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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of August, 1906. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.) 



.1 



1 



England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 







First 





First 



Second 



Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Fat Stock :— 



per stone.' 



1 



per stone. 



per cwt.f 



per cwt.t 



Cattle :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots. 



7 8 



7 5 



37 4 



34 3 



Herefords 



7 8 



7 2 







Shorthorns ... 



7 5 



6 II 



36~5 



33 7 



Devons 



1 0 

 7 y 



/ 6 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 



7i 



6f 





6| 



Sheep : — 











Downs 



8| 



7l 



— 



— 



J^ongwools ... 



85 





— 



— 



Cheviots 



9 



H 



9 





Jilacklaced ... 



0 



7i 



9 





Cross-l^reds ... 



8i 



71 



9? 



H 





per stone.^ 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 



6 II 



6 5 



6 5 



5 II 



Porkers 



7 4 



6 II 



7 0 



6 3 



. 



Lean S i ock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



iVj liking Cows : — 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



20 12 



17 9 



21 6 



16 18 



,, — Calvers 



19 12 



16 15 



19 I 



10 10 



Other breeds — In Milk 



17 9 



14 15 



18 8 



IS 8 



,, — Calvers 



15 7 



14 12 



18 II 



IS 13 



Calves for Rearing 



2 0 



I II 



I 19 



I 7 



Store Cattle : — 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



8 14 



7 7 



9 I 



7 14 



Two-year-olds 



12 15 



10 19 



13 13 



II 4 



,, Three-year-olds 



15 16 



13 17 



15 17 



13 3 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







14 9 



12 18 



Herefords — 



15 I 



13 0 







Devons — 



12 0 



10 5 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools ... 



36 I 



31 II 







Scotch Cross-breds 







32 6 



27 10 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



30 2 



1 



22 9 



27 4 



24 0 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



