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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of September, 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 





7 9 



39 4 



35 6 



Herefords ... 



8 0 



7 7 







Shorthorns 



7 10 



7 1 



38~~i 



34 7 



Devons 



8 2 



7 5 









per lb. # 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 



0 

 0 



7i 



si 



"J 



Sheep : — 











Downs ... 



8 



7 









Longwools 



7i 



6i 



— 



— 



Cheviots 



8 



74 



8 



71 



Blackfaced 



7i 



6| 



73; 



64 



Cross-breds 



7i 



.7 



8 



7i 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs :— 



r 



s. a. 



s. a. 



s. d. 





Bacon Pigs 



6 6 



6 0 



6 4 



5 6 



Porkers 



6 10 



6 5 



6 7 



5 11 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



21 4 



17 19 



22 7 



17 8 



— Calvers ... 



21 1 



18 3 



l 9 5 



17 0 



Other Breeds — In Milk 



20 7 



14 7 



19 10 



15 19 





15 10 



14 0 



19 19 



15 18 



Calves for Rearing 



2 4 



1 15 



1 17 



1 8 



Store Cattle :— 









oiiui munis — x cdimigs ,. , 



9 13 



8 2 



9 14 



8 0 



,, —Two-year-olds ... 



13 10 



11 17 



14 18 



12 7 



— Three-year-olds 



15 17 



14 6 





13 12 



Polled Scots— Two-year-olds 







14 18 



12 15 



Herefords — ,, 



14 7 



13 7 







Devons — >, 



15 0 



13 5 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools 



34 2 



29 7 







Scotch Cross-breds 







25 0 



20 1 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



22 2 



15 10 



19 9 



14 5 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



