 | John Middleton (land surveyor) - Agriculture - 1798 - 722 pages
...rather a better quality. The cream is taken from so much of it as remains unsold, and made into Iresh butter for the London markets. The .butter-milk is...them by the cow-keepers after the rate .of two-pence and i-Sth of a penny per quart, and is retailed by them. at three-pence halfpenny per quart, the profit... | |
 | Patrick Colquhoun - Crime - 1800 - 734 pages
...arc for the most part in the country, the milk may probably be of rather a better quality. • . " The milk is always given in its genuine state to the...them by the Cow-keepers after the rate of twopence and l.-Sth of a penny per quart, and is retailed by them at threepence halfpenny per quart, the profit... | |
 | John Middleton (land surveyor) - Agriculture - 1807 - 734 pages
...the milk may probably be of rather a better quality. The cream is taken from so much of it as remains unsold, and made into fresh butter for the London...But when it is considered how greatly it is reduced by -water, and impregnated with -worse ingredients, it is much to be lamented that no method has yet... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - Falconry - 1813 - 568 pages
...Months, when such Families are mostly in the Country, it may probably be of rather a better Quality. The Milk is always given in its genuine State to the retail Dealers, and is sold to them under Twopence halfpenny per Quart, for which they obtain Fivepence, this Profit* is... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - Fishing - 1813 - 820 pages
...Months, when such Families are mostly in the Country, it may probably be of rather a better Quality. The Milk is always given in its genuine State to the retail Dealers, and is sold to them under Twopence halfpenny per Quart, for which they obtain Five" pence, this Profit*... | |
 | William Humphrey Marshall - 1817 - 750 pages
...adequate return for their trouble and ex pence, I do not find that it is now much practised.'" P. 335. " The milk is always given in its genuine state to the...them by the cowkeepers after the rate of two-pence and l-8th of a penny per quart, and is retailed by them at three-pence halfpenny per quart, the profit... | |
 | Staff - 1870 - 476 pages
...the complaints as to deceit and greed being made entirely against the retail dealers. It is said " the milk is always given in its genuine state to the retail dealers (which is more, we are afraid, than could be said now), and is sold to them under 2^d. per quart, for... | |
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... the profit is surely so large as ought to prevent even the smallest adulteration. But when it is considered how greatly it is reduced by -water, and impregnated with -worse ingredients, it is much to be lamented... 