1910.] Live and Dead Meat Trade in November. 779 



per 448 lb., and Russian iSs. to 195. per 400 lb. November shipments 

 were 2,700,000 qrs. from Russia, 579,000 qrs. from Europe S.E., and 

 214,000 qrs. from California. The quantity on passage on the 30th 

 was 985,000 qrs., a substantial increase on the month. As, however, 

 imports have been smaller than last season, holders are not depressed. 



Oats, — Of this staple the last thirteen weeks' receipts from abroad 

 have been so exceedingly moderate that the market has been able to 

 maintain previous quotations for all the leading foreign descriptions. 

 British oats have been a poor sale; the cause of this is none too 

 clear. Supplies on passage have increased to 440,000 qrs., mainly 

 through Russian shipments, but as 1,077,000 qrs. cleared from that 

 country in November the British purchases cannot be called large 

 in proportion. No other country but Russia is shipping oats at all 

 freely, and a severe winter in Eastern Europe would, it is thought, 

 give decided strength to the oat trade in Great Britain. 



Maize. — America in November shipped only 223,000 qrs., but this, 

 of course, was 1909 corn, the new harvest requiring time to dry, &c. 

 Shipments will begin at Christmas, and very large quantities are 

 understood to have been already sold for January and February export 

 direct to the United Kingdom. The market price is down to a guinea 

 per quarter for Argentine, and the value of the new American is 45. qd. 

 per cental for February delivery at Liverpool. The quantity on passage 

 is nearly a million quarters of "old" maize if the Argentine crop 

 secured in April of this year be now ranked as old. November ship- 

 ments from Argentina were 1,507,000 qrs. 



Oilseeds. — Linseed yields on isolated farms have during November 

 been reported at 910 lb. in this country, and 700 lb. per acre in Argen- 

 tina. The new Argentine crop for February delivery was selling on 

 November 30th at 625. 8<i. per qr. , or is. 3d. rise on the month. The 

 quantities of oilseeds on passage were 32,000 qrs. of linseed, 19,000 qrs. 

 of rapeseed, and 38,700 tons of cottonseed ; the last-named ended the 

 month with 8s. 6d. per cwt. paid for Egyptian. 



Various. — Beet-sugar steadied a little, opening at gs., and closing 

 at 95. id. to 95. 2d. per cwt. New winter beans at the last market of 

 the month were making 315. per 532 lb., old crop 2s. above this. The 

 best peas were in request, the high price of 110s. per 532 lb. being 

 paid for finest hand-picked. New red cloverseed was of good quality, 

 and at three guineas per cwt. was deemed cheap. A like price was 

 asked for fine trefoilseed, which was reported to be scarce. 



THE LIVE AND DEAD MEAT TRADE IN 

 NOVEMBER. 



A. T. Matthews. 



Fat Cattle. — There was a weakening tendency in the cattle trade 

 throughout the month, as will be seen by the following summary of 

 average prices : — Shorthorns in about twenty English markets 

 averaged 8s. 2§d., js. $d., and 6s. 6d. for the three qualities. This 



