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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of April, 1908. 



(Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 







England. 



Scotland. 



.Description. 















First 



Second 



First 



Second 







Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 





■ 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt.t 



per cwt.t 



Cattle :— 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 





8 0 



7 6 



38 2 



35 1 



Herefords 





8 2 



7 7 







Shorthorns 





8 0 



7 4 



37 2 



34 5 



Devons 





8 2 



7 7 











per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 







d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 





9 



8 







Sheep : — 













Downs ... 





Sf 



8 











Longwools 





- 8 



7h 











Cheviots 





9* 



8| 



9i 



8 



Blackfaced 





9i 



H 





71 



Cross-breds 





8| 



71 



9h 



H 







per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs:- 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



jr. d. 



Bacon Pigs 





6 1 



5 8 



6 1 



5 6 



Porkers 





6 6 



6 1 



6 6 



5 11 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





£ s. 



I s. 



£ s. 



£ s. \ 



Shorthorns — In Milk ... 





21 3 



18 1 



22 7 



17 18 



— Calvers .. 





20 19 



17 14 



20 3 



17 9 i 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





18 1 



14 13 



18 11 



15 4 | 



— Calvers 





15 0 



13 7 



19 11 



15 18 



Calves for Rearing 





2 4 



1 15 



2 16 



1 16 



Store Cattle : — 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 





10 7 



8 16 



10 4 



8 7 



— Two-year-olds ... 



14 8 



12 16 



15 12 



13 6 



,, — Three-year- 



olds 



16 18 



15 3 



17 10 



14 13 



Poll ed Scots — Two-year 



-olds 







16 1 



14 15 



Herefords — ,, 





15 7 



14 5 







Devons — >, 





14 11 



13 5 







Store Sheep : — 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 













Downs or Longwools 





47 9 



42 11 







Scotch Cross-breds... 







37 5 



3i 11 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 





22 2 



17 0 



21 8 



17 6 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



