542 



Prices of Live Stock. 



I. — Total number of animals entering-, weighed, and priced 

 at the Scheduled Places in Great Britain in the Fourth 

 Quarter of 1898 : — 



Animals. 



Cattle : 



Entering markets - - . . 



Weighed- - 



Prices returned 



Prices returned with quality distinguished 

 Sheep : 



Entering markets 



Weighed - - 



Prices returned with qualitj' distinguished - 

 Swine : 



Entering markets 



Weighed 



Prices returned with quality distinguished - 



4th 

 Quarter, 



No. 



402,639 

 41,821 

 36,789 

 30,939 



[.i39>635 

 9,229 

 7,400 



130,581 

 488 



4th 

 Quarter, 

 1897. 



No. 



350,807 

 29,386 

 25,332 

 20,625 



949)744 

 7,632 

 6,100 



93>75o 

 831 



4th 

 Quarter, 



No. 



342,981 

 29,664 

 26,146 

 20,504 



,010,925 

 7,4" 



65,498 



Note.— The figures for 1898 include the returns from Carlisle and Falkirk. 



II. — Prices of fat cattle at the undermentioned 

 places in the Fourth Quarter of 1898 :- 



twelve 





J Inferior 

 or 



3rd Quality. 



Goou 

 or 



2nd Quality. 



Prime 

 or 



ist Quality. 



Places. 















1 





















































Numbe] 



Price pe 



Stone. 



Price pi 



3 



Numbe 



Price p( 

 Stone. 



Price pe 



Cwt. 



Numbe; 



Price pe 



Stone. 



Price pe 



Cwt. 







J. 



d. 



J. 



d. 





s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 





s. 



d. 



J. 



d. 



Carlisle - 



751 



3 



3 



26 



0 



723 



3 



8! 



29 



10 



433 



4 



2 



33 



4 



Leeds 



^3 



3 



6 



28 



0 



55 



3 



8? 



29 



6 



379 



4 



0 



32 



0 



Liverpool 













289 



3 



5 



27 



4 



3674 



3 



II 



31 



4 



London - 





3 



4? 



27 



2 



500 







31 



8 



870 



4 



61 



36 



6 



Newcastle- 



16 



3 



3i 



26 





135 



3 



85 



29 



6 



247 



4 



2i 



33 



8 



Shrewsbury - 

































Aberdeen 



1296 



2 



ioi 



23 



0 



3074 



3 



iii 



31 



6 



2371 



4 



45 



34 



[Q 



Dundee - 



264 



3 



42- 



27 



0 



1677 



3 



- , 1 

 1 12 





8 



1049 



4 



3 



34 



0 



Edinburgh 













3624 



3 





31 



:o 



194 



4 





35 



8 



Falkirk' - 



180 



3 



\\ 



27 



0 



483 





lof 



31 





371 



4 





34 



6 



(Glasgow - 



399 



3 



io| 



31 



2 



94? 



4 





32 





2485 



4 



2^ 



33 10 



Perth 



158 



3 



91- 



30 



2 



366 



4 





32 



8 



281 



4 



4i 



34 10 



III. — Comparative statement of the prices of fat cattle at 

 the undermentioned twelve places in the Fourth Quarters of 

 1898 and 1897 : — 





Inferior 



Good 



Prime 





or 



or 



or 





Third Quality. 



Second Quality. 



First Quality. 



Places. 

















4th Qrtr. 



4th Qrtr. 



4th Qrtr. 



4th Qrtr. 



4th Qrtr. 



4th Qrtr. 





1898. 



1897. 



1S98. 



1897. 



1898. 



1897. 





Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwc. 



Per Cwt. 



Per Cwt. 





J. d. 



.y. d. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



d. 



Carlisle 



26 0 





20 10 





33 4 





Leeds 



28 0 



27 4 



29 6 



31 2 



32 0 



32 4 



J^iverpool - 





25 0 



27 4 



28 a 



31 4 



32 0 



London 



27 2 



24 4 



31 S 



32 2 



36 6 



38 2 



Newcastle - 



26 2 



27 10 



29 0 



30 10 



33 S 



34 4 



Shrewsbury 





25 2 





31 4 





34 2 



Aberdeen - 



23 0 



24 2 



31 6 



33 ^ 



34 10 



36 2 



Dundee 



27 0 



27 0 



31 S 



32 2 i 



34 0 



35 4 



I'Alinburgh - 







31 10 



32 6 



35 8 



35 10 



I'alkirk " - 



ii 





31 2 





34 6 





Cilasi^ow 





29 2 



32 2 





33 10 



35 2 



Perth - 



30 2 



30 4 



32 3 



32 10 



34 10 



35 8 



