Prices of Meat. 



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Chicago. 



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

 the under-mentioned months of 1897. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Bsef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1897. 

 January - 



February - 



March 



April - 



May 



s. d. s. d. 

 18 8 to 23 4 



18 8 23 10 



19 10 »» 2 4 3 

 19 4 t* 24 3 

 19 2 „ 23 10 



s. d. s. d. 



19 4 to 24 9 



20 1 24 9 



21 0 24 9 

 20 9 »» 24 9 

 20 1 ,, 24 9 



s. d. s. d. 



23 10 to 26 2 



24 O 26 4 



25 2 26 4 



24 6 „ 26 4 



23 10 26 2 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports i ssiud 1 y Me:sr\ CI; y, Rolinscr, and Co. 

 of the Union Stock Yards, Caica^o, 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 1896 and 1897. 



[Computed from the Trade and Navigation Accounts.) 



Period. 



Beef. 



Mutton. 



Pork. 



Bacon. 



Hams. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 



Fresh. 



Fresh. 



Salted. 





Si d 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



/. d. 



1st Quarter 1896 - 



37 7 



26 0 



33 2 



45 7 



25 11 



33 3 



41 9 



2nd Quarter ,, 



38 7 



24 10 



32 6 



46 5 



21 6 



35 1 



41 6 



3rd Quarter „ 



38 5 



23 6 



33 7 



47 0 



20 5 



34 5 



43 1 



4th Quarter 



36 11 



23 8 



3i 3 



45 7 



22 10 



35 6 



45 7 



1st Quarter 1897 - 



39 4 



25 9 



27 4 



44 11 



23 4 



33 5 



41 9 



