March 1897.] PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



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i. — Prices of Meat — continued. 



Berlin Market. 



Average Prices of Cattle and Sheep (First Quality) in the 

 Berlin Cattle Market in the under-mentioned months of 

 1896, with the Mean Prices for the Year. 



MONTHS. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



1896. 



October - 

 November - 

 December - 

 Mean of the Year 



s. d. s. d. 

 56 5 to 59 8 



58 3 „ 61 1 



59 1 „ 62 1 



s. d. s. d. 

 50 4 to 53 9 



46 4 „ 50 2 



43 5 „ 46 10 



56 10 „ 59 9 



46 1 „ 49 4 



Note. — The above prices have been compiled from the weekly returns published 

 in the Deutsche Landwirthschaftliche Presse. 



Paris Market. 



Average Prices of Cattle, Sheep, and Swine (Medium 

 Quality) in the Paris Cattle Market in the under- 

 mentioned months of 1896, with the Mean Prices for the 

 Year. 





Oxen. 



Calves. 



Sheep. 



Pigs. 



Months. 





















Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Live Weight. 



1896. 



October 



s. d. 

 32 9 



s. d. 



36 5 



s. d. 



40 6 



s. d. 

 27 8 



November 



32 7 



35 10 



41 0 



26 9 



December 



32 8 



36 9 



40 1 



28 2 



Mean of the Year 



32 9 



39 1 



41 0 



29 10 





Dead 



Weight. 







1896. 



October 



s. d. 



56 6 



s. d. 

 68 3 



s. d. 

 72 4 



s. d. 



41 3 



November 



55 7 . 



61 4 



69 10 



40 6 



December 



56 2 



66 0 



69 3 



40 10 



Mean of the Year 



57 7 



70 1 



1 



73 8 



43 9 



Note. — The above prices have been compiled from the weekly returns published 

 in the Journal d' Agriculture pratique. 



