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Prices of Live Stock . 



the first three months of 1901 as during the same months 

 of 1900, the quotations for prime cattle were in January and 

 February slightly lower than in the preceding year. In 

 March of both years the value of the prime stock reported 

 •on remained the same. 



From nine of the scheduled places sales of fat cattle by live 

 weight, i.e., at an agreed price per stone or per cwt., were re- 

 ported. These transactions were most numerous at Glasgow, 

 where 1,447 prime cattle and no of second quality were 

 thus sold during the three months. The prices calculated 

 from sales by actual live weight ranged from 37s. iod. to 

 32s. 6d. per cwt. for animals of first quality, and from 36s. 6d. 

 to 3 is. 6d. per cwt. for those ot second quality. 



The practice of weighing store cattle has been for some 

 time systematically adopted at Shrewsbury, and at one or 

 two other places — Edinburgh, Leicester, Aberdeen, and 

 Dundee — it was resorted to in a few instances during the 

 quarter. 



The appended table gives the details for each scheduled 

 market of the number of cattle, sheep, and pigs respectively 

 entering, weighed, and priced during the first quarter 

 of 1 go 1. 



