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The Cost of Food

A COMPARISON OF THE PRICES
FromC.W.S.

Bacon Butter Cheese Flour Labd
per lb. per lb. per lb. per lb. per lb.

1882 •16 15 •52 6^47 175 6-47
1883 •78 14 •88 6-71 1-64 5-62
1884 •01 14 •34 6-71 145 4-66
1885 •09 13 •37 543 r26 389
1886 •06 12 •58 5^39 112 3-78
1887 •41 12 60 6^40 M3 420
1888 60 12 •34 5-74 117 5-03
1889 •46 12 •95 553 1-29 421
1890 •03 12 •38 •39 119 389
1891 •11 12 •86 •64 132 3^87
1892 •84 13 •21 •80 M8 4-39
1893 •69 12 •74 •87 TOO 5-79
1894 •34 11 •61 •70 0^85 441
1895 •85 11 •19 •02 0^90 3-75
1896 •37 11 •58 •09 POO 2^89
1897 •89 11 •47 •58 1-20 2^68
1898 •96 11 •35 •24 139 324
1899 •75 12 •19 85 101 322
1900 •74 12 •21 6^10 ro4 4^02
1901 •14 12 •45 5^49 ro2 4^83
1902 •55 12 •20 5^92 1^09 5-80
1903 •31 11 •97 6-45 1^08 4^84
1904 •53 11 •81 537 113 4^00
1905 •08 12 •32 6^09 M2 4^04
1906 •64 12 •82 6^55 109 4-89
1907 •56 12 •39 6^79 115 5^00
1908 •15 13 •08 6-68 129 4^99
1909 •24 12 •73 6^73 r37 6^32
1910 •19 12 •87 6^56 123 6-83
1911 •87 13 •40 7^11 116 5^01
1912 21 13 •95 7^47 124 5^77

Note.—Prices making up above figures are wholesale and mostly at port, and
are only for relative comparison.

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