Sept. 1896.] 



PRICES OF LIVE STOCK. 



225 



These prices are all for cattle not distinguished as stores, and 

 therefore presumed to rank as fat stock. The only place where 

 any considerable number of stores is returned as weighed is 

 Shrewsbury, where 64 inferior, 515 second quality, and 446 

 prime cattle had their weights and prices recorded. The average 

 prices calculated on this class of stock, so far as weighed at this- 

 market, were 26s. 8d per cwt. for inferior, 31s. for second 

 quality, and 34s. 4d. for first quality stores. 



During the quarter now ended, it ,has to be noted that from 

 six of the last noted markets, over 800 reports of actual sales; 

 "per live cwt" are returner], those from Dundee and London 

 being the most numerous. The London prices thus ascertained 

 were 30s. 4cJL, 32s. 4c?. and 36s. 10 Z. per live cwt. for the three 

 qualities of stock respectively, and those from Dundee ran at 

 25s. 2d., 31s. 6c£, and 32s. 6d. for the three grades. Separately 

 shown, these groups of transactions by actual live weight were 

 returned as under, in the quarter under review. 





1 



Inferior. 

 (3rd Quality.) 



Good. 

 (2nd Quality.) 



Prime. 

 (1st Quality.) 



Places. 





















Number. 



Price 

 per 

 Stone. 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



Number. 



Price 

 per 

 Stone. 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 



Number. 



Prire 

 per 

 Stone. 



Price 

 per 

 Cwt. 







s. d. 



d. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



j 



s. d. 



s. d. 



Liverpool 









44 



3 8 



29 4 



36 



4 1| 



53 2 



London - 



9 



3 9* 



30 4 



80 



4 0i 



32 4 



118 



4 7i 



36 10 



Newcastle 















37 



4 If 



33 2 



Dundee - 



9 



3 1! 



25 2 



61 



3 ni 



31 6 



2G3 



4 0} 



32 6 



Edinburgh - 















34 



4 3| 



34 6 



Glasgow 









92 



3 llf 



31 10 



22 



4 1| 



33 0 



The customary detailed table giving the number of animals for 

 each of the scheduled places in the three months under review 

 shows how very widely the practice of different districts varies^ 

 and is as follows : — • 



