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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of October, 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 



n Q 



7 3 



7 3 



3^ 7 



34 9 



Herefords 



7 0 



Oil 







SnArt nnvnc 



7 6 



7 0 



37 6 



33 11 



Dcvons ••• 



7 10 



7 4 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



v tai valv wfl •*« *•« • •• 



71 



7 





7 



Sheep : — 











Downs 



C 1 



of 



8 



7$ 









7\ 







Cheviots 



8| 



St 





71 



Bla.ckfa.ced ... ... 



8* 



7i 





7k 



Cross-breds ... 



Q 1 



ok 



7i 



9 



0 





per stone.* 



per stone."' 1 



per stone.* 



ptr stone.* 





s. u. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. u. 



Bacon Pigs ... ... 



5 9 



5 5 



5 10 



5 2 



Porkers^^^^. . 



6 4 



6 1 



6 6 



5 9 



Lkan Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head . 



Milking Cows : — 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



In Milk 



21 2 



lS 2 



20 14 



17 1 



Calvers 



■ 



20 8 



17 3 



19 10 



16 0 



Calves for Rea ring- 



2 3 



1 15 



1 14 



: 3 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



9 9 



7 19 



10 8 



8 8 



,, Two year-olds 



12 17 



1 1 14 



14 10 



12 7 



Three-year-olds 



16 8 



14 9 



16 8 



14 2 



Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools — 











Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 











Lambs 



35 3 



31 3 







Scotch Half-breds ,, 





29 6 



25 1 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



23 0 



17 4 



21 IO 



15 9 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



