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Prices of Meat. 



Berlin Market. 

 Average Prices of Cattle and Sheep (First Quality Dead 

 Weight) in the Berlin Cattle Market in the under- 

 mentioned Months of 1897 and 1898, together with the 

 Mean Prices for 1897. 



Months. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



December, 1897 - 



s. d. s. d. 



61 I to 65 II 



s. d. s. d. 



53 9 to 57 3 



Mean of the Year 



59 8 „ 63 II 



52 9 „ 55 8 



January, 1898 

 February 



60 4 64 2 

 58 10 63 5 



52 5 56 3 



53 9 „ 57 0 



Note. — The above prices have been compiled from the weekly returns published 

 in the Deutsche Landwirthschaftliche Fresse. 



Paris Market. 

 Average Prices of Cattle, Sheep, and Swine (Medium 

 Quality) in the Paris Cattle Market in the under- 

 mentioned Months of 1897 and 1898, together with the 

 Mean Prices for the Year 1897. 



Months. 



Oxen. 



Calves. 



Sheep. 



Pigs. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Live Weight. 



December, 1897 - 

 Mean of the Year 

 January, 1898 

 February 



s. d. 



28 10 



s. d. 



36 6 



s. d. 

 37 11 



3. d. 



30 6 



30 9 



38 I 



39 5 



32 10 



29 9 

 27 3 



38 3 

 40 8 



37 0 

 37 I 



33 4 

 33 10 



Dead Weight. 



December, 1897 - 

 Mean of the Year 

 January, 1898 * 

 February 



s. d. 



52 0 



s. d. 

 66 10 



s. d. 



66 2 



s. d. 



45 0 



54 5 



70 2 



68 I 



46 6 



50 I 

 50 II 



70 I 



72 6 



66 10 

 68 10 



46 3 

 48 3 



Note. — The above prices have been compiled from the weekly returns published 

 in the Jom-nal d' Agriculture Pratique. 



