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TABLE XIT. — Number of Beasts exhibited, and the Pbices realised 
FOE THEM PEE STONE, AT THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN EACH OF THE 
LAST Forty Years. 
\_From the " Mark Lane Express.'"\ 
Years 
Beasts 
Prices 
Years 
Beast-s 
Prices 
s. 
d. s. 
d. 
s. 
d. s. 
d. 
1848 
5,942 
3 
4—1 
8 
1868 
5,320 
3 
4—5 
8 
1849 
5,765 
3 
4—4 
0 
1869 
6,728 
3 
6—6 
2 
1850 
6,341 
3 
0—3 10 
1870 
6,425 
3 
6-6 
2 
1851 
6,103 
2 
8^ 
2 
1871 
6,320 
3 
10-6 
2 
1852 
6,271 
2 
8-4 
0 
1872 
7,560 
3 
8-6 
0 
1853 
7,037 
3 
2— t 
10 
1 873 
6.170 
4 
4 g 
g 
1854 
6,181 
3 
6—5 
4 
1874 
6,570 
4 
4—6 
8 
1855 
7,000 
3 
8—4 
2 
1875 
7,660 
4 
6-6 
6 
1856 
6,748 
3 
4—5 
0 
1876 
7,020 
4 
4-6 
4 
1857 
6,856 
3 
4-4 
8 
1877 
7,510 
4 
6—6 
0 
1858 
6,424 
3 
4—5 
0 
1878 
6,830 
4 
6-6 
0 
1859 
7.560 
3 
6—5 
4 
1879 
5,620 
4 
0-6 
4 
1860 
7,860 
3 
4—5 
6 
1880 
7,660 
4 
0-6 
0 
1861 
8,840 
3 
4—5 
0 
1881 
8,150 
4 
0—6 
2 
1862 
8,430 
3 
4—5 
0 
1882 
7,370 
4 
6-6 
4 
1863 
10,372 
3 
6—5 
2 
1883 
5,940 
4 
0—6 
4 
1864 
7,130 
3 
8—5 
8 
1884 
5,300 
4 
0-6 
2 
1865 
7,530 
3 
4—5 
1885 
7,550 
3 
6-5 
4 
1866 
7,340 
3 
8-5 
t 
1886 
6,010 
3 
6-5 
0 
1867 
8,110 
3 
4—5 
0 
1887 
6,420 
2 
6—5 
4 
TABLE XV.— Average Annual Kumbee of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs 
brought into the London Meteopolitajj Cattle Market, and ikto 
the Foreign Cattle Market, in the undermentioned Periods, and 
in the Year 1886. 
[_Fro7n JgincuUural Returns of Great Britain.'] 
Tears 
Number of Axisial.s 
Home 
Foreign 
Metropolitan 
Cattle 
Market 
Metropolitan 
Cattle 
Market 
Foreign 
Cattle 
Market 
Total 
Total 
Per- 
centage of 
Foreign 
Animals 
Cattle.' 
Kumber 
Kumber 
Number 
Number 
Nnmber 
Per cent. 
1864-71 
169,955 
136,366 
136,366 
306,321 
44-5 
' 1872-75 
180,558 
' 107,375 
68,179 
' 20,486 
127,861 
308,419 
41-5 
187&-80 
179,253 
70,399 
138,578 
317,831 
43-6 
1881-85 
148,983 
34.i79 
118,878 
153,157 
302,140 
SO-7 
1886 
186,580 
37,930 
86,969 
124,899 
311,479 
401 
Sheep.' 
1864-71 
' 1872-75 
1876-80 
1881-85 
1886 
1,113,401 
870,887 
789,200 
588,298 
674,090 
459,475 
' 65.3,173 
210,461 
44,828 
68,860 
■ 52,887 
551,487 
684,595 
707,531 
459,475 
706,060 
761,9S1 
729,423 
776,491 
1,572,876 
1,576,947 
1,551.151 
1,317,721 
1,450,581 
29-2 
44-8 
49-1 
55-4 
53-5 
1864-71 
16,122 
8,164 
6,164 
21,286 " ■ 
24-3 
' 1872-75 
6,391 
' 206 
• 9,748 
9,954 
16,345 
60-9 
1876-80 
1,618 
255 
18.203 
18,468 
20,076 
819 
1881-85 
602 
16,687 
16,697 
17,299 
96-5 
1886 
280 
17,281 
17,284 
17,564 
98-4 
' Including Calves, but PTrlusirc of Milch Cow.*. 
' 1872 «-as the first complete year finee the opening of the Foreign Cattle Market. 
* Including Lamb:-. 
