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PRINCIPAL PLACES OF SALE AND AVERAGE PRICES OF ANIMALS OF EACH BREED. 



Principal Places of Public Sale, 

 Exhibitions and Shows. 



Average Prices. 



Annual Sales at Perth, Aberdeen, 

 Inverness, Birmingham (under 

 the auspices of the English 

 Association), Dublin. 



Shows : Highland and Agricul- 

 tural Society's, Royal Northern 

 Agricultural Society's, Royal 

 Agricultural Society's and 

 the leading Shows throughout 

 Scotland and the North of 

 England. 



Annual Spring Show and Sale of 

 the Association at Bingley 

 Hall, Birmingham. 



Sales at the principal towns in 

 South-West Scotland, such as 

 Glasgow, Greenock, Paisley, 

 Lanark, Wishaw, Kilmarnock, 

 Ayr, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, 

 Stranraer. 



Shows : Highland and Agri- 

 cultural Society, Royal Agri- 

 cultural Society, Ayr, Kilmar- 

 nock and Glasgow. 



Shows : Royal Agricultural So- 

 ciety's, Highland and Agricul- 

 tural Society's and Tring. 



There are no official public sales. 



At the Perth Sale in 1912, 281 bulls aver- 

 aged 34 4s. lid., the highest price being 

 278. Females of all ages averaged 30, 

 the highest price being 231. 



At the Birmingham Sale in 1912, 62 young 

 bulls averaged 22 lls. 4d. and 17 cows 

 and heifers 22 lls. 10. 



Ordinary cows at calving, 12 to 18. 

 Young pedigree cows at calving, 30 to 

 50. Ordinary bulls, 10 to 20. 

 Young pedigree bulls from 20 to 50. 

 Pedigree Ayrshire bulls and cows are, as a 

 rule, only to be obtained by private treaty 

 from breeders at their farms or at the 

 principal shows. 



At a recent dispersion sale, 41 cows and 

 heifers of all ages averaged 32 8s. ; 

 highest price 52 10s. 



At another sale 19 cows averaged 40 Is. 3d ; 

 highest price 64 Is. ; and 5 bulls averaged 

 28 lls. 2d. Still more recently, 93 females 

 averaged 29 7s. Id. ; highest price 

 73 10s. 



Sales : The Society holds sales 

 in February and October at 

 Tatmton and Exeter respec- 

 tively. 



Shows : R o y a 1 Agricultural 

 Society's, Bath and West, 

 Devon County, Somerset 

 County, Royal Cornwall and 

 Royal Counties'. 



At the spring sale, 1912, 82 bulls averaged 

 23 9s. 3d. ; highest price 65 2. At 

 the autumn sale, 1912, 56 bulls averaged 

 27 7s. 6d. ; 17 cows and heifers 22 Is. Id. 

 The highest prices were 74 lls. and 

 32 lls. respectively. At recent private 

 sales bulls have realised up to 69 6s. t 

 cows and heifers up to 70 7s. 



