546 



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 fourth 

 Quarter of 1 897, and during the Months of November and 

 December, 1897, and January, 1898. 



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



Journal.") 



Description. 



4TH Quarter 

 1897. 



November, 

 1897. 



December, 

 1897. 



January, 

 1898. 



Beef :— 



^. 



d. 



J. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



J. 



d. 



Scotch, short sides - - - - 



4 



I to 



4 4 



4 



I to 



4 4 



4 0 to 



4 4 



3 II to 



4 



2 



long sides - - - - 



3 



9 M 



3 II 



3 



9 ., 



3 II 



3 8 „ 



3 II 



3 7,, 



3 



9 





3 



6 ,1 



3 8 



3 



6 



3 8 



3 6 „ 



3 8 



3 6 „ 



3 



8 



Cows and Bulls .... 



2 



0 ,, 



2 10 



2 



2 ,, 



2 ID 



18,, 



2 ID 



I -lo ,, 



2 



9 



American, Birkenhead killed 



3 



I M 



3 5 



3 



I )» 



3 5 



3 I >) 



3 5 



30,, 



3 



4 



,, Deptford killed 



3 



I „ 



3 5 



3 



I M 



3 5 



3 3., 



3 6 



3 0,, 



3 



4 



Argentine ,, • 



2 



8 ,) 



3 0 



2 



8 



3 0 



2 ID ,, 



3 I 



27,, 



2 



ID 



American Refrig. hind-quarter« - 



3 



4 n 



3 7 



3 



5 M 



3 8 



3 5 » 



3 8 



32,, 



3 



5 



fore-quarters - 



2 



I ,, 



2 4 



2 



3 .1 



2 s 



22,, 



2 4 



2. 4 „ 



2 



5 



Australian, Frozen hind-quarters - 



I 



7 



I ID 





5 



I 8 



I ID ,, 



2 2 



20,, 



2 



4 



,, fore-quarters - 



I 



3 



I 5 





I ,, 



I 4 



I 5 M 



I 7 



I 6 ,, 



I 



7 



Mutton :— 

























Scotch, Prime . - - - - 



4 



2 J, 



4 7 



4 



2 ,, 



4 7 



40,, 



4 5 



4 2,, 



4 



8 



English, Prime .... 



3 



II ,, 



4 5 



3 



II >i 



4 4 



3 10 „ 



4 5 



40,, 



4 



7 





2 



9 M 



3 2 



2 



9 



3 I 



2 10 ,, 



3 2 



29,, 



3 



4 



Continental 



3 



3 >) 



3 7 



3 



2 ,, 



3 6 



3 3,, 



3 8 



3 7,, 



4 



0 



River Plate, Town killed 





0 ,, 



3 3 



3 



0 



3 3 



3 I „ 



. 3 3 



3 2 „ 



3 



5 



New Zealand, Frozen 



I 



10 



2 4 



I 



10 ,, 



2 3 



I 9 „ 



2 4 



I 9 „ 





4 



Australian, Frozen- 





7 



I 8 



I 



6 „ 



I 7 



I 8 ,, 



I 9 



I 8 „ 



I 



9 



River Plate, Frozen 



I 



7 n 



I 8 



I 



6 „ 



I 8 



I 8 ,, 



I 9 



17,, 



I 



9 



Lamb : — 

















































New Zealand, Frozen - 



2 



9 



3 I 





8 , 



3 I 



3 6 „ 



4 0 



3 9,, 



4 



3 



Veal 



























4 



0 , 



4 6 



4 



I , 



4 6 



3 II 



4 6 



4 0 , 



4 



4 



Foreign 



3 



6 , 



3 II 



3 



7 „ 



4 0 



3 7,, 



311 



3 6 , 





ID 



Pork : — 



























4 



2 , 



4 6 



4 



2 , 



4 6 



4 I , 



4 5 



4 0 , 



4 



4 



secondarj' " " * ) 



























3 



6 , 



4 0 



3 



6 , 



4 I 



3 4 , 



3 TO 



3 4 , 



3 



10 



Foreign J 

























