Table XTII. 
( XXVI ) 
The Quotations in the following Table 
. — Prices of Butter and Cheese in Londok during the First Weeks 
BUTTEK. 
JANUARY. 
APRIL. 

1884. 
1883. 
1882. 
1884. 
1883. 
4 AAA 
1882. 
Butter (per cwt.) : — 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. s. 
to 14} 
Ij6 to 
140 
.. 
IJO 
>, >i6 
129 
iji 
108 
to 117 
.. .. 
94 
"5 
to".. 
Ill 
iij 
70 
,, 88 
90 to , . 
* • 
.. .. 
4th8 
■JO 
89 
82 
71 
• • • . 
Normandy , . . . 
97 
.. 144 
110 
150 
no ,, 
150 
97 
,, 126 
90 ti IJ6 
no to 1^4 
124 
., 156 
U4 
144 
125 
144 
112 
,, 116 
116 , , 122 
120 , , IJO 
75 
, . 122 
60 ,, 
122 
70 
, , 112 
60 » ' 1 20 
40 
>, 80 
6^ 
,. 90 
50 
85 
40 
.. 75 
50 , , 85 
/iri * * Qr 
00 , f 05 
1881. 
1880. 
1879. 
1881. 
1880. 
1879. 
141 
to 14J 
145 
to .. 
126 to 
iJJ 
U8 
,> 14' 
14! 
116 ,, 
121 
80" 
to 128 
104 
; . 107 
no 
78 ,, 
80 
60 
.. 85 
75 to 79 
77 
78 
97 
ij6 
58 
50 ,, $2 
108 
,, 
110 
v. i}o 
75., 
100 
V, 142 
140 to 154 
70 , , 120 
120 
124 
,, 130 
116 ,, 
120 
US 
,, 128 
150 , , 160 
100 , , 104 
95 
IJO 
90 
>. 130 
so ,, 
no 
50 
, , 120 
70 145 
JO ,, 105 
65 
84 
6S 
90 
S6 
70 
40 
.. 70 
75 95 
SO ,, 70 
1878. 
1877. 
1876. 
1878. 
1877. 
1876. 
1J4 
to m 
150 
to 162 
146 to 152 
125 
., 127 
140 
154 
us 
142 
112 
to 140 
120 to 1J5 
99 
,, lOI 
119 
,, 120 
116 
117 
100 
125 
104 , , 106 
72 
90 
.. 91 
84 
86 
60' 
90 ,, 91 
Nonnandy . . , . 
85 
V, 148 
100 
., 158 
90 ., 
162 
.. 144 
100 , , 144 
90 to 142 
124 
,, Uo 
142 
146 
146 ,, 
150 
124 
,. 126 
116 ,, 120 
132 ,, ij6 
60 
,, 120 
95 
>, IJO 
90 
118 
50 
,, 110 
70 ,, 125 
go ,, 124 
56 
.. "4 ' 
80 
, , 1 10 
. 
50 
.. 95 
70 ,, 100 
80 , , 1 10 j 
In the ist week of January, 1885, the price of butter was— Cork, 2nds, 119s. to 140s. ; jrds, 89s. ; 4ths, 
The cheape^t period for Cork Butter was in July, 1879, when the value ranged from only 68s. to 86s. per 
rates quoted in the foregoing list were between 1874 and 1876, when iios. to i6os. were the prices corn- 
years prior to 1878. For American extremely low quotations h:ive been current — say, jos. to 90s. in 1879, 
Bosch Butter has also varied greatly in value — from 405. to 80s. at one time, to 80s. and iios. at another. 
CHEESE. 
JANUARY. 
APRIL. 
Cheese (per cwt.) : — 
G»uda 
1884. 
s. s. 
64 to 86 
40 , , 68 
54 ,, 64 
61 , , 66 
1883. 
s. s. 
62 to 82 
46 • > 70 
54 .. 62 
56 ,, 64 
1882. 
S. J!. 
60 to 82 
42 , , 68 
56 ,, 62 
57 . ■ 64 
1884. 
s. s. 
64 to 84 
25 .. 72 
54 ■ . 04 
50 , , 68 
1883. 
s. s. 
64 to 84 
46 ,. 75 
54 . . 54 
56 , , 70 
1882. 
J. s. 
60 to 80 
J5 ,. 66 
60 , , 64 
50 , , 66 
1881. 
70 to 90 
56 ,, 72 
60 ,, 68 
62 , , 68 
1880. 
66 to 86 
56 , , 70 
56 ,, 62 
60 , , 64 
1879. 
40 to 84 
24 . . 5J 
48 ,, 56 
46 > . 56 
1881. 
66 to 86 
52 ,, 72 
62 , , 68 
64 .. 72 
1880. 
70 to 88 
68 , , 76 
54 . . 70 
66 , , 70 
1879. 
55 to 84 
25 . . 54 
48 , , 54 
55 . . 64 
1878. 
60 to 90 
54 . . 70 
56 ,, 64 
60 , , 66 
1877. 
46 to 94 
46 .. 74 
50 , , 62 
60 ,, 68 
1876. 
50 to 86 
i° > . 64 
56 , , 62 
60 , , 70 
1878. 
60 to 90 
52 ,, 74 
56 , , 62 
62 . , 65 
1877. 
76 to 94 
58 ,, 78 
bo , , 69 
55 .. 72 
1876. 
To "r, 'U 
54 62 
60 ,, 74 
In the iht wi t k of January, 1885, tlic price of Cheese was — Knglish,64S. to 82s. ; American, 45s. to 68s.; 
English C'lieen: has alw ays commanded the highest prices in the London market, and about ten ycai-s ago 
the commonest grades was very much below what it has been since then. American Cheese of primest 
50s., and the poorest kinds have been offering at the very redui'cd rates of 25s. to jos. In the i)riceBOf 
while the hdum description, though worth relalively shillirigs more, has moved in a similar direction. 
