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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of May, 1904. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.} 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 



First 

 Quality. 



! Second 

 j Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 

 Cattle :— 



Polled Scots 



Herefords 

 Shorthorns ... 

 Devons 



Veal Calves 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 7 8 

 7 9 

 7 8 

 7 10 

 per lb.* 

 d. 



j 



j per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 7 5 

 7 3 

 7 2 

 7 4 

 per lb.* 

 d. 



7i 



per cwt.f 

 s. d. 

 36 0 



35 3 



per lb.* 

 u. 



8i 



per cwt.f 

 s. d. 

 33 8 



33 0 



per lb.* 

 d. 



Sheep : — 



Downs 



Longwools 



Cheviots 

 Bbckfaced ... 

 Cross-breds 



Pigs : — 



Bacon Pigs 



Porkers 



8f 

 8 



9i 



84 

 8f 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 



5 6 



6 1 



8 



7i 

 H 

 71 

 8 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 5 2 

 5 9 



10 



9i 

 10 



9l 

 i°i 

 per stone.* 

 s. d. 



5 9 



6 1 



7i 



94 



8.j 



9i 



ptr stone.* 

 s. d. 

 5 1 

 5 6 



Lean Stock : — 

 Milking Cows — 



In Milk 



Calvers 



per head. 



£ s. 

 19 18 

 19 1 



per head. 



£ s. 

 17 2 



16 7 



per head. 

 £ s. 

 19 19 

 19 10 



per head. 



£ s. 



1 c 17 



15 12 



. 



Calves for Rearing 



2 7 



1 16 



2 5 



I 12 



Store Cattle : — 



Shorthorns — Yearlings 



Two-year-olds 

 Three-year-olds 



9 6 

 13 10 

 16 9 



7 18 

 11 13 

 14 14 



9 4 



14 13 



15 16 



7 19 



12 I 



14 4 



Store Sheep : — 



Downs or Longwools — 

 Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 



Lambs 

 Scotch Half-breds „ 



s. d. 



47 6 

 40 6 



s. d. 



42 0 



33 9 



s. d. 



39 9 



s. d< 

 32 9 



Store Pigs : — 



Under 3 months . 



Over 3 months 



18 3 

 33 3 



15 0 

 27 6 



23 0 

 3i 6 



17 3 

 27 0 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



