ticipate that the
improvement will last the next succeeding Monday. It appears that London
is clear of meat, the which, with small supplies of everything to-day,
is the sole immediate cause of the improvement, for, notwithstanding
that the market was well attended by both town and country butchers and
stock-takers, they, nevertheless, at the opening of the market, appeared
disposed to purchase briskly, on the supposition, according to the
returns of over-night, that the supplies were large, but when this
statement was discovered to be erroneous they then bought freely, and
higher prices were more readily given.

FRIDAY.--In consequence of the supply of beasts on sale being large for
the time of year, we have to report a very heavy demand for beef, and in
some instances the quotations declined 2d. per 8 lbs. From Scotland
nearly 200 lots were received fresh up. Prime old downs maintained their
previous value; but that of all other kinds of sheep had a downward
tendency. In lambs very little was doing, at barely Monday's
quotations. Calves moved off heavily, at a reduction of 2d. per 8 lbs.
The pork trade was unusually dull, at previous currencies. Milch cows
sold slowly at from 16_l._ to 20_l._ each.

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Prices per Stone. | At Market.
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Monday. Friday. | Monday. Friday.
Beef 3s 0d to 4s 2d 2s 8d to 4s 0d | Beasts 2,840 800
Mutton 3s 2d to 4s 4d 2s 10d to 4s 4d | Calves 149 373
Veal 3s 6d to 4s 8d 3s 6d to 4s 6d | Sheep and Lambs 32,840 9,210
Pork 3s 6d to 4s 8d 3s 0d to 3s 10d | Pigs 410 326
Lamb 4s 0d to 5s 0d 3s 4d to 4s 8d |
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Prices of Hay and Straw, per load of 36 trusses.

Hay, 3_l._ 5s. 0d. to 4_l._ 8s. 0d.
Clover, 4_l._ 4s. 0d. to 5_l._ 8s. 0d.
Straw, 1_l._ 18s. 0d. to 2_l._ 4s. 0d.

BOROUGH HOP-MARKET.

MONDAY.--There was no business whatever transacted during last week, and
even the duty remains without fluctuation. In this state of inactivity
the effects of the Metropolitan Total Abstinence movement was a topic of
interest to the trade. As it appears that nearly 70,000 persons took the
pledge, the consumption of