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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of August, 1904. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 











First 





First 



Second 







On ck 1 1 1 v 



Y Lid 11 l y • 



O n n 1 i X \r 



()n'"ilit"\7 



Fat Stock :— 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt.f 



per cwt.f 



Cattle :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots... 



7 10 



7 6 



39 0 



36 3 



Herefords 



0 0 



7 5 







Shorthorns ... 



7 10 



7 4 



38 4 



35 5 



Devons ... ... 



8 1 



7 7 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves •« 



11 



6| 



8| 



7 



Sheep : — 











Downs .„ 



Si 



0 



74 







Longwools ... 





0 1 

 8£ 



7 



V^IlCVlOlS ... ... 



8| 





9 



8 



Blackfaced ... 



8| 



7§ 



8* 



71 



Cross-breds . M 



85 



7l 



9 



H 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs 



s. a. 



S. U. 



s. a. 



_ .1 

 s. a. 



Bacon Pi§s « m% 



5 8 



5 5 



5 9 



5 1 



J- UltxClS •»« ••• 



6 2 



5 11 



6 3 



5 5 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



T^ilking Cows ~~~~ 





■f S. 







In Milk 



20 II 



17 19 



20 l6 



17 O 



Calvers ... »«. 



20 I4 



17 4 



20 8 



l6 IO 



Calves for Rearing ,„ 



2 3 



I 14 



1 19 



I 6 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



9 1 



7 15 



9 16 



7 17 



Two -year- olds 



12 18 



11 4 



14 17 



12 0 



„ Three-year-olds 



15 12 



14 11 



16 13 



15 6 



Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools — 











Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 











Lambs 



33 5 



29 10 







Scotch Half-breds „ 







29 5 



2 5 ~8 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 3 months ... 



16 1 



12 7 



22 9 



16 0 



Over 3 months ... 



30 10 



24 2 



26 8 



•22 4 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



