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Prices of Live Stock. 



Cattle, Sheep, and Swine entering the Markets and Marts 

 of the undermentioned Places, with the Number Weighed, 

 as received from the Market Authorities under the Markets 

 and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) Act, 1891 (54 and 55 Vict, 

 c. 70) in the Year 1898. 





Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Swine. 



Places. 



Total 

 Number 

 entering 



the 

 Markets 



or 

 Marts. 



Number 

 Weighed. 



Number 

 Weigh'd 

 foi- 

 which 

 Prices 

 were 

 given. 



Total 

 Number 

 entering 



the 

 Markets 



or 

 Marts. 







Number 

 Weighed. 



Number 

 Weigh'd 

 for 

 which 

 Prices 

 were 

 given. 



Total 

 Number 

 entering 



the 

 Markets 

 or 

 Marts. 



Number 

 Weighed. 



Number 

 Weigh'd 

 for 

 which 

 Prices 

 were 

 given. 



England. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



No, 



No. 



Ashford ■ 



12,653 



193 



— 



113,293 



30 



- 



17,500 





- 



Birmingham 



32,141 



19 



19 



89,188 





- 



164,588 





- 



Bristol 



59>7oi 



14s 



120 



115,890 





- 



- 





— 



Carlisle - 



62,603 



7,752 



7,752 



336,851 





- 



15,816 





- 



Leicester - 



60,048 



1,058 



842 



86,248 



111 



85' 



5.723 



19 



19 



Leeds 



32,841 



1,631 



1,631 



124,665 



3,399 



3,399 



6,162 



126 



108 



Lincoln 



8,129 



36 



32 



64,147 





- 



10,371 



9 



9 



Liverpool - 



64,667 





8,010 



380,705 



3,428 



3,428 



- 





- 



London 



78,105 



14,324 



4,930 



540,140 



7,176 



112 



1,550 



- 



- 



Newcastle-tipon-Tyne 



97,800 



2,303 



2,303 



344,328 



8 



8 



39,881 



1,035 



1,035 



Norwich - 



113,309 



269 





206,950 



44 





26,069 







Salford - 



125,344 



1,492 



- 



574,729 



662 



- 



1,848 



112 



- 



Shrewsbury 



43,816 



6,224 



5,805 



80,384 



138 



: 



17,489 





21 



Wakefield - 



85,960 



1,577 



341 



252,549 



1,233 





6,947 



44 





York 



89,080 



31 



30 



188,356 







3,918 







Scotland. 





















Aberdeen - 



56,966 



23,116 



23,116 



199,408 



22,921 



22,921 



19,387 







Dundee 



17,587 



13,383 



13,103 



30,153 



3,257 



3,235 



2,106 







Edlnburgii 



75,048 



28,905 



*i5,597 



245,350 



20 





7,480 







Falkirk - 



11,230 



3,633 



3,633 



8,558 







69 







Glasgow - 



77,415 



12,016 



11,246 



417,486 



476 



222 



7,037 



3 





Perth- 



59,548 



12,498 



*3,787 



292,241 



7,050 



7,050 



9,429 



245 



245 



Total for England 



966,197 



45,roi 



31,817 



3,498,423 



16,229 



7,032 



317,862 



1,366 



1,192 



Total for Scotland 



297,794 



93,551 



*70,482 



1,193,196 



33,724 



33,428 



45,508 



248 



245 



Total 



1,263,991 



138,652 



*io2,2g9 



4,691,619 



49,953 



40,460 



363,370 



1,614 



1,437 



* Prices for 13,187 cattle in addition to the above were quoted from Edinburgh, and for 8,711 

 cattle from Perth, but without distinguishing the qualitj'. 



