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PKICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[Sept. 1896. 



i. — Prices of Meat — continued. 



Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per Stone 

 of 8 lbs., sinking the Offal, at the Metropolitan Cattle 

 Market, during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1895 and 

 1896. 



Period. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



2nd Quarter 1895 



s. d. 

 2 9 



s. d. 

 4 2 



s. d. 

 4 6 



s. d. 

 4 1 



s. d. 



5 2 



s. d. 



5 9 



3rd Quarter „ 



2 8 



3 11 



4 7 



3 8 



5 1 



5 9 



4th Quarter „ 



2 5 



3 10 



4 7 



3 8 



5 5 



5 11 



1st Quarter 1896 



2 .4 



3 10 



4 5 



3 4 



5 2 



5 8 



2nd Quarter „ 



2 4 



3 8 



4 4 



3 3 



4 9 



5 3 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per Stone 

 of 8 lbs., by the Carcase, at Liverpool and Glasgow, 

 during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1895 and 1896. 



Period. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow.! 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beep. 



Mutton. 



2nd Quarter 1895 

 3rd Quarter „ 

 4th Quarter „ 

 1st Quarter 1896 

 2nd Quarter „ 



s. d. s. d. 



2 8 to 3 10 



3 2 „ 3 10 

 2 8 „ 3 6 

 2 0 „ 3 2 

 2 0 „ 3 4 



s. d. s. d. 

 3 8 to 5 2 



3 6 „ 5 2 



3 4 „ 4 10 



3 0 „ 4 10 



3 0 „ 5 0 



s. d. s. d. 

 3 0 to 4 4 



2 8 „ 4 0 



2 8 „ 3 8 



2 8 „ 3 8 



2 4 „ 3 6 



s. d. s. d. 



3 8 to 5 6 



3 4 „ 4 8 

 3 0 „ 4 6 

 3 0 „ 4 6 

 3 8 „ 4 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. 



f Compiled from information furnished by the Principal of the Veterinary College, 

 Glasgow. 



