§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the average price paid for fat cattle in representative markets in Scotland for each month of 1974 to the nearest date; and if he will show the corresponding figures for 1973.
§ Mr. William RossAverage market prices for clean fat cattle in all Scottish516W liveweight markets for 1973 and 1974 to the latest available date are shown below.
CLEAN FAT CATTLE PRICES (£/LIVE CWT.) (All Scottish Liveweight Markets) Average Market Price 1973£ 1974 £ January 20.25* 18.70 February 19.19* 18.27 March 18.52* 18.58 April 18.40 18.49 May 19.20 19.19 June 19.39 19.20 July 19.31 18.66 August 19.09 17.54 September 19.12 15.81† October 18.91 14.04† November 19.59 13.94†‡ December 20.05 — Notes:
* Figures for January—March 1973 are for cattle certified under the Fatstock Guarantee Scheme.
† Figures for September—November 1974 are for cattle certified under the Beef Premium Scheme.
‡Figures for November 1974 relate to the first three weeks only.
Source: MLC Scottish Weekly Market Survey.