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Lyttelton Times, Volume II, Issue 61, 6 March 1852, Page 4

Lyttelton Markets, Retail, March 6th. — First flour, 30s. to 355. per 100 lbs.; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 6d. : Beef, 7d. to Bid. per lb. ; Mutton, 7d. to Bd. per lb".: Pork, Sd. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 7s. 6d. } Ducks, none ; Fresh butter, Is. lOd.; Salt butter, Is. 6d. per lb.; New Potatoes, 41. per ton ; Eggs, 2s. 6d. per doz ; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 3d. per lb.; Maize, 4s. Od. per bushel, Ale, 6s. Od. per two gallons ; Ham and Bacon, 9d. to 10<i.; Firewood, per cord, 225. to 305.; Sawn Timber, 12s. to 16s. Wellington Markets.—Retail Prices Current, Feb. 28th, 1852.—First flour, ig3o per ton; bread, per 2lb. loaf, 6d. ; beef, sd. to 6d. per lb.; mutton, 43^ d. to sd. per lb. ; pork, 4d. to 6d. per lb.; fowls, per pair, 2s. to 4s. ; ducks, per pair, 4s. to 55.; geese, 4s. to ss. each ; turkeys, ss. to 7s. each; fresh butter, os. lOd.; salt butter, Os. 6d. per lb. ; potatoes, £4 per ton ; eggs, Is. 3d. per doz.; cheese, Is. per lb.; maize, 3s. 6d. per bushel; bran, Is. Od. per bushel; raw sugar, 31 to sd. per lb.; loaf sugar, Bd. to lOd. per lb. ; ale, 4s. per two gallons; ham and bacon, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; firewood, per cord, 16s. to 245.; onions, 3d. per lb. Hobart Town, February lot?i. —Wheat, ss. per bushel ; barley, 6s. ; English barley, 7s. ; Cape, 4s. 6d. ; oats, ss. 6d.; bran, Is. 3d. ; apples, 6s. per bushel; hay, £4 10s.; flour. £17 per ton ; potatoes, 6s. to 7s. per cwt.; onions, £25 per ton; butter, Is. 3d. per lb. ; eggs, Is. 6d. per doz.; poultry, 3s. 6d. to 7s. per pair. The markets are dull and not much doing. Launceston, Feh/uary 7th. —The market is still very dull. Fine flour may be quoted at £13 10s. per ton; wheat, ss. 3d. per bushel ; oats, (scarce) 6s. ; barley none ; hay, £2 per ton ; biead, Sd per 41b loaf; fresh butter, Is. 6d.; potted ditto, 16d. ; eo-gs, 14d. to 15d. Meat—Retail prices: beef. 4d. per lb.; mutton, by the side or carcase, 2/£ d. per lb. ; fore quarter, 2^d., hind ditto, 3d.: lambs, 2s. 3d. per quarter.