| Prices per Stone. | At Market. | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| Prices of Hay and Straw, per load of 36 trusses. | ||
| Hay, 3l. 5s. 0d. to 4l. 8s. 0d. | Clover, 4l. 4s. 0d. to 5l. 8s. 0d. | Straw, 1l. 18s. 0d. to 2l. 4s. 0d. |
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 malt liquor must seriously diminished, and the demand for Hops will consequently be very considerably decreased. It is fortunate, therefore, for the planters that this year's growth is not large, otherwise the prices would have been seriously low, and although that crop is not only about an average, yet from this diminished consumption, which is likely to progress, the value of the new will not be more than last year, and possibly even less. There have been a few small lots of 1843's at market, which go off very slowly.
Friday.—About ten pockets of new hops have been disposed of this week at from 7l. to 8l. per cwt. We are now almost daily expecting large supplied from Kent and Sussex, as picking is now going on rapidly. In old hops scarcely any business is doing, while the duty is called 150,000l.
Sept. 14.—A large amount of business has been transacted in cotton at this day's market. The sales, inclusive of 5,000 American bought on speculation, have consisted of 10,000 bales.
Sept. 15.—We have a fair inquiry for Cotton this morning, and there is no change whatever in the general temper of the market.
COAL MARKET.
Buddle's West Hartley, 15s.; Davison's West Hartley, 15s. 6d.; Fenham, 13s. 6d.; Hastings Hartley, 15s.; Holywell Main, 15s. 6d.; New Tanfield, 14s.; Ord's Redheugh, 12s. 6d.; Pontop Windsor, 12s. 6d.; Tanfield Moor, 16s. 6d.; West Pelton, 12s. 9d,; West Hartley, 15s. 6d.; West Wylam, 14s. 6d.; Wylam, 14s. 6d. Wall's End:—Clennell, 14s. 6d.; Clarke and Co, 14s.; Hilda, 15s. 6d.; Riddell's, 16s. 9d.; Braddyll's Hetton, l8s. 9d.; Haswell, 19s.; Hetton, 18s. 6d.; Lambton, 18s. 3d.; Morrison, 16s.; Russell's Hetton, 18s,; Stewart's, 18s. 6d.; Whitwell, 17s.; Cassop, 18s.; Hartlepool, 16s. 6d.; Heselden, 16s, 6d.; Quarrington, 17s.; Trimdon, 17s. 6d.; Adelaide, 18s.; Barrett, 16s. 9d.; Bowburn, 15s. 6d.; South Durham, 17s.; Tees, 17s. 9d.; Cowpen Hartley, 15s. 6d.; Lewis's Merthyr, 19s. 6d.; Killingworth, 16s. Fifty-nine ships arrived since last day.