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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of December, 1909. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the 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 7 

 8 3 

 8 3 

 8 7 

 per lb.* 

 d. 



H 



per stone.* 

 s. d. 

 7 10 • 

 7 9 

 7 6 

 7 10 

 per lb.* 

 d. 



7\ 



per cwt.t 

 s, d. 



41 S 



40 0 



per lb. * 

 d. 



per cwt.+ 

 s. d. 

 37 1 



36 3 



per lb.* 

 d. 



6| 



Sheep : — 

 Downs 

 Longwools 

 Cheviots 

 Blackfaced 



Cross-breds 



Pigs :- 

 Bacon Pigs 

 Porkers 



... 



... 

 ... 



7l 

 61 

 7i 

 6$ 

 7i 



per stone. 

 s. d. 



7 9 



8 4 



6i 

 6 



6f 

 5t 

 6i 



per stone.* 

 s , d. 



7 3 

 7 10 



7i 

 6| 



7t 



per stone. * 

 s. d. 



7 9 



8 0 



Si 

 61 



per stone.* 



6 9 



7 0 



Lean Stock : — 

 Milking Cows : — 

 Shorthorns — In Milk 



5 , — Calvers... 

 Other Breeds— In Milk 

 — Calvers 



... 



per head. 



£ s. 



22 6 

 21 17 

 19 7 



per head. 



£ s, 

 18 10 

 18 10 



15 15 

 14 7 



per head. 

 £ s- 

 22 13 

 20 6 

 20 2 

 19 1 



per head. 



£ s. 

 18 0 

 17 2 

 16 9 

 16 9 



Calves for Rearing 





2 3 



1 12 



2 13 



1 17 



Store Cattle : — 



Shorthorns — Yearlings 



,, — Two-year-olds... 



,, — Three -year -olds 

 Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 

 Herefords — 

 Devons — 



9 17 

 13 l 7 

 16 0 



15 i5 

 13 16 



8 5 

 12 7 

 14 16 



H. 3 

 1 1 10 



9 16 



14 5 



15 10 



17 3 



8 4 

 11 17 



13 l 9 



Store Sheep : — 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 

 Lambs — 

 Downs or Longwools 

 Scotch Cross-breds 



and 



s. d. 

 31 6 



s. d. 

 25 11 



s. d. 



s. d. ■ 

 17 10 



Store Pigs : — 

 Under 4 months 





26 9 



19 10 



20 1 



17 7 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



% P 



