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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 



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

 Central Meat Market, during the First Quarter of 1903, and 

 during the Months of March, April, and May, 1903. 



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



Journal!') 



Description. 



1ST 



Quarter. 

 1903. 



March. 

 1903. 



April. 

 1903. 



May. 

 1903. 



Beef : — 



s. 



d. L 



- 



d. 



s. 





</. 



s. 





^. 





d. s. 



d. 



Scotch, short sides 



4 



4 to 4 



7 



4 



2 to 4 



6 



4 



3 to 4 



5 



4 



1 to 4 



5 



long sides 



4 



0 „ 4 



3 



3 



11 „ 4 



2 



3 



11 „ 4 



1 



3 



11 „ 4 



1 



English 



3 



9 ,,4 



0 



3 



9 » 4 



0 



3 



10 „ 4 



0 



3 



8 „ 3 



11 



Cows and Bulls 



2 



3 >> 3 



5 



2 



2 „ 3 



5 



2 



1 „ 3 



4 



2 



2 „ 3 



3 



American, Deptford killed ... 



3 



9 „ 4 



0 



3 



8„3 



11 



3 



8„3 



10 



3 



6„3 



8 



Birkenhead killed . . . 



3 



8„ 3 



10 



3 



7 „ 3 



10 



3 



7 3 



9 



3 



6 „ 3 



7 



Argentine, Deptford killed . . . 



3 



4 „ 3 



8 



3 



4 „ 3 



8 



3 



0 ,, 3 



5 



2 



9 „ 3 



3 



American, Refrig. hind-quarters 



3 



7 >> 3 



1 1 



3 



7 » 3 



10 



3 



7 1, 3 



10 



3 



7 3 



9 



,, fore-quarters 



2 



7 >, 2 



9 



2 



7 >> 2 



9 



2 



0 11 2 



10 



2 



0 ,, 2 



0 

 0 



Australian, Frozen, hind-quarters 



2 



c . 





2 



A 





2 



7 .. 2 



8 









,, iuit uual LCio 



2 



0 ,, - 





2 



0 ,, - 





2 



3 >» 2 



4 









River Plate, hind-quarters 



|.2 



8„ - 





2 



7 »> - 





2 



10 - 





2 



II M " 





,, fore-quarters 



2 



2 - 





2 



3 «> " 





2 



6„ - 





2 



4 „ - 





New Zealand, ,, hind -quarters 



2 



9 2 



10 



2 



8 „ 2 



9 



2 



11 „ - 





3 



0 - 





,, fore-quarters 



2 



2 „ - 





2 



3,, - 





2 



6„ - 





2 



4 » - 





Mutton : — 



























Scotch 



e 



j 



0 . c 



6 



5 



°»> 5 



0 



4 



i° u 5 



4 



t 



/ >» j 



c 

 -) 



English ... ... ... 



4 



9 „ 5 



3 



4 



10 „ 5 



4 



4 



6„S 



0 



4 



2 „ 4 



II 



Ewes 



3 



9 ,,4 



4 



3 



10 ,, 4 



5 



3 



9 „ 4 



2 



3 



6 3 



II 



Continental 



4 



7 „ 4 



11 





















New Zealand, Frozen 



2 



8„3 



5 



2 



3 11 3 



4 



2 



3 3 



3 



2 



2 „ 2 



II 



Australian, Frozen 



2 



4 „ ~ 





2 



4 - 





2 



5 „ - 





2 



4 „ 2 



5 



River Plate, Frozen ... 



2 



7 „ 2 



8 



2 



4 m 2 



5 



2 



6 „ - 





2 



5 u - 





Lamb : — 



























English 















5 



11 „ 7 



4 



5 



6 „ 7 



0 



New Zealand, Frozen... 



4 



1 „ 4 



3 



3 



10 4 



2 



3 



4 „ 3 



8 



3 



0 „ 3 



3 



Veal : — 



























Best 



4 



10 „ 5 



4 



4 



11 „ 5 



6 



4 



11 5 



7 



4 



5 4 



9 



Secondary and middling 



3 



n „ 4 



8 



3 



10 „ 4 



9 



3 



10 ,, 4 



9 



3 



8 ,,4 



3 



Pork :— 



























English, best ... 



3 



11 „ 4 



3 



4 



0 ,, 4 



4 



4 



2 ,, 4 



6 



3 



10 „ 4 



2 



seconds and thirds ... 



3 



5 „ 3 



9 



3 



5 r, 3 



9 



3 



5 » 3 



9 



3 



2 3 



6 



I 



