426 Live and Dead Meat Trade in July, [august, 



North America, 1,749,000 qrs. from South America, 159,000 qrs. from 

 Russia, and 485,000 qrs. from Europe S.E. 



Oilseeds. — The British markets of London and Hull, which are the 

 centres of the trade in oilseeds, are concerned for future supply. India 

 has better yields than in 1909, and Argentina adds yearly to the area 

 under linseed. Nevertheless, the demand for actual use appears steadily 

 to be forging ahead of production. The exchanges of July were very 

 strong for linseed, and despite free offers of Indian cottonseed, the price 

 of that staple rose also. Egyptian fine cottonseed, obtainable in 1905 

 for 6s. per cwt., had risen by the early months of this year to 95., 

 and is now at 10s. The offers to ship new crop in November at 85. 6d. 

 per cwt. promise some relief to this stringency. On the last day of July 

 there were on passage 200,000 qrs. of linseed, 14,000 qrs. of rapeseed, 

 and 39,000 tons of cottonseed. The dearness of oilseeds affects other 

 staples containing oil; thus soy beans are fully js. 6d. per ton dearer 

 on the month. 



Oilcake. — Those who early in July bought good linseed cake at 

 £j 175. 6d. per ton were able on the 30th to re-sell at £g. Cottonseed 

 cake made £6 5s. for London and £6 for Egyptian. Soy bean cake 

 made £6 10s. per ton, an advance of 155. from late June. 



Various. — Beet sugar continues to command nearly 15s. per cwt. 

 for delivery of old make in August, September, and October ; but new 

 make, November and December delivery, is 35. under this price. Canary- 

 seed makes 445. per qr., Dari 265. per qr., and Gram 255. per qr. 

 These three articles meet with a very fair sale. Buckwheat at 27s. 

 per qr. and rye at 255., may also be mentioned as articles having a 

 market. 



THE LIVE AND DEAD MEAT TRADE IN JULY. 

 A. T. Matthews. 



Fat Cattle. — The markets have been very well supplied with grass- 

 fed cattle, and their condition has been well up to the average for the 

 time of year. While the weekly general average values have been singu- 

 larly uniform, there have been frequent instances of wide variation in 

 local prices, some markets being much better than others. One of 

 these cases occurred at Newport (Mon.), where, in the last two markets 

 of the month, first quality Shorthorns realised gs. yd. per stone, which 

 was about yd. per stone more than the English average, and lod. more 

 than was obtained at several leading markets, such as Bristol, Lincoln; 

 and Nottingham. This is by no means an isolated case, and it wouli 

 appear quite possible for some graziers to reap considerable advantage! 

 by a closer study of the latest information. The average price of primj 

 Shorthorns for the month in about twenty-one markets was 95. o\& 

 per stone, second quality Ss. i\d., and cows and bulls 75. id., the last 

 mentioned having sold remarkably well. The average for first an! 

 second quality Herefords was 95. 5^. and 85. *jd., for Devons gs. 2c 

 and Ss. o^d.> for Runts gs. and Ss. 6d., and for Polled Scots 95. 3d. an 

 Ss. md. This shows a decline of 2d. on prime Shorthorns, and 2fi 



