PRICES OR ETE SOCK. 125 
Except in one or two of the Northern markets, the number 
of animals of the third quality was, it would appear, very 
small. The prices recorded for first quality animals reacha 
high level, particularly in the case of London, where the aver- 
age for the quarter is 4os. per cwt. (5s. per stone). The nearest 
approach to this is 37s. 1od., which was the average realised 
at three places,viz., Newcastle, Aberdeen and Edinburgh, while 
Perth follows with 37s. 8d. Leeds stands lowest in this grade 
with an average quotation of 33s. 4d. per cwt. For second 
quality beasts the average prices range from 36s. 10d. per 
cwt. at Newcastle to 30s. at Leicester. | 
The comparison of the prices realised at each of these 
thirteen places during the first quarter of 1900 and 189qa 
respectively, which is made in the following table, indicates 
that on the whole a considerably higher level of value has 
prevailed during the current year. 

















INFERIOR | Goop PRIME 
or | Oa or 
PLACES. Third Quality. | Second Quality, ss Quality. a4 
1900. 789g. | 1900. 1899. 1900. | 1899. 
Genie SEU lNa al Sop lea es 
Per Cwt. | Per Cwt. || Per Cwt. , Per Cwt. || Per Cwt. Per Cwt. 
% a Gh SB | Me ah ll oe & Sad 
| Carlisle 27 4 26 8 | Zr) 0 3° 4 3) © 33 e 
} Leicester eos 28 4 | 30 0 32 0 34 2 35 0 
| Leeds - 28 oO 28 o | 29 4 28 10 (| ae 7) 2° ¢C 
Liverpool 27 0 24 4 || 30 i0 20 nO 36) 2 AB A 
| London 26 10 26 4 | BIO Byles 40 0 38. 0 
Newcastle - = 28 4 36 10 32 4) 37 10 44 10 
| Shrewsbury 28 8 29 B2mS B25ro 36 0 an & 
} Aberdeen 26 8 25110 yl B 2m 37 10 BORO 
| Dundee 26 8 27pavaea| B2mr2 36 10 ay A 
Edinburgh - 27 8 _ 30 2 33 I0 37 10 34 I0 
H Falkirk 30 8 29 4 ay DB 32 8 326 6 B21 10 
Glasgow 32 4 Sun 33 4 32 8 35 10 34 10 
4 Perth - 85,20 30 8 a5 © 3222 37 8 ayy Al 
| || 

By averaging the returns for fat cattle of first and second 
quality at all the above places, in each of the three months 
separately, an approximate indication of the general course 
The higher 
prices of this year as compared with 1899 are clearly shown ; 
but, on the other hand, a slight gradual fall from month 
of prices in the country may be fairly obtained. 
