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Prices of Live Stock. 



data for the calculation of an average for fat cattle were forth- 

 coming, were as under : — 



Places. 



Inferior 

 or 



Third Quality. 



Good 

 or 



Second Quality. 



Prime 



or 



First Quality. 



Number, 



Price 

 per 

 Stone 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



Number 



Price 

 per 

 Stone 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



Number. 



P. ice 

 per 

 Stone 



Price 

 Cwt. 







s. d. 



s. d: 





s. d. 



s. d. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



Carlisle - 



843 



3 5i 



27 6 



600 



3 io| 



30 10 



1,691 



4 3i 



34 2 



Leicester - 



- 



- 



- 



43 



3 k 



29 6 



152 



4 6 



36 0 



Leeds 



— 



— 



— 



,3 



3 7 



2S 8 



408 



4 4i 



34 10 



Liverpool - 



276 



3 Si 



27 6 



341 



3 11 



3 1 4 



1,606 



4 4 



34 8 



London • 



5 



3 % 



28 4 



319 



4 5 



35 4 



1,185 



4 i°f 



39 2 



Newcastle 









137 



4 2| 



33 10 



773 



4 74 



37 2 



Shrewsbury 



163 



3 7l 



28 10 



245 



4 0 



32 0 



189 



4 4^ 



35 0 



Aberdeen - 



1,768 



3 A 



25 8 



1.997 



4 3* 



34 2 



2,888 



4 7 



36 8 



Dundee - 



601 



3 2 



25 4 



1,302 



4 3f 



34 6 



601 



4 Si 



37 8 



Edinburgh 









3,l62 



4 Sh 



35 8 



190 



4 8| 



37 6 



Falkirk - 



263 



4 °h 



32 4 



349 



4 4l 



34 10 



309 



4 7l 



36 TO 



Glasgow - 



257 



4 3 



34 0 



617 



4 4z 



35 0 



,,3 



4 6j 



36 2 



Perth 



37 





3i 6 



401 



4 Si- 



34 4 



215 



4 7l 



36 IO 



By combining the returns from the thirteen markets above 

 specified it is possible to give a general indication, month by 

 month to the end of May, of the prevailing live weight prices 

 of cattle during the present as compared with the preceding 

 year : — 





Prime or First Quality. 



Months. 



Eng 



and. 



Scotland. 



Great Britain. 





1902, 



1901. 



1902. 



1 901. 



1902. 



1901. 



January • 



Per cwt. 

 s. d. 

 35 10 



Per cwt. 

 s. d. 

 35 10 



Per cwt. 

 s. d. 

 36 6 



Per cwt. 

 s» d. 

 36 6 



Per cwt. 

 s. d. 

 36 2 



Per cwt. 

 s. d. 

 36 2 



February - 



36 0 



35 6 



36 8 



36 0 



36 4 



35 10 



March 



, 35 10 



35 10 



36 8 



36 2 



36 4 



36 0 



April • 



37 6 



35 6 



37 8 



36 4 



37 8 



36 0 



May 



39 8 



35 8 



39 6 



36 2 ^ 



39 8 



36 0 



