asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the average price per live hundredweight of beef cattle at markets in Ireland for each week since 1st January, 1973.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cattle Prices.
98.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report. Following is the statement:
|
Week ended |
Overall Average Price for Cattle (£/cwt. liveweight) |
|
3rd January 1973 |
16.44 |
|
10th |
17.07 |
|
17th |
16.69 |
|
24th |
17.00 |
|
31st |
17.21 |
|
7th February 1973 |
17.08 |
|
14th |
17.06 |
|
21st |
17.21 |
|
28th |
17.14 |
|
7th March 1973 |
17.15 |
|
14th |
17.23 |
|
21st |
17.34 |
|
28th |
17.76 |
|
4th April 1973 |
17.57 |
|
11th |
17.66 |
|
18th |
17.77 |
|
25th |
18.00 |
|
2nd May 1973 |
18.25 |
|
9th |
18.32 |
|
16th |
18.06 |
|
23rd |
17.68 |
|
30th |
17.19 |
|
6th June 1973 |
17.17 |
|
13th |
17.01 |
|
20th |
16.97 |
|
27th |
16.75 |
|
4th July 1973 |
16.40 |
|
11th |
16.13 |
|
18th |
16.27 |
|
25th |
16.03 |
|
1st August 1973 |
16.09 |
|
8th |
16.13 |
|
15th |
16.20 |
|
22nd |
16.28 |
|
29th |
16.18 |
|
5 September 1973 |
15.88 |
|
12th |
15.80 |
|
19th,, ,, |
15.82 |
|
26th,, ,, |
16.02 |
|
3rd October, 1973 |
15.87 |
|
10th ,, ,, |
15.59 |