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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of May, 1905. 



[Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters?) 





England. 



Scotland. 



Description. 



First 









Second 



First 



Second 





Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Quality. 



Fat Stock : — 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt. f 



per cwt.f 



Cattle : 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots... 



7 10 



7 6 



37 1 



34 3 



Herefoids ... .« 



7 11 



7 2 







Shorthorns ... .« 



7 9 



7 2 



36 4 



33 8 



Devons 



7 9 



7 3 









per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 





d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves • — . .. 



Si 



1\ 





7 



Sheep : — 











Downs 



8£ 



8 



9 







Longwools ... .« 



71 



11 



8* 





Cheviots 



8f 



8| 



9k 



8* 



Blackfaced ... 





1\ 



8| 



7f 



Cross-breds .... 



! 



Ik 



9 



8 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 



6 6 



6 0 



6 5 



5 11 



Porkers 



7 0 



6 7 



6 11 



6 3 



Lean Stock 1 — 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 



£ s. 



£ s. 



^ s. 



£ s. 



Shorthorns -In Milk 



20 2 



17 8 



20 16 



17 9 



— Calvers 



19 19 



16 15 



18 13 



16 4 



Other breeds— In Milk ... 



18 4 



15 4 



19 2 



IS 8 



„ — Calvers 





13 7 



18 8 



15 8 



Calves for Rearing 



2 5 



1 16 



213 



1 16 



Store Cattle :— 











Shorthorns — Yearlings 



9 7 



8 1 



10 11 



8 9 



Two-year-olds 



13 4 



11 16 



14 19 



13 0 



,, Three-year-olds 



16 4 



14 13 



17 2 



14 16 



Polled Scots — Two-year-olds 







16 11 



13 18/ 



11 ere fords — 



15 15 



13 18 







Devons — s , 



13 4 



11 12 







Store Sheep :— 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs and 











Lambs — 











Downs or Longwools ... 



47 3 



43 0 







Scotch Cross-breds 







39 2 



34 6 



Store Pigs : — 











Under 4 months 



27 3 



20 3 



23 7 



18 6 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



