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Prices of Meat. 



Average Wholesale Prices of Cattle and Sheep, per 

 Stone of 8 lbs., sinking the offal, at the Metro p olitan 

 Cattle Market, during each Quarter of 1899, with the 

 Mean Prices for the Year. 







Cattle. 









Sheep. 





Period. 

























Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 



Inferior. 



Second. 



First. 







s. d. 



s. d. 



s. 



</. 



j". 



d. 



>. & 



s. d. 



1st Quarter, 



1899 



2 6 



3 11 



4 



6 



3 



5 



4 11 



5 8 



2nd Quarter, 





2 7 



3 11 



4 



6 



3 



4 



5 1 



5 9 



3rd Quarter, 





2 4 



3 11 



4 



7 



3 



3 



4 11 



5 8 



4th Quarter,- 



33 



2 7 



3 11 



4 



9 



3 



4 



5 0 



5 8 



The Year 



? 3 



2 6 



3 11 



4 



7 



3 



4 



5 0 



5 8 



Average Wholesale Prices of Beef and Mutton, per 

 Stone of 8 lbs., by the Carcase, at Liverpool and 

 Glasgow, during each Quarter of 1899, with the Mean 

 Prices for the Year. 



Period. 



Liverpool.'* 



Glasgow. + 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



1st Quarter, 1899 

 2ndQuarter, ,, 

 3rd Quarter, ,, 

 4th Quarter, ,, 

 The Year ,, 



s. d. s. d. 

 2 6 to 3 9 

 2 4 „ 3 8 

 2 4 3, 3 8 

 2 6 ,, 4 0 



s. d. s. d. 

 4 2 to 4 10 

 4 0 „ 5 4 

 3 0 3, 5 0 

 3 0 33 4 8 



s. d. s. d. 



2 10 to 3 8 



3 0 ,, 4 2 

 2 4 3, 3 8 

 2 8 „ 3 8 



s. d. s. d. 



3 8 to 4 4 



4 4 3, 5 4 

 3 4 ,, 4 4 

 3 4 3,4 4 



2 5 3, 3 9 



3 6 „ 4 11 



2 8 ,, 3 9 



3 8 „ 4 7 



* Compiled from information furnished by the Medical Officer of Health, Liver- 

 pool. The prices quoted are for Carcases of Animals slaughtered at the Liverpool 

 Abattoir, and do not apply to Imported Meat. 



t Compiled from information furnished by the Principal of the Veterinary College, 

 Glasgow. 



