THE MARKETS.
NEW PLYMOUTH— Junk 6. Retail Prices. — Country setthrt must understand that the New Plymouth dealers sell at these prices . Botcher'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, lid per lb. Lamb : Fore-quarter, 3b; hind-quarter, 3s 6d. Pork : Fresh, 4d perlb. Veal: 3d to4dp»r 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, 8d per lb ; cheese, 6d perlb.; eggs, Is 6d per dozen; fowli, 3s 6d per pair ; ducks, 5s per pair ; lard, 6d per Ib ; bacon, 7cl ; best hams, 8d ; turkuya, 4s to 4s 6d, Fruit. — Bananas, 4d per lb; cocoanuts, 4d to 6d each; apples, 4d to 6d per lb; lemons, Id to 2d each; oranges, Is 6d; pears, 6d per lb. Vegetables. — Onions, 3d per lb. ; cauliflower, 2d to 4d each ; cabbages, 2d each; potatoes, Id per lb; eschalots, 2d per lb.; cucumbers, 2d each. Breadstuffs. — Bread, 7d per 41b loaf. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load. BUYING PRICES. Butter — prime, 6d; seconds, 3d per lb; cheeße,sd perlb; eggs, Is 3d per doz.; fowls, 3s per pair; ducks, 4s per pair ; bacon (colonial), 6d per lb ; hams, 7d per lb ; lard, 5d per lb; fungus, 2d.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8799, 7 June 1890, Page 2
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247THE MARKETS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8799, 7 June 1890, Page 2
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