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rKICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[Sept. 1896. 



I. — Prices of Meat — continued. 



Chicago. 



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

 under-mentioned months of 1896. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1896. 



s. d. s. d. 



s. d. s. d. 



s. d. s. d. 



April 



17 6 to 19 10 



16 7 to 20 6 



19 2 to 22 2 



May 



18 2 „ 20 1 



17 3 „ 19 10 



18 8 „ 21 3 



June 



18 0 „ 19 10 



17 0 „ 20 1 



19 10 „ 21 6 



July - - 



19 2 „ 20 6 



18 0 „ 21 0 



21 0 „ 21 11 



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. 



PoiiK. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



2nd Quarter 1895- 



s. d. 

 38 11 



s. d. 

 25 9 



s. d. 



35 9 



s. d. 

 48 2 



s. d. 

 25 3 



s. d. 

 38 2 



s. d. 

 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 



2nd Quarter „ - 



38 7 



24 10 



32 6 



46 5 



21 6 



35 1 



41 6 



