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PRICES OF LIVE STOCK RETURNED UNDER THE 

 WEIGHING OF CATTLE ACT. 



The number of cattle entering the markets at the places 

 scheduled under the Markets and Fairs (Weighing of Cattle) 

 Act, 1891, during the first quarter of 1901 was 271,825, or 

 practically the same as in the corresponding quarter of last 

 year, but the number of sheep showed some diminution, 

 while that of swine reverted to about the same level as in 

 1899. A slight advance in the proportion of cattle returned 

 as weighed has again to be recorded, but the public use ol 

 the weighbridge in the sales of either sheep or swine is still 

 exceptional. 



Animals. 



ISt 



Quarter, 

 1901. 



1st 

 Quarter, 

 1900. 



Cattle : 









No. 



No. 



Entering markets 









271,825 



271,069 











3 8 ; 459 



36,034 



Prices returned - 









3^37 



32,668 



Prices returned 



with 



quality 



dis- 







tinguished 







27,397 



27,743 



Sheep : 













Entering markets 









724,286 



732,312 



Weighed - 









9,218 



9,665 



Prices returned 



with 



quality 



dis- 





tinguished 







8,168 



8,643 



Swine : 













Entering markets 









109,336 



124,639 



Weighed - 









483 



420 



Prices returned 



with 



quality 



dis- 







tinguished 







483 



348 



At Birmingham, Lincoln, and York the weighbridge does 

 not appear to have been used during the quarter, and from 



