Prices of Meat. 



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Chicago. 



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

 the under-mentioned Months of 1899. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1899. 

 March 

 April 



May 



s. d. s. d. 

 21 8 to 25 2 



21 11 „ 25 8 



22 5 „ 25 2 



s. d. s. d. 

 22 5 to 26 IO 

 2r 11 ,, 26 7 

 22 2 „ 25 2 



s. d. s. d. 

 26 4 to 28 6 

 25 11 28 6 

 25 2 „ 26 7 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson, and Cc. 

 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 the under- 

 mentioned Quarters of 1898 and 1899. 



[Computed from the Trade and Navigation Accounts.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 







d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 





d. 



1st Quarter, 1898 - 



40 



8 



25 11 



28 10 



42 11 



25 10 



34 6 



39 



9 



2nd Quarter ,, 



39 



3 



26 9 



29 8 



41 10 



22 9 



36 5 



39 



2 



3rd Quarter ,, 



37 



8 



26 1 



30 0 



41 9 



20 5 



37 1 



39 



1 



4th Quarter ,, 



35 



3 



25 10 



29 8 



41 1 



23 7 



36 S 



4c 





1st Quarter, 1899 - 



39 



4 



26 1 



30 6 



40 10 



24 5 



34 3 



3* 



7 



