March 1896.] 



PRICES OF LIVE STOCK. 



489 



than in 1894. Except in Liverpool and Newcastle, medium 

 stock have also sold better in the later year. The rate for 

 prime cattle is above that of 1894, with the exceptions of London 

 (where the quotation was relatively high in 1S94), and, perhaps, 

 Newcastle (where the averages come out alike in both years). 

 According to these returns the average value of prime cattle per 

 cwt. of live weight throughout 1895 may be said to have 

 ranged from a minimum of 33s. Sd. at Liverpool, and 33s. lOd. 

 at Shrewsbury to 36s. 8d at Aberdeen, and 38s. in London ; the 

 lowest average quotation, similarly calculated for 1894, having 

 been 32s. at Shrewsbury, and the highest figure — that quoted 

 by London — being 38s. Qd. 



For the separate quarters of the past year, the averages quoted 

 for each of the eight markets above referred to stand as shown 

 in the following table : — 





England. 



Scotland. 



I/iver- 1 



liOn- 





Shrews-^ 

 hui*y . 



A her- 



Dun- 



Edin- 



Perth. 





Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 





Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



First Quarter :— 



















Inferior or Third 





29 4 







24 8 



26 2 





29 8 



Quality. 



















Good or Second 



27 8 



34 0 



32 8 





31 6 



31 8 



33 6 



32 0 



Quality. 



















Prime or Pirst 



33 10 



37 6 



34 2 





35 6 



33 6 



34 0 



34 10 



Quality. 



















Second Quarter :— 



















Inferior or Third 





28 6 





26 2 



25 8 



28 11 





33 9 



Quality. 



















Good or Second 



28 0 



36 0 



34 4 



31 6 



33 1 



33 9 



36 1 



34 7 



Quality. 



















Prime or First 



34 8 



38 4 



36 2 



34 6 



36 9 



35 5 



36 0 



36 2 



Quality. 



















Third Quarter :— 



















Inferior or Third 





29 4 





27 2 



26 3 



28 2 





83 8 



Quality. 



















Good or Second 



28 6 



34 6 



34 10 



30 2 



34 7 



34 1 



36 11 



35 5 



Quality. 



















Prime or First 



34 8 



38 0 



37 10 



35 8 



38 0 



36 6 



36 4 



37 1 



Quality. 



















Fourth Quarter :— 



















Inferior or Third 





30 2 





24 6 



24 11 



26 2 



28 7 



31 3 



Quality, 



















Good or Second 



27 6 



34 0 



31 2 



30 10 



33 1 



33 1 



32 11 



33 0 



Quality. 



















Prime or First 



S2 8 



38 4 



34 10 



34 4 



36 11 



35 7 



33 5 



35 5 



Quality. 



















