776 Live and Dead Meat Trade in November. . [dec, 



15,000 qrs. of rapeseed, and 50,000 tons of cottonseed. November 

 shipments of linseed were 93,000 qrs. from Argentina, and 69,000 qrs. 

 from India. 



Farm Seeds. — The new crop of home cloverseed is a sad wreck, and 

 90s. per cwt. was paid during November at Mark Lane, Wisbech, 

 and Peterborough, for fine quality secured in good condition. The 

 market, for the most part, has had to rely upon foreign cloverseed, 

 which, at 665. to 68s. for red, and 585. to 645. for white, includes really 

 serviceable samples. Other November sales on this market have been 

 of Lucerne at 785. to 885., Sainfoin at 285. to 305., Trefoil, at 505. to 705., 

 Alsike at 80s. to 845., . and Cowgrass at 905. to 925. (all per cwt.) 

 Perennial ryegrass has made £2 per 224 lb. 



Minor Staples. — Rye at 28s. to 295. per 480 lb. for new English is 

 cheap and good value ; it was nearly all harvested before the weather of 

 August broke up. Manchurian millet at 235. per 416 lb. was quickly 

 bought and sales were also brisk during the month for Russian buck- 

 wheat at 285. 6d. per 416 lb., and for Indian dari at 265. 6d. per 480 lb. 

 The by-products of the mill had an increasing sale as November drew 

 to its close. 



THE LIVE AND DEAD MEAT TRADE IN 

 NOVEMBER. 

 A. T. Matthews. 



Fat Cattle. — The month began with a very large supply at Islington 

 on the 1st. Large, that is, for these days, for the 1,570 head would 

 have been considered a remarkably small lot a few years ago. It was 

 the largest market since Christmas, but, fortunately for the sellers, 

 there was a good attendance of buyers who had contracts to fulfil, and 

 all were cleared at the full prices of the previous week. The trade 

 generally was firm in tone. The average for Shorthorns in 22 markets 

 was 8s. per stone for first, and js. 2\d. for second quality ; for 

 Herefords, 8s. \\d. and 75. 8\d. ; for Devons, 85. $\d. and js. $%d. ; 

 Runts, 8s. and js. ^d.; and Scots, 8s. o\d. These prices showed some 

 advance on the last week of October for Devons and Welsh 

 Runts. The highest average price for Shorthorns was 8s. gd. for 

 stall-feds at Ipswich, and the lowest ys. yd. at Liverpool, London being 

 well above the average of the English markets at 8s. 2d. In the second 

 week this breed was not nearly so well shown in London, and the 

 quotation was relatively reduced, although the trade continued good for 

 the time of the year, and considering the condition of the animals 

 offered. The average for Shorthorns, in fact, was a trifle higher on the 

 week, but Devons were slightly lower owing to the falling off in 

 condition, while Runts came out better and improved their average by 

 fd. per stone for first quality. The demand for Shorthorns was con- 

 siderably better at Bristol, Leicester and Peterborough. In the third 

 week, stall-fed cattle began to appear in several markets, and these, 

 of course, met with much appreciation. Where they were absent, 

 however, even those described as first quality were very unfinished, and 



