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Prices of Meat. 



Chicago. 



Prices of Cattle at Chicago per Cwt. (Live Weight) in 

 the under-mentioned Months of 1897. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1897. 



June 



July- - - 

 August 



s. d. s. d. 



18 8 to 23 4 



18 8 ,, 22 8 



19 10 ,, 25 2 



s. d. s. d. 



20 I to 23 10 



19 10 ,, 23 4 

 19 10 25 5 



s. d. s. d. 

 23 10 to 25 2 



23 4 24 3 



23 10 26 2 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson, aiid Co. , 

 of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. 



Average Values, per Cwt., of various Kinds of Dead 

 Meat Imported into the United Kingdom from Foreign 

 Countries and British Possessions in the under- 

 mentioned Quarters of 1896 and 1897. 



[Computed from the Trade and Navigaiion Accounts.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



■ 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 





s. d. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. d 



d. 



s. d. 



c. d. 



2nd Quarter 1896 - 





24 10 



32 6 



46 5 



21 6 



35 I 



41 6 



3rd Quarter ,, - 



38 5 



23 6 



33 7 



47 0 



20 5 



34 5 



43 I 



4th Quarter ,, - 



36 II 



23 8 



31 3 



45 7 



22 10 



35 6 



45 7 



1st Quarter 1897 - 



39 4 



25 9 



27 4 



44 II 



23 4 



33 5 



41 9 



2nd Quarter ,, - 



40 I 



23 10 



32 0 



43 II 



20 10 



35 II 



43 5 



