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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

 Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of December, 1905. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters^) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



rAT oTOCK ;— 





per stone/ 



per stone.* 



per cwt.f 



per cwt.f 



Cattle : 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Polled Scots 





7 9 



7 4 



37 2 



22 IO 



Herefords 





7 9 



7 3 







Shorthorns ... ... 





7 8 



7 0 



36 1 





Devons 





7 10 



7 3 











per lb. * 



per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per 1!).* 







d. 



d. 



d. 



d. 



Veal Calves 





/ 4 



7 







Sheep : — 













Downs 





9 



8 











Longwools ... 





8| 



7£ 











Cheviots 





"4 



8* 



u 4 



/* 



Blackfaced ... 







7ir 



8* 



°2 



7 4 

 / 2 



Cross-breds ... 





H 



8 



9 



8 







per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone. 4; 



per stone * 



Pigs :— 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Bacon Pigs ... 





6 10 



6 6 



6 11 



6 1 



Porkers 





7 6 



7 1 



7 6 



6 7 



Lean S tock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





£ s. 



£ * 



£ s. 



/ s. 



Shorthorns— In Milk 





21 7 



18 0 



IQ Q 





, , — Calvers 





20 7 



17 8 



18 IO 



16 4 



Other breeds— In Milk 





17 17 



15 5 



20 4 



16 12 



„ — Calvers 







13 10 



19 I 



15 8 



Calves for Rearing 





2 0 



1 12 



2 9 



1 13 



Store Cattle : — 









Shorthorns — Yearlings 





8 14 



7 5 



8 17 



7 " 



Two-year-olds 



12 4 



10 13 



13 4 



11 3 



,, Three-year- 



olds 



15 2 



14 1 



13 15 



12 0 



Polled Scots — Two-year 



-olds 







16 3 



13 1 



Herefords — 





14 8 



12 5 







Devons — 





12 7 



10 19 







Store Sheep : — 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs 



and 











Lambs — 













Downs or Longwools 





40 8 



36 10 







Scotch Cross-breds 









3i 3 



27 3 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 





26 8 



19 9 



22 10 



17 10 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 t Live weight. 



