Practical Agriculture. 
4:' 0 = 209 
a )ly to wheat. The average price, as given in the Corn 
f turns, was, for 1876, 355. 2d. per quarter; for 1875, 38s. 5d., 
al for 1874, 44s. lid. per quarter. 
Meat. — The statistics of the London Christmas market for Advance in the 
tirty-six years indicates the advance which has taken place in P"^"^® of meat. 
'1 price of meat. 
,ir. 
Beasts. 
Price per Stone of 
8 lbs. 
Year. 
Beasts. 
Price per Stone of 
8 lbs. 
«. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
«. d. 
*. d. 
-11 
4,. 500 
3 
8 
to 5 
0 
1860 
7,860 
3 4 
,,5 6 
>42 
4,541 
3 
4 
8 
1861 
8,840 
3 4 
,,5 0 
S13 
4,510 
4 
8 
,, 4 
4 
1862 
8,430 
3. 4 
,,5 0 
<U 
5.713 
4 
0 
., 4 
6 
1863 
10,372 
3 6 
,,5 2 
-i5 
5,326 
3 
6 
. . 4 
8 
1864 
7,130 
3 8 
,,5 8 
846 
4,570 
4 
0 
,. 5 
8 
1865 
7,530 
3 4 
.,5 4 
847 
4,282 
3 
4 
4 
1 
1866 
7,340 
8,110 
3 8 
,,5 6 
848 
5,942 
3 
4 
4 
1867 
3 4 
,,5 0 
849 
5,765 
3 
4 
4 
0 
1868 
5,320 
3 4 
,,5 8 
850 
6,341 
3 
0 
3 
10 
1869 
6,728 
3 6 
,,6 2 
851 
6,103 
2 
8 
.. 4 
2 
1870 
6.425 
3 6 
,,6 2 
852 
6,271 
2 
8 
., 4 
0 1 
1871 
6,320 
3 10 
,,6 2 
853 
7,037 
3 
2 
., 4 
10 
1872 
7,560 
4 6 
,,6 0 
854 
6,181 
3 
6 
5 
4 
1873 
6,170 
4 4 
,,6 6 
S55 
7,000 
3 
8 
4 
2 
1874 
6,570 
4 4 
.,6 8 
S56 
6,748 
3 
4 
5 
0 
1875 
7,660 
4 4 
,,6 6 
^57 
6,856 
3 
4 
., 4 
8 
1876 
7,020 
4 4 
,,6 4 
>o8 
6,424 
3 
4 
0 
1877 
7,510 
4 6 
,,6 2 
■^59 
7.560 
3 
6 
to 5 
4 
London 
Christmas 
marlcet for 
thirty-seven 
years. 
But the advance in prices is greater than appears from this 
i tement of quotations for choice Christmas animals. In the Summer 
lincipal British markets in summer for twenty-six years, the P''"^f* of meat 
' -T J J ' foj. twentv-six 
irrent rates were : — 
years. 
Year. 
Beef. 
Per lb. 
Mutton. 
Per lb. : 
Year. 
Beef. 
Per lb. 
Mutton. 
Per lb. 
d. 
d. 
d. 
d. 
1849 
^ 
5 1 
1864 
6| 
6| 
1851 
4f 
5 
1868 
7 
1855 
6f 
6| j 
1871 
8 
1859 
6 
6i [ 
1875 
8| 
9 
These are the estimated average prices paid to the feeder or 
? representative for the live animal. 
The wholesale price by the carcass of prime beef and mutton 
the Metropolitan Meat Market per stone of 8 lbs., has in- 
cased, as in the following comparison made by Sir H. S. 
i 
