Prices of Meat. 



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Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

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

 Cattle Market, during each Quarter of 1897, with the 

 Mean Prices for the Year. 







Cattle. 





Sheep. 





Period. 

















Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



1 



1 Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



J. d. 



s. d. 



1st Quarter, 1897 



2 5 



3 II 



4 6 



3 9 



5 I 



5 9 



2nd Quarter ,, 



2 5 



4 0 



4 7 



3 10 



4 II 



5 8 



3rd Quarter 



2 4 



4 0 



4 7 



3 7 



5 0 



5 8 



4th Quarter 



3 4 



3 10 



4 5 



3 4 



4 II 



5 7 



The Year - 



2 5 



3 II 



4 6 



3 8 





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Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

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

 Glasgow, during each Quarter of 1897, with the Mean 

 Prices for the Year. 



Period. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow. + 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef, 



Mutton. 



1st Quarter, 1897 

 2nd Quarter ,, 

 3rd Quarter 

 4th Quarter 

 The Year - 



s. d. s. d. 

 2 8 to 3 6 

 2 8 „ 3 6 

 2 8 „ 3 8 

 2 0 „ 3 5 



s. d, s. d. 

 3 4 to 5 2 



2 8 ,, 5 4 



3 4 M 4 8 

 2 10 4 10 



s. d. s. d. 

 2 8 to 4 0 

 2 8 ,, 4 0 

 2 4 3 8 

 2 4 3 8 



s. d. s. d. 

 4 0 to 5 0 

 3 4 M 4 10 

 3 4 4 4 

 3 0 M 4 6 



2 6 „ 3 6 



3 0 M 5 0 



2 6 ,, 3 10 



3 5 „4 8 



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

 pool. The prices quoted are for Carcases of Animals slaughtered at the Liverpool 

 Abattoir^ and do not apply to Imported Meat. 



t Compiled from information furnished by the Principal of the Veterinary College^ 

 Glasgow. 



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