56 4 



Prices of Meat. 



Chicago. 



Average Prices of Cattle at Chicago per cwt. (Live 

 Weight) in the under-mentioned Months of 1903 and 

 1904, with the Mean Prices for the Year 1903. 



Month. 



Medium 

 to 



Good Steers. 



Good 

 to 



Choice Steers. 



Choice 

 to 



Extra Prime Steers. 



December, 1903 .. 



Mean of the ) 

 year 1903) 

 January, 1904 ... 



February, 



s. d. s. d. 

 20 10 to 22 7 



s. d. s. d. 

 23 2 to 24 8 



s. d. s. d. 

 24 11 to 27 2 



21 10 ,, 23 7 



23 11 „ 25 8 25 9 „ 27 9 



21 4 « 23 3 

 18 9 „ 22 3 



23 4 „ 25 5 

 22 10 26 2 



25 5 ». 27 5 



26 3 „ 27 9 



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

 of the Union Stcck Yards, Chicago. 



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 1903, with the Average Values for the year. 



(Computed from the Trade and Navigation Acuzints.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salt 



ed. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



d - 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



1st Quarter, 1903 ... 



4i 



9 



34 



3 



39 



8 



44 8 



31 0 



52 



9 



54 0 



2nd Quarter, ,, ... 



41 



6 



28 



1 1 



39 



9 



43 8 



26 6 



53 



4 



. 54 9 



3rd Quarter, ,, ... 



39 



5 



25 



5 



38 



6 



43 10 



25 3 



53 



7 



56 7 



4th Quarter, ,, ... 



3S 



6 



24 



4 



37 



6 



43 10 



26 0 



5i 



6 



54 5 



Year ; 



40 



3 



28 



3 



39 



p 



44 A 



26 11 



52 



10 



55 1 



