444 



The Supply of Meat to Large Toicns. 



not admissible into the market in Paris for sale. This restriction 

 makes the actual quantity of stock disposed of appear to be very 

 small when compared with Smithfield Market. The statistics of 

 sales run thus : — 



Animals brought to and sold in the Markets of the Interior of Paris. 



1865 



First Quarter, 1866 



Total 



5863 

 1190 



7053 



Co-ivs. 



27,910 

 6,130 



34,046 



Calves. 



211,217 

 40,102 



251,319 



rigs- 



182,994 

 45,236 



228,230 



The above statement shows a much larger number of bulls, 

 cows, calves, and pigs disposed of than in London, although the 

 total head of stock falls considerably short of our own, owing to 

 the exclusion of oxen and sheep from the markets. The next 

 return to which I will call attention furnishes the number of 

 animals slaughtered in the abattoirs of Paris in 1865. It is as 

 follows : — 



Number of Animals slaughtered in the Paris Abattoirs. 



Oxen and Bulls. Cows. Calves. Sheep, Goats, &c. Pigs. 



1865.. 146,738 .. 61,007 .. 207,663 .. 1,200,452 .. 131,772 



The actual weight of the above supplies was, including 

 10,968,365 kilogrammes of pork and fat, 108,646,057 kilo- 

 grammes, or, reduced to English, about 108,000 tons. In 1864 

 the deliveries were : — 



Kilos. 



Oxen, cows, calves, slieep, goats .. .. 96,213,497 

 Meat of pigs 10,894,418 



Total 107,107,915 



We now come to the consideration of the quantity of meat 

 forwarded from the country in the two past years. The return 

 for 1865 is as follows :— 



Meat brought from the Country. 



Kilos. 



Meat of OX, COW, calf, slieep, and goat .. 18,195,657 

 Pork aiid fat 6,923,514 



Total 25,119,171 



In 1864 the supplies were : — 



Kilos. 



Meat of ox, cow, calf, slieep, and goats .. 17,268,014 

 Pork and fat 7,092,486 



Total 24,361,504 



