1i8 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL, [1 Fes., 1899. 
Yaking the American beast as one type, we present the carcass of « well- 
fattened grade steer as cut up by the Chicago butcher, giving retail price per 
1 lb. for the different cuts. 
A good 1,200-lb. steer dresses about 800 lb.; and, of this, 708 Ib. is 
marketable neat. Notice that all the best cuts are taken from ribs, loin, and 
hindquarters. These valuable cuts together weigh 346 lb., and at the prices 
quoted sell for 44°55 dollars (about £9 5s.). The less valuable cuts, from the 
forequarters, belly, and flank, weigh 862 lb., and bring only 16°48 dollars 
(about £3 6s. 5d.). 
_ The head, tongue, tail, heart, liver, kidneys, &c., are not taken into con- 
sideration here, yet they have a money value as meat, which will add from 3%. 
to 4s. to the meat value. 
Taking the different cuts, we get at the total value thus :— 
& 6d 
24 1b. at 3 cents. ® 8 @ 
IO) a, 112 6 
GS se ime Anan 119 8 
Me oy BO 316 8 
Plo en TRS 017 83 
Esti a : 0 8 2 
Wh RE we ier0 
fin ae 018 8 
22°5,, 4, . 0 38 8 
BOY pes mS a 08 4 
hy Ph 0 2 6 
708 lb. £12 11 103 
Our second illustration shows the English method of cutting up a fat 
beast of 850 Ib., and the prices obtained in Queensland for the various cuts 
Such a beast will dress about 640 lb. of marketable beef as follows:— 
Ib. Per lb. £ hs Ub, 
Neck nee Hox) oy 9A) ae. RYE o) 8 
Blade and chuck ... ap 0) gn gh: 0 4 43 
Chuck ribs ... te ao ‘OB ayy Pit. 0 5 10 
Prime ribs : ate ANN) a SENG] 0 8 4 
Sirloin be: nxt cn TH ay, Bil 0 8 9 
Rump steak cur: on WO a5, BEYL a) Sf) 
Brisket aH ay ine 40% 25 ied! 0 5 O* 
Thin flank ... £1 oe. iO ers URL (} jl 8 
Topside... oe os FAD iy’ ih O 4 2 
Silver side ... oy ay 2a 24d, 0 5 24 
Thick flauk ... Te reel D 24d. 0 3 4d 
Shank 9d. 0 0 9 
Skin ... bd. 00 5 
£218 52 
(* 2d. without bone.) 
This being the retail price of one side, the whole beast, with the exception 
given aboye, yields £5 16s. 11d. of marketable beef. Add, say, 5s. ld. for 
head. tongue, tail, kidney, heart, &c., and we arrive at a return of £6 Qe, for 
an $50-1b. beast as compared with £12 11s. 103d. for the American 1,200-Ib- 
steer. By reducing the weight of the latter to that of the former, the retail 
price of 640 1b. of American beef would be a little over £11 as compared with 
£6 2s. obtained retail in Brisbane. 
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