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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 third 

 Quarter and during the Months of August, September, 

 and October, 1897. 



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



Journal.") 



Description. 



3RD QUARTEI 



1897. 



August, 

 1897. 



September, 

 1897. 



October, 

 1897. 



Beef 



J. d. 



J. d. 



s. 





^. d. 



s. d. 



i'. d. 



J. 



^i'. J. d. 



Scotch, short sides - - - - 



4 3 



to 4 7 



4 



2 



to 4 6 



4 2 



to 4 6 



4 



2 to 4 5 



long sides - - - - 



3 II 



,,42 



3 



II 



,, 4 I 



3 9 



,, 4 I 



3 



9 4 0 



English - - - - 



3 8 



!, 3 10 



3 



7 



,, 3 10 



3 7 



,, 3 10 



3 



6 „ 3 8 



Cows and Bulls .... 



2 2 



,, 2 10 



2 



3 



,, 2 ID 



2 4 



,, 2 II 



2 



2 ,, 2 ID 



American, Birkenhead killed 



3 2 



,,3 5 



3 



I 



,,3 5 



3 4 



,,3 7 



3 



0 ,, 3 4 



,, Deptford killed 



3 2 



„ 3 5 



3 



2 



„ 3 6 



3 3 



,,36 



3 



0 „ 3 5 



Argentine ,, - 



2 5 



,, 2 II 



2 



7 



,, 2 II 



2 10 



,,32 



2 



6 ,, 2 ID 



American Refrig. hind-quarters 



3 6 



„ 3 9 



3 



7 



,, 3 10 



3 7 



,, 3 10 



3 



3 „ 3 6 



fore-quarters - 



2 I 



,,24 



2 



2 



,,24 



2 3 



,,25 



I 



ID ,, 2 2 



Australian, Frozen hind-quarters - 



2 0 



,,22 







,,21 



I 8 



,, 10 



I 



5 „ I 8 



,, ,, fore-quarters - 



I 4 



„ I 6 





4 



„ I 6 



I 6 



,, I 7 



I 



3 „ I 5 



Mutton 























4 6 



4 II 



4 



6 



4 II 



4 4 



,,4 9 



4 





English, Prime - • . . 



4 3 



„ 4 9 



4 



3 



„ 4 9 



4 2 



„ 4 6 



4 



0 ,, 4 5 j 





3 0 



> 3 5 



3 



0 



,,30 





,,3 4 



2 







3 8 



, 4 2 



3 



9 



,,4 3 



5 5 



3 II 



3 



2 „ 3 9 



River Plate, Town killed 



3 0 



, 3 3 



3 



3 



„ 3 6 



3 0 



,,3 3 



2 



II ,, 3 2 



New Zealand, Frozen ... 



2 0 



, 2 5 



2 



0 



, 2 5 



2 0 



, 2 4 





0 „ 2 4 



Australian, Frozen- 



I 7 



, I 9 



I 



6 



, I 8 



I 8 



, I 10 



I 



8 „ I 9 



River Plate, Frozen 



I 7 



, I 9 



I 



6 



, I 8 



I 8 



, I ID 



I 



8 „ I 9 



Lamb : — 























4 7 , 



, 5 3 



4 



9 



, 5 4 



4 3 



, 4 10 







New Zealand, Frozen 



2 2 , 



, 2 6 



2 



I 



, 2 5 



2 0 



, 2 2 





0 ,, 2 4 



Veal :— 























3 9 , 



4 4 



3 



8 , 



, 4 4 



3 II , 



, 4 4 



4 



0 ,, 4 6 



Foreign - - 



3 I , 



3 7 



2 II , 



, 3 7 



3 I , 



, 3 8 



3 



5 ,, 3 II 



Pork :— 





















English, best - • . . - 



3 9 , 



4 I 



3 



8 , 



, 4 0 



4 2 , 



, 4 6 



4 



2 ,, 4 7 



,, secondary ' ' ' \ 



3 I , 



3 6 



3 



0 , 



3 5 



3 5 , 



3 II 



3 



7 ,, 3 II 



