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A barrel of spring herrings, 128.

A barrel of fall ditto, very fat, 158. to 175. 6d.

A barrel of mackerel, very rich, and considered in a family equal

to a barrel of pork, 15s. to 225.

Cod-fish, per cwt. 12s. to 15s.

A barrel of salmon, 40s. to 50s.

Fresh cod-fish, weighing about 15 1b., 6d. each.

Lobsters and oysters are abundant, and may be had cheap along the sea-coast and bays. A vast variety of fish, such as halibut, haddock, trout, shad, bass, eels, &c., are abundant, but are generally

caught by the inhabitants for their own use, and not often put up for sale.

Flour, 2d. to 3d. per lb.

In Upper Canada, where far from market, wheat 25. to 35. 6d.

In the Lower Provinces, wheat 45. 6d. to 5s. 6d.

Barley, 25. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per bushel.

Oats, ls. 3d. to ls. 9d.

Indian corn or maize, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.

Indian meal, 12s. to 16s. per cwt.

Hay, 30s. to ’70s. per ton of 20 cwt.

Potatoes, ls. to 1s. 6d. per bushel.

Turnips, ls. to ls. 6d. per bushel.

Butter, 8d. to 1s. per pound.

Rum, 33. to 35. 6d. per gallon.

Brandy, 93. to lls. ditto.

Gin, 53. to 7s. per ditto.

Tea (good), 4s. to Gs. per lb.

Sugar (Muscovado), 5d. to 8d. per pound.

These prices are in Halifax currency, which is one-ninth less in value than British; and the rate of exchange generally reduces the value one-tenth more.

British manufactures cost the consumer from fifty to seventy-five per cent more than in England.

A day-labourer may, in the towns, where, however, he cannot depend on steady employment, get from three to four shillings per day, finding his own lodgings and provisions. A labourer among the farmers in the country may always get L.18 to L24 a-year, and his board and lodgings found him.