Tag: Merthyr Market

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The following list of grocery prices appeared in the Monmouthshire Merlin 172 years ago today (6 June 1846).

Merthyr Market –

Beef, 6d. to 7d. per lb
Mutton, 6½d. to 7d.
Veal, 6d. to 7d.
Lamb, 7d. to 7½d.
Pork, 6d. to 6½d.
Bacon, 6d. to 8d.
Butter, 1s. to 1s. 1d.
Salt, 10d. to 11d.
Skim cheese, 6d. to 7½d.
Ducks, 2s. to 2s. 6d. each
Fowls, 1s. 3d. to 1s. 9d.
Cabbages, 1 ½d. to 3d.
Potatoes, from 6lb. to 8lb. for 6d.
New potatoes, 4d. to 6d. per lb.
Cucumbers, 3d. to 1s. each.

A very fine sample of the last named article was produced for sale by Mr. Hoare of this town, and being just gathered from the frames, they had a beautiful appearance, many of them measuring nearly two feet in length.

Prices at the railway station –

Hay, from £3. 10s. to £4. 10s. per ton
Straw, 2d. per boulting of 7lb., or 100 of ditto for 14s.
Potatoes, from 6s. 8d. to 7s. 6d. per cwt.