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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[Dec. 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. 



3rd Quarterl895 



5. d. 

 2 8 



s. d. 

 3 11 



s. d. 

 4 7 



s. d. 

 3 8 



s. d. 

 5 1 



s. d. 

 5 9 



4th Quarter „ 



2 5 



3 10 



4 7 



3 8 



5 5 



5 11 



1st Quarter! 896 



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 



3rd Quarter „ 



2 4 



3 9 



4 4 



3 2 



4 8 



5 4 



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.! 



Beep. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 







d. s. d. 



s. d. s. d. 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. d. s. d. 



3rd Quarter 1895 - 



3 



2 to 3 10 



3 6 to 5 2 



2 



8 to 4 



0 



3 4 to 4 8 



4th Quarter „ - 



2 



8 „ 3 6 



3 4 „ 4 10 



2 



8 „ 3 



8 



3 0 „ 4 6 



1st Quarter 1896- 



2 



0 „ 3 2 



3 0 „ 4 10 



2 



8 „ 3 



8 



3 0 „ 4 6 



2nd Quarter „ - 



2 



. 0 „ 3 4 



3 0 „ 5 0 



2 



4 „ 3 



6 



3 8 „ 4 10 



3rd Quarter „ - 



2 



6 „ 3 4 



3 4 „ 4 10 



2 



A „ 3, 



8 



3 4 „ 4 6 



* 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. 



