564 Prices of Meat. 



Chicago. 



Average Prices of Cattle at Chicago per cwt. (Live 

 Weight) in the under-mentioned Months of 1902 and 

 IQ03, with the Mean Prices for the Year 1902. 



Month. 



Medium to 

 Good Steers. 



Good to 

 Choice Steers. 



Choice to 

 Extra Prime Steers. 



December, 1902... 



Mean of the) 

 year 1902 j 



January, 1903 ... 

 February, ,, 



s. d. s. d. 

 23 4 to 25 II 



s. d. s. d. 

 27 8 to 31 6 



s. d. s. d. 

 32 I to 34 I 



27 I ,, 31 2 



29 8 ,, 34 7 



35 2 „ 37 3 



22 I ,, 24 7 

 21 3 23 O 



26 4 28 10 

 23 0 ,, 25 2 



28 10 „ 31 7 

 25 2 28 4 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson and Co., 

 ■of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. 



Average Values, per cwt, of various Kinds of Dead 

 Meat Imported into the United Kingdom from FOREIGN 

 Countries and British Possessions in each Quarter 

 of 1902, with the Average Values for the year. 



{Computed from the Trade and Navigation Accounts?) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



, d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



1st Quarter, 1902 ... 



40 3 



28 8 



35 1 



43 3 



31 6 



47 8 



48 3 



2nd Quarter, ... 



43 6 



3i 4 



38 1 



44 11 



28 10 



5i 3 



50 0 



3rd Quarter, ... 



43 10 



33 2 



38 5 



44 2 



28 4 



55 8 



54 9 



4th Quarter, ,, .. 



42 11 



34 6 



39 7 



44 9 



31 0 



56 10 



55 8 



Year 



42 8 



3i 9 



37 9 



44 2 



29 9 



52 9 



52 1 



