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122s., at the end of tlie month, with lessened supplies, 130s. to 
IJos. ; December, 135s. to 138s. Seconds, early in May, 107s. to 
109s., at the end of the month, 98s. ; in June they varied from 98s. 
to Ills.; July, 110s. to llos. ; August, lT4s. to 115s. ; September 
and October, 116s. to 119s. ; Kovember, 108s. to 113s.; December, 
Ills, to 120s. Thirds, early in May, I07s. to 109s., the end of the 
month, 98s.; in June they varied, 98s. at the beginning, to 1128. 
at the close of the month; July and August, 100s. to 107s.; 
September and October, 100s. to 112s.; November, 94s. to 98s.; 
December, 89s. to 978. The quotations represent the landed 
prices. 
Irish Butter. — We are informed from all parts of Ireland that 
for many years past there never was such a scarcity of butter in 
that country as there is just at present. In former years both 
farmers and merchants held stocks for the months of January, 
February, and March. This proved so disastrous last year that 
very few kept any on hand this season, and it is now discovered on 
the appearance of any demand that there are no supplies to meet it. 
There is, practically, no butter being made just now, nor can there 
be any till the beginning of April. The one market which 
furnishes any reliable statistics — Cork — shows average receipts at 
present of about 70 firkins daily, as compared with an average of 
about 200 daily at this time in other years. These will be gra- 
diially lessening, and the quality of these is only thirds and 
fourths. In addition to the larger daily supplies in former years 
there were good stocks held ; now there are none. An idea of how 
bare the Irish markets are may be formed from the fact that they 
are importing for local consumption large quantities of Danish and 
American butter and butterine. 
Foreign Butter. — The weather — very severe in the early part of 
the year, the summer hot and dry, and the latter part of the year 
mild and wet — had a telling effect upon this market. Danish 
Butter. — The quotiitions were for first and second qualities in 
the early part of January, 13o8. to 160s., the latter end, 145s. 
to 164s. ; February, 150s. to 160s. ; early in March, 1408. to 160s. ; 
then 130s. to 145s., and from the end of the month to the end 
of April, 124s. to 140s. ; from the opening of May to the first 
week in June they varied from 120s. to 136s., and 120s. to 1258.; 
July, early, 120s. to 130s., the latter end, 128s. to 135s. ; in the 
beginning of August, 130s. to 140s.; then to the second week in 
September, 1368. to 1408.; at the end, 1258. to 1408.; October 
began at 130s. to 145s., and finished at 142s. to 1508. ; at the end 
of November they were 1508. to 100s., and varied little to the latter 
end of December. Best Normandys the first week in January were 
