546 



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 fourth 

 Quarter of 1 897, and during the Months of November and 

 December, 1897, and January, 1898. 



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



Journal."} 



Description. 



4TI 



Quarter 

 1897. 



November, 

 1897. 



December, 

 1897. 



January, 

 1898. 



Beef :— 



s. 



d. 





d. 







i. 



it. 





d 



s. 



«. 



s. a. 



s. 



j 



a . 



Scotch, short sides - - - - 



4 



1 to 



4 



4 



4 



1 to 



4 



4 



4 



0 to 



4 



4 



3 11 to 



4 





,, long sides - 



3 



9 >. 



3 





3 



9 n 



3 





3 



8 ,, 



3 



11 



3 7 ,» 



3 



9 





3 



6 ,, 



3 



g 



3 



6 ,, 



3 



8 



3 



6 ,, 



3 



8 



36,, 



3 



8 



Cows and Bulls - 



2 



0 ,, 



2 



10 



2 



2 ,, 



2 



10 





8 ,, 



2 



10 



1 10 ,, 



2 



9 



American, Birkenhead killed 



3 



1 ,, 



3 



5 



3 



1 ,, 



3 



5 



3 



1 



3 



5 



30,, 



3 



4 



,, Deptford killed 



3 



1 M 



3 



5 



3 



1 ,, 



3 



5 



3 



3 »> 



3 



6 



3.o„ 



3 



4 



Argentine ,, - 



2 



8 ,, 



3 





2 



8 ,, 



3 



0 



2 



10 ,, 







2 7 »» 



2 



10 



American Refrlg. hind-quarters - 



3 



4 .> 



3 



7 



3 



5 11 



3 



8 



3 



5 >> 



3 



8 



3 2 M 



3 



5 



,, fore-quarters - 



2 



1 »> 





4 



2 



3 11 



2 



5 



2 



2 >) 





4 



2 . 4 » 



2 



5 



Australian, Frozen hind-quarters - 



1 



7 i) 







1 



5 »» 



1 



Q 

 O 











2 0 ,, 



2 



4 



~ fore-quarters - 



1 



3 I) 



1 



5 



1 



1 " 



1 



4 





5 ii 



1 



7 



16,, 



1 



7 



Mutton : — 



































4 



2 ,, 



4 



7 



4 



2 



4 



7 



4 



0 ,, 



4 



5 



4.2,, 



4 



8 



English, Prime .... 



3 



11 ,, 



4 



5 



3 



„ „ 



4 



4 





10 ,, 



4 



5 



40,, 



4 



7 



wes 



2 



9 » 



3 



2 



2 



9 „ 



■3 



1 



2 



10 ,, 



3 



2 



2 9 .» 



3 



4 





j 



O II 



3 



7 



3 



2 ,, 



3 



6 



3 



3 11 



3 



8 



3 7,» 



4 



0 



River Plate, Town killed 



3 



O ,, 



3 



3 



3 



0 ,, 



3 



3 



3 



1 ,, 



.3 



3 



3 2 „ 



3 



5 



New Zealand, Frozen 





IO ,, 



2 



4 





10 ,, 



2 



3 





9 i> 





4 



1 9 ». 



2 



4 



Australian, Frozen- 





7 » 



1 



8 





6 „ 



1 



7 





_ 8 „ 





9 



1 8 ,, 



I 



9 



River Plate, Frozen 



1 



7 



1 



8 





6 „ 



1 



8 



1 



8 „ 



1 



9 



1 7 .» 



1 



9 



Lamb : — 

































































New Zealand, Frozen - 



2 



9 »i 



3 



1 



2 



8 







3 



6 ,, 



4 



0 



3 9 „ 



4 



3 



Veal : — 



































4 



0 , 



4 



6 



4 



1 ,, 



4 



6 



3 





4 



6 



4 0 , 



4 



4 



Foreign 



3 



6 , 



3 



11 



3 



7 i, 



4 



0 





7 . 



3 





3 6 , 



3 



10 



Pork :— 

































English, best 



4 



2 , 



4 



6 



4 



2 ,, 



4 



6 



4 



1 , 



4 



5 



4 0 . 



4 



4 



,, secondary ) 



































3 



6 , 



4 



0 



3 



6 M 



4 



1 



3 



4 t 





10 



3 4 . 



3 



10 



































