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larger' income would justify keeping horses, carriages, &c. ,though many residents, by careful management, enjoy that luxury on no more than the above stated

amounts.

A fair idea of the retail market prices of a number of articles (51' ordinary consumption and use will be gained from the following list :— ‘

ARTICLES. Beef, small ....................... per lb.

“ quarter” “ Mutton .. .. “ Lamb ................ ........ “ Pork, small.... .. .. . .. “

“ carcase .................... “ Turkeys, each.. ..

Geese, “ ..... Ducks,“ ........... . ............. . liowls, “ Chickens, per pair ....................... Butter, fresh ...................... per lb.

“ salt.

Eggs, per dozen .......................

Flour (Island). .. per 100 lbs.

“ Imported” ......... per brlp. of 196 lbs. Wheaten bread .......... . .. per. lb. Oatmeal ...................... :per 1p00 lbs. Hay per1001bs. Tea. ..perlb. Coffee” ............................ Sugar” ......... “

“ (white refined) .............. “ Molasses . . . . .................... per gall. Rice..................... .....perlb. Pearl barley.... .. .. “ Tobacco ..... ......... “ Vinegar (pure) .................. per gall. Coal, ............. ....per ton of 2,000 lbs.

GreyCottons........ . ..

White “ ................... “ Tweed, (Scotch) . . . . . . .......... “

“ (Canadian) .............. “ Horses . ................................ Cows ......................... . . . . ..... . Sheep .............. . ............... . . . .

DOLLARS.

5 cts. to 12 cts.

4 u g u 5 ll 9 M 5 H 8 ‘1 10 1. 12 1‘ 6 u 8 a

$0.75 to $1.25 40 cts. to 60 cts.

30 “ 40 “ 20 H 25 U 30 “ 50 “ 18 1‘ 25 U 16 H 25 H 10 ll 25 H $2.50 to $3.00 $5.00 to $6.00 .......... 3 cts. $2. 25 to $2. 50 4O cts. to 60 cts. 25 “ 40 35 U 50 H 6 u 8 (l 8 1‘ 10 H 40 (l 50 cl .......... 4 “ .......... 4 “ 32 cts. upwards ......... 50 cts.

$2.60 to $3-80

..per yard. 3 cts. to 10 cts.

4 cts. to 28 cts. $1.00 to $3.00 40 cts. to $1.50

$60. to $250. $20. to $50. 33,25.

STERLING.

2'd. to 6d. 231. to 4,111. 2; d. to 4'. 2101. to 43. 5d. to 6d. 3d. to 4d. 35. 1d. to 55' 2d. ls. 8d. to 23. 6d. ls. 3d. to Is. 8d. 10d. to ls. ls. 3d. to 2s. 1d. 9d. to ls. 8d° to ls. 5d. to ls. 10s. to 123. 6d. £1 to £1 45. 2d. .l'd. 9s. 2d. to 10s. 2d. ls. 8d. to 25. 6d. ls. to 1s. 8d. 1s. 6d. to 23. 1d. 3d. to 4d. 4d. to 5d. ls. 8d. to 25. ld. ............ 2d. ls. 4d. upwards. ........ .2s- 1d. 105. 10d. to 15s 10d. lid. to 5d. 2d. to ls. 2d. 415. 2d. to 123. 6d. 1s. 8d. to 65. 3d. 1612.103. to £52105. £4. to £10.

. ..13s. 6d.

Being of such limited area, and its inhabitants so much devoted to domestic pursuits, it is not surprising that but little is known abroad, and in Britain in However its fame, at least on this side the Atlantic, is increasing, and, now, instead of being characterised, as it was in the latter part of last century, by a very prejudiced English writer, who had never seen it, as a “ rascally heap of sand, rock and swamp, military station, and producing nothing but potatoes, ” the Island has been aptly termed and IS admitted to be “The Garden of British North Argerica. "

pa1ticular, regarding Prince Edward Island.

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