§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimates he has made as a result of the recent agricultural returns of the numbers of store cattle and store lambs which are likely to be marketed in Scotland during the next five months; and how this compares with the amounts marketed in the equivalent period of last year.
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§ Mr. RossIt is not possible from the June Returns to make any precise forecast of marketings of store cattle and lambs over the next five months since the time of marketing depends on a number of factors including the winter keep position. The returns do not suggest, however, that total marketings of homebred store cattle or lambs will be markedly different over the next five months from marketings during the same period a year ago.