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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of January, 1908. 



(Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 







England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 















r irst 



Second 



First 



Second 







Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 







per stone.* 



per stone. * 



per cwt.i" 



per cwt.i" 



C a ttl e . 





s. d. 



s. d. ' 



s. d. 



s. d. 



ruiicu oLULb ... ... 





8 1 



7 9 



38 5 



35 2 



Herefords 





7 10 



7 3 



— 



— 



Shorthorns 





7 9 



7 2 



37 2 



34 2 



Devons ... ... 





8 1 



7 4 



— 



— 







per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 







d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



* KZdl V^cllVCO ... ... 





H 



11 



9 



6-2 



Sheep : — 













Downs ... 





9 



Si 



— 



— 



Longwools ... ... 





H 



71 



— 



— 



Cheviots 



... 



91 



H 



9 



7-1 



Blackfaced 





9 



8 





71 



Cross- breds 





9 





9i 



81 







per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs :- 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 





Bacon Pigs 





6 4 



5 11 



6 1 



5 5 



Porkers 





6 9 



6 4 



6 6 



5 10 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





A> 0 • 







■f s. 



Shorthorns— In Milk ... 





21 12 



18 12 



21 17 



17 18 



, , — Calvers . 





21 14 



18 17 



19 2 



17 7 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





18 I 5 



14 13 



19 4 



16 2 



— Calvers 





II IO 



?i 5 



19 II 



15 1^ 



Calves for Rearing 



... 



2 2 



1 13 



2 9 



1 10 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 





9 13 



8 11 



9 14 



8 2 



— Two-year-olds ... 



14 5 



12 10 



15 5 



12 17 



— Three-year 



olds 



15 17 



14 9 



16 6 



14 6 



Polled Scots — Two-year 



-olds 







15 0 



12 18 



Herefords — , , 





14 5 



13 2 







Devons — > , 





14 7 



12 2 







Store Sheep : — 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 













Downs or Longwools 





45 0 



39 6 







Scotch Cross-breds... 









32 0 



27 9 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 



... 



23 0 



16 6 



18 11 



14 9 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



