Prices of Meat. 



561 



Average Prices of Dead Meat, per 8 lb., at the 

 London Central Meat Market, during the Years 

 1898 to 1902 inclusive. 



{Compiled from the prices quoted weekly in the "Meat Trades' 



Journal.") 



Description. 



1893. 



1899. 





1900. 





1901. 



1902. 



Bekf : — 





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s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 





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s. 



i. 



s. 



I. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. 



i. 



S. (/. 



i Scotch, short sides 



3 11 to4 



3 



4 



3 to 4 



6 



4 



5 to 4 



8 



4 



2 to 4 5 



4 



8 to 5 0 



„ long sides 



3 



8 „ 



3 10 



3 11 



, 4 



1 



4 



0 



, 4 



3 



3 11 



, 4 1 



4 



3 , 



4 6 



English 



3 



6 „ 



3 



8 



3 



9 



, 3 11 



3 10 



, 4 



0 



3 



9 



, 3 11 



4 



1 , 



4 4 



Cows and Bulls 



2 



o„ 



2 



8 



2 



0 



, 2 10 



2 



1 



, 3 



2 



2 



1 



, 3 2 



2 



2 , 



3 5 



American, Birkenh'd kill'd 



3 



1 



3 



5 



3 



5 



, 3 



8 



3 



8 



, 3 10 



3 



6 



, 3 9 



3 11 , 



4 1 



Deptford killed J 



3 



2 „ 



3 



5 



3 



6 



, 3 



9 



3 



8 



, 3 11 



3 



7 



, 3 10 



4 



0 , 



4 3 



American Refrig. hind-qrs 



3 



6 ,, 



3 



9 



3 



7 



, 3 10 



3 10 



„ 4 



0 



3 



8 



, 3 10 



4 



4 , 



4 7 



„ », fore-qrs 



2 



2 „ 



2 



5 



2 



4 



2 



6 



2 



8 



„ 2 10 



2 



4 



, 2 7 



2 11 , 



3 2 



Australian, Froz'n hind-qrs 



1 



11 „ 



2 



1 



2 



1 



„ 2 



4 



2 



5 



2 



7 



2 



3 



, 2 4 



2 



8 , 



2 9 



„ fore-qrs 



1 



6 „ 



1 



8 



1 



8 



„ 1 



9 



2 



1 



„ 2 



2 



1 



9 





2 



2 , 



2 3 



New Zealand, „ hind-qrs 



2 



2 „ 



2 



4 



2 



3 



2 



6 



2 



7 





9 



2 



6 



, 2 7 



3 



3 j 



, 3 4 



„ ■> fore-qrs 



1 



8 „ 



1 



10 



1 



9 



» 1 



11 



2 



2 



2 



3 



1 



10 



„ 1 11 



2 



7 , 



, — 



Mutton : — 







































' Scotch 



4 



1 ,. 



4 



8 



4 



5 



„ 4 11 



4 



9 



„ 5 



2 



4 



6 



„ 4 10 



4 



6 



, 4 11 



English 



3 10 „ 



4 



5 



4 



2 



„ 4 



8 



4 



6 



4 



11 



4 



2 



,, * 8 



4 



3 



, 4 8 



Ewes 



2 



9 



3 



3 



3 



1 



3 



6 



3 



4 



„ 3 



9 



3 



3 



„ 3 8 



3 



2 



, 3 8 



Continental 



3 



7 „ 



3 11 



3 



9 



,. 4 



2 



4 



1 



„ 4 



6 



3 11 



„ 4 4 



4 



0 



, 4 4 



New Zealand, Frozen ... 



1 



9 )f 



2 



6 



I 



11 



» 2 



8 



2 



4 



„ 2 



9 



2 



1 



„ 2 10 



2 



4 



,210 



Australian, Frozen 



1 



8 „ 



1 



10 



1 10 



», 2 



0 



2 



3 



„ 2 



4 



1 11 



,.; 2 1 



2 



3 



, 2 4 



River Plate, Frozen 



1 



8„ 



1 



9 



1 



11 



» 2 



0 



2 



3 



2 



5 



2 



1 



„ 2 2 



2 



5 



, 2 6 



Lamb :—, 







































English 



4 10 , 



5 



9 



5 



0 



„ 6 



2 



5 



6 



,. 6 



4 



5 



6 





5 



2 



, 6 2 



New Zealand, Frozen ... 



3 



1 , 



3 



5 



2 11 



„ 3 



3 



3 



1 



„ 3 



5 



3 



3 



„ 3 8 



3 



4 



, 3 7 



VEAE :— 







































Best 



4 



2 , 



4 



7 



4 



4 



„ 4 



9 



4 



4 



4 



9 



4 



6 



„ 4 10 



4 



6 



, 4 11 



Seconds and Middliag ... 



3 



7 , 



4 



0 



3 



8 



„ 4 



2 



3 10 



„ 4 



3 



3 



7 



» ^ * 



3 



9 



, 4 4 



Pork : — 







































Best 



3 11 , 



,4 



3 



3 



6 



„ 3 11 



3 10 



„ 4 



2 



4 



3 



„ 4 8 



4 



4. 



, 4 8 



Seconds and Thirls 



3 



5 , 



, 3 10 



3 



0 



„ 3 



.-.5 



3 



4 



„ 3 



9 



3 



7 



,,4 0 



3 



7 



,,4 0 J 



