THE MARKETS.
NEW PLYMOUTH—DEOEBTBrBR 4. Retail Prices.—Country settlers must understand tliat the New Plymouth dealers sell at these prices. BUTCHtift's M mat.—Beef : Sirloin, '4d';' prime ribs, 4d ; rump steak, 5d ; othef roasts, from 2d ; boiling beef, from 2d ;
corn round beef, 4d; other corn beef, from 2d per lb, Mutton : Hind-quarter, 3Ad ; forequarter, 2|d ; legs, 4d ; loins, 4d ; chops, 5d ; shoulders, '3d ; necks and breasts, 2d per lb. Lamb : Fore-quarter, 3s; hind-quarter, 3s 6d. Pork : Fresh, 5d S)rlb. Veal: 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages eef, 4d ; pork, 7d per lb.—These prices are for cash only.. Farm and Dairy Pboduoe.—Milk, 3d to 4d per quart; butter, 9dperlb; cheese, 6d per lb. ; eggs, 8d per dozen; fowls, 3s 6d per pair ; ducks, 5s per pair ; lard, 6d per Jb ; bacon, 7d ; best hams, 8d ; turkeys, 4s to 4s od. Fruit. — Bananas, 4d and 6d pei lb.; cocoanuts, l^d to 4d each; lemons, 2cl | and 3d each ; oranges, 2a and 2s 6d (Island); limes, Is per dozen; apples (dessert), 8d per lb; apples (cooking), 6d i per lb; dates, 8d per lb; figs, 9d and Is per box; pineapples, 6d to Is 6d each; strawberries, Is per box; cherries, Is per lb; rhubarb, 4d and 6d pr bundle; gooseberries, 3d and 4d per quart. Vegetables. — Onions, 6d per lb. ; cauliflower, 2d to 4d each ; cabbages, 2d each; potatoes, 2s 6d per sack (markot glutted), Breadstuffs.—-Bread, 8d per 41b loaf. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9257, 5 December 1891, Page 4
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244THE MARKETS. Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9257, 5 December 1891, Page 4
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