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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[March 1897. 



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 each Quarter of 1896, with the Mean 

 Prices for the Year. 



Period. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Interior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



1st Quarter 1896 



s. 

 2 



d. 

 4 



s. d. 

 3 10 



4 



d. 

 5 



3 



d. 

 4 



s. d. 

 5 2 



s. d. 



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 



4th Quarter „ 



2 



4 



3 9 



4 



6 



3 



2 



4 10 



.5 5 



Mean of the Year 



2 



4 



3 9 



4 



5 



3 



3 



4 10 



5 5 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per Stone 

 of 8 lbs., by the Carcase, at Liverpool and Glasgow, 

 during each Quarter of 1896, with the Mean Prices for the 

 Year. 



Period. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow.! 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



1st Quarter 1896 

 2nd Quarter „ 

 3rd Quarter „ 

 4th Quarter „ 



Mean of the Year 



s. d. s. d. 

 2 0 to 3 2 



2 0 „ 3 4 



2 6 „ 3 4 



2 2 „ 3 6 



s. d. s. d. 

 3 0 to 4 10 



3 0 „ 5 0 



3 4 „ 4 10 



2 8 „ 4 6 



s. d, s. d. 

 2 8 to 3 8 



2 4 „ 3 6 



2 4 „ 3 8 



2 0 „ 3 8 



s. d. s. d. 

 3 0 to 4 6 



3 8 „ 4 10 



3 4 „ 4 6 



3 0 „ 4 4 



2 2 „ 3 4 



3 0 „ 4 9 



2 4 „ 3 7 



3 3 „ 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. 



