June 1896.] 



PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



99 



i. — Prices of Meat — continued. 

 Chicago. 



Prices of Cattle at Chicago per Cwt. (Live Weight) in the 

 under-mentioned months of 189G. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1896. 

 January - 



February - 



March 



April 



s. d. s. d. 

 16 4 to 22 5 



16 4 „ 20 6 



17 3 „ 20 6 

 17 6 „ 19 10 



s. d. s. d. 

 17 9 to 23 4 



16 4 „ 21 6 



16 10 „ 21 0 



16 7 „ 20 6 



s. d. s. d. 

 21 0 to 24 6 



20 4 „ 22 10 



19 7 „ 22 5 



19 2 „ 22 2 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson, & 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 1895 and 1896. 



(Computed from the Trade and Navigation Accounts.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



1st Quarter 1895 - 



s. d. 

 40 6 



s. d. 

 26 7 



s. d. 

 35 4 



s. d. 

 43 5 



s. d. 

 29 0 



s. d. 

 37 2 



s. d. 

 43 0 



2nd Quarter „ - 



38 11 



25 9 



35 9 



48 2 



25 3 



38 2 



44 5 



3rd Quarter „ - 



38 3 



25 5 



34 8 



48 11 



21 7 



41 7 



46 1 



4th Quarter „ - 



38 9 



26 3 



34 11 



45 11 



22 3 



39 4 



45 11 



1st Quarter 1896 - 



37 7 



26 0 



33 2 



45 7 



25 11 



33 3 



41 9 



G 2 



