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Prices of Meat. 



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

 London Central Meat Market, during the Years 

 1894 to 1898 inclusive. 



[Compiled from the prices quoted weekly in the " Meat Trades 



Journal!') 



Description. 



1894. 



1895. 



1896. 



1897. 





Beef : — 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. 



a. 





«/. 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 



.T. 



</. 



s. 



d. 



Scotch, short sides - 



4 



2 to 4 



6 



4 



3 to 4 



6 



4 



0 to 4 



4 



4 



2 to 4 



5 



3 



II 



04 



3 



„ long sides - 



3 



9 4 



0 



3 



ID ,, 4 



I 



3 



7 )> 



3 



10 



3 



10 „ 4 



I 



3 



8 



' 3 



10 





0 



8 „ 4 



0 



3 



9 » 4 



0 



3 



6 



3 



9 



3 



8 „ 3 



TO 



3 



6 



rj 3 



8 



Cows and Bulls 



2 



3 M 2 



9 



2 



3 » 3 





I 



ID „ 



2 



8 



2 



I 2 



II 



2 



0 



" ~ 





American, Birkenh'd killed 



3 



T 3 



5 



^ 



4,-3 



7 



2 



II ,, 



3 



3 



3 



3 >j 3 



6 



3 



I 





5 



„ Deptford killed 



3 



I V 3 



6 



3 



4 » 3 



8 





11 



3 



3 



3 



3 3 



6 



3 





5! 3 



5 



Argentine ,, ,, 









2 



II ,, 3 



5 



2 



2 



2 



8 



2 



8 „ 3 



I 









II 



American Refrig. hind-qrs 



3 



I ,y 3 



9 



3 



7 » 4 



0 



3 



2 ,, 



3 



7 



3 



6 „ 3 



9 



3 



6 



') 3 



9 



J, „ fore-qrs. 



I 



10 2 



3 



2 



2 „ 2 



6 



I 







I 



2 



3 >, 2 



5 



2 



2 





5 



Australi'n, Froz'n hind"C[rs 









2 



I „ 2 



3 



I 



8 



I 



10 



2 



I 58 2 



3 



I 



11 



,, 2 





,, ,, fore-qrs. 









I 



7 » I 



8 



I 



3 



I 



4 



I 



7 3> I 



9 



I 



6 



,, I 



8 



Mutton : — 





































Scotch, Prime - 



4 



5 „ 4 



ID 



4 



9 » 5 



I 



4 



2 )3 



4 



7 



4 



4 »» 4 



10 



4 



I 



4 



' 8 



English, Prime- 



4 



3 „i 



8 



4 



5 » 4 



10 



3 



ID „ 



4 



4 



4 



2 „ 4 



7 



3 



10 



M 4 



5 



Ewes ... - 



3 



5 3 



10 



3 



5 >. 3 



10 



2 



9 » 



3 



3 



3 



I 5, 3 



6 



2 



9 



3 



3 



Continental - - - 



3 



9,-4 



3 



4 



0 „ 4 



4 



3 



5 „ 



3 



10 



3 



9 » 4 



T 



3 



7 



■ ! 3 



IT 



River Plate, Town killed- 



3 



5 >, 3 



9 



3 



2 ,, 3 



7 



3 



0 



3 



3 



3 



3 „3 



5 



3 



0 





3 



\ New Zealand, Frozen 





6 „ 2 









7 





II , 



2 



5 







4 





9 





6 



Australian, Frozen - 



2 



I ,, 2 



4 



'i 



10 ,, 2 



0 



1 



7 , 



I 



8 



I 



7 »> I 



9 





8 



,, I 



ID 



River Plate, Frozen - 





II „ 2 



2 



I 



ID ,, 2 



0 



I 



7 J 





9 



I 



7 » 1 



9 



I 



8 





9 



'■ Lamb : — 





































English ... - 



5 



3 »6 



0 



5 



6 ,, 6 



5 



5 



I , 



6 



I 



5 



4 5, 6 



2 



4 



10 



5 



9 



New Zealand, Frozen 



3 



3 3 



8 



2 



10 3 



4 



2 



9 , 



3 



3 



2 



9 „ 3 



I 



3 



I 



5) 3 





Veal : — 





































i English - - - - 





I „ 4 



II 



4 



I „ 4 



8 



4 



0 , 



4 



8 



3 



II „ 4 



6 



4 





4 



7 



Foreign .... 



3 



II 4 



9 



3 



10 ,, 4 



6 



3 



4 > 



, 3 



II 



3 



4 3 



10 





7 



M 4 



0 



Pork : — 





























1 









English, best - 



4 



I „ 4 



5 



3 



4 » 3 



8 



3 



0 , 





5 



3 



10 „ 4 





1 





4 





„ secondary - "| 

 Foreign - - - J 





3 .) 3 



II 





8 ,, 3 







5 , 





II 



3 



2 „ 3 



7 



t 



! 



r 





3 



IC 



