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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of August, 1908. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters^) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 



(in 0 1 1 f\7 

 Vj/ \J.cLLl L y • 



[ Second 



First 



Ona 1 i t~v 

 \_/ uaii l y • 



Second 



Fat Stock : — 



per stone.* 



1 



per stone.* 



per cwt.t 



per cwt.t 



Cattle :— 



s. a. 



s. a. 



s. a. 



J. a. 



Polled Scots 



0 2 



7 11 



39 0 



35 11 



Herefords 



5 2 



7 0 







Shorthorns 



7 11 



7 3 



3 s 4 



35 2 



Devons 



5 4 



7 7 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 







d. 



Veal Calves 



71 



7 



Q 

 O 





Sheep : — 











Downs ... 



Of 



7i 







Longwools 



7i 



°4 







Cheviots 





72 



£1 



Of 



7t 



Blackfaced 



It 



11 1 



7i 



72 



7 



Cross- breds 



8 



7i 





7i 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs :— 



s. a. 



.T. a. 



s. a. 



s. a. 



Bacon Pigs 



0 4 



5 9 



0 3 



5 0 



Porkers 



0 0 



O 2 



0 O 



5 i° 



Lean Stock :— 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



£ s. 



j£ * 



£ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk ... 



20 Io 



17 13 



22 5 



17 5 



— Calvers 



20 15 



17 16 



20 6 



17 2 



Other Breeds— In Milk 



21 5 



13 19 



20 2 



16 6 



j, — Calvers 



14 2 



12 O 



20 O 



15 19 



Calves for Rearing 



2 5 



I 14 



2 3 



1 10 



Store Cattle :— 









Shorthorns — Yearlings 



9 10 



8 8 



9 15 



7 19 



— Two-year-olds ... 



13 12 



12 4 



14 8 



11 19 



— Three-year-olds 



16 11 



14 16 



16 15 



13 IP 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







13 9 



12 12 



Herefords — ,, 



15 2 



13 i° 







Devons — >, 



14 0 



11 15 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



, * 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and 







1 





Lambs — 







1 





Downs or Longwools 



33 4 



28 10 



i ;- " • ' ■ J 

 1 





Scotch Cross-breds... 







25 0 



20 5 , 



Stose Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



21 7 



16 1 



19 10 



14 LI 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



