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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of October, 1909. 



{Compiled from Reports received from tlie Board's Market 



Reporters.) 







England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 





First 

 Quality. 



, 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



Fat Stock:— 

 Cattle :— 



Polled Scots 



Herefords 



Shorthorns 



Devons 



Veal Calves 





per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 8 3 

 8 4 

 8 0 

 8 4 

 per lb.* 

 d. 



i'i 



per stone. * 

 s. d. 

 7 9 

 7 6 

 7 2 

 7 5 

 per lb.* 

 d. 

 7 



per cwt.f 

 s. d. 

 40 10 



40 0 



per lb.* 



d. 



84 



per cwt.+ 

 s. d. 

 3$ 7 



35 10 



per lb.* 

 d. 



6f 



Sheep : — 

 Downs 

 Longwools 

 Cheviots 



Blackfaced 



Cross-breds 



Pigs :- 

 Bacon Pigs 

 Porkers 





7-1 

 6| 

 7i 

 6| 



7 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 7 4 

 7 9 



6* 

 51 

 6f 

 6 



6 * 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 



6 11 



7 4 



7 



6| 

 71 



per stone. * 

 s. d. 

 7 2 

 7 6 



6i 

 5* 

 6i 



per stone.* 



6 4 

 6 9 



Lean Stock : — 

 Milking Cows : — 

 Shorthorns — Tn Milk 



,, • — Calvers... 

 Other Breeds— In Milk 

 — Calvers 





per head. 



£ s - 

 21 16 



21 I 

 20 5 

 14 IO 



per head. 



£ s. 

 18 1 



18 5 

 14 14 

 13 2 



per head. 



^ ^. 

 22 13 

 20 9 

 19 11 

 19 17 



per head. 



£ s. 

 18 s 



17 4 

 16 8 

 16 2 



Calves for Rearing 





* 3 



1 13 



2 7 



1 11 



Store Cattle : — 



Shorthorns — Yearlings 



,, — Two-year-olds... 



,, — Three- year -olds 

 Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 

 Herefords — ,, 

 Devons — ,, 



10 4 



14 6 

 17 9 



15 9 



8 11 

 12 3.3 

 IS 6 



14 5 

 12 7 



10 9 



15 4 



16 18 

 16 2 



8 8 



13 3 

 15 8 

 13 19 



Store Sheep : — 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 

 Lambs — 

 Downs or Longwools 

 Scotch Cross-breds 



and 



s. d. 

 3°_i 



s. d. 



25 0 



21 5 



17 2 



' Store Pigs : — 



Under 4 months 





25 7 



19 5 



19 3 



17 9 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 f Live weight. 



