Prices of Meat. 



545 



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

 London Central Meat Market, during- the Years 

 1895 to 1899 inclusive. 



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



journal.") 



Description. 





1 



895- 





1896. 



1897. 



1898. 



1899. 



Beef : — 



i. 



d. 





«?. 







s. 





s 



d. 



f. 



^. 



jr. 





s. 



d. 



s. 







d. 



Scotch, short sides - 



4 



3 



to 4 



6 



4 



0 to 4 



4 



4 



2 to 4 



5 



3 







3 



4 



3 



to 4 



5 



,. long sides - 



3 



10 



» 4 



1 



3 



7 



, 3 



10 





10 



11 4 





3 



8 



11 3 













English 



3 



9 



» 4 



0 



3 



6 , 



1 3 



g 





8 



11 3 





3 



6 





8 





9 





11 



Cows and Bulls 



2 



3 



» 3 



1 





10 , 



, 2 



8 



2 



1 



11 2 





2 





11 2 



8 



2 









American, Birkenh'd killed 



3 



4 



». 3 



7 





11 , 



1 3 



3 





3 



11 3 



6 

















8 



„ Deptford killed 



3 



■„4' 



» 3 



8 





11 , 



1 3 











6 



3 











6 





9 



Argentine ,, ,, 



2 



11 



n 3 



'5 



2 



2 , 



1 2 



8 





8 



i) 3 





2 



7 





11 



3 



0 







American Refrig. hind-qrs 



3 



7 



» 4 



0 





2 , 



, 3 



7 





6 





9 



3 



6 



11 3 



g 











s , „ fore-qrs. 



2 



2 



„ 2 



6 





10 , 



1 2 







3 



i) 2 



5 



2 







5 



2 



4 



2 



6 



Australi'n, Froz'n hind-qrs 



2 



1 



» 2 



3 





8 , 











11 2 





1 



11 







2 



1 



11 2 



4 



„ ,, fore-qrs. 



1 



7 



„ 1 



8 





3 1 



, 1 



4 





7 



11 1 



9 





6 





8 





8 





9 



New Zealand, hind-qrs. - 



























2 







4 



2 





n 2 



6 



„ ,, fore-qrs. - 



























1 



8 



ii 1 



10 



1 



9 





1 1 



Mutton : — 











































Scotch, Prime - 



4 



9 



» 5 



1 





2 , 



1 4 







4 



n 4 





4 





n 4 



8 



4 



5 



n 4 



11 



English, Prime- 



4 



5 



4 



10 



3 



10 , 



1 4 



4 





2 



11 4 



7 



3 



10 



11 4 



5 



4 





11 4 



8 



Ewes .... 



3 



5 



11 3 



10 





9.i 



i 3 



3 





1 



11 3 



6 , 



2 



9 









1 





6 



Continental - - 



4 



0 



» 4 



4 



3 



5 1 



1 3 



10 



3 



9 



11 4 



1 





7 



.. 3 



IT 



3 



9 



11 4 



2 



River Plate, Town killed- 





2 



n 3 



7 



3 



0 , 



1 3 







3 



11 3 



5 



3 



0 



11 3 



3 



3 



3 



11 3 



6 



New Zealand, Frozen 



2 



2 



„ 2 



7 



1 



11 i 



i 2 



5 



1 



10 



11 2 



4 



1 



9 



n 2 



6 



1 



11 





8 



Australian, Frozen - 





10 



» 2 



0 



1 



7 1 



, 1 



8 





7 



11 1 



9 



1 



8 



11 1 



10 



1 



10 



11 2 



0 



River Plate, Frozen - 



1 



10 



,, 2 



0 



1 



7 1 





9 





7 





9 





8 





9 



1 



11 



11 2 



0 



Lamb : — 











































English - - - - 



5 



6 



11 6 



5 



5 



1 , 



, 6 



1 



5 



4 



,1 6 



2 



4 



10 



»i 5 



9 



5 



0 



n 6 



2 



New Zealand, Frozen 



2 



10 



)> 3 



4 



2 



9 » 



1 3 



3 



2 



9 



), 3 



1 



3 



1 



11 3 



5 



2 



11 



.. 3 



3 



Veal :— 











































English - - - - 



4 



1 



11 4 



8 



4 



0 , 



1 4 



8 





11 



11 4 



6 



4 





11 4 



7 



4 



4 



11 4 



9 





*> 



10 



n 4 



6 



3 



4 1 





11 





4 





10 





7 



11 4 



0 





8 



n 4 



2 



Pork : — 











































English, best - 



3 



4 



)! 3 



8 



3 



0 , 



3 



5 



3 



10 



,1 4 



2 



3 



11 



11 4 



3 





' 6 



11 3 



11 



„ secondary - ^ 

 Foreign J 



2 



8 



11 3 



2 



2 



5 1 



2 











7 



3 



5 



1 3 



10 



3 



0 





5 



M M 



