March 1897.] 



PRICES 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 Fourth 

 Quarter of 1896, with the Average Price for the Year. 



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



Journal,") 



Description. 



4tii Quarter, 

 1896. 



Average for 

 the Year. 



Beef : — 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 





Scotch, short sides - 



4 



1 to 4 



4 



4 



0 to 4 



4 



„ long sides 



3 



8 „ 3 



11 



3 



1 



„ 3 



10 



English, Prime 



3 



6 „ 3 



8 



3 



6 



„ 3 



9 



Cows and Bulls 



' 2 



0 „ 2 



8 



1 



10 



» 2 



8 



American, Birkenhead killed 



Q 



o 



0 „ 3 



A 



4 





11 



„ 3 



3 



„ Deptford killed - 



Q 

 O 



1 „ <i 



K 



o 



9 



11 



3 



o 

 o 



„ Refrig. hind-qrs. - 



3 



3 „ 3 



7 



3 



2 



» 3 



7 



„ „ fore-qrs. - 



2 



0 „ 2 



3 



1 



10 



„ 2 



1 



Australian, Refrig. hind-qrs. - 



M 



1 „ 1 



9 



1 



8 



„ 1 



10 



„ „ fore-qrs. - 



1 



4 „JL 



5 



1 



3 



„ 1 



4 



Mutton : — 

















Scotch, Prime 



A 

 H 



V ,, 4 



c 

 O 



4 



2 



» 4 



7 



English, Prime 



3 



9 „ 4 





Q 



o 



10 



» 4 



4 



Ewes - 



2 



7 „ 3 



0 



2 



9 



„ 3 



3 



Continental - 



3 



0 „ 3 



5 



3 



5 



» 3 



10 



New Zealand 



2 



0 „ 2 



6 



1 



11 



5J 2 



5 



Australian - 



- - r| 



8 „ 1 



10 



1 



7 



„ 1 



8 



River Plate, Frozen - 



1 



8 „ 1 



10 



1 



7 



„ 1 



9 



„ „ Town killed 



2 



9 „ 3 



1 



3 



0 



„ 3 



3 



Lamb : — 

















English 









5 



1 



„ 6 



1 



New Zealand 



2 



3 „ 2 



8 



2 



9 



„ 3 



3 



Veal : — 

















English 



4 



0 „ 4 



6 



4 



0 



4 



8 



Foreign - 



3 



3 „ 4 



0 



3 



4 



3 



11 



Pork : — 

















English, small 



3 



0 „ 3 



5 



3 



0 



„ 3 



5 



„ medium and large - 

 Foreign - - 



} 2 



6 „ 2 



10 



2 



5 



„ 2 



11 



