Prices of Meat. 



Average Wholesale Prices ot Cattle and Sheep, per 

 8 lbs., sinking the offal, at the Metropolitan 

 Cattle Market, during the under-mentioned Quarters 

 of 1 90 1 and 1902. 



Period. 



1st Quarter, 1901 

 2nd Quarter 

 3rd Quarter „ 

 4th Quarter 

 1st Quarter, 1902 



Cattle. 



Inferior. Second. First 



s. d. 



2 4 



2 4 



2 4 



2 5 



2 7 



s. d. 

 3 " 



3 11 



4 o 

 4 o 

 3 11 



s. d. 



4 7 



4 6 



4 7 



4 9 



4 8 



Sheep. 



Inferior. Second 



s. d. 



3 4 



3 3 



3 2 



3 2 



3 6 



d. 

 5 2 



4 9 

 4 9 

 4 10 

 4 10 



First. 



s. d. 



6 o 



5 7 



5 7 



5 7 



5 6 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

 8 lbs., by the Carcase, at Liverpool and 

 Glasgow, during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1901 

 and 1902. 



Period. 



r 



Liverpool.* 



1 



Glasgow, t 



Beef. 



Mutton, i 



Beef. 



Mutton. 





s. 



d. s. d. 



s. 



d. s. d. 



s. 





s. 



d. s. d. 



1st Quarter, 1901 



2 



8 to 3 11 



3 



6 to 5 4 



3 



0 to 3 IO 



4 



4 to 5 4 



2nd Quarter, ,, 



2 



10 „ 3 8 



4 



8 „ 5 8 



3 



4 „ 3 10 



4 



2 „ 5 2 



3rd Quarter. ,, 



3 



0 3 11 



3 



8 „ 5 0 



3 



0 ,, 3 i° 



3 



8 „ 4 8 



4th Quarter, 



2 



4 „ 4 0 



3 



4 ,, 4 10 



3 



0 „ 3 10 



3 



0 4 4 



Tst Quarter, 1902 



2 



6 „ 4 0 



3 



4 » 5 4 



4 



4 „ 4 10 



5 



0 5 10 



* 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 'rum information furnished by the Principal of the Veterinary College , 

 Glasgow. 



