0 0 9 ' ■ „ to 3d. cach.-lb... ]b. ' lb.' ./:........;..:..' 0 -3V .0 :40 31 0 4 Cod. 21b. n. 4 0 0 . 0 6 - 0 4- ■' -nr and6d.each..-■■' lb.rod. 'V- : 3arehou, 81b. - t; .1.0 ( 2 0 . 1 ,6 Jloki, 81b. ' f 1 0 -2 0 2 0 . -$;■.•••;■ dozea 0 . 4 . 0 3 .0 9 0 6 • v V •'.'••• . • •• '. • - : I-'-, ••• to 6d. 1s Peaches, lb. 0 6. 0 6 : 0 6 0 4 \; ». ; J-*. ■ \'.-••••, . . and6d; Tomatoes, lb. .0 2 0 4 0 3 S 1 , . : Pears, lb. o 4 ■ : 0 6 0 3 0 4 " .' •„ ,' .:■■ ,. „ andCd. : ■ and6d. : . Apples, eating, lb. . 0 4- 0 4 0 5'. 0 6 . j. v i .. .. and6d. to6d.' r triot obtanable. §Not in market. m , ' . HOUSE EENTS. , . . ] The following were, the weekly rents of houses I? to workmen withm a two milo radius of the rost Omce' ■■ ■ ■; : ■ • • A. \ r • -'fl. ' g ■■ J.., ■ " • _ • '9 • fcO " S3 . House,of S \- .a •.- • . ' • .2 •- •• • ' : , '• M • S'..';■•/ ! o 3 tS ■« § <' fS o • q ~ i'. . V ; .4 .rooms - 8/-to 11/- 14/- to 18/- 15/- ■ 8/- to 12/r. ..§ rooms, 10/. to 14/- 18/-to 25/-11/-to 13/-10/-to 17/' , , 6 rooms,: 15/-,to 20/-. 20/- to 30/-12/6 to 22/6,12/ to 22/6 ■ 7 rooms : 20/ '25/ to 35/-15/- to 30/-:14/' to 27/-