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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of December, 1904. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



-T irsi 

 Quality. 



oecond 

 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 



11 



7 



6 



37 8 



34 3 



Herefords 





7 



9 



7 



2 



— 



— 



Shorthorns ... 





7 



9 



7 



1 



36 7 



33 5 



Dcvons 





7 



10 



7 



2 











per 



lb.* 



per 



lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 









d. 





d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 







8 





7i 



81 



6| 



Sheep : — 

















Downs 











H 



9i 



8 



Longwools ... 











7z 





7i 



Cheviots 







9 





f 



9 





Black faced ... 







81 







8* 



7i 



Cross-breds ... 









8 



9i 









per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone. 



Pigs :- 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 





5 



7 



5 



3 



5 8 



5 2 



Porkers 





6 



5 



5 



11 



6 4 



5 8 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per 



lead. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





£ 



s. 



£ 



s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



In Milk 





21 



4 



17 



17 



20 1 2 



t6 c 



Calvers 





20 



I 



16 



18 



19 10 



16 0 



Calves for Rearing 





2 



3 





14 



1 18 



1 7 



Store Cattle : — 

















Shorthorns — Yearlings 



8 



18 



7 



17 



9 15 



8 0 



Two- 



year-olds 



12 



14 



11 



3 



13 13 



11 15 



Three-year-olds 



15 



13 



14 



7 



15 7 



13 6 



Store Sheep : — 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools — 















Hoggs, Hoggets, 



Tegs and 















Lambs ... 





41 



3 



35 



9 







Scotch Half-breds 



a 











30 11 



28 8 



Store Pigs : — 

















Under 4 months 





22 



11 



16 



9 



19 8 



14 8 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



