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PRICES OF MEAT, CORN, AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 



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

 London Central Meat Market, during the third 

 Quarter and during the Months of August, September, 

 and October, 1897. 



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



Journal.") 



Description. 



Beef :— 

 Scotch, short sides - 

 long sides - 



English 



Cows and Bulls 



American, Birkenhead killed 



,, Deptford killed 

 Argentine ,, • 

 American Refrig. hind-quarters 

 ,, fore-quarters 

 Australian, Frozen hind-quarters 

 ,, fore-quarters 



Mutton : — 

 Scotch, Prime - 

 English, Prime 

 Ewes ... 

 Continental 



River Plate, Town kille 

 New Zealand, Frozen 

 Australian, Frozen- 

 River Plate, Frozen 

 Lamb : — 

 English - 



New Zealand, Frozen 

 Veal :— 

 English 



Foreign - - - 

 Pork :— 

 English, best - 



,, secondary - 

 Foreign - 



3RD Quarter 

 1897. 



J. d. s. d. 



4 3 to 4 7 



4 2 

 3 10 



2 10 



3 5 

 3 5 



2 11 



3 9 

 2 4 



3 8 



2 2 



3 2 

 3 2 



2 5 



3 6 

 2 1 

 2 o 

 1 4 



4 6 ,, 4 11 



4 3 „ 4 9 



3 o „ 3 5 



3 8 „ 4 2 



3 o „ 3 3 

 2 o 2 5 

 1 7 „ 1 9 



1 7 „ r 9 



4 7 ,, 5 3 



2 2 ,, 2 6 



3 9 „ 4 4 

 3 1 „ 3 7 



3 9 M 4 1 



3 



August, 

 1897. 



3 6 



rf. 3-. d. 



4 2 to 4 6 



3 11 „ 4 1 



3 7' j) 3 10 



2 3 n 2 10 



3 1 3 j 3 5 

 3 2 ,, 3 6 



2 7 „ 2 11 



3 7 >j 3 10 



2 1 



1 6 



4 11 



4 9 



3 6 



4 3 

 3 6 



2 5 



4 6 



4 3 



3 o 



3 9 



4 9 



3 8 

 2 11 



September, 

 1897. 



^. d. s. d. 



4 2 to 4 6 



3 9 >j 4 1 



3 7 n 3 10 



4 4 



3 7 



4 o 



3 5 



1 8 



4 3 



2 o 



OCTOBEI 



2 4,, 



3 4,, 



3 3,, 



2 IO 



3 7,, 



4 4 ,, 4 9 



4 2 „ 4 6 



2 11 „ 3 4 



3 5 „ 3 11 

 3 o ,, 3 3 

 2 ' o ,, 2 4 

 1 8 ,, 1 10 



J. d. s. d. 



4 2 to 4 5 



3 9 » 4 o 



3 6 „ 3 8 



2 2 ,, 2 10 



3 o „ 3 4 

 3 o ,, 3 5 



2 6 ,, 2 10 



3 3 ,, 3 6 



10 



4 6 



2 9 



2 o 

 1 8 

 1 8 



2 4 

 1 9 

 1 9 



4 6 



3 11 



4 7 

 3 11 



