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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of April, 1909. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



beconct 

 Quality. 



Fat Stock:— 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt. t 



per cwt.T 



Cattle :— 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots ... 





8 4 



7 11 



38 10 



35 9 



Herefords ... ... 





8 3 



7 6 



• - 



— 



Shorthorns 





8 1 



7 5 



37 9 



35 1 



Devons 





8 5 



7 9 



— 



— 







per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 







d. 



d. 



d 



d. 



Veal Calves 





9 



8 



H 



7 



Sheep : — 













Downs 





71 



7 



— 





Longwools 





7 



6i 



— 



— 



Cheviots 





H 



71 



8 



6| 



Blackfaced 





8 



7 



n 



8 



6i 



Cross-breds ... 





7i 



6| 



6| 







per stone.* 



per stone. * 



per stone. * 



per stone.* 



Pigs :- 





s. d. 



s . d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs 





6 9 



6 2 



6 8* 



6 0 



Porkers 





7 2 



6 9 



7 2 



6 4 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





£ s- 



£ 



£ s. 



^ 



Shorthorns — In Milk 





20 9 



17 10 



21 15 





,, — Calvers . . . 





20 13 



17 6 



19 0 



16 18 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





16 16 



13 18 



18 6 



15 i° 



„ — Calvers 







12 19 



18 12 



15 7 



Calves for Rearing 





2 4 



1 13 



2 16 



2 2 



Store Cattle : — 













Shorthorns — Yearlings 





10 6 



8 11 



9 17 



8 16 



— Two-year-olds... 



14 1 



12 8 



15 0 



12 14 



— Three -year - 



olds 



16 19 



15 7 



16 18 



14 10 



Polled Scots — Two-year 



olds 







15 19 



13 14 



Herefords — ,, 





15 13 



14 10 







Devons— 





14 10 



12 16 







Store Sheep : — 













Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 





s. d. 



s, d, 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools 





40 8 



35 7 







Scotch Cross-breds 









29 5 



23 8 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 





25 4 



18 10 



23 5 



18 11 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



