872 READINGS IN RURAL ECONOMICS 



THE GROCERS' GAZETTE AUGUST, 16, 1913 



OFFICIAL MARKET REPORT 



The following was issued by the Committee of the Home and Foreign 

 Produce Exchange, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S. E., at 2 o'clock 

 on Friday : 



Bacon. Irish, lean sizeable, 81 s., 84s., 86s.; lean stout, 80s., 83s., 

 85s.; stout sizeable, 80s., 83s., 85s.; fat stout, 80s., 82s., 84s.; good and 

 seconds, 77s., 79s. Continental, Danish, No. 1 sizeable, 76s., 78s., 82s. 

 No. 2 sizeable, 76s., 78s., 82s.; No. 3 sizeable, 75 s., 77 s., 81 s. ; No. 1 sixes 

 75s., 77s., 81 s. ; No. 2 sixes, 75s., 77s., 81 s. ; No. 1 stout, 76s., 78s., 81 s. 

 No. 2 stout, 76s., 78s., 81 s. ; good and seconds, 73s., 76s.; Swedish, No. 1 

 sizeable, 75s., 77s.; No. 2, sizeable, 72s., 76s.; No. 3, sizeable, 72s., 75s. 

 Dutch, No. 1 sizeable, 74s., 76s., 77s.; No. 2, sizeable, 73s., 75s., 76s. 

 No. 3, sizeable, 73s., 74s.; sixes, 72s., 74s., 75s.; heavy, 72s., 74s.; good, 

 70s., 74s. with a slow trade prices have been reduced. Canadian, No. 1 

 (50-62 lb.), 80s., 81 s. ; No. 2 (50-62 lb.), 78s., 80s. ; No. 3 (50-62 lb.), 78s.; 

 heavyweights, 76 s., 78 s. an small supply. American, Cumberland cut, 67 s., 

 73s.; bellies, box, 70s., 72s., up to 78s. 



Butter. French, fresh rolls, 10s. 6d., lis., 12s., 13s.; extra mild, 

 106s., 110s. ; finest, 102s., 104s.; Paris, 102s., 112s.; good to fine, 96s., 

 98s.; inferior, 90s., 94s. steady. Danish, finest, 120s., 122s. steady. 

 Russian and Siberian, finest, 96s., 98s., 100s. ; good to fine, 92s., 94s.; 

 inferior, 88s., 90s. fair demand for finest, other descriptions slow. Dutch, 

 creamery, 102s., 108s. ; rolls, 12s. 6d., 12s. 9d., 13s. Irish, creamery, 106s., 

 108s., up to 110s. ; unsalted, 108s., 110s. ; factory, 90s., 96s., 100s. slow. 

 Australian, Victorian, finest, 104s., 106s. ; unsalted, 104s., 106s., 108s. ; 

 good to fine, 100s., 102s.; unsalted, 100s., 102s. New South Wales, finest, 

 102s., 104s., 106s. ; unsalted, 104s., 106s. ; good to fine, 96s., 100s. ; un- 

 salted, 98s., 102s. Queensland, finest, 102s., 104s.; unsalted, 102s., 104s., 

 106s. ; good to fine, 96s., 100s. ; unsalted, 96s., 98s. little doing. 



Hams. Irish, Northern, 8-12's, 112s., 114s.; 12-16's, 112s.; heavy, 

 iios.; Southern, 8-12's, 124s. ; i2-i6's, 124s. steady enquiry. York and 

 Cumberland, 8-12's, 126s., 130s.; 12-16's, 120s., 128s.; 16-20's, 116s., 

 128s.; 20's and over, 11 6s., 128s. scarce. Canadian, long cut (green), 

 8-12's, 93s., 95s.; 12-16's, 92s., 95s.; heavy, 88s., 95s. scarce. Ameri- 

 can, long cut (green), 8-12's, 83s., 86s., 92s.; 12-16's, 79s., 82s., 84s.; 

 heavy, 77s., 80s., 83s.; short cut (green), 8-1 2's, 80s., 84s.; I2-i6's, 78s., 

 81 s. ; heavy, 78 s. poor demand. Picnics, 5-6's, 53 s., 53 s. 6d. ; 6-8's, 

 52s., 53s.; heavy, 53s. slow. 



Lard. Irish, Bladders, 61 s., 68s., 71 s. ; do., seconds, 57 s., 66s. ; kegs, 

 61 s. f.o.b., quiet. American, Pails, 56s. 9d., 57s.; boxes, 28 1b., 56s., 

 56s. 3d.; boxes, 56 lb., 55 s. 6d., 55s. gd. ; half barrels, 55s. 3d., 55s. 6d. ; 

 tierces, 55s., 55s. 3d. a little more doing at the reduction. Danish, 

 Bladders, 61 s., 63 s. 



