Prices of Meat. 



561 



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

 London Central Meat Market, during the Years 

 1897 to 1 90 1 inclusive. 



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



Journal.") 



Description. 



1897. 



1898. 



1899. 



1900. 



1 



1901. 



Beef :— 



^ d 



d. 







s. 



d. 















d. 











Scotch, short sides • 



4 2 to 4 



5 



3 



11 to 4 



3 





3 to 4 



6 



4 



5 to 4 



g 



4 







5 



long sides - 



3 10 !> 4 





3 



8 , 







3 



11 : 



4 





4 



° !) 4 



3 



3 





:» 4 





English .... 



n 8 n 





3 



6 , 



> 3 



g 



3 



9 i 



3 





3 



10 ,, 4 





3 



9 



>> 3 





Cows and Bulls 









0 j 



, 2 



g 





O , 



2 







1 » 3 









>> 3 





American, Birkenh'd killed 



3 3 » 3 



5 



3 



1 -• 



3 



5 



3 



5 9 



3 



g 



3 



0 >} 3 





3 



5 



j> 3 



9 



Deptford killed 



3 3 » 3 



6 



3 





3 



5 



3 



6 33 



3 



9 



3 



8 „ 3 



11 



3 



7 



» 3 



10 



American Refrig. hind-qrs 



3 6 „ 3 



9 



3 



6 , 



3 



9 



3 



7 ! 



3 



10 



3 



10 ,, 4 



0 



3 



8 



»! 3 



10 





2 3 !) 2 



5 



2 



2 , 



2 



5 



2 



4 » 



2 



6 



2 



8 2 



10 



2 



4 



>> 2 



7 



Australian, Froz'n hind-qrs 



2 1 ,, 2 



3 



1 



11 , 



2 



1 



2 



1 , 



2 



4 



2 



5 » 2 



7 



2 



3 



j> 2 



4 



„ ,, fore-qrs 



1 7 » 1 



9 



1 



6 , 



1 



8 



1 



8 „ 



1 



9 



2 



1 „ 2 



2 



1 



9 



" 





New Zealand, hind-qrs. - 









2 , 



2 



4 





3 M 



2 



6 





7 >! 2 



9 









7 



,, „ fore-qrs. - 









8 , 



1 





1 



9 » 



1 



11 



2 



2 ,, 2 



3 



1 



xo 





11 



Mutton : — 





































Scotch, Prime - 



4 4 i) 4 





4 



1 „ 



4 



g 



4 



5 » 



4 





4 



9 ;> 5 







6 



>> 4 





English, Prime 



4 2 t) 4 



7 



3 



10 „ 



4 



5 







4 



g 



4 







4 



2 





8 



Ewes - - - 



3 1 « 3 



6 



2 



9 » 



3 



3 



3 





3 



6 



3 



4 >, 3 



9 



3 



3 



», 3 



8 



Continental ... 



3 9 ,» 4 



1 



3 



7 » 



3 



11 



3 



9 » 



4 



2 



4 



r 4 



6 



3 



11 



> 4 



4 



New Zealand, Frozen 



1 10 ,, 2 



4 



1 



9 » 



2 



6 



1 



11 „ 





8 



2 



4 » 2 



9 



2 





, 2 



10 



Australian, Frozen - 



1 7 >» 1 



9 





8 „ 



1 



10 





10 ,, 



2 



0 



2 



3 » 2 



4 



1 



11 



» 2 





River Plate, Frozen 



1 7 » 1 



9 



1 



8 „ 





9 



1 



11 „ 



2 



0 



2 



3 » 2 



5 



2 



£ 



1 2 



2 



Lamb :— 





































English - - - - 



5 4 ,, 6 



2 



4 



10 j, 



5 



9 



5 



0 ,, 



6 



2 



5 



6 „ 6 



4 



5 



6 



,6 



5 



New Zealand, Frozen 



2 9 3 





3 



1 „ 



3 



5 



2 



11 „ 



3 



3 



3 



1 3 



5 



3 



3 



> 3 



8 



Veal — 





































English - 



3 n„ 4 



6 



4 



2 „ 



4 



7 



4 



4 » 



4 



9 



4 



4 » 4 



9 



4 



6 



> 4 



10 



Foreign - 



3 4 3 



ro 



'3 



7 » 



4 



0 



3 



8 „ 



4 





3 



to „ 4 



3 



3 



7 



. 4 



4 



Pork :— 





































English, best - 



3 10 » 4 



2 



3 



11 j) 



4 



3 



3 



6 



3 



CI 



3 



to „ 4 





4 



3 



.4 



8 



,, secondary 

 Foreign J 



3 2 » 3 



7 



3 



5 » 



3 



10 



3 



0 „ 





5 



3 



4 11 3 



9 



3 



7 



, 4 



0 



O o 



