THE MARKETS.
NEW PLYMOUTH— November 22. Retail Prices. — Country setthrs must understand that the New Plymouth dealers sell at these prices. Butcher's Meat. — Beef : Sirloin, 3d ; prime ribs, 3d ; rump steak, 4d ; other roasts, from 2d ; boiling beef, from Id ; corn round beef, 3d ; other corn beef, 2£d per lb, Mutton : Hind-quarter, 3d ; forequarter, 2d ; legs, 3£d ; loins, 3d ; chops, 3d and 4d ; shoulders, 2£d ; necks and breasts, l£d per lb. Lamb : Fore-quarter, 3s; hind-quarter, 3s 6d. Pork : Fresh, 4d per lb. Veal: 3d to 4d per lb. Sausages: Beef, 4d ; pork, 6d per lb. — These prices are for cash only. Farm and Dairy Produce. — Milk, 3d to 4d per quart ; butter, d per lb ;7 cheese, 6d per lb. ; eggs, 8d per dozen ; fowls, 3s 6d per pair ; ducks, 5s per pair ; lard, 6d per lb ; bacon, 7d ; best hams, 8d ; turkeys, 4s to 4s 6d. Vegetables. — Onions, 2d to 3d per lb. ; cauliflower, 2d to 4d each ; cabbages, 2d each; new potatoes, 2d per lb; eschalots, 2d per lb.; rhubarb, 4d to 6d per bundle; asparagus, Is a bundle. Fruit. — Bananas, 6d per lb ; cocoanuts, 3d to 4d; oranges, 2s per doz; pineapples, Is to Is 6d each; strawberries, 6d a box ; gooseberries, 4d per quart. Breadstuffs. — Bread, 7d per 41b loaf. Firewood, from 8s to 12a per load. BUYING PRICES. Butter. — best and favorite brands, 6d per lb ; cheese, 3d to 4d per lb ; eggs, 7d por dozen ; fowls, 3s per pair ; ducks, 4s por pair ; bacon (colonial), 6d por lb ; hams, 7d per lb ; lard, 5d per lb. ; fungus, 2£d.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8636, 23 November 1889, Page 2
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264THE MARKETS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8636, 23 November 1889, Page 2
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