466 



Market Prices. 



[SEPT., 



The second Order relating to American gooseberry mildew in Kent, dated 

 14th August, 1908, contains the following provision : — 



"Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 6 of the 

 American GOOSe- American Gooseberry Mildew (Kent) Order of 1908 a 

 berry Mildew notice under that Article may require the occupier of 

 v r\ a * nnno i n f ecte d premises to destroy by burning or other effective 

 (Kent) Order Of 1908 met hod and by a date to be specified in the notice any 

 (No. 2). bush or bushes on the premises, and the Local Authority 



shall pay compensation for such destruction subject and 

 according to the provisions in that behalf of the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts, 

 1877 and 1907." 



In consequence of the discovery of American Gooseberry Mildew in Essex the 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have made an Order which came into operation 

 on the 28th of August, 1908, and applied to the County 

 The American GOOSe- °f Essex. The Order follows the lines of the Orders 



berry Mildew (Essex) a ^P' ied \° other ™T tU ? " h " e American G ° osete 'y 



" x ' Mildew has appeared, of which a summary was given in 



Order Of 1908. this Journal, January, 1908, p. 624. 



REVIEW OF MARKET PRICES IN AUGUST. 

 A. T. Matthews. 



First Week. — In the first week of August the trade had not only to reckon 

 with Bank Holiday, which, falling on a Monday, entirely disorganises the 

 business of the Metropolitan Cattle Market, but also with the fact that 

 it is the commencement of the regular holiday season, when such a 

 vast number of town and suburban residents transfer their custom 

 to seaside towns and other pleasure resorts. This loss is immediately 

 felt, and to a much greater extent than is generally realized by the 

 general public or farmers and others who supply the London and other 

 great markets. In the writer's opinion, it would be well if the habitual 

 senders of stock to Islington Market could be made to understand how 

 very generally all Bank Holidays are regarded as real holidays in 

 London, in which feeling butchers form no exception, for, in short, they will 

 not, as a body, attend the market on these occasions. Their absence on 

 3rd August was even more marked than usual, and less than half the 610 

 cattle and 4,840 sheep and lambs would have been quite sufficient to meet 

 the requirements of the few buyers present. The consequence, of course, 

 was that the stock could not be sold and this means a week's heavy expenses 

 and also a certain amount of loss of bloom and condition. The salesmen 

 and dealers, seeing the position of matters, did not attempt to force sales 

 especially of fat cattle, and prices for them could not be quoted as lower 

 They were allowed to stand at "]\d. to l\d. for Herefords and Devons and 

 at j\d. to 6\d. for Shorthorn bullocks, the small amount of actual business 

 transacted rendering these figures more or less nominal. 



It was most difficult to obtain a reliable quotation for sheep, the demand 

 being so restricted, but such business as was transacted was certainly at 

 a reduction of \d. per lb. The best Down wethers of about 72 lb., dead 

 weight, were quoted at %\d., Cross-breds 8d., Scotch half-breds gd., Cheviots 

 S^d., and Longwools yd. per lb. At this time of year we look for the 

 appearance at Islington of Hampshire Down " tegs," or forward lambs of 



