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104s., 98s. ; prices were never so low again for the year, at least 
so far as firsts and seconds are concerned, nor did thirds return to 
98s. till November 27th. The mild butters on July 10th were 117.s., 
108s., 105s. Prices advanced steadily from July 12th, and on the 
day they touched their lowest; in previous season (August 22nd) 
they had advanced 19s., 20s., 14s. for ordinary firsts, seconds, and 
thirds, and 27s., 24s., 15s. for superfines, fines, and milds over the 
quotations on July 10th. The change in prices having taken 
place, there was little else of importance to note till a reaction 
set in on October 28th, when prices were 140s., 127s., 114s. Between 
that and the end of November firsts and seconds receded to 130s., 
113s., at which prices speculators put large quantities into store, 
and when supplies began to fail in December they ran up prices 
quickly. 
Butter. — In the first week in January', Clonmel and Carlow 
butters were quoted 126s. to 13Gs., f.o.b. No further transactions 
in them were then reported until the second week in May, when a 
few small sales were made at 128s., f.o.b. ; the third week in that 
month they were quoted 104s. to 112s., at the end of the month 
they were 110s. to 114s., early in June, 110s. to 118s., nominally 
about the same at the end of the month, and so continued until 
the middle of July ; later in the month they were 114s. to 122s. ; 
early in August, 116s, to 124s. : at the end of the month they 
varied from 124s. to 132s. In September, choice was nearly 
nominal at 124s. to 138s.; October, 126s. to 142s.; and remained 
about the same to the middle of December. Holders of choice 
qualities firm, but buyers operating very sparingly. 
Foreign Butter. — Danish butter was offered the first fortnight 
in January at 140s. to 150s. The first week in February to the 
first week in March, 140s. to 160s. The first week in May, when 
the new make was coming forward more freely, 135s. to 145s. 
From the end of May to the first week in June, 116s. to 120s. 
The first week in July, 110s. to 114s. ; prices then advanced to the 
third week in August. At the close of September they were 
140s. to 148s., and from the third week in October to the third 
week in November the variation was slight. From the end of the 
month to the last week in December, 150s. to 160s. Normandys 
began the year with firsts at 120s. to 130s. In the beginning of 
February they were 130s. to 150s. Tliroughout the greater part 
of March, firsts were 140s. to 150s., and in the first week in April 
140s. to 154s. ; afterwards 146s. to 154s. ; the tendency was then 
downwards. By the third week in May, the new seasons make 
was becoming plentiful, and the last week in May, prices fell to 
112s. to 116s. Early in July prices reached the lowest for the 
