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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of January, 1 909. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 





per stone. * 



per stone.* 



per cwt.f 



per cwt.t 



Cattle : — 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 





8 5 



7 11 



39 9 



36 10 



Herefords 





8 4 



7 10 









Shorthorns 





8 2 



7 6 



38 10 



35 11 



Devons 





8 6 



7 10 











per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 







j 

 a. 



a. 



a. 



j 

 a. 



Veal Calves 





H 



Ik 



H 





Sheep : — 













Downs 





n 



63 



— 



— 



Longwools 





11 



6£ 



— 



— 



Cheviots 





n 



7i 



Ik 



6 T 



Blackfaced 







64 



7 



6 



Cross-breds 





7k 



6| 



7| 



6| 



Pigs :- 





per stone. * 



per stone.* 



per stone. * 



per stone.* 





s . d. 



s. a. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs 





6 3 



5 9 



6 7 



6 0 



Porkers 





6 9 



6 3 



7 1 



6 2 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows :— 





A s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns — In Milk 



... 



21 14 



18 6 



21 10 



17 12 



, , — Calvers . . . 



... 



21 16 



18 2 



19 9 



17 9 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





18 6 



H 13 



19 2 



16 5 



— Calvers 









19 19 



16 13 



Calves for Rearing 





2 4 



1 15 



2 12 



1 19 



Store Cattle': — 













Shorthorns — Yearlings 





10 8 



8 19 



9 14 



7 18 



— Two-year-olds... 



14 2 



12 4 



14 0 



1 1 14 



— Three -year - 



olds 



16 16 



14 14 



15 15 





Polled Scots — Two-year 



■olds 







15 3 



13 5 



Herefords — , , 





15 4 



14 2 







Devons — „ 





15 0 



12 17 







Store Sheep : — 













Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 





s. cl. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools 





39 4 



33 0 







Scotch Cross-breds 









26 9 



23 2 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 



... 



21 11 



16 1 



19 5 



15 11 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 f Live weight. 



