H.—lB.

Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices of Particular Foodstuffs* — continued. 3. Beef.

The high rise in the price of beef in New South Wales since 1904 has already been noted. The newer countries show the higher rate of increase, probably because some of the cattle lands are being devoted to other uses.

4. Sugar.

The course of New Zealand prices shows clearly the effect of the tariff remissions in 1907.

* To nearest whole number.

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Year. tt - t A United united France Germanv States of Kingdom (La (Berlm - America (barcase, yillette). Cattle). (Steers, g. Middling). ' t00h ;» Canada (Steers, Choice). New Zealand. 1890 L891 1892 L893 1894 1895 L896 1897 1898 1899 1900 L901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 L910 1911 101 107 101 104 99 99 91 96 96 107 112 112 125 112 112 107 107 112 120 120 128 105 106 102 101 114 104 95 93 88 91 90 93 88 88 87 85 81 92 94 99 95 103 104 101 93 103 103 97 98 98 100 103 101 105 112 114 119 128 127 120 114 125 87 108 95 102 96 104 90 101 103 114 114 118 138 107 110 110 113 123 127 136 148 109 104 101 116 104 97 79 89 99 100 111 115 128 117 118 119 118 127 130 148 161 102 96 93 114 117 104 100 87 96 94 105 121 131 148 123 113 118 123 125 110 129 140

United Kingdom (West Indian). Prance (Beet, White). Germany (Magdeburg). United States of America (Granulated). Canada (Granulated). New Zealand (Refined No. 1). Year. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 113 117 117 123 97 87 93 80 82 87 97 80 63 74 89 95 74 78 84 89 95 105 110 115 127 97 86 91 80 93 95 92 78 66 76 88 97 " 77 80 90 95 119 125 134 128 116 88 78 87 76 82 86 87 75 60 71 78 88 66 66 81 83 97 130 100 92 102 87 88 96 95 105 104 113 107 94 98 101 111 96 98 104 101 105 143 119 93 106 91 82 91 88 93 93 95 97 79 79 90 105 86 90 96 95 102 117 112 109 105 104 94 95 89 88 89 93 94 85 87 86 96 89 86 67 69 75 72