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In giving these figures, which do not inchide the 

 large quantities they receive from other parts of Eng- 

 land, from Ireland, and the Continent, Messrs. Brooke 

 Bros, say : " We are of opinion that this may be taken 

 to represent one-eighth of the total supply coming to 

 London (from the counties named), and the average 

 value of the fowls may be reckoned at a little under 

 3s. 4d. each net." On the basis given this firm sold 

 upwards of 100,000 fowls from the three counties given 

 above. 



The same firm has furnished me with the average 

 value of Sussex poultry sold by them during one com- 

 plete year : — 



January 



February 



JIarch 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



to 



These figures show that the average for the first six 



