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PRICES OF AGRICLJLTaRAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of March, 1906. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 





per stone. 



* 



per stone. 



per cwt.T 



per cwt.i" 



Cattle :— 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 



... 



7 8 



7 2 



36 I 



33 2 



Herefords 





7 7 



7 I 







Shar thorns ... 





7 6 



6 II 



35 5 



32 7 



Devons ... ... 





7 9 



6 II 











per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 







A 



Q. 



A 



a. 



a. 



u. 



Veal Calves 





8i 



8 



8J 





Sheep : — 













Downs 





9\ 



8| 



— 



— 



Longwools ... 





9i 





— 



— 



Cheviots 





10 



9i 





8| 



Black faced ... 





9i 



9 



8 



Cross-breds ... 





9^ 



sf 



9\ 



8^ 







per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs:- 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 





7 2 



6 9 



7 2 



6 6 



Porkers 





7 9 



7 5 



7 9 



6 ID 



Lean Stock :— 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





A s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns— In Milk 





20 8 



17 2 



21 9 



17 I 



,, — Calvers 





19 3 



16 13 



17 17 



16 8 



Other breeds— In Milk 





18 0 



14 8 



18 4 



15 8 



— Calvers 







10 16 



18 3 



15 8 



Calves for Rearing 





2 I 



I 12 



2 13 



I 18 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 





8 7 



7 8 



9 3 



7 12 



Two-year-olds 



t2 5 



10 13 



14 I 



12 2 



,, Three-year- 



olds 



15 6 



13 15 



IS 14 



14 3 



Polled Scots — Two-year 



-olds 







IS 10 



13 8 



Herefords — 





15 10 



13 II 







Devons — , , 





12 10 



10 15 







Store Sheep : — 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tc^s 



and 











Lambs — 













Downs or Longwools 





47 II 



42 6 







Scotch Cross-breds 









38~i 



33 6 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 





30 I 



23 I 



26 0 



20 2 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



