Prices of Meat. 



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Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

 8 lbs., sinking the offal, at the Metropolitan 

 Cattle Market, during the under-mentioned Quarters 

 of 1 goo and 1901. 



Period. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 







s. d. 





s. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



2nd Quarter, 



[900 



3 1 



4 1 



4 9 



3 



5 



5 





6 4 



3rd Quarter, 



5 j 



3 2 



4 3 



4 11 



3 



3 



5 



4 



6 0 



4th Quarter, 



3 j 



2 11 



4 2 



4 10 



3 



2 



5 



1 



5 10 



1st Quarter, 



1901 



1 2 4 



3 " 



4 7 



3 



4 





2 



6 0 



2nd Quarter, 



3 > 



2 4 



3 11 



4 6 



3 



3 



4 



9 



5 7 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

 8 lbs., by the Carcase, at Liverpool and 

 Glasgoav, during the under-mentioned Quarters of 1900 

 and 1 90 1. 



Period. 



Liverpool.* 



Glasgow. + 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 





s. 



d. s. 



d. 



s. d. s. d. 



s. 



d. s. d. 



s. d. s. d. 



2nd Quarter, 1900 



2 



10 to 4 



2 



4 0 to 5 8 



3 



6 to 4 0 



4 10 to 5 10 



3rd Quarter. ,, 1 



2 



8 „ 4 



0 



3 4 5 , 5 0 ! 



3 



0 „ 3 10 



4 0 33 4 10 



4th Quarter, 



2 



8 „ 3 



10 



3 0 4 10 



3 



0 „ 3 10 



3 0 ,, 4 S 



1st Quarter, 1901 



2 



8 „ 3 



11 



3 6, , 5 4 



3 



0 ,, 3 10 



4 4 3, 5 4 



2nd Quarter, ,, 



2 



10 „ 3 



8 



4 8 „ 5 8 



3 



4 33 3 10 



4 2 ,, 5 2 



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

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

 Abattoir, and do not apply to Imported Meat. 



t Compiled from information furnished by the Principal of the Veterinary College 

 Glasgow. 



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