Dec. 1896.] 



TRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 



i. — Prices of Meat. 



Average Prices of Dead Meat, per Stone of 8 lbs., at the 

 London Central Meat Market, during the Second 

 and Third Quarters of 1896. 



(Compiled from the prices quoted weekly in the u Meat Trades 



Journal") 



Description. 



2nd Quarter, 

 1896. 



3rd Quarter, 

 1896. 



Beef : — 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



Scotch, short sides 



4 



0 to 4 



3 



4 



2 



to 4 



5 



„ long sides 



3 



7 „ 3 



9 



3 



8 



„ 3 



11 



English, Prime 



3 



6 „ 3 



9 



3 



7 



„ 3 



9 



Cows and Bulls - - | 



1 



8 „ 2 



8 



1 



10 



„ 2 



8 



American, Birkenhead killed - j 



2 



9 „ 3 



1 



3 



0 



„ 3 



4 



„ Deptford killed 



2 



10 „ 3 



2 



3 



0 



„ 3 



4 



„ Refrig. hind-qrs. 



3 



3 „ 3 



7 



3 



4 



„ 3 



8 



„ „ fore-qrs. 





7 „ 1 



10 



1 



9 



„ 2 



1 



Australian, Refrig. hind-qrs. - 



1 



10 „ 1 



11 



1 



9 



„ 1 



11 



„ „ fore-qrs. - 



1 



1 » 1 



2 



1 



2 



„ 1 



5 



New Zealand, Refrig. hind-qrs. j 



2 



1 „ 2 



3 











„ „ fore-qrs. 



1 



2 „ 1 



3 











Mutton : — 

















Scotch, Prime - - - 



4 



3 „ 4 



9 



4 



4 



» 4 



9 



English, Prime - - ! 



3 



11 „ 4 



e 



3 



11 



„ 4 



5 



Ewes - 



2 



1 u ,, o 



5 



2 



1 1 



>, 3 



5 



Dutch - 

 German 



} 8 



8 „ 4 



3 



r 3 



{ 



g 



4 





New Zealand - 



1 



8 „ 2 



3 



2 



0 



„ 2 



5 



A n cttvfili ft Ti =■» >» . 



1 



5 „ 1 



6 



1 



9 



„ 1 



10 



River Plate, Frozen - 



1 



5 „ 1 



6 



1 



9 



„ 1 



10 



„ „ Town killed - 



3 



1 „ 3 



4 



3 



2 



„ 3 



5 



Lamb : — 

















English - 



5 



5 „ 6 



6 



4 



5 



» 5 



2 



New Zealand - 



2 



11 „ 3 



4 



2 



8 



„ 3 



1 



Veal : — 

















English 



3 



9 „ 4 



7 



3 



11 



„ 4 



5 



Foreign « 



3 



2 „ 3 



8 



3 



2 



» 3 



9 



Pork : — 

















English, small - 



3 



1 „ 3 



5 



3 



0 



„ 3 



5 



„ medium and large 

 Foreign -« 



} 3 



5 „ 2 



11 



2 



6 



» 2 



11 



