£16,369,280 FOR MEAT.
(From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, January 7. During the last year 420,060 tons of meat, about one-fourth of the total consumption of England and Wales, came into the London Central Markets, Smithfield. The total shows an increase of 2.5 per cent, as compared with 1908. An expert estimates the value of the meat at £16.369.280. The following table shows the sources of supply:— 1909. Inc. or dec. Tons. on 1908 United Kingdom .. 95.257 7.025 inc. North America 71.154 26,880 dec. South America 90,1«S 26,595 inc. Continent 57,209 1,340 dec. Australasia 106,134 4.528 Inc. Totals 420,060 10.32S inc. Last year's total was exceeded in 1906, •which holds the record of 421,927 tons.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 38, 14 February 1910, Page 8
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