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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Dead Meat, per Stone of 8 lbs., at the 

 London Central Meat Market, during the First 

 Quarter and during the Months of April and May, 1897. 



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



Journal r) 





1ST Quarter, 

 1897. 



April, 1897. 



May, 1897. 



Beef :— 





d. S, 







J. 



s. 



tt. J. 



(I. 



Scotch, short sides - 



4 



I to 4 



4 



4 



2 to 4 6 



4 



I to 4 



5 



long sides - 



3 



9 »> 4 



0 



3 



10 ,,4 2 



3 



9 >» 4 



0 



English 



3 



0 »> 3 



10 



3 



10 ,, 4 2 



3 



9 4 



0 



Cows and Bulls 



2 



0 2 



1 1 



2 



4 M 3 I 



2 



2 3 



I 



American, Birkenhead killed 



-2 





6 



-2 

 J 









/ 



,, DeptforJ killed 



3 



4 M 3 



7 



3 



6 3 9 





4 n 3 



7 



Re''iig. hind-qrs.- 



3 



5 M 3 



9 



3 



8 3 II 



3 



6„ 3 



9 



,, forc-c|rs. 





6 ,, 2 



8 



2 



6 „ 2 8 



2 



5 2 



7 



Australian, Frczen hind qr". 



2 



3 2 



5 



2 



5,, 2 8 



2 



6 2 



10 



,, fore-q«s. 



I 



II ,, 2 



0 



I 



II 2 2 



I 



10 „ 2 



0 



Mutton : — 



















Scotch, Prime • 



4 



4 M 4 



9 



4 



5 n 4 10 



4 



2 „ 4 



8 



English, Prime 



4 



2 4 



7 



4 



3 4 7 



4 



2 4 



7 



Ewes- 



3 



2 3 



8 



3 



6 „ 3 II 



3 



4 3 



9 



Continental - 



3 



II 4 



2 



4 



I 4 4 



3 



II „ 4 



2 j 



River Plate, TownkilLd - 



3 



5 3 



7 



3 



7,, 3 9 



3 



6 „ 3 



8 



New Zealand, Frozen 





6 2 





I 



10 .. 2 A 



I 





A \ 

 \ 



Australian, Frozen - 



I 



5 I 



6 





10 ,, I II 



I 



10 „ 2 





River Plate, Frozen - 





5 I 



6 



I 



10 ,, I II 



I 



10 „ I 



0 1 



Lamb : — 



















English 



6 



4 7 



4 



6 



2„ 7 3 



5 



2 „ 6 



4 



New Zealand, Froz n 



3 



o„ 3 



4 



3 



o„ 3 5 



3 



0 „ 3 



3 1 



Australian, Frozen - 



I 



II „ 2 



7 



2 



8 ,, 2 II 









Veal:— 



















English 



4 



I M 4 



7 



3 



II „ 4 8 



4 



0 „ 4 



5 



Foreign 



3 



6 ,, 3 



II 







3 



I n 3 



10 



Pork : — 



















English, small - - j 



3 



5m 3 



9 



4 



I M 4 5 



3 



10 „ 4 



2 



medium and large 



Foreign 



V 



10 3 



3 



3 



6„ 3 II 



3 



3 3 



8 



