一品脱牛奶的价格上涨了3便士，四分之一磅黄油上涨了15便士，半磅奶酪上涨了15便士。
Prices went up an extra 3p on a pint of milk, 15p on a quarter of a pound of butter and 15p on a half pound of cheese.
1877年，托马斯和史密斯在写伦敦街头生活中这样描述：许多看起来脏兮兮的小商店里进行着买卖生产半便士冰激凌的牛奶的交易。
little villainous-looking and dirty shops [in which] an enormous business is transacted in the sale of milk for the manufacture of halfpenny ices.
股价 从夏天572 便士的高价已经下跌了一半以上。
The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
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