Prices of Meat. 



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Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

 Stone of 8 lbs., sinking the offal, at the Metropolitan 

 Cattle: Market, during each Quarter of 1898, with the 

 Mean Prices for the Year. 



Period. 



Cattle. 



Sheei'. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



J. a'. 



s. d. 



1st Quarter, 1898 



2 , 4 



3 9 



4 4 



3 4 



5 I 



5 9 



2nd Quarter 



2 4 



3 7 



4 2 



2 10 



4 5 



5 2 



3rd Quarter 



2 4 



3 8 



4 3 



3 I 



4 8 



5 S 



4th Quarter 



2 5 



3 9 



4 5 



3 3 



4 10 



5 7 



The Year 



2 4 



3 8 



4 3 



3 2 



4 9 



5 6 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

 Stone of 8 lbs., by the Carcase, at Liverpool and 

 Glasgow, during each Quarter of 1898, with the Mean 

 Prices for the Year. 



Period. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow, t 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



1st Quarter, 1S9S 

 2nd Quarter 

 3rd Quarter 

 4th Quarter ,, 

 The Year 



s. d. s. d. 

 2 0' to 3 6 

 2 4 3 2 



2 4 3 6 

 2 4 3 8 



s. d. s. d. 



3 4 to 4 8 

 3 8 4 10 

 3 2 4 8 

 3 4 4 8 



s. d. s. d. 

 2 4 to 3- 8 

 2 8 „ 3 6 

 2 4 3 6 

 2 8 3 10 



i\ d. s. d. 

 3 0 to 4 8 

 3 4 >5 4 8 

 3 4 4 ^ 

 3 0 4 6 



2 3 3 5 



3 4 5, 4 8 



2 6 ,, 3 7 



3 2 „ 4 7 



* Compiled from information furnished by the Medical Officer of Health, Liver- 

 pool. The prices quoted are for Carcases of Animals slaughtered at the Liverpool 

 Abattoir, and do not apply to Imported Meat. 



t Com]>iled from information furnished by the Principal of the Veterinary Colle<^e, 

 Glasgow. 



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