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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of May, 1909. 



{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.t 



per cwt.t 



Cattle :— 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 





8 r 



8 5 



7 11 



39 5 



36 3 



Herefords 





8 p 



8 . 5 



1-1 8 



7 8 







Shorthorns ... ... 





8 0 

 0 2 



<i a 

 7 0 



3 8 5 



35 0 



Devons 





8 p 



7 9 





~ ... 







per lb. * 



per 1 b. x 



per j u. 



per lb. 







d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 





H 



71 



8S 



7 



Sheep : — 













Downs 





7s 



OS 



r — 



~ 



Longwools 





A3 



AA 







Cheviots 







7i 



8 3 

 8 £ 



74 



Blackfaced 





Q 

 O 



7f 



0 

 0 



04 



Cross-breds ... 





v.1 



75 



A3 



o ¥ 



8 1 



7s 







per stone. * 



per stone. * 



per stone. * 



per stone.* 



Pigs:- 





S. it. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



j. </. 



Bacon Pigs 





6 11 



6 4 



6 7 



5 10 



Porkers 





7 3 



A n 



0 9 



7 0 



A 1 



0 3 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 













Shorthorns— In Milk 





21 1 



17 11 



21 15 



17 II 



— Calvers... 





20 10 



17 13 



20 2 



16 16 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





17 15 



14 7 



18 5 



15 18 



,, — Calvers 





13 7 



11 10 



19 10 



15 19 



Calves for Rearing 





2 5 



1 15 



2 15 



2 I 



Store Cattle : — 













Shorthorns — Yearlings 





10 2 



8 9 



10 10 



8 9 



,, — Two-year-olds .. 



14 9 



12 10 



15 3 



12 12 



,, — Three- year - 



olds 



17 14 



15 6 



17 0 



15 3 



Polled Scots — Two-year 



olds 







16 4 



13 11 



Herefords — ,, 





15 i3 



13 18 







Devons — 





H 17 



13 8 







Store Sheep : — 













Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 





s. d. 



s. d. 





j. d. 



Downs or Longwools 





42 0 



36 7 







Scotch Cross-breds 









32 2 



26 3 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 





26 3 



19 11 



24 3 



18 11 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



