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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of March, 1904. 



( Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters. ) 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 











First 



Second 



First 



Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt. f 



per cwt.f 



Cattle :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 



7 6 



6 10 



34 10 



32 6 



Herefords 



7 4 



6 10 







Shorthorns ... 



7 4 



6 9 



33 10 



31 6 



Devons 



7 6 



6 11 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Veal Calves 



O Q 



0 8 



0 8 



0 6i 



Sheep : — 











Downs 



0 8^ 



0 8 



0 8j 



0 8 



Longwools ... 



0 8f 



0 7t 



0 8i 



0 7 



Cheviots 



0 Si 



0 8 



0 8* 



0 8 



Blnckfaced ... 



0 8i 



0 7| 



0 && 



0 7i 



Cross-breds ... 



0 8J 



0 ji 



O Oj 



0 5 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.-' 



per stone. 



Pigs :- 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 





5 7 



5 3 



5 11 



5 2 



Porkers 



6 1 



5 9 



6 6 



5 10 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows 



£ s. 



£ s. 



^ s. 



£ s. 



In Milk 



20 0 



17 5 



19 2 



15 15 



Calvers. 



20 0 



16 14 



20 1 



16 1 



Calves for Rearing 



1 19 



1 11 



2 4 



1 12 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



8 4 



6 17 



10 14 



8 5 



Two-year-olds 



12 8 



10 14 



14 1 



11 11 



„ Three-year-olds 



15 0 



12 15 







Store Sheep : — 







s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Shearlings ... 



42 0 



37 0 



33 6 



32 0 



Scotch Half-breds 



34 0 



27 0 



33 0 



28 0 



Store Pigs : — 









16 0 



Under 3 months 



18 6 



14 6 



26 0 



Over 3 months 



35 0 



28 0 



31 0 



21 O 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



