for Consumption in the Metropolis. 



MuTTOx.— Per 8 lbs. to sink the Offal. 



95 



The supplies of rough fat having been good, prices have been 

 moderately low. The latest quotation was 2s. S^fZ. per 8 lbs. 



Newgate and Leadenhall were heavily supplied with meat, 

 but prices fluctuated considerably. The highest quotation for 

 beef was 5s. 4(/., the lowest '6s. 2cl. per 81bs. ; mutton ranged 

 from 3s. 2d. to 55. 4c?. ; veal, 4^. 4:d. to 5^. 8d. ; and pork, Ss. to 

 4^. Sd. per 8 lbs. by the carcase. 



The wool trade was in a depressed state, owing to the un- 

 usually heavy importations from our colonies. The public sales 

 passed off heavily, at Id. to 2d. per lb., and very few transactions 

 took place on account of foreign houses. Apparently, Ave shall 

 have an enormous import from our colonies this year, as we 

 learn that the clip has turned out very large. The total quan- 

 tities of wools, in bales, received from all sources in the last five 

 years were : — 



Bales. 



1862 567,668 



1863 596,-326 



1864 670,907 



1865 685,634 



1866 790,458 



The value of English wool, at the close of 1865 and 1866, was 

 as follows : — 



1865. 1866. 



Fleeces : — s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d. 



Southdown hoggetts .... 1 9i to 1 10 1 6i to 1 7 



Half-bred hogcretts 1 11^ to 2 0^ 1 Ih to 1 8i 



Kent fleeces 1 Hi to 2 Oi 17 to 1 8 



Southdown ewes and wethers 1 82 to 1 9 1 4^ to 1 5? 



Leicester ditto 1 lOi to 2 1 6 to 1 7 



Sorts : — 



Clothing and picklock .. ..110 to 1 11 1 7^ to 1 9 



Prime and picklock 1 8 to 1 8^ 1 6 to 1 7 



Choice 1 7 to 1 7i 1 5i to 1 6 



Super 1 6 to 1 6i 1 4i to 1 5 



Combing : — 



Wether matching 1 Hi to 2 18 to 1 8i 



Picklock 18 to 1 9i 1 5i to 1 6i 



Common 15 to 1 6 1 3^ to 1 4 



Hop matching 2 to 2 Oi 1 lOi to 1 Hi 



Picklock matching 18 to 1 9i 17 to 1 7i 



Super ditto " 1 5 to 1 7 1 4i to 1 5 



