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Adding together the alimentary products derived from 

 the bovine, ovine, and porcine races, to those obtained 

 from fowls, game, fish, eggs, and cheese, it was officially- 

 stated that the population of the eighty-nine depart- 

 ments of France consumed in 1862 only 67 grammes of 

 mtrogenous food, while the average daily ration of 

 animal food of the Parisian was 273 grammes. 



In 1864, with a population of 1,696,141, the following 

 amounts were returned as consumed in Paris : — 



lbs. 



Butchers' meat 260,205,970 



Pork of aU kinds 15,908,418 



Charcuterie, cooked ham, sausages, &c. ... 3,600,548 

 Meat pat^s, &c 225,858 



In 1865 the value of the import and export commerce 

 ■of France in animal food amounted to over seven and a- 

 ■quarter millions sterling, of which three-fourths was 

 imports. 



In France, as with us, there has been an almost general 

 advance in the price of meat in the last ten years, as 

 shown by the following comparison of prices per kilo, 

 in the market of Villette, Paris : — 



1872. 1880. 



Francs. Francs. 



Ox beef 1-53 1-69 



CoTYbeef 1-40 1-36 



Muttow 1-60 1-82 



Pork 1-55 1-73 



A calf weighs ordinarily at its birth 90 lbs. It con- 

 sumes on an average about 3J quarts of milk per day. 

 At about three months it will weigh 360 lbs., and is 

 ^old to the butcher for about 6d. per lb. in France, 

 where large veal is held in great esteem, being one of 

 the most popular and general articles of food. 



From official returns we find that the consumption of 

 fresh meat for Paris in the year 1872* was as follows : — ■ 



* " Enqulte de la Chambre de Commerce de Paris." 



