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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[Dec. 189G. 



i. — Prtces 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. 



July 

 August 

 September 

 October - 



s. d. s. d. 

 19 2 to 20 6 



18 2 „ 21 6 



17 6 „ 22 2 



18 0 „ 22 2 



s. d. s. d. 

 18 0 to 21 0 



18 8 „ 22 5 



18 8 „ 23 4 



17 9 „ 23 4 



s. d. s. d. 

 21 0 to 21 11 



21 8 „ 23 4 



22 2 „ 24 6 



23 4 „ 24 9 



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.) 





Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 







Period. 











Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



3rd Quarter 1895- 



s. d. 



38 3 



s. d. 

 25 5 



s. d. 



34 8 



s. d. 

 48 11 



s. d. 

 21 7 



s. d. 

 41 7 



s. d. 

 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 



3rd Quarter „ - 



38 5 



23 6 



33 7 



47 0 



20 5 



34 5 



43 1 



