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Prices of Meat. 



Chicago. 



Average Prices of Cattle at Chicago per cwt. (Live 

 Weight) in the under-mentioned Months of 1903. 



Month. 



Medium to 

 Good. 



Good to 

 Choice. 



Choice to 

 Extra Prime. 



June j 



July ... 

 August ... . . .; 



s. d. s. d. 



21 10 to 23 2 



22 O „ 23 3 

 22 O „ 23 8 



s. d. s. d. 

 23 2 to 24 9 



23 3 „ 24 10 



24 0 „ 25 , 8 



s. d. s. d. 

 24 10 to 26 8 

 24 10 „ 26 7 

 26 1 „ 27 1 



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 the under- 

 mentioned Quarters of 1902 and 1903. 



{Computed from the Trade and N avigation Accounts?) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



2nd Quarter, 1902... 



43 6 



3i 4 



38 I 



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 



1st Quarter, 1903 ... 



41 9 



34 3 



39 8 



44 8 



31 0 



52 9 



54 0 



2nd Quarter, ,, ... 



41 6 



28 11 



39 9 



43 8 



26 6 



53 4 



54 9 



