§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) if he will state the average prices of store cattle, sheep, and pigs in Ireland in October, 1909; and how they compare with the average prices in each of the last six years?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLThe following table gives the information desired:—
Average prices of store cattle, sheep, and pigs in Ireland in October, 1909, together with the average prices during October of the six preceding years.
STORE CATTLE. Year. Yearlings. 2 Years old. 3 Years old. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 … 7 14 3 10 12 2 13 2 8 1904 … 7 10 8 10 13 5 13 3 11 1905 … 7 3 1 9 19 0 12 7 7 1906 … 7 7 1 9 18 6 12 7 11 1907 … 7 9 0 10 6 3 12 8 8 1908 … 7 15 6 10 15 7 13 0 2 1909 … 8 6 6 11 2 9 13 8 7
STORE SHEEP. STORE PIGS. Year. Lambs. 1 Year old and over. 2 Years old, and over. 8 to 10 weeks old. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 … 1 6 2 1 19 1 2 5 1 — 1904 … 1 8 1 2 1 5 2 7 4 1 0 1 1905 … 1 8 1 2 2 2 2 6 4 1 5 2 1906 … 1 11 8 2 7 1 2 7 9 1 4 1 1907 … 1 10 2 2 4 11 2 6 0 0 19 10 1908 … 1 4 2 1 15 7 1 18 1 1 5 1 1909 … 1 2 8 1 12 0 1 16 11 1 7 0