191 2.] Live and Dead Meat Trade jn January. 969 



33s. 6d. for white African. Burma offered prompt shipments at 

 £6 16s. 3d. per ton direct to London, cost, freight, and insurance. 



Oilseeds. — American competition for linseed is less than it was 

 at this time last year, and the new crop in Argentina is decidedly 

 heavier. Prices accordingly are expected during the next few months 

 to be easier than they have recently been. There seems, however, to 

 be little practical anticipation of linseed falling below 165. per cwt. 

 either for Argentine or for Calcutta, while 175. to 185. is likely to 

 be demanded for English, Russian, and Bombay, which sorts are the 

 pick of the market. 



Various. — The general dearness of fattening foods leads to beet 

 sugar being in request; 155. per cwt. is about the lowest quotation. 

 Some mixed feeding stuffs may be quoted as follows : — Pigeon beans, 

 50s. per 532 lb. ; small round peas, 74s. per 504 lb. ; Indian chick peas, 

 305. per 504 lb. ; Essex rye, 335. per 480 lb. ; Indian millet, 285. per 

 480 lb. ; Sussex gores, 88s. per 532 lb. ; Argentine canaryseed, 45s. per 

 464 lb. ; and Russian buckwheat, 7s. 6d. per cental. There is a busier 

 trade than usual in the minor products. 



THE LIVE AND DEAD MEAT TRADE IN JANUARY. 

 A. T. Matthews. 



Fat Cattle. — Trade ruled very firm throughout the month. Sup- 

 plies were moderate, and the average condition of animals offered 

 was fully as good as could be expected in view of the exceptional 

 difficulties of feeders, owing to the scarcity of roots and the very 

 high cost of concentrated feeding stuffs. A notable feature at the 

 Metropolitan Market was the unusually liberal supplies of Irish 

 bullocks, the condition of which was quite equal to the normal. At 

 the market held on the 22nd, fully half of the cattle exposed had 

 been shipped from Dublin and Waterford. These useful cattle have 

 helped to compensate for the falling off in the usual supply from the 

 Norfolk yards. 



The following averages for cattle in English markets are calcu- 

 lated for the four weeks ended January 25th : — Shorthorns, 8s. Sd. 

 for first, and 7s. qd. for second quality, against 8s. qd. and 7s. qd. 

 in December; Herefords, 8s. nd. and 8s. 3d., against 8s. qd. and 8s.; 

 Devons, 9s. and 7s. lid., against 8s. ud. and 7s. 1 id. ; Welsh Runts, 

 8s. Sd. and 7s. iod., against 8s. 6d. and 7s. qd. ; Polled Scots, 9s. and 

 8s. 3d., against 8s. ud. and 8s. 3d. per 14 lb. stone. It will be seen 

 that in most of these classes there was some advance. As regards the 

 immediate future, it is considered improbable that the present supplies 

 can be maintained. 



Veal Calves. — There was a very good demand for the time of year, 

 and average prices were very steady. These were 8£d. and y^d. per 

 lb. in the leading British markets, this being an advance of \d. per lb. 

 on the prices ruling in December. 



Fat Sheep. — For the first three weeks of the new year values 

 remained about stationary, but in the fourth week there was a very 

 decided advance of \d. per lb. in the average of British markets. 



