Prices of Meat. 



Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

 8 lb., sinking the offal, at the METROPOLITAN CATTLE 

 MARKET, during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1902 

 and 1903. 



Period. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 





Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



1st Quarter, 1902 



s . d. 



2 7 



s. d. 

 3 11 



■ ■■ — 1 

 s. d. 



4 8 



s. d. 

 3 6 



4 10 



s. d. 



5 6 



2nd Quarter, ,, 



3 3 



4 6 



5 1 



3 to 



5 2 



6 0 



3rd Quarter, ,, 



3 1 



4 7 



5 1 



3 8 



5 0 



5 9 



4th Quarter, ,, 



2 9 



4 4 



5 1 



3 7 



5 0 



5 11 



1st Quarter, 1903 



3 2 



4 5 



411 3 8 



5 5 



6 2 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

 8 lb., by the Carcase, at LIVERPOOL and GLASGOW, 

 during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1902 and 1903. 



Period. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow. f 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 







s. 



d. s. d. 



s. d. s. d. 



s. 





j. aT. </. 



1st Quarter, 



1902 



2 



6 to 4 0 



3 4 ^ 5 4 



4 



4 to 4 10 



5 0 to 5 10 



2nd Quarter, 



5 » 



3 



4 » 4 8 



3 6„5 6 



4 



4 >> 5 8 



4 4 » 6 8 



3rd Quarter, 





2 



8 „4 8 



3 4.o 0 



4 



2 5 6 



4 0 „ 5 8 



4th Quarter, 



) 5 





8 ,, 4 4 



3 4 5 2 



3 



8 „ 5 0 



4 4 „ 5 8 



1st Quarter, 



1903 



2 



8 ,, 4 2' 



4 0 ,, 6 0 



3 



8 4 10 



5 0 „ 6 4 



* Compiled from information furnished by the Medical Officer of Health, Liver- 

 pool. The prices quoted are for Carcases of Animals slaughtered at the Liverpool 

 Abattoir, and do not apply to Imported Meat. 



t Compiled from information furnished by the Principa of the Veterinary College, 

 Glasgow. 



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