§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the average prices being paid for dropped calves in Northern Ireland markets in each month of 1975 to the latest possible date; and how these prices compare with 1973 and 1974.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesAverage prices paid for dropped calves from January 1975 to October 1975 are shown in the table below along with comparative figures for the equivalent months in 1973 and 1974.
£per head 1973 1974 1975 January 58.02 26.72 9.94 February 57.92 22.97 15.95 March 52.98 24.86 16.04 April 52.54 24.20 13.70 May 55.34 23.01 14.62 June 55.13 21.20 12.91 July 44.62 23.04 13.63 August 44.79 22.66 18.46 September 41.83 18.38 25.56 October 36.98 9.64 30.97