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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of April, 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 7 



7 1 



35 2 



32 10 



Herefords 



7 6 



7 0 







Shorthorns ... 



7 5 



6 11 



34 3 



32 0 



iVCVUIlb ... ••• ... 



7 9 



7 3 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 



Q 



Sk 

 1 



^ 2 



7 



Sheep : — 





8£ 



/2 





8£ 



Downs 



8| 



9 



Long wools ... 





8? 



/ 2 



Cheviots 



9^ 



8£ 



9* 





13 lick faced ... . .. ... 



9 



8i 



8£ 



7% 



Cross-breds ... ... 



3| 



8 



9 2 



H 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Figs :- 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 



c 7 



c 2 



c 10 



c 1 





6 1 



S 9 



6 s 



S 8 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head . 



Milking Cows — 





/" S. 



■f s. 



f s 



Tn Milk 



All 1VX111V , a , . 



19 14 



•7 4 



19 7 



IS 16 



Calvers 



18 8 



16 0 



19 2 



15 3 



Calves for Rearing 



2 5 



1 15 



2 6 



1 13 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



8 14 



7 7 



9 11 



8 3 



Two-year-olds 



13 1 



11 3 



14 3 



12 0 



Three-year-olds 



15 19 



13 16 





13 10 



Store Sheep : — 











Downs or Longwools — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 











Lambs 



4^ 0 



39 6 







Scotch Half-breds 



33 0 



27 0 



37 6 



32 0 



Store Pigs :— 











Under 3 months 



18 0 



14 6 



23 6 



16 6 



Over 3 months 



32 0 



26 6 



1 



28 6 



23 0 



* Estimated carcase weight. 

 1 - Live weight. 



