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PRICES OF LIVE STOCK. 



[March 1897- 



Cattle, Sheep, and Swine, entering the Markets and Marts of the 

 under-mentioned Places with the Number Weighed, as received from 

 the Market Authorities in the Year 1896, under the Markets and Fairs 

 (Weighing of Cattle) Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Yict. c. 70.). 





Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Swine. 



J. JjAtijOf 



Total 

 Numbei 



entering 



the 

 Markets 



or 

 Marts. 



1 Number 

 Weighed 



Number 

 Weighed 

 for 

 Avhich 

 Prices 

 were 

 given. 



Total 

 Numbe 

 entering 



the 

 Markets- 



or 

 Marts. 



Number 

 Weighed 



Number 

 Weighed 

 for 

 which 

 Prices 

 were 

 given. 



Total 

 Number 

 entering 



the 

 Markets 



or 

 Marts. 



Number 

 Weighed. 



Number 

 Weighed 

 for 

 which 

 Prices 

 were 

 given. 



England. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



Ashford 



12,174 



20 



10 



90,871 







25,770 



7 





Birmingham - 



26,713 



5 



5 



97,405 



— 



— 



6,267 



3 



— 



Bristol - 



46,339 



108 



103 



112,040 







36 







[Leicester - ■ 



56,407 



977 



745 



88,420 



512 



158 



9,845 



58 



58 



Leeds - 



31,651 



1,240 



1,240 



133,175 



1,289 



1,289 



13,220 



2,888 





Lincoln 



8,234 



24 



22 



65,173 







- 



13,300 



9 



9 



Liverpool 



66,360 



6,424 



6,424 



334,413 



2,0S7 



2,087 









London 



79,755 



13,262 



5,762 



642,240 



5,873 



212 



5,325 



- 



_ 



Newcastle-upon-Tyne 



101,461 



1,799 



1,799 



328,681 







39,612 



1,152 



1,152 



Norwich 



93,141 



352 



352 



217,633 



40 



40 



30,747 







Salford - 



128,857 



928 



928 



595,614 



54 



54 



2,946 



- 



- 



Shrewsbury - . - 



36,275 



3,634 



3,069 



48,791 







15,349 







Wakefield 



74,724 



391 



345 



185,107 



- 





18,614 







York - 



65,778 



86 



77 



156,091 







7,264 



1 



1 



Scotland. 





















Aberdeen 



63,398 



24,621 



24,021 



186,031 



19,430 



19,295 



17,058 







Dundee 



17,498 



12,023 



11,957 



24,115 



4,406 



4,310 



2,561 



- 6 



6 



Edinburgh 



68,217 



27,396 



•12,314 



241,334 







6,654 







Glasgow 



64,514 



3,349 



2,432 



489,037 



913 



552 



9,305 



19 



IS 



Perth - 



58,518 



12,545 



*2,809 



273,772 



7,081 



'7,051 



8,471 



442 



442 



Total for England 



827,869 



29,250 



20,881 



3,095,654 



9,855 



3,810 



188,295 



4,118 



1,220 



Total for Scotland 



272,145 



79,934 



*54,133 



1,214,289 



31,830 



31,fT08 



44,049 



467 



466 



Total 



I 



1,100,014 



109,184 



*75,014 



4,309,943 



41,685 



35,048 



232,344 



4,585 



1,686 



* Prices for 14,787 cattle in addition to the above were quoted from Edinburgh, and for 9,730 cattle froru Perth,, 

 but without distinguishing the quality. 



