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Prices of Meat. 



Chicago. 



Prices of Cattle at Chicago per Cwt. Live Weight] in 

 the under-mentioned Months of 1897. 



Months. 



Good Dressed Beef 

 and 



Shipping Steers. 



Export Cattle. 



Extra Prime 

 Cattle. 



1897. 



June 



July- - - 

 August 



s. d. s. d. 



18 8 to 23 4 



18 8 „ 22 8 



19 10 ,, 25 2 



s. d. s. d. 

 20 1 to 23 10 



19 10 „ 23 4 



19 10 „ 25 5 



s. d. s. d. 

 23 10 to 25 2 



23 4 „ 24 3 

 23 10 ,. 26 2 



Compiled from the Live Stock Reports issued by Messrs. Clay, Robinson, and Co. , 

 of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 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. 



Fre 



sh. 



Salted. 





s. d. 



£ d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s, d. 



s. d. 



2nd Quarter 1S96 - 



38 7 



24 10 



32 



6 



46 



5 



21 6 



35 1 



41 6 



3rd Quarter ,, - 



33 5 



23 6 



33 



7 



47 



0 



20 5 



34 5 



43 1 



4th Quarter - 



36 11 



23 8 



3i 



3 



45 





22 10 



35 6 



45 7 



1st Quarter 1S97 - 



39 4 



25 9 





4 



44 



1 1 



23 4 



33 5 



4i 9 



2nd Quarter ,, 



40 1 



23 10 



32 



0 



43 



1 1 



20 10 



35 11 



43 5 



