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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 Fourth 

 Quarter of 1899, and during the Months of December, 

 1898, and January and February, 1900. 



[Compiled from the prices quoted weekly in the Meat Trades* 



Journal."] 



Description. 



4.TH QuARTEf 

 T899. 



December 

 1899. 



January 

 1900. 



February. 

 1900. 



Beef : 







d. 





d. 







s. d. 





«. 



a. 





d. s. d. 



Scotch, short sides - 





4 



4 to 4 



8 



4 



4 



to 4 8 



4 



4 to 4 



7 



4 



3 to 4 6 







4 



0 





3 



4 





■>■> 4 3 



4 



0 n 4 



3 



3 



Ti ,, 4 2 







3 







11 





7 



,,4 0 



3 







3 



10 ,, 4 1 















2 



0 







3 !> 3 







2 ,, 3 2 



American Birkenhead killed 





3 



6 



>> 3 



g 



3 



6 



!i 3 9 



3 



0 11 3 





3 



8 , . 3 11 



,, Deptford killed 





3 



6 



■>■> 3 





3 



7 



!) 3 10 



3 



s » 4 



0 



3 



8 .1 3 " 



Argentine ,, - 





3 



4 



)5 3 



5 







jj 3 4 



3 



4 5> 3 



8 



3 



2 ,» 3 6 



American Refrig. hind-quarters 





3 



8 



j> 3 





3 



g 



J! 3 11 



3 



11 !) 4 



2 



3 



9 .. 4 0 



,, , , fore-quarters 







5 





7 





6 



,,2 8 





8 2 





2 



9 „ 2 11 



Australian, Frozen hind-ojuartGrs 











3 







jj 2 3 





2 



4 



2 



3 .• 2 4 



fore-quarters 







11 



jj 2 











2 



l.j, 2 





2 



1 „ 2 2 



New Zealand , , hind-quarters 





2 



4 



>> 2 



6 





4 



,,2 6 



2 



4 >, 2 



7 



2 



5 i» 2 7 



fore-quarters 





2 



0 





2 



2 





,,2 2 







3 



2 



2 ,, 2 3 



Mutton : — 

































4 



2 



„ 4 



7 



4 



0 



,j 4 7 



4 



2 4 



7 



4 



3 » 4 7 







4 



0 



4 



6 



4 



0 



,,46 



4 



° !) 4 



5 



4 



2 )> 4 5 







2 



10 



>, 3 



4 



2 



8 



» 3 2 





9 » 3 



3 



3 



r„ 3 e 













10 





5 



,, 3 10 











11 m 4 4 



River Plate, Town killed 





3 



3 





6 



3 



2 



» 3 5 



3 



0 3 



4 



3 



3 », 3 5 



New Zealand, Frozen 





1 



9 



,, 2 



5 





9 



» 2 4 





TO ,, 2 



3 





9 )i 2 2 









7 





9 



1 



7 



„ 1 9 





9 „ 1 



TO 



1 



9 ,, 1 10 



River Plate, Frozen- 





1 



8 



, 1 



9 







» 1 9 







10 



1 



9 „ 1 11 



Lamb : — 





























English - . 





4 



2 



> 4 



10 















5 



IT „ 7 O 



New Zealand, Frozen 





2 



7 



5 2 



TO 



2 



11 



» 3 1 



3 



0 „ 3 





3 



0 „ 3 2 



Veal :— 





























English " . 





4 





> 4 



9 



4 



S L 



, 4 10 



4 



2 „ 4 



8 



4 



5 4 9 







3 



9 



> 4 



2 



3 



10 



> 4 3 



3 



7 „ 4 





3 



co „ 4 3 



Pork : — 





























English, best - - , . 







6 , 



, 3 







.5 : 



, 3 10 



3 



3 „ 3 



8 



3 



5 „ 3 10 



„ secondary .... 



H 





























3 



0 , 





5 



2 



[I , 



> 3 5 



2 



9 m 3 



2 



3 



0 „ 3 4 



