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TRADE |
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RETAIL
PRICES (ON 15TH MAY 1955)
The following statement compiled from the Bombay
Government Gazette, give an idea of the retail prices prevailing at
Kolhapur at the time of compilation of the districts' Gazetteer:-
TABLE No. 36.
RETAIL PRICES CURRENT IN
KOLHAPUR ON THE LAST DAY OF THE FORTNIGHT ENDING 15TH MAY, 1955.
|
Commodities. |
Variety/Quality. |
Unit. |
S.
Ch. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
|
I.
Cereals:- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Paddy |
Coarse |
-- |
3 |
0 |
|
Rice |
Do. |
-- |
2 |
4 |
|
Wheat |
White |
-- |
2 |
4 |
|
Wheat
flour |
Do. |
-- |
2 |
0 |
|
Jowar |
Do. |
-- |
4 |
0 |
|
Bajri |
-- |
-- |
4 |
0 |
|
II. Subsidiary
Food Crops- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sweet
potatoes |
-- |
-- |
6 |
0 |
|
Papaya |
-- |
-- |
4 |
0 |
|
Groundnut cake
flour |
-- |
-- |
5 |
0 |
TABLE No.
36-contd.
|
Commodities. |
Variety/Quality. |
Unit. |
S.
Ch. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
III.
Pulses- |
|
|
|
|
|
Gram |
(a) Whole
(b) Split (both with and without skin) |
-- |
3 |
0 |
| -- |
2 |
12 |
|
Arhar
(Tur) |
(a) Whole
(b) Split (both with and without skin) |
-- |
3 |
0 |
| -- |
2 |
12 |
|
Moong |
(a) Whole
(b)
Split (both with and without skin) |
-- |
2 |
8 |
| -- |
2 |
0 |
|
Udid |
(a) Whole
(b) Split (both with and without skin) |
-- |
2 |
12 |
| -- |
2 |
0 |
|
Masur |
(a) Whole
(b) Split (both with and without skin) |
-- |
2 |
4 |
| -- |
2 |
0 |
|
Kulthi |
-- |
-- |
3 |
0 |
|
IV. Sugar
and Gul- Gul |
(a) Sort I |
-- |
3 |
8 |
|
(b) Sort
II |
-- |
4 |
8 |
|
Sugar
refined |
D-24 |
-- |
1 |
0 |
|
V. Oils- |
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Groundnut
oil |
-- |
-- |
1 |
0 |
|
Sesamum
oil |
-- |
-- |
0 |
12 |
|
Castor
oil |
-- |
-- |
0 |
11 |
|
Mustard
oil |
-- |
-- |
0 |
8 |
|
Linseed
oil |
-- |
-- |
0 |
12 |
|
Cocoanut
oil |
-- |
-- |
0 |
8 |
|
VI. Fruits,
Vegetables and Nuts- |
|
| |
|
Rs. |
As. |
Ps. |
|
(i) Fruits-
Mangoes |
-- |
Per
dozen |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Plantains |
-- |
" |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Oranges |
-- |
" |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
(ii)
Vegetables- |
|
|
S |
Ch. |
|
Potatoes |
-- |
-- |
4 |
0 |
|
Onions |
-- |
-- |
10 |
0 |
| |
|
|
Rs. |
As. |
Ps. |
|
VII.
Tobacco |
Leaf |
Per pound |
2 |
8 |
0 |
TABLE No. 36-contd.
|
Commodities. |
Variety/Quality. |
Unit. |
S.Ch. |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
VIII. Livestock
products- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Milk |
-- |
Per rupee |
-- |
2 |
0 |
|
Ghee |
(a) Agmark |
,, |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
|
(b)
Ungraded |
,, |
-- |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Rs. |
As. |
Ps. |
|
Eggs |
(i) A Grade
(ii) B
Grade
(iii) C Grade |
Per dozen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
" |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
" |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Mutton |
Goat |
Per seer |
1 |
12 |
0 |
|
Mutton |
Sheep |
,, |
1 |
12 |
0 |
|
Fowls |
-- |
Per dozen |
33 |
0 |
0 |
|
IX. Condiments
and Spiced- |
-- |
-- |
S |
Ch. |
|
Turmeric |
-- |
-- |
0 |
9 |
|
Tamarind |
-- |
-- |
0 |
12 |
|
Dry
Chillies |
-- |
-- |
0 |
14 |
|
X. Fodder- |
-- |
-- |
Rs. |
As. |
Ps. |
|
Dry
Grass |
-- |
Per maund. |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jowar
Straw |
Karbi |
" |
3 |
8 |
0 |
|
Bajri
Straw |
-- |
" |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rice
Straw |
-- |
,, |
2 |
8 |
0 |
|
XI.
Miscellaneous- |
-- |
-- |
S |
Ch. |
|
Salt |
-- |
Per Rupee |
16 |
0 |
| |
|
|
Rs. |
As. |
Ps. |
|
Kerosene
oil |
-- |
Per gallon |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
Firewood |
-- |
Per maund |
2 |
8 |
0 |
|
Coarse
cloth |
-- |
Per yard |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cotton |
Cleaned |
Per Maund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Tea |
-- |
Per pound |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
Coffee |
-- |
" |
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
Wheat
Bread |
-- |
" |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 Prices in seers and chhataks (of 80 and 5 tolas
respectively) per rupee unless other wise stated. When quality is
not specified fair average quality is implied.
2 The statement relating to wholesale prices is not
given in the Gazette and hence not incorporated in the
Gazetteer. | 
