AVERAGE PRICES, 1850-81. 



453 



As illustrative of the rise in price of males of the breed, 

 we may note that while 31 young bulls were sold at the 

 Aberdeen joint sale, in the spring of 1879, at an average 

 of £19, 18s. 7d., 81 were sold in the spring of 1882 at 

 an average of £31, 8s. lOd. 



The following list of average prices, &c., at eighty-two 

 public sales, shows the range in value of polled cattle 

 over a period of more than thirty years : — 



Expo5ER'3 Name. 



William M 'Combie of Tillyfour 

 Hugli Watson, Auchtertyre . 

 Sir A. Burnett, Crathes Castle 

 Alex. Bowie, Mains of Kelly 

 Patrick Davidson of Inchmarlo 

 Wm. M'Combie of Tillyfour . 

 Wm. M'Combie of Tillyfour. 

 Earl of Aberdeen, Haddo House 

 Earl of Southesk, Kinnaird Castl 

 George Barclay, YonJerton . 

 Robert Walker, Montbletton 

 Trustees of R. Scott, Balwyllo 

 Robert Walker, Portlethen . 

 Earl of Southesk, Kinnaird Castle 

 ■lohn Collie, Ardgay . . . 

 Wm. M'Combie of Tillyfour. 

 Hon. Chas. Carnegie, Arratsmill 

 Robert Walker, Portlethen . 

 Colonel Fraser, Castle Fraser 

 James Leslie, The Thorn . . 

 Wm. M'Combie of Tillyfour. 

 W. J. Tayler of Glenbarry . 

 Sir Geo. Macphersou Grant, Bart. 

 James Scott, Easter TuUoch . 

 Robert Walker, Portlethen . 

 Wm. M. Skinner, Drumin . 

 Alex. Morison of Bognio . . 

 J. F. Macgregor, Garline . . 

 Robert Walker, Portlethen . 

 Dr Robertson, Indego . . . 

 George Brown, Westertown . 

 Wm. M'Combie of Easter Skene 

 Wm. M'Combie of Tillyfour. 

 W. J. Tayler of Glenbarry . 

 J. W. Barclay, Auchlossan . 



Highest 

 price. 



£ s. 

 35 

 37 



30 5 

 89 

 34 15 

 86 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 34 13 



34 13 



35 14 

 73 10 

 35 10 

 52 10 



60 

 40 

 42 

 22 



63 

 66 3 



70 

 50 

 63 

 63 





 



63 

 36 15 

 53 11 

 73 10 

 46 4 

 35 

 53 11 

 42 

 99 15 

 42 

 79 16 

 73 10 

 91 7 



