1052 Prices of Agricultural Produce. [Jan., 



PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Wales 



in December and November, 191 9. 

 {Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.) 



Description. 



December. 



November. 



First 

 Grade. 



Second 

 Grade. 



First 

 Grade. 



Second 

 Grade. 





per cwt. 



per cwt. 



per cwt. 



per cwt 



Fat Stock 



live weight. ilive weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 



Cattle : — 



s. d. 



5. d. 



s. a. 



s. U, 



Polled Scots 



8^* I* 



77 



79 6 



74 4 





82 c 



77 A 



79 3 



74 3 



Shorthorns 



82 5 



77 4 



79 I 



74 2 



Devons 



82 I 



77 T 

 / / ^ 



79 



74 I 



Welsh Runts... 



80 1 1 



76 8 



70 



74 10 



Fat Cows 







74 I 



00 4 





First 



Second 



J; llsL 



Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 





per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb,* 



per lb. * 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves ... 



^ / 1 





10 



14 



Sheep : — 







145 





Downs ... ... ... 





J 4 



T 3 



148 



Longwools ... ... 



i5i 



i5i 



T ,4 3 

 148 



I4t 



Cheviots ... ... ... 



I 



^34 



T /I a 

 I4t 



T ^ 3 



141 



Blackfaced 



* 





14? 





Welsh 





I 



141 





Cross-breds ... ... ... 





jt 



14? 



I4f 





per score. 



per score. 



pel bC*JlC« 



per score. 





live weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 





5. d. 



s. d. 



5. CL. 



s. a. 



Bacon Pigs ... 



23 



23 



21 



21 



Porkers 



23 



23 



21 



21 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows — 



£ s. 



£ s- 



£ ^• 



£ 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



58 17 



44 2 



56 16 



42 18 



— Calvers 



53 I 



39 13 



52 12 



39 



Other Breeds - In Milk ... 











—Calvers 











Calves for Rearing 



4 3 



3 



3 17 



2 17 



Store Cattle : — 











Shorthorns— Yearlings 





12 4 



15 3 



12 2 



— Two-year-olds 



26 18 



21 12 



27 I 



21 II 



,, — Three-year-olds 



37 9 



33 4 



37 7 



32 3 



Hevefords —Two-year-olds 



29 16 



23 17 



28 19 



24 15 



; Devons — 



27 8 



22 16 



27 18 



23 9 



Welsh Runts— 



25 10 



20 10 



27 7 



20 13 



Store Sheep : — 











Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and 



s. d. 



s. ii. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Lambs — 



Downs or Longwools 



73 9 



56 II 



63 3 



50 9 



Store Pigs : — 











8 to 12 weeks old 



47 



33 10 



44 8 



32 3 



12 to 16 ,, ,, 



92 10 



72 II 



90 9 



70 II 



* Estimated carcass weight. 



Note,— The prices per lb. for sheep do not include the value of the skins, which during 

 December made prices equivalent to an additional 2|i. per lb. of the carcasi weight 

 for Downs, 3d. for Longwooli, Cheviots, Blackfaced and Ciossbreds, and for Welsh, 

 and during November, per lb, for Downs and Welsh and a^d, for Longwool*, 



Cheviots, Blackfaced and Crossbreds. 



