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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of February, 1908. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 









1 





First 



Second 



First 



| Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



I Quality. 



1 



Fat Stock : — 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt.t 



per cwt.t 



Cattle :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Srots 



8 0 



7 10 



37 11 



34 8 



Herefords 



7 10 



7 4 







Shorthorns 



7 10 



7 3 



3 6 9 



34 0 



Devons 



8 0 



7 5 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb. 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 





74 



H 



n 



Sheep : — 











Downs ... 



9 



Si 



— 



— 



Longwools 



8| 



8 



— 



— 



Cheviots 



9i 



9 



9i 





Blackfaced 



9i 



H 



H 



74 



Cross-breds 



9 





9\ 



Q 1 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs:- 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs 



6 3 



5 9 



6 4 



5 7 



Porkers 



6 8 



6 3 



6 8 



6 0 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



£ S; 





£ 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



21 11 



18 4 



22 6 



18 3 



, , — Calvers 



20 16 



18 7 



20 17 



17 5 



Other Breeds— In Milk 



19 19 



16 6 



18 19 



15 16 



— Calvers 



13 10 



12 2 



18 13 



15 16 



Calves for Rearing ... 



2 3 



1 14 



2 14 



1 15 



Store Cattle : — 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



9 16 



8 10 



10 5 



8 0 



,, — Two-year-olds ... 



14 0 



12 15 



14 14 



12 5 



— Three-year-olds 



16 10 



14 19 



17 4 



14 11 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







16 3 



13 i7 



Herefords — 



14 10 



12 13 







Devons — >, 



14 8 



12 19 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools 



47 11 



42 11 







Scotch Cross-breds ... 







35 10 



30 7 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



22 6 



16 8 



21 1 



16 6 



* Estimated carcase weight. 

 + Live weight. 



