Prices of Meat. 



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Chicago 



Prices of Cattle at Chicago per Cwt. (Live Weight) in 

 the under-mentioned Months of 1898 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1898. 



June 



Jul)' - - 



August 



s. d. s. d. 



20 I to 23 10 



22 2 ,, 24 3 

 22 2 ,, 25 5 



s. d. s. d. 



19 7 to 23 10 



21 6 24 6 



22 2 ,, 25 2 



s. d. s. d. 



23 10 to 25 2 



24 6 ,, 25 8 

 24 6 26 10 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson, and Cc, 

 of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. 



Average Values, per Cwt., of various Kinds of Dead 

 Meat Imported into the United Kingdom from Foreign 

 Countries and British Possessions in the under- 

 mentioned Quarters of 1897 and 1898. 



[Computed from the Trade and NavigaMon Accounts.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s, d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



2nd Quarter, 1897 - 



40 I 



23 10 



32 0 



43 II 



20 10 



35 II 



43 5 



3rd Quarter ,, 



37 2 



24 7 



30 9 



43 3 



20 3 



35 10 



43 5 



4th Quarter ,, 



37 7 



24 9 



30 5 



43 7 



21 2 



36 9 



41 2 



1st Quarter, 1898 - 



40 8 



25 II 



28 10 



42 II 



25 10 



34 6 



39 9 



2nd Quarter, ,, 



39 3 



26 9 



29 8 



41 10 



22 9 



36 5 



39 2 



