PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 



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

 London Central Meat Market, during the First 

 Quarter of 1899, and during the Months of February, 

 March, April, and May, 1899. 



[Compiled from the prices quoted weekly in the Meat Trades 



Journal.] 



Description* | 



st Quarter 

 T899. 



February, 

 1899. 



March. '■■ 

 1899. 



April, 

 1899. 



May, 

 1899. 



Beef :— 



s. d. s. d. 



^. d. s. d. 



rf. s. d. 



d. s. d. 



^. s. d. 



Scotch, short sides - 



4 1 to 4 4 



4 0 to 4 3 



4 1 to 4 4 



4 0 to 4 4 



4 1 to 4 4 



long sides - 



3 10 ,, 4 0 



3 9 11 3 11 



3 10 „ 4 1 



3 10 ,, 4 0 



3 10 1. 4 1 



- 



English - - - - 



3 9 » 3 11 



3 8 „ 3 11 



3 10 „ 4 0 



3 9 11 3 11 



3 9 .1 3 " 



Cows and Bulls 



2 1 ,, 2 11 



2 0 ,, 2 11 



2 2 ,, 3 0 



2 2 „ 3 0 



1 11 ,, 2 9 



• 



American, Birkenhead killed 

 ,, Deptford killed - 



3 6 „ 3 9 



3 6 „ 3 9 



3 6 „ 3 9 



3 S i, 3 8 



3 4 n 3 7 



3 6 n 3 9 



3 6 11 3 9 



3 7 ,i 3 i° 



3 6 „ 3 9 



3 5 3 8 



Argentine ,, ,, 



3 1 ,„ 3 6 



3 2 „ 3 6 



3 3 ,j 3 6 



3 0 ,, 3 4 



2 8 „ 3 2 



American Refrig. hind-qrs j 



3 8 „ 3 10 



3 7 i) 3 10 



3 8 „ 3 11 



3 8 „ 3 11 



3 4 ,, 3 7 



„ ,, fore-qrs 



2 6 ,, 2 9 



2 6 „ 2 8 



2 8 ,, 2 10 



2 8 „ 2 9 



2 4 „ 2 7 



Australian, Frozen hind-qrs 



2 1 „ 2 3 



1 11 ,, 2 1 



2 6 „ 2 8 



2 8 „ 2 9 



2 -4 i- 2 5 



,, ,, fore-qrs 



1 9 ,, 1 10 



1 8 ,, 1 10 



1 10 ,, 1 11 



2 1 „ 2 2 



1 11 ,. 2 0 



New Zealand hind-qrs 



2 4 ii 2 7 



2 3 11 2 5 



2 8 ,, 2 11 



- 3 0 



— 28 



j ? >> fore-qrs 



1 11 ,, 2 0 



1 11,, 2 0 



2 1 , , 2 3 



2 2 „ 2 3 



— 20 



Mutton : — 













Scotch, Prime - 



4 1 n 4 6 



4 1 .1 4 6 



4 2 11 4 6 



4 4 1, 4 9 





English, Prime 



3 10 j> 4 5 



3 9 1, 4 4 



4 0 11 4 5 



4 3 ,, 4 7 



4 9 <! 5 2 



Ewes - - - - 



3 1 » 3 6 



3 1 » 3 5 



3 4 1, 3 8 



3 4 ,. 3 7 



3 5 i, 3 10 



Continental ... 



3 5 ,1 3 10 



'_ _ 



3 9 11 4 2 



— 4 4 



4 11 ii 5 2 



River Plate, Town killed - 



3 3 ,, 3 6 



3 5 ii 3 7 



3 5 „ 3 8 



3 3 11 3 6 



3 5 » 3 7 



New Zealand, Frozen 



2 0 ,, 2 8 



2 0 ,, 2' 8 



2 0 ,, 2 9 



2 3 „ 2 10 



I 2 6 ,, 2 it 



Australian, Frozen - 



1 11 ,, 2 1 



j 1 11 ,,2 1 



2 1 ,, 2 2 



2 3 ., 2 5 



1 2 5 „ 2 6 



River Plate, Frozen - 



2 0 ,, 2 1 



1 11 ,, 2 0 



2 0 2 2 



2 3 ,, 2 4 



| 2 5 ,1 2 6 



Lamm :— 













English .... 



5 6 „ 7 4 





5 6„7 4 



5 i° 11 7 2 



5 7 1, 7 0 



New Zealand, Frozen 



3 0 >> 3 4 



3 1 » 3 5 



2 11 11 3 2 



2 11 ii 3 4 



3 2 „ 3 7 



Veal : — 













English .... 



4 5 h 4 11 



4 5 1. 4 11 



4 7 11 5 0 



4 8 ,, 5 0 



4 2 „ 4 7 



Foreign - - - 



3 9 11 4 3 



3 9 .. 4 3 



3 9 n 4 5 



4 2 11 4 7 



3 6 „ 4 0 



Pork :— 













English, best - 



3 8 „ 4 0 



3 8 „ 4 0 



3 9 1, 4 1 



3 10 „ 4 2 



3 7 .1 4 0 



,, secondary - j 

 Foreign \ 



3 1 11 3 6 



3 1 11 3 6 



3 2 „ 3 7 





3 2 » 3 6 



