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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, ETC. 



[March 1896. 



I. — Prices of Meat — continued. 

 Chicago. 



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

 in the under-mentioned months of 1895, with the Mean 

 Prices for the Year. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1895. 

 October - 



November 



December 



Mean of the Year 



s. d. s. d. 



19 3 to 22 4 



17 2i „ 21 0 

 16 7| „ 19 10 



s. d. s. d. 



21 5 to 23 0| 



19 Hi „ 21 6i 

 19 4i „ 21 5 



s. d. s. d. 



24 3 to 25 4i 



22 7 „ 23 9 



21 Hi- „ 23 lOf 



19 7 to 23 5 



22 11 to 24 5 



25 1 to 26 4 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson, & Co., 

 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 each Quarter of 1895, with the 

 Average Yalue for the Year. 



(Computed from the Trade and I^avigation Accounts.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



POKK. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



1st Quarter 1895 - 



s. d. 



40 6 



s. d. 

 26 7 



s. d. 



35 4 



s. d. 



43 5 



s. d. 

 29 0 



s. d. 

 37 2 



s. d. 

 43 0 



2nd Quarter „ - 



38 11 



25 9 



35 9 



48 2 



25 3 



38 2 



44 5 



3rd Quarter „ - 



38 3 



25 5 



34 8 



48 11 



. 21 7 



41 7 



46 1 



4th Quarter „ - 



38 9 



26 3 



34 11 



45 11 



22 3 



39 4 



45 11 



The Year - 



39 0 



26 1 



35 2 





24 6 



39 1 



44 11 



