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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of October, 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 . u. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots ... 



O O 



7 7 



39 11 



35 10 



Herefords 



7 11 



7 6 







Shorthorns 



7 10 



7 2 



35 5 



35 0 



Devons 



8 3 



7 6 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





a. 



r/ 

 u. 



u. 



CI. 



Veal Calves 



7? 



7 



9.X 

 o| 





Sheep : — 











Downs ... 



Q 

 0 



7 







Longwools 



7 2, 



£3 

 °5 







Cheviots 



O 

 O 



7a 



0 

 5 



7? 



Blackfaced 



7h 



6| 



71 



6* 



Cross-breds 



n 



7 



8 



7i 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone. 



per stone. 



Pigs :— 



s. a. 



s, a. 



S. a. 



c // 



j . a. 



Bacon Pigs 



6 4 



5 10 



b 4 



5 7 



Porkers 



0 9 



0 3 



0 0 



e t t 

 5 11 



Lean Stock : — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



£ s. 





£ s - 



£ s> 



Shorthorns— In Milk 



21 16 



18 8 



21 1 



17 6 



,, — Calvers 



21 IT, 



J 



18 6 



20 5 



17 4 



Other Breeds — In Milk 



l6 12 



15 3 



20 5 



16 13 



,, — Calvers 



[4 IO 



14 2 



19 10 



16 8 



Calves for Rearing 



2 3 



1 14 



2 1 



1 10 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



10 5 



8 12 



10 14 



8 8 



— Two-year-olds ... 



13 18 



12 9 



15 2 



12 11 



— Three-year-olds 



16 12 



14 16 



15 12 



13 18 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







16 1 



13 8 



Herefords — , , 



14 5 



12 15 







Devons— >, 



15 9 



14 3 







Store Sheep : — 



s. d. 



s. d. 



£ d. 





Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, and 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools 



35 7 



30 4 







Scotch Cross-breds ... 







25 1 



21 1 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



22 4 



15 7 



20 6 



15 6 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



(4321) 2 S 



