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Assuming the population of the city to be 350,000, and that the con- 

 sumption of animal food averages four ounces per day to each, the 

 total consumption in a year amounts to 31,937,500 lbs., to which may 

 be added the amount consumed by commerce in the coasting and for- 

 eign trade, and also by the population in the immediate vicinity of the 

 city, 13,472,500 lbs., a fair estimate; it makes up and confirms the to^ 

 tal before stated of 45,449,000 lbs., which at 3 cents per lb. amounts 

 to $1,363,470, 



