H72  Statistics  afecting  British  Agricultural  Interests. 
Table  X. — Number  of  Cattle,  Sheep,  and  Swine  reported  as 
entering  the  Scheduled  Markets  of  Great  Britain  under 
the  Mai'kets  and  Fairs  {Weighing  of  Cattle')  Act,  1891, 
together  with  the  Numbers  Weighed  and  Priced. 
[From  the  Board  of  Agriculture  Journal,  Vol.  vUL,  p.  551,  and  Vol.  x.,  p.  560.] 
Animals  ‘ 1901  1902 
1903 
Cattle : 
Entering  markets 
Weighed  ..... 
Brices  returned  .... 
Prices  returned  with  qualitj’') 
di.stinguished  . . . j 
No. 
1,161,516 
156,289 
131,792 
109,590 
No. 
1,302,601 
184,499 
14.5,996 
121,453 
No. 
1,262,301 
183,466 
147,903 
123,946 
Sheep : 
Entering  markets 
Weigtied  ..... 
Prices  returned  with  quality] 
distinguished  . . . f 
4,314.232 
39,371 
32,439 
4,.508,045 
42,832 
34,695 
4,223,877 
36,679 
30,810 
Swine  ; 
Entering  markets 
Weighed 
Prices  returned  with  tjuality] 
distinguished  . . . j 
383,875 
2,167 
2,161 
414,351 
2,722 
2,585 
483,232 
3,034 
2,996 
Table  XI. — Average  Prices  of  Fat  Cattle  ctot.  (Live 
Weight)  for  1902  and  1903.  Compiled  from  the  Returns 
received  under  the  Markets  and  Fairs  ( Weighing  of  Cattle) 
Act,  1891. 
Places 
Inferior 
or  third  quality 
Good 
or  second  quality 
Prime 
or  first  quality 
1902 
1903 
1902 
1903 
1902 
1903 
Per  cwt. 
Per  cwt. 
Per  cwt. 
Per  cwt. 
Per  cwt. 
Per  cwt. 
England  : 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s.  d. 
Carlisle 
27 
6 
27 
6 
31 
0 
30 
8 
35 
6 
35  6 
Leeds  . 
— 
__ 
33 
2 
31 
10 
36 
4 
35  6 
Leicester 
31 
4 
— 
31 
10 
31 
0 
35 
10 
34  2 
Liverpool 
28 
2 
26 
6 
32 
0 
30 
2 
36 
2 
34  6 
London 
29 
2 
28 
8 
3B 
2 
33 
10 
40 
6 
37  10 
Newcastle  . 


34 
4 
33 
4 
39 
8 
37  6 
Shrewsbui  y . 
29 
6 
30 
0 
33 
4 
33 
10 
37 
4 
36  2 
Scotland : 
Aberdeen 
26 
8 
26 
6 
35 
8 
34 
6 
39 
0 
37  2 
Dundee 
26 
2 
25 
0 
3(J 
0 
34 
6 
39 
8 
37  8 
Edinburgh  . 
— 
32 
0 
37 
2 
35 
4 
40 
0 
37  8 
Falkirk 
31 
4 
30 
8 
35 
0 
34 
10 
38 
4 
37  2 
Glasgow 
85 
6 
34 
4 
33 
10 
35 
10 
38 
4 
36  8 
Perth  . 
31 
4 
31 
2 
35 
2 
34 
4 
39 
0 
37  4 
