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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of May, 1908. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 











First 



Second 



First 



Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



1 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 



per stone. 



per stone.* 



per cwt.T 



per cwt.T 



Cattle : 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. a. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 



8 3 



7 9 



38 8 



35 7 



Herefords 



8 2 



7 6 







Shorthorns 



8 1 



7 5 



37 8 



34 11 



Devons 



8 4 



7 5 



— 







per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





a. 



a. 



d. 



a. 



Veal Calves 





7t 







Sheep : — 











Downs ... 



8 1 

 °¥ 



hi 



7o 







Longwools 



7S 



7 











Cheviots 



9 



8£ 



9 



8 



Blackfaced 



9 



5 



si 



Of 



„ 3 

 7i 



Q 

 O 



Cross-breds 



at 



7i 



9 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs :— 



s. d. 





j". d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs 



5 11 



5 6 



6 1 



5 5 



Porkers 



6 4 



5 11 



6 4 



5 9 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



■f s 







/ si 



Shorthorns — In Milk ... 



20 15 



17 19 



22 I 



17 17 



,, — Calvers .... 



21 16 



18 s 



20 8 



17 2 



Other Breeds— In Milk 



17 IO 



14 7 



18 3 



15 I 



— Calvers 



15 O 



12 10 



19 0 



15 19 



Calves for Rearing 



2 6 



1 16 



2 is 



I 15 



Store Cattle :— 









Shorthorns — Yearlings 



10 18 



9 5 



10 5 



8 9 



— Two-year-olds ... 



15 2 



13 9 



15 10 



13 2 



,, —Three-year-olds 



17 18 



15 15 



16 12 



14 7 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







16 4 



13 12 



Herefords— 



15 13 



14 8 







Devons — > , 



14 18 



13 1 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



■j. d. ' 



s. d. 





Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and ; 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools 



48 2 



43 8 







Scotch Cross-breds ... 







38~5 



33 2 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



1 



22 10 



16 10 



20 0 



17 1 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



