§ 66 and 67. Captain FITZROYasked the Minister of Agriculture (1) whether he will state the price of fat beasts per cwt., and the price of home-killed beef for each month during the year 1921;
(2) whether he will give particulars showing the number of cattle of one year
MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES OF FAT CATTLE AND DEAD MEAT IN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING THE YEAR 1921. | |||||||||||||
(Compiled from Reports furnished by the Market Reporters of the Ministry of Agriculture.) | |||||||||||||
— | Quality. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | ||||||
s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
Fat Cattle, Live, per cwt. | 1 | 106 | 8 | 105 | 11 | 104 | 4 | 104 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 94 | 8 |
2 | 96 | 6 | 96 | 5 | 94 | 7 | 94 | 4 | 94 | 10 | 85 | 2 | |
English Beef (Wholesale) per cwt. | 1 | 168 | 6 | 168 | 0 | 165 | 6 | 167 | 6 | 156 | 0 | 148 | 6 |
2 | 156 | 0 | 157 | 6 | 155 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 144 | 6 | 136 | 6 |
— | Quality. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov | Dec. | ||||||
s. | d. | s. | d. | s | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
Fat Cattle, Live, per cwt. | 1 | 84 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 76 | 11 | 67 | 6 | 62 | 8 | 62 | 5 |
2 | 74 | 9 | 74 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 52 | 7 | |
English Beef (Wholesale) per cwt. | 1 | 129 | 0 | 128 | 6 | 119 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 90 | 6 |
2 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 108 | 0 | 84 | 6 | 79 | 6 | 81 | 0 |