Prices of Meat, 



Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

 Stone of 8 lbs., sinking the offal, at the Metropolitan 

 Cattle Market, during the undermentioned Quarters 

 of 1896 and 1897 ' — 



Period. 



1 



Cattle. 





Sheep. | 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second, 



First. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 





S. (I 



s. d. 



s. d. 



1st Quarter, 1896 



2 4 



3 10 



4 5 





3 4 



S 2 



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 ID 



5 5 



1st Quarter, 1897 



2 5 



3 II 



4 6 





3 9 



5 I 



5 9 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

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

 Glasgow, during the undermentioned Quarters of 1896 

 and 1897 : — 



1 Period. 



LlVERFCOL.* 



GLASGOW.t 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



1st Quarter, 18^6 

 2nd Quarter 

 3rd Quarter ^, 

 4th Quarter 

 j 1st Quarter, 1S97 



s. d, s. d. 

 2 0 to 3 2 



2 0 3 4 

 2 6 ,, 3 4 

 2 2 „ 3 6 



2 8 „ 3 6 



s. d. s. d. 

 3 0 to 4 10 

 3 0 „ 5 0 

 3 4 n 4 10 



2 8 „ 4 6 



3 4 „ 5 2 



s. d. s. d. 



2 8 to 3 8 

 2 4 „ 3 6 

 2 4 ,> 3 8 

 2 0 „ 3 8 

 2 8 ,, 4 0 



s. d. 3. d. 

 3 0 to 4 6 

 3 8 4 10 

 3 4 n 4 6 



3 0 „ 4 4 



4 0 5 0 



* Compiled from information furnished by the Medical Officer of Health, Liver- 

 pool. The prices quoted are for Carcases of Animals slaughtered at the Liver/-ccl 

 Abattoir, and do not apply to Imported Meat. 



t Compiled from information fumished by the Principal of the Veterinary College, 

 Ghsgow. 



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