for Consumption in the Metropolis. 
245 
in excess of 1862, in the last six months of which 37,843 beasts, 
178,554 sheep, 12,279 lambs, 11,436 calves, and 12,232 pigs, 
were received from all sources into London. The statistics 
issued by the Board of Trade thus return the importations into 
the United Kingdom during the last six months of the following 
years : — 
Imports into the United Kingdom. 
Year. 
Beasts. 
Sheep 
and Lambs. 
Calves. 
Pigs. 
1862 .. t. 
57^356 
250,140 
19,610 
17,279 
1861 .. .. 
59,049 
266,249 
19,715 
25,919 
1860 .. .. 
59,817 
243,804 
19,594 
21 ,510 
'1859 .. .. 
48,841 
192,750 
14,764 
9,965 
1858 .. .. 
54,348 
163,840 
19,494 
11,315 
1857 .. .. 
51,155 
147,096 
18,273 
10,172 
1856 .. .. 
51,418 
131,472 
16,179 
9,707 
1855 .. .. 
55,222 
142,712 
14,905 
11,762 
1854 .. .. 
65,881 
145,406 
16,355 
10,440 
The quotations, taking the average of the last six months, 
were 2d. per 8 lbs. higher for beef, and 4J. per 8 lbs. higher for 
mutton, than in 3 862. They compare with previous years as 
under : — 
Average Prices of Beef and Mutton. 
Per 8 lbs. to sink the Offal. 
Beef. 
1849. 
1850. 
1851. 
1852. 
1853. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
3 0 
2 8 
2 8 
2 4 
2 8 
3 8 
3 4 
3 6 
3 4 
3 8 
4 2 
4 0 
3 10 
3 10 
• 4 10 
1854. 
1855. 
1856. 
1857. 
1858. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. ■ 
s. d. 
s. d. 
3 2 
3 4 
2 10 
2 10 
2 10 
4 0 
4 2 
4 0 
3 10 
4 0 
5 0 
5 2 
5 2 
4 10 
5 2 
1859. 
1860. 
1861. 
1862. 
1863. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
2 10 
2 8 
3 0 
3 2 
3 4 
4 0 
4 0 
4 0 
4 0 
4 2 
5 2 
5 4 
5 0 
4 10 
5 0 
s 2 
