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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 Second 

 Quarter and during the Months of June and July, 1897. 



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



Journal'') 



Description. 



2ND Quarter. 

 1897. 



June, 1897. 



July, 1897. 



Beef :— 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



d. s 



d 



s. 



^ J- 



d. 



Scotch, short sides 



4 



3 to 4 



7 



4 



5 to 4 



8 



4 



5 to 4 



8 



,, long sides 



3 



II 4 



2 



4 



0 4 



2 



4 



I 55 4 



4 



English 



3 



10 ,, 4 



I 



3 



II 5J 4 



I 



3 





1 1 



Cows and Bulls 



2 



3 55 3 



0 



2 



2 ,, 2 



10 



I 



10 2 



Q 



American, Birkenhead killed 



3 



4 3 



7 



3 



I 3 



6 



3 



I 55 3 



4 



Deptford killed 



3 



4 „ 3 



7 



3 



I 3 



6 



3 



0 3 



4 



Arp'entine 



2 



9 3 



2 



2 



6 ,, 2 



II 



I 



II 5, 2 



8 



American, Refrig. hind-qrs. - 



3 



7 3 



10 



3 



6 3 



10 



3 



5 5, 3 



9 



,, ,, fore-qrs. - 



2 



3 2 



6 



I 



10 ,, 2 



2 



I 



10 „ 2 



2 



Australian, Frozen hind-qrs. 



2 



6 ,, 2 



9 



2 



7 „ 2 



9 



2 



4 55 2 



7 



fore-qrs. 





10 , , 2 



Q 





8 T 





I 



3 55 I 



5 



Mutton : — 





















Scotch, Prime 



4 



5 55 4 



I I 



4 



8 „ 5 



2 



4 



8 ,5 5 



2 



English, Prime 



4 



4 )i 4 



c 



0 



4 



5 55 4 



1 1 



4 



5 55 4 



1 1 



Ewes 



3 



4 3 



9 



3 



I 5, 3 



8 



3 



0 3 



6 



Continental - 



4 



I 4 



5 



4 



4 5> 4 



7 



3 



II 5, 4 



5 



River Plate, Town killed 



3 



5 3 



8 



3 



4 55 3 



7 



2 



7 55 3 



0 



New Zealand, Frozen 



I 



II 2 



4 



I 



II „ 2 



5 



2 



0 55 2 



6 



Australian, Frozen 



I 



10 ,, I 



1 1 





10 ,, I 



1 1 



I 



8,5 I 



9 



River Plate, Frozen - 



I 



ID ,, I 



II 



I 



10 ,, I 



II 



I 



8 „ I 



10 



Lamb : — - - 





















English 



5 



5„6 



5 



4 



II 55 5 



II 



4 



9 5, 5 



6 



New Zealand, Frozen 



3 



0 3 



4 



2 



10 3 



3 



2 



5 55 2 



10 



Veal : — 





















English 



3 



II „ 4 



6 



3 



9 55 4 



4 



3 



9 5, 4 



3 



Foreign 



3 



0 „ 3 



9 



3 



0 „ 3 



8 



3 



I 55 3 



7 



Pork : — 





















English, best 



3 



10 ,, 4 



3 



3 



9 5, 4 



I 



3 



5 5, 3 



9 



,, secondary 

 Foreign - - 3 



3 



3 3 



9 



3 



I „ 3 



7 



2 



9 ,5 3 



3 



