During the last two years there has been a gradual improvement in 

 the price for sheep. To the casual observer the above figures are not 

 favorable to the sheep when compared with other classes of stock. In 

 comparing the prices, however, it must be borne in mind that sheep as a 

 rule do not require nearly so much expensive feed, the labor bill is less 

 and the equipment for housing and caring for them does not require 

 nearly so large an investment. Another important consideration is the 

 value of the fleece, which at the present price for wool would add about 

 $i per hundred to the above prices for sheep. Also note the following 

 table, which shows the variations in prices on the Toronto market for 

 each class of sheep and lambs for the same years and dates as the previous 

 table. 



TABLE VI. — Showing the variations in prices quoted on the Toronto market 



for the principal classes of sheep. 



Date. 



1897— July 



September 

 November 



1898— July 



September 

 November 



1899— July 



September 

 November 



1900— July 



September 

 November 



1901— July 



September 

 November 



1902— July 



September 

 November 



1903— July 



September 

 November 



1904— July 



September 

 November 



1905— July . . . 

 September 

 November 



1906— July .... 

 September 

 November 



1907— July 



Exporters. 



High. 



Per cwt. 

 $3 50 



40 

 20 

 00 

 45 

 25 

 90 

 00 

 25 



Low. 



4 25 



00 

 44 

 60 

 65 

 15 

 00 

 60 

 40 

 90 

 75 

 50 

 15 

 75 

 50 

 90 

 15 

 25 

 60 

 65 

 65 

 25 



Per cwt. 



.$3 25 

 3 00 

 3 00 



25 

 00 

 75 

 75 

 00 

 75 

 75 

 25 

 50 

 50 

 00 



Butchers' stock 

 and Bucks. 



High. 



Per cwt. 



$3 25 



3 50 



40 

 25 

 75 

 50 



3 40 

 3 85 

 65 

 50 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 25 

 40 

 25 

 00 



3 



2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 4 



00 

 75 

 25 

 75 

 50 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 00 

 75 

 75 

 50 

 00 

 75 

 25 

 25 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 50 

 00 

 75 

 75 

 50 



Low. 



Per cwt. 



$2 50 



50 

 25 

 75 

 25 

 00 

 75 

 75 

 00 

 25 

 75 

 75 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 75 

 50 

 50 

 50 



Lambs. 



High. 



Each. Each 



Low. 



$4 50 



3 50 



*4 00 



2 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 



50 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 3 00 

 3 00 

 3 60 

 3 50 

 3 50 

 3 50 



4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 *3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 



75 

 00 

 50 

 25 

 50 

 75 

 25 

 00 

 50 

 00 



$3 50 

 2 75 



*5 00 



00 

 00 

 50 



*3 50 



4 

 *4 



4 



4 



4 



4 



50 

 60 

 00 

 50 

 90 

 50 



5 25 



6 10 

 6 10 

 6 25 



*7 00 



*5 65 



8 00 



*3 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 



*3 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 



80 

 00 

 50 

 75 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 50 

 50 



*4 25 

 2 50 



2 

 4 



*3 

 3 



3 

 3 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 5 

 4 



50 

 00 

 00 

 50 



50 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 00 



*6 00 



*5 00 



6 00 



* These prices are per hundred weight. 



