Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

was of the opinion that American cam
red oysters and canned shrimps might
successfully be placed on the market
here.
Native beef sells per kilo as follows.
Rib roast, 81 cents porterhouse steak.
80 cents; tenderloin, ST. For the best
cuts of native pork and sausases. %
cents. The same price obtains for The
best cuts of lamb and mutton, while
veal, hest cuts, sell at 81. / am told
that the number of animals slaughtered
to supply meat for Mexico City and her
seven suburbs from January l TO De-
cember l. 1907, was 408619, of which
1885 were beeves, 1SS,451 sheep and
S0,813 hogs. Twelve to fourteen pound
turkeys may be bought for from 81 TO
s. each spring chickens from 80 cents
each upward, and wild duck from 20 TO
so cents each.
american made butter is largely
imported packed in cans, and sells
from 81 to s1.25 a pound Oleomar-
garine can be bought for 60 cents. and
lard, also of American manufacture.
for 80 cents a pound. Domestic lard
sells for few centavos more the
pound, and is of excellent flavor. but
the demand far exceeds the present
supply. Native eggs are IS cents
dozen. Cheese retails the kilo as fol-
lows: American, $132; Canadian,
$1.32; European, $3.50. American
wheat flour may be had at IS cents the
pound, and native product at 10 cents
for like quantity. Rice of the best
grade is 80 cents the kilo. Teas range
from s1.25 to SO, and the best grade Of
coffee is 40 cents the pound. Cocoa of
American manufacture sells at 80 cents
for a half pound can: Dutch cocoa at
S1.25 for n can of the same weight.
american breakfast food prepare
tions of various we'll known sorts retail
at As cents a package In the fancy
biscuit trade, English products have
perhaps 4 larger sale than the Ameri-
can; these goods from both countries
being usually priced at the same figure,
50 cents a pound. American made
biscuits or crackers. such as sell for 5
cents in the United States. bring 80
cents package here. Cane sugar, ma
tive grown and refined both loaf and
granulated, is 20 cents the kilo.
Il am informed that an average Of
$4,000 literS of milk Ca liter equals
1.0567 quarts) are consumed daily in
Mexico City, and that the number Of
dairies within the federal district is
126, stocked with 1000 cows Milk
sells at present for from 16 cents to IS
cents. cream from so cents to 81 a liter.
Condensed milk of both American and
European manufacture is on sale at 40
cents Il can. The principal trade in
this article is done with the coast cities
of the hot lands and with those cities
near the mining camp regions.
THE bread industry is an important
one in Mexico City. There are some
thirty bakeries. with an estimated
daily output Of 100000 pieces Of
bread. A good amount of this produc
ton is for the outside trade, largely
for southern cities and markets.
American, German, French and Mexi-
can bakers are represented in the in
dustry and excellent bread is made,
which sells at II cents a loaf of 200
grams Ga gram equals 15.432 grains).
Apples grow in the United States
may be had for IS cents kilo t2.2
pounds: canned in three pounds cans
for $1.25. American potatoes sell for
16 cents a kilo. Fruits and vegetables.
native grown. which include practically
all those green vegetables to which
we are accustomed in the United States
are as a rule less expensive than with
us. Strawberries may be secured at
nominal price the year round. Oranges
of large size and of fine quality may be
purchased at this season for 2 centavos
each.
1.-The sale of American wines and
liquors is not large at present. the
market for American whiskeys has IN
creased during the last few years and
bids fair to continue to do so. The
trade in California wines is somewhat
slow. the great bulk Of like brands be-
ing of European vintage. 1t Is
claimed that the consumption OF
pulque,' the native Mexican poor
mans drink, is decreasing"