In Jan. about 17s. 9d. In April, about 17s. 6d.
" Feb. " 17s. 3d. " May, " 18s. 9d.
" March, " 17s. 6d. " June " 19s. 0d.
Up to the middle of July it was 19s. 6d., and then it took it start in
the beginning of the French War up to 22s. In a week it was down
1s., to 21s., at which it continued during the first three weeks of
August, and the last week 19s. 6d. September, 19s. The first week
of October, 19s.; second week, and to the end of the month, 18s.
6d. November, 19s. December, about 19s. 3d. In 1871 the prices,
taking them about the middle of each month, were-
s. d. s. d.
January, 19 6 July, 21 6
February, 20 0 August, 21 0.
March, 20 6 September, 21 0
April, 21 0 October, 20 0
May, 21 6 November, 19 0
June, 21 6 December. 19 6
In January 1872, 19s. cash, or 19s. 6d. credit. The prices I have
given are all credit prices. If the cash was paid for meal at any
of these times, it was always 6d. per boll less.
15,041. How do you proceed when you sell by the peck?-We
always allow half a peck or a peck per sack for weighing out,
and that comes to about 1/2d. a peck.
15,042. So that, when meal is 19s. 6d., as at present, it is 131/2d.
per peck?-Yes, either cash or credit. We would not make any
difference on the peck.
15,043. What was the price of flour at June 26, 1871?-Common
overhead flour about that date in June was 16s. per boll, and the
best overhead would have been 18s. or 18s. 6d. There is another
quality of fine flour, the finest quality we keep, which would have
been about 22s. per boll, or 5s. 6d. per quarter.
15,044. Was the price the same about 5th July following?-About
the same. There has been little or no alteration on the price of that
flour almost the whole season.
15,045. If you saw an entry of flour at 5s. in a passbook, and
another of overhead flour at 1s. 3d. in the same book within the
course of a month, would you think it probable they were the same
article,-the quantity not being mentioned?-Yes. 5s. would be
the price of a lispund, or four pecks and 1s. 3d. of peck.
15,046. Shetland meal, I suppose, is an article that you hardly ever
have in the market?-We seldom or never buy it. In fact there is
very little of it now to be got.
15,047. Then you cannot give me any information as to the price
of it last July?-Not last July, but it always sells considerably
below the price of south-country meal.
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