I30 



Prices of Meat. 



Average Prices of Dead Meat, per Stone of 8 lbs., at the 

 London Central Meat Market, during the years 

 1893 to 1897 inclusive. 



[Compiled from the prices quoted weekly in the ''^ Meat Trades 



journal. ") 



Descku'tion. 



I 1893. 



1894- 





I 



895- 





1896. 





I 



897. 





Beef :— 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 





J. 





J. 



rt. 



s. 



d. 



s. 





S. 



e/. 



Scotch, short sides - 





4 



4 to 4 



8 



4 



2 to 4 



6 



4 



3 to 4 



6 



4 



0 to 4 



4 



4 



2 to 4 



5 



,, long sides - 





3 









3 



9 >> 4 



0 



3 



ID 



4 





3 



7 



) 3 



10 



3 







I 



English - - - 





3 



9 





0 



3 



8 „ 4 



0 



3 



g 



,, 4 



0 



3 



6 





9 



3 



8 



a 3 



ID 



Cows and Bulls 





' 



5 



. 3 



0 



2 



3 >) 2 



9 



2 





>) 3 



I 



I 



10 



, 2 



8 



2 



I 



,, 2 



IT 



American, Birkenh'd killed 



3 



4 



, 3 



7 



3 



I >) 3 







4 



„ 3 



7 



2 



II 



, 3 



3 



3 



3 



> ) 3 



6 



Deptford killed 





5 



1 3 



8 



3 



I ,. 3 



6 



3 



4 



I) 3 



8 



2 



II 



> 3 



3 



3 





)) 3 



6 



Argentine ,, , 



















2 



II 



i> 3 



5 



2 



2 



, 2 



8 



2 



8 



!I 3 



I 



American Refrig. hind-qrs 



3 



6 



. 4 



0 



3 



I !l 3 



9 



3 



7 



» 4 



0 



3 



2 



I 3 



7 



3 



6 



!) 3 



9 



,, ,, fore 



qrs. 



2 



3 





7 



I 



ID ,, 2 



3 



2 



2 



„ 2 



6 



I 



10 



, 2 



I 



2 







5 



Australi'n, Froz'n hinc 



-qrs 





















„ 2 





I 



8 



, I 



10 



2 



I 



,, 2 





„ ,, fore 



qrs. 



















7 



I 



8 



I 



3 



, I 



4 





7 



,, I 



9 



Mutton : — 











































Scotch, Prime - 





4 



2 , 



I 4 



7 



4 



5 M 4 



10 



4 



9 



» 5 





4 



2 , 



, 4 



7 



4 



4 



,, 4 



ID 



English, Prime- 





3 



II > 



. 4 



4 



4 



3 „ 4 



8 



4 



5 



4 



10 



3 



10 , 



> 4 



4 



4 



2 



>. 4 



7 



Ewes 





3 



0 , 



I 3 



5 



3 



5 .J 3 



ID 





5 



3 



10 



2 



9 , 



) 3 



3 









6 



Continental 





3 





1 3 



8 



3 



9 n 4 



3 



4 



0 



» 4 



4 



3 



5 . 



I 3 



10 



3 



9 



>, 4 



I 



River Plate, Town killed- 











3 



5 3 



9 



3 



2 



M 3 



7 



3 



0 , 



) 3 



3 



3 



3 



ij 3 



5 



New Zealand, Frozen 





2 



5 , 



2 



ID 



2 



6 „ 2 



10 





2 



)) 2 



7 



I 





, 2 



5 



I 



ID 



,, 2 



4 



Australian, Frozen - 





2 





2 



4 



2 



I )) 2 



4 



^ 



ID 





0 



I 



7 . 



, I 



8 



I 







9 



River Plate, Frozen - 





I 



II . 



2 



3 





II » 2 







10 



,, 2 



0 



I 



7 , 



I 



9 



I 



7 



,, I 



9 



Lamb : — 











































English - 





4 



10 , 



5 



9 



5 



3 ,,6 



0 



5 



6 



, 6 



5 



5 



I , 



6 



I 



5 



4 



„ 6 





New Zealand, Frozen 







1 1 ) 



3 



6 





3 )> 3 



8 



2 



10 



3 



4 



2 



9 . 



3 



3 



2 



9 



! 3 



I 



Veal : — 











































English - 





3 



10 , 



4 



9 



4 



I 4 



II 



4 





. 4 



8 



4 



0 , 



4 



8 



3 



II 



, 4 



6 



Foreign 







8 , 



4 



7 



3 



II 4 



9 



3 



10 



. 4 



6 





4 , 





ri 



3 



4 





ID 



Pork :— 











































English, best 





4 



6 , 



4 



ri 



4 



I „ 4 



5 





4 



) 3 



8 



3 



0 , 



3 



5 





ID 



, 4 



2 



„ secondary - 

 Foreign - 



\ 

 J 





9 . 



4 



4 



3 





II 





8 



' 3 





2 



5 t 



2 



11 











