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Lyttelton Times, Volume II, Issue 68, 24 April 1852, Page 4

LvTTEr/roN Markets, Retail, April 24th. — First flour, 355. to 40s. per 100 lbs.: Bread, per 21b. loaf, Id. : Beef, 6kd. to Od. per lb. ; Mutton, 6\d. to Od. per lb.: Pork, Od. 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, os. Od, per bushel, Ale, 6s. Od. per two gallons ; Ham and Bacon, Qd. to \od.; Firewood, per cord, 225. to 305.; Sawn Timber, 12s. to 16s. Prices at Auction Sales.— Mr. Alport.— At Christchurch, April 20th.—Town Reserves, for 1 year, Hagley Park, 445 acres, rental of' 2s. 7d. per acre; Government Domain, 64 acres, 4s. 7d. per acre ; Town reserves, east and south sides of Christchurcli, 350 acres, 4s. 3d. per acre; Botanical Garden, fenced in, 23 acres, 10s. 6d. per acre. Same day—Tea, in chests, £16 55., half do. £5 10s., Coffee, 9^d. per lb., Flour, £33 per ton, Butter, Is. 2d. per lb. At Lyttelton, April 22nd.—Flour, in barrels, 30s. to 335. per barrel of 196 lbs., Onions, %&[ per lb., Coffee, 7j^d. per lb., Currants, 6d. per lb. Also, a quantity of Household sundries, which realized very good prices. Wellington Markets.—Retail Prices Current, April 14th, 1852.—First flour, 345. to 365. per lOOlbs. ; bread, per 2lb. loaf, 7d. ; beef, 3d. to 6d. per lb. ; mutton, 4d. to 6d. per lb. ; pork, 4d. to 6d. per )b.; fowls, per pair, 2s. to 45.; ducks, per pair, 4s. to 55.; geese, 4s. to ss. each ; turkeys, ss. to 7s. each ; fresh butter, Is. 3d. ; salt butter, Is. Od. per lb.; potatoes, 35.6 d. per cwt; eggs, Is. Od. per doz.; cheese, Is. per lb.; maize, 4s. Od. per bushel; bran, Is. Od. per bushel; raw sugar, 3d. to sd. per lb.; loaf sugar, Bd. to lOd. per lb. , ale, 4s. per two gallons ; bam and bacon, 6d. to Bd. per lb. ; firewood, per cord, 16s. to 245.; onions, 3d. per lb.

Adklaidb Fioun and Grain Markets Fine Flour, 12/., seconds, 107. der ton ; Wheat retail, maybe quoted at 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d.; English barley, 3s. to 3s. 6d., scarce ; good malting do., 4s. ; oats, ss. to 65.; crushed maize, 6s. per bushel; bran, 9d. to.Jod. ; pollard, 9d. to lOd.; oatmeal, 28s. per cwt.

Bhead.— 3h the 2 lb. loaf, brown do. 2¥d