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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 first 

 Quarter, and during the Months of February, March, 

 April, and May, 1898. 



Compiled from the pi' ices quoted weekly in the " Meat Trades 



Journal 



Description. 



iStQ 

 I 



UARTER 



February, 

 1898. 



March, 

 1898. 



April, 

 1898. 



May, 

 1898. 



Beef :— 



J. 



d. 



S. 



d. 





a'. 







s. 



d. 



s. 





.^ 





J. 



d. 



J. 



d. 



^. d. 



Scotch, short sides - 



3 



10 to 4 



I 



2 



10 



to 4 



2 



3 



9 to 4 



0 



3 



9 to 4 



I 



3 



II 



to 4 2 



,, long sides - 



3 



7 



11 3 



9 



3 



7 



3 



9 



3 



6 



3 



9 



3 



7 



) 3 



9 



3 



7 



3 9 



English . . - - 



3 



5 



)) 3 



8 



3 



6 



n 3 



8 



3 



5 ^ 



3 



7 



3 



6 



) 3 



8 



3 



7 



„ 3 8 



Cows and Bulls 



I 







9 



2 



0 



,, 2 



9 



2 







9 



I 







8 



I 



10 



,,26 



American, Birkenh'd killed 



3 





)) 3 



4 



3 



2 



>, 3 



5 



3 





3 



4 



3 





> 3 



4 



3 



2 



,,3 5 



,, Deptford killed 



3 





)) 3 



5 



3 



2 



3 



5 



3 





3 



4 



3 





1 3 



3 



3 



2 



„ 3 5 



Argentine ,, ,, - 



2 



7 





II 



2 



8 



3 



0 



2 



6 ,, 





10 



2 







9 



2 



6 



,, 2 10 



American Refrig. hind-qrs 



3 



3 



)) 3 



6 



3 



5 



)> 3 



8 



3 



3 )j 



3 



6 



3 





» 3 



6 



3 



6 



„ 3 9 



,, ,, fore-qrs 



2 



4 





6 



2 



5 



,, 2 



7 



2 







6 



2 



3 1 





5 



2 



I 



,,24 



Austral'n, Froz'n hind-qrs 



I 







3 



I 



II 



,, 2 



3 



I 







2 



2 







3 



2 



I 



,,23 



)) )i fore-qrs 



I 



7 





9 



I 



7 





10 



I 



g 





10 



I 



9 . 





10 



I 



10 



,, I II 



New Zealand hind-qrs - 



2 





"2 



5 



2 



3 



,, 2 



5 



2 



2 , , 





4 



2 



3 I 



1 2 



5 



2 



3 



,,25 



Mutton :— 









































Scotch, Prime - 



4 





,> 4 



8 



4 



2 



4 



10 



4 



0 )) 



4 



6 



3 



II , 



, 4 



6 



3 



II 



„ 4 8 



English, Prime 



3 



II 



4 



6 



4 



0 



>> 4 



7 



3 



II ,, 



4 



5 



3 



8 , 



. 4 



4 



3 



8 



„ 4 5 



Ewes .... 



2 



TO 



n 3 



6 



3 



0 



3 



8 



2 



10 ,, 



3 



5 



2 



8 , 



, 3 



3 



2 



9 



,,3 3 



Continental 



3 



10 



M 4 



I 



4 



0 





2 



3 



II ,, 



4 



2 



3 



II , 



, 4 



2 



4 



0 



,,4 3 



River Plate, Town killed 



3 



2 



„ 3 



4 



3 



5 



M 3 



6 



2 



II ,, 



3 



2 



2 



8 , 



, 2 



II 



2 



10 



,,31 



New Zealand Frozen 





8 



,, 2 



5 





8 



,, 2 



4 





8 „ 





6 





10 , 



, 2 



8 





10 



,,27 



Australian, Frozen - 





8 





10 



I 



6 





7 





9 ,> 



2 



0 





8 , 







I 



9 



, I II 



River Plate, Frozen 



I 



8 





9 



I 



6 



,, I 



7 





9 ,> 





ir 





9 . 



I 



10 



I 



9 



, I II 



Lamb : — 



































































5 



10 , 



. 7 



I 



5 



6 



, 6 8 



New Zealand, Frozen 



3 



7 



4 



0 



4 



3 



)) 4 



7 



3 



0 ,, 



3 



5 



2 



8 , 



3 





2 



6 



, 2 9 



Veal :— 









































English - - - . 



4 



4 



4 



9 



4 



5 



n 4 



II 



4 



5 



5 



0 



4 



5 . 



4 



II 



4 



I 



, 4 5 



Foreign - 



3 



9 



4 



2 





II 



>. 4 



3 



3 



10 ,, 



4 



3 



3 



7 , 



4 



3 



3 



6 



„ 3 11 



Pork :— 









































English, best - 



4 



2 



4 



6 



4 



2 



)) 4 



6 



4 



3 



4 



7 



4 



2 , 



4 



7 



4 



0 



, 4 5 



,, secondary - \ 

 Foreign - - - ^ 



3 



5 



)! 3 



II 



3 



6 



3 



II 



3 



6 „ 



4 



0 



3 



7 , 



4 





3 



6 , 



, 3 1° 



1 



