1920.] Prices of Agricultural Produce. 1147 



PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Wales 



in January, 1920, and December, 191 9. 

 (Compiled from Reports received from the Ministry's Market 



Reporters.) 



Description, 



January. 



December. 



First 

 Grade. 



Grade. 



First 

 Grade. | 



c 1 

 occontl 



Grade. 





per cwt. 



per cwt. 



per cwt. 



per cwt. 



r AT olOLK. — 



live weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 





s. d. 



5. d. 



s. d. 



5. d. 



xoiiea ocois ... ... ,,, 



84 10 



oo 



83 I 



77 3 



±Xd^iv/i\^o •.. ... ... 



05 



80 3 



82 5 



77 4 



Shorthorns 



84 9 



79 9 



82 5 



77 4 



Dcvons ... ... ... 



85 3 



79 9 



82 I 



77 I 



vvcibil XxUilla... ... 



84 8 



78 6 



80 II 



76 8 



Fnt Pnw« 



X a. L V^UWa ... ... 



79. 8 



71 8 



77. 4 



O9 3 





First 



Second 



First 



Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 





per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb,* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



V i \_'ci I vco ... .•• 



19 



i6i 



i7i 



15 



Sheep . 











iJowns ... ... ... 



16 



16 



i5i 



i5i 



Longwools 



16 



16 



i5i 



15? 



v^IlCviULo ... ... .*• 



16 



16 



i5i 



i5i 



iJlaCKJtlLCU ... ... ... 



16 



16 



i5i 



i5i 



Welsh... 



16 



16 



i5i 



i5i 



V/I Uoo' UI CUo ... ••• 



16 



16 



i5i 



iSi 





per score. 



per score. 



per score. 



per score. 





live weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 



live weight. 



rigs . — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



5. d. 



5. ii. 



XjiXK^Kjii X 1^9 ••■ 



23 



23 



23 



23 



Porkers 



23 



23 



23 



23 



T TT A XT Ct**^/^!/" • 



IjEAIn 1 OCK 





per head. 







A-TlilflTlfT l^AW^ 



£ s. 



£ 5. 



£ 5- 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



58 I 



43 17 



58 17 



44 2 



,, — Calvers 



54 10 



40 I 



53 I 



39 13 



Calves for Rearing 



4 9 



3 9 



4 3 



3 



Store Cattle : — 











Shorthorns— Yearlings 



15 7 



12 16 



'5 ^ 



12 4 



— Two-year-olds 



27 3 



22 6 



26 18 



21 12 



— Three-year-olds 



35 12 



31 3 



37 9 



33 4 



Herefords — Two-year-olds 



27 14 



23 7 



29 16 



23 17 



Devons — 



27 17 



22 16 



27 8 



22 16 



Welsh Runts— ,,. 







25 10 



20 10 



Store Sheep ; — 









Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and 











Lambs — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



1 s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools 



87 II 



66 6 



1 73 9 



56 II 



Store Pigs : — . 







1 





8 to 12 weeks old ... 



56 7 



41 S 



47 



33 JO 



12 to 16 ,, 



100 9 



So 10 



92 10 



72 II 



* Estimated carcass weight. 



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

 January, 1920, made prices equivalent to an additional ^.J^i. per lb. of the carcass 

 weight for Downs, Longwools and Ciossbrcds, 2^d. for \\ clsh, jfi. lor Cheviots, and 

 durinpc December, 1919, afi. per lb. for Downs and Blackfaced, 2^d. for Welsh and 

 3d. for Longwooli, Cheviots and Crossbreds. 



