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week, 32s. to 36s. : best, first week in July, 37s. to 40s. ; then 36s. to 
38s. to the first week in August ; then 34s. to 36s. the last week : 
lower qualities, the first and second week in July, 28s. to 34s. ; last 
week in July to second week in August, 25s. to 34s. ; then 24s. to 
32s. to the first week in September : best, first week in September, 
30s. to 40s. ; second week, 26s. to 38s. ; lower qualities, second week 
in September, 2ns. to 30s. These low quotations began to attract 
the attention of buyers, resulting in a rapid advance, say nearly 
20s. per cwt. in two weeks. Prices for best in the third week in 
September were 34s. to 46s. ; the fourth week, 54s. to 56s. ; the first 
week in October, 54s. to 58s. ; the second week, 58s. to 62s. ; the 
third week, 60s. to 64s. ; the last week, 64s. to 68s. Buyers having 
supplied their wants liberally, no further change took place till 
the end of December, firsts remaining then at 64s. to 68s. ; lower 
qualities, the second week in September, 26s. to 30s. ; the third week, 
34s. to 38s. ; the last week, 44s. to 52s. : the first week in October, 
46s. to 52s. ; second week, 46s. to 54s. ; third week, 48s. to 56s. ; the 
last week, 50s. to 60s. : first week in November, 52s. to 60s. ; then, to 
the end of the month, 54s. to 60s., and throughout December, 56s. 
to 64s. Thus best qualities, which were not higher than 38s. the 
second week in September, caused a considerable falling off" in 
shipments, and were 68s. at the end of December. Lower qualities 
fluctuated in a like manner from 24s. to 32s. to 56s. to 64s. 
