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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, AXD DAIRY PRODUCE. 



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

 London Central Meat Market, during the First 

 Quarter and during the Months of April and May, 1897. 



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



Journal.") 



Description. 



ist Quarter, 

 1897. 



i April, 1897. 



May, 1897. 



Beef 





s. 



J. s. 







</. j. d. 



s. 



</. s. 



d. 



Scotch, short sides - 





4 



1I04 



4 



4 



2 to 4 6 



4 



1 to 4 



5 



long sides 





3 



9 >> 4 



0 



3 



10 „ 4 2 



3 



9 >» 4 



0 



English 





3 



8 3 



10 



3 



10 ,, 4 2 



i 3 



9 >> 4 



0 



Cow3 and Bulls 





1 2 



0 ,, 2 



11 



2 



4 3 1 



2 



2,, 3 



1 



American, Birkenhead k 



lied 



1 3 



4 >» 3 



6 



3 



7 „ 3 9 



i 3 



5 „ 3 



7 ! 



,, Deptford killed 



1 3 



4 3 



7 



3 



6 „ 3 9 



3 



4 ,> 3 





tt Re f iig. hind- 



qrs.- 



3 



5„ 3 



9 



3 



8„ 3 11 



3 



6„ 3 



9 | 



>i » fore 



qrs. 





6„2 



8 



2 



6„ 2 8 



2 



5 „ 2 



7 1 



Australian, Frozen hind 



qr*. 



2 



3 >> 2 



5 



2 



5» 2 8 



2 



6„ 2 



10 



,, ,, fore-qis. 



I 



11 ,, 2 



0 



1 



11 ,, 2 2 



1 



10 ,, 2 



0 



Mutton : — 





















Scotch, Prime 





4 



4» 4 



9 



4 



5 5 > 4 10 



4 



2 „ 4 



8 



English, Prime 





4 



2 4 



7 



4 



3 „ 4 7 



4 



2 4 



7 ! 



Ewes- 





3 



2 M 3 



0 



3 



0 n 3 H 



3 



4 j> 3 



9 



Continental • 





3 



11 >. 4 



2 



4 



1 „ 4 4 



3 



II y, 4 



2 j 



River Plate, TownkilLd 





3 



5 >> 3 



7 



3 



7,» 3 9 



3 



6„3 



8 



New Zealand, Frozen 







6„ 2 



3 



1 



10,, 2 4 



1 



11 „ 2 





Australian, Frozen - 





1 



5 » 1 



6 



1 



10 ,, 1 11 



1 



10 „ 2 



: 



River Plate, Frozen - 





1 



5 »> 1 



6 



1 



10 ,, 1 11 



1 



10 1 



11 i 



Lamb : — 





















English 





6 



4 ., 7 



4 



6 



2 „ 7 3 



5 



2 6 



4 



New Zealand, Froz n 





3 



0 „ 3 



4 



3 



0 „ 3 5 



3 



0 3 



3 i 



Australian, Frozen 





1 



11 „ 2 



7 



2 



8 ,, 2 11 









Veal : — 





















English 





4 



1 4 



/ 



3 



11 ,, 4 8 



4 



0 „ 4 



5 



Foreign 





3 



6„3 



II 







3 



1 3 



ID 



Pork :— 





















English, small 





3 



5 n 3 



9 



4 



1 >> 4 5 



3 



10 „ 4 



2 



medium and large 



Foreign 



h 



10 3 



3 



3 



6 3 11 



3 



3 >> 3 



s 



