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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of February, 1905. 



{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.y 



per cwt.y 



Cattle :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 



7 8 



7 4 



36 5 



33 8 



Herefords 



7 8 



7 0 







Shorthorns ... 



7 6 



7 0 



35 6 



33 1 



Devons 



7 9 



7 2 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 







d. 



d. 



u. 



Veal Calves 



4 



7t 



9 



7h 



Sheep : — 





8* 



8| 





Downs 



9 



71 



Longwools ... 



8f 



71 



8* 



74 



Cheviots 



9k 





9 



8 



Blackfaced ... 



9 



H 



8£ 



7i 



Cross-breds ... 



8§ 



8 



9 







per s one. 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone. 



Pigs :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 



6 1 



5 8 



6 0 



5 4 



Porkers 



6 8 



6 3 



6 10 



6 0 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



£ s. 



&> s - 



^ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



20 6 



17 8 



20 16 



16 18 



,, * — Calvers 



19 16 



16 14 



18 17 



16 0 



Other breeds— In Milk ... 



18 14 



15 7 



19 18 



15 19 



— Calvers 





14 1 



19 2 



15 6 



Calves for Rearing 



2 3 



1 13 



2 8 



1 13 









Shorthorns — Yearlings 



9 4 



7 13 



9 16 



7 18 



,, Two-year-olds 



12 12 



10 17 



14 11 



12 13 



,, Three-year-olds 



15 6 



13 18 



16 4 



15 15 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







16 2 



13 8 



Herefords — 



15 12 



12 18 







Devons — } , 



12 17 



II c 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and' 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools ... 



44 9 



40 4 







Scotch Cross-breds 







35 10 



32 1 



Store Tigs : — 











Under 4 months 



25 2 



18 11 



22 10 



16 9 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



