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and not very nourishing. Imported killed meat cannot safely be kept long except in winter, unless hung in a refrigerator. The housewife who takes special pride in her roast beef, had better buy English joints, using the imported meat for stews and "made dishes."

VEAL.

Part.	In Season.	Best.	Average Price.
Breast	Feb. to Nov.	In Summer.	8d. per llb.
Cutlet	,,	,,	1s. 2d.,,
Fillet	,,	,,	1s.,,
Knuckle	,,	,,	6d.,,
Loin	,,	,,	8½d.,,
Shoulder	,,	,,	8½d
Head	,,	,,	5s. each.
Heart	,,	,,	9d. each.
Sweetbread	,,	,,	from 1s. each.

MUTTON.

Part.	In Season.	Best.	Average Price.
			English.			New Zeal'd.
Breast.	All the year	Sept. to April.	4d.	per	lb.	2d.	per	lb.
Haunch	,,	,,	10d		,,	——
Leg	,,	,,	9½d.		,,	6½d.		,,
Loin	,,	,,	9½d.		,,	5½d.		,,
Neck (best end)	,,	,,	9d.		,,	5½d.		,,
Neck (Scrag end)	,,	,,	6d.		,,	4d.		,,
Saddle	,,	,,	10d.		,,	6d.		,,
Shoulder	,,	,,	8d.		,,	6d.		,,
Head	,,	,,	6d.		each.	——
Heart	,,	,,	3d.	to	4d. ea.	——
Kidney	,,	,,	3½d.		each.	1d.		each.
Chops	,,	,,	1s.	per	lb.	8d.	per	lb.

LAMB.

Part.	In Season.	Best.	Average Price.
			English.			New Zeal'd.
Breast	Mar. to Sept.	May to July.	7d.	per	lb.	4d.	per	lb.
Fore-quarter	,,	,,	9d.		,,	7d.		,,
Hind-quarter	,,	,,	11d.		,,	8½d.		,,
Leg	,,	,,	1s.		,,	9½d.		,,
Loin	,,	,,	11d.		,,	7½d.		,,
Neck (best end).	,,	,,	10d.		,,	6d.		,,
Neck (Scrag end)	,,	,,	8d.		,,	5d.		,,
Shoulder	,,	,,	10d.		,,	8½d.		,,
Fry (about)	,,	,,	8d.	to	1s	——