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PRICES. Average Prices of Produce, Live-stock, Provisions, &c., in each Provincial District of New Zealand during the Year 1891.

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r^ Articles. I I Auckland. Taranaki. j Hawke's Bay. Wellington. ! Marlborough. Kelson. Westland (Goldfieki). Canterbury. Otago (Part Goldlield). I j 4s. 3d. to 4s. gd. 4s. .. 2s. gd. to 3s. 3d. j 3s. .. is. iod. to 2s. 2d. i is. 6d. 3s. to 4s. 6d. .. 5s. .. 7d. to is. .. 1 is. 6d. £3 to £3 ios. .. Lf 3 .. .. I 2S. 8d. .. j is. iod. .. is. .. /s ios. I. Agricultural Produce : Wheat .. .. per bushel .. ] 3s. 6d. to 5s. .. 3s. gd. to 5s. .-, 4s. Barley .. .. per bushel ., | 3s. 6d. .. I 3s. to 3s. 6d. .. 2s. 6d. Oats .. .. per bushel ,. ' 2s. to 2s. gd. \ 2s. to 2s. 6d. .. 2s. 6d. Maize .. .. per bushel .. j 2s. 4d. to 4s. .. j 33. 3d. to 3s. 6d. ' 3s. 3d. Bran .. .. per bushel .. iod. to is. 6d... ! is. to is. gd. .. is. 3d. Hay .. .. per ton .. .. £2 10s. to £3 ias. £1 15s. to £3 .. £3 .. ■ J 6d. 5s, 3s. 6d. 2S. gd. 4s. 6d. is. 2d. 4s. 6d... 3s. 6d... is. iod. 3s. gd... £3 ■■ .. .4s. 6d. to 5s. .. ; 2s. 6d. to 3s. .. I is. 6d. to 2S. .. I 2S. gd. to 5s. 3d. .. ! gd. to is. • ■ j £ 2 to £3 ios. I I » ..'..'.. £13 ios. .. 7s. 6d. 8d. II. Flour and Bread : Flour, wholesale .. per ton of 2,ooolb. ; /12 to £16 .-. Lfr110s.tof1510s.Lf15 .. „ retail .. per bag of 5olb. : 7s. to 8s. .. j 7s. to 8s. 6d. .. ; 8s. Bread .. .. per 41b. loaf .. j yd. to 8d. .. , 7jd. .. . . ! 7d. .. III. Live-stock and Meat : Horses, — Draught .. per head .. j /io to £16 .. j £iy to /20 .. /20 to £40 Saddle and Harness per head .. '■ £5 to /14 .. £6 to £y 10s. .. j £8 to /20 Cattle,— Fat .. ., per head .. ; £4 to £5 .i\£$io£6 .. 1 £5 5s. Milch Cows .. per head .. ! £3 10s. to £4 .: £4 ios. to £\ 15s.! to £6 Sheep, Fat .'. per head .. : 14s. to 15s. .. ' us. to 12s. .. : ios. 6d. Lambs, Fat .. per head .. 7s. to 12s. 6d. .. 8s. 6d. .. 8s. Butchers' Meat, — Beef .. .. per lb. .. .. I 4jd. to 6d. .. 3d. .. .. Ud. Mutton.. .. per lb. .. .. 3d. to sd. .. 3d. to 3jd. ■ ..3d. .. Veal .. .. per lb. .. .. ' 5d. .. .. \ qd. to 4jd. .. 4d. Pork .'. .'. per lb. .. .. 4d. to 5d. .. i 4d. to 58. .. : 5d. Lamb .. .. per lb. .. .. ; 4d. tosd. . .!4d. to 6d. .. : 5d. .. IV. Dairy Produce : Butter,— Fresh .. .. per lb. .. .. j 6Jd. to iod. . ,;8Jd. tood. . .jis. 3d. Salt .. .. per lb. .. .. ! sd. to 8d. .. : 6d. to 8d. .. | iod. .. Cheese, — Colonial .. per lb. .. .. 5d. to 8d. .. ; 4jd. to 7d. .. 6d. .. Imported .. per lb. .. .. j is. .. .. j yd.. .. .. j gd. Milk .. .. per quart ., 3d. to 6d. .. 3d. .. .. 3d. .. to £ 14 .. 7s. 3d. to 8s. .. : 7s. 6d. 7d. to 8d. .. 7d... £20 to £30 .. £20 .. £10 ios. to £8 .. : £(,.. £4 to £ 5 ■■£!■. IOS. tO I2S. . . I IOS. 8s. to gs. .. ! 8s. .. • 3d. to 5d. .. j 4d... 2d. to 4 jd. .. 3d... 4d. to 6d. .. i 4d... 4d. to 6d. .. J 5d... 6d. to 7d.; 3s. to 4jd. 3s. 6d. per qr. gd. .. .. 6d... 7d. .. .. 6d... 6d. to yd. .. J 4d... iod. to is. 3d. .. ' 6d... 3 d. .. - .. tad..: I ■ •• ■ 7S- .. 7d. ■ . . : IOS. • ■•Us. • • i 5ld. .. Ud. .. 6d. .. : 6d. .. J 8d. .. 1 6d. .. yd. . . i IS. .. i 4 d. £30 £10 £y ios. £8 ios. 18s. I2S. 6d. 6d. 8d. 6d. iod. £'3 ■■ 6s. gd... 6d. .. £12 to £23 £3 to £ 12 /5 to £9 £3 to 13s. to 16s. ios. to 14s. 5d. .. 3d. .. 4 d. .. 6d. .. 6d. .. .. I to ios. .. ; 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. .. J 6d. to 7d. ■ • £ 2 ° to .. £ 15 to £ 18. ■■ \£3 to £y. .. j 14s. to 15s. .. j 8s. to us. .. 4d. to 5d. .. 3d. to 4d. .. 3d. to 5d. .. 4d. to 6d. .. ! 4d. to sd. is. 6d is. 3d. iod. 8d. .. .. Sd. to is. id. .. 6d, to iod. gd. is. 8d. 5 d. .. 3d. .'.' .. i 5d. to 7d. 8d. to is. .. i 2jd. to 4d.