QUEENSTOWN PRICES CURRENT.
Floar—Ls4 ty ton—7d ty ft in retail Tea—L6 10s ty £-chest— 3s 9d to 4s #* lb do'. Sugar—lid to Is ty tt>—ls to Is 2d do. Coffee—2s to 2s 3d ty ft-2s 6d do. Bacon and Hams—2s 4d ty lb—2s 6d do. Oats—2ss ty bushel—2Bs to 30s do. Potatoes—Bd ty ft—9d do. Brandy—3os ty gallon—3ls to 33s do Do. Otard case—Bos—Bss to 90s. Do. Hennessey—B2s. Whiskey—2os to 24s ty gallon Do. ease—6os to 655. Geneva—Bos ty case—Bss to 90s do. Wines —20s ty gallon—2ss to 28s do. Tobacco—7s ty ft—Bs to 10s do. Butter—2s 6d to 3s ty lb—3s 6d do. Gin—Bss to 90s ty case. Chaff-Is ty lb retail. Maize—ls Id to Is 4d ty fb do. Soap—ls to Is 3d do. Bags—2s 6d to 3s. each. Onions—ls 6d ty lb—3s retail. Cheese—2s do—2s 6d do. Salmon—3os to 36s ty dozen. Jams—24s to 26s do. Currants—ls to Is 3d ty lb. Raisins—ls 4d to Is 6d do. Pickles—3os ty dozen. Candles—2s to 2s 6d ty ft. Kerosene—l2s to 13s ty gallon. Bottled Beer—3Bs to 425.
An aged spinster was wont to console herself for her disappointments in the matrimonial line by the following reflection :—" If she had been married and had a baby, and the poor thing had crawled into the oven, and burnt itself to death,whal a horrible thing it would have been."
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 52, 28 October 1863, Page 3
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228QUEENSTOWN PRICES CURRENT. Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 52, 28 October 1863, Page 3
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