Prices of Meat. 



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Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

 8 lbs., sinking the offal, at the Metropolitan CATTLE 

 Market, during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1901 

 and 1902. ■ 



Period. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



j 



Second, j 



First. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



& d. 



s. d. 



,a 



5. d. 



2nd Quarter, 1901 



2 4 



3 11 



4 6 



3 3 



4 9 



5 7 



3rd Quarter, ,, 



2 4 



4 0 



4 7 



3 2 



4 9 



5 7 



4th Quarter, ,, 



2 5 



4 0 



4 9 



3 2 



4 10 



5 7 



1st Quarter, 1902 



2 7 



3 11 



4 8 



3' 6 



4 10 



5 6 



2nd Quarter, ,, 



3 3 



4 6 



5 1 



3 10 



5 2 



6 0 



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. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow. t 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



2nd Quarter, igoi 

 3rd Quarter, ,, 

 4th Quarter, 

 1st Quarter, 1902 

 2nd Quarter, ,, 



s. d. s. d. 



2 10 to 3 8 



3 0 „ 3 11 

 2 4 „ 4 0 



2 6 „ 4 0 



3 4 >> 4 8 



s. d. s. d. 



4 8 to 5 8 



3 8 „ 5 0 

 3 4 » 4 10 

 3 4 n 5 4 

 3 6 ,, 5 6 



3 4 to 3 10 

 1 3 0 „ 3 10 



3 0 ,, 3 10 

 j 4 4 ». 4 10 



4 4 » 5 8 



4 2 to 5 2 

 3 8 „ 4 8 



3 P „ 4 4 



5 0 „ 5 10 



4 4 » 6 8 



* 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 Principal of the Veterinary College, 

 Glasgow. 



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