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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 " in the Month of September, 1909. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 



Onnlitv 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 



On^i 1 1 



Fat Stock:— 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt.t 



per cwt.f 



Cattle :— 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 





8 3 



7 ° 



40 6 



36 7 



Herefords 





8 5 



7 7 







Shorthorns 





8 1 



7 4 



39 5 



35 8 



Devons 





8 4 



7 6 





~~ ~ 







per id. 



per lb.* 



per lb. 



per lb. 







d. 



d. 







Veal Calves 





i& 

 7i 



7 



8 





Sheep : — 













Downs 





1% 



6£ 



— 



~ — 



Longwools 





6| 



53 







Cheviots 







A3 



74 





Blackfaced 





6f 



A 1 

 "I 



C 3 



* 3 

 51 



Cross-breds 





7 



64 



7i 



6i 







per stone. * 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



Pigs :- 





s. d. 



Si d. 



</. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs 





7 4 



6 11 



7 0 



6 3 



Porkers 





7 7 



7 3 



7 5 



6 O 



Lean Stock :— 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — ' 





£ >■ 



£ s> 



;£ s. 



£ s - 



Shorthorns — In Milk 





21 7 



17 18 



22 7 



18 6 



, , — Calvers . . . 





21 6 



17 18 



20 1 



17 0 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





_ 0 0 



10 8 



14 9 



i9 5 



15 16 



,, — Calvers 







13 10 



18 12 



15 7 



Calves for Rearing 





2 3 



1 13 



2 12 



1 11 



Store Cattle : — 













Shorthorns — Yearlings 





10 4 



8 12 



10 0 



8 14 



— Two-year-olds... 



14 4 



12 6 



15 3 



13 5 



— Three -year - 



olds 



17 15 



15 8 



17 12 



16 7 



Polled Scots — Two-year 



■olds 







15 8 



14 10 



Herefords — ,, 





15 6 



13 18 







Devons — 





14 3 



12 2 







Store Sheep : — 













Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 





s. d. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



Downs or Longwools 





28 11 



24 5 







Scotch Cross-breds 









21 5 



18 6 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 







19 6 



22 8 



19 1 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 f Live weight. 



