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offer, and proved too much for the slow state of the market, prices, in consequence, being lower. 7J to 8-stone Down wethers, 5s. 6d. to 5s. 8d.; 9-stone, 5s. 4d. to 5s. 6d.; 10-stone half-bred, 5s. 2d.; 11-stone Hampshires, 4s. lOd. to 5s.; 12-stone Lincolns, 4s. 8d.; 10-stone Down ewes, 4s.; 11-stone half-bred ditto, 3s. 8d. per 81b., to sink the offal. Calf trade and supply nominal. Milch cows, £16 to £22 per head. Total supplies—Beasts, 1,260; sheep, 9,770; calves, 5; milch cows, 55.
DEPTFORD, January 2,—Beast supplies to-day mustered 2,115 head, which is 261 less than on Monday last, consisting of 1,278 United States and 837 Argentine. With a good demand trade ruled firm. United States, 3s. 9cl. to 4s.; and Argentine, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 8d. Sheep arrivals totalled 3,771, consisting entirely of South American shipments, this being 144 more than on Monday last, and1 met a good demand at 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d. per 81b., sinking the offal.
PROVISIONS.
SMITHFIELD, January 2.—The butter market remains very slow, although prices here and there were a shade dearer. Fresh and finest quoted, 104s. to 106s.; and factories, 106s. to 108s. Normandy ordinary best baskets, 110s.; extra mild, 124s. per cwt, Brittany rolls, 12s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. per dozen pounds; Danish finest, 114s. to 114s.; fine, 108s. to 112s.; Colonial finest, 100s. to 104s.; fine, 96s. to 98s. per cwt. Cheese market quiet but firm. Bacon firm at late advance. The egg market remains generally slow at late rates. French, 9s. to 14s. 6d.; Italian, 9s. to Us.; Hungarian, 7s. to 8s. 9d.; Galician, 7s. to 7s. 6d. per 120.
HOPS.
BOEOUGH, January 2.—The market remains steady at fully recent prices, but the amount of business passing is of a limited character, as holders steadily refuse to accept a concession.
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be planted on the surface. Let the roots be spread over the surface and a trench cut round the tree, throwing the sod taken off over the root?. The tree will thus si and upon a small mound. It will, of course, be necessary to secure it by some kind of tying to a support.
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MARK-LANE, January 2.—Only a small attendance of buyers was present at to-day’s market, which resulted in a general tone of dulness being characteristic. English wheat was firmly held, but a slow sale. White quoted 30s. to 32s.; red, 28s. to 30s. 6d. per qr. Foreign sorts slow owing to firmness of holders. Flour market steady quiet. Grinding barley upheld. Oats quiet and tendency easier. Maize was 6d. dearer on the week. Beans and peas unaltered. London Produce Clearing House quotations of American wheat:—January, 6s. 4d.; March, 6s. 3§d.; June, 6s.; October, 6s. Id. per cental. Sales registered, 100,800 centals. Maize—January, 4s. 2|d.; March, 4s. 0|d.; June 3s. ll§d. per cental. Sales registered', 48,600 centals. Arrivals last week:—English and' Scotch: Wheat, 2,668 qrs.; barley, 532 qrs.; malt, 11,073 qrs.; oats, 1,100 qrs.; beans, 322 qrs.; peas, 236; flour, 12,791 sacks. Irish: Oats, 460 qrs. Foreign : Wheat, 40,575 qrs.; barley, 56,900 qrs.; oats, 46,117 qrs.; beans, 1,050 qrs.; peas, 1,390 qrs.; maize, 10,997 qrs.; flour, 87,755 sacks.
MEAT.
SMITHFIELD, January 2.—Arrivals this morning were on a moderate scale, and evidenced a steady sale. Arrivals of beef included 60 tons Scotch, 750 Liverpool sides, 1,700 hindquarters, and 800 forequarters American killed. Quotations: —Beef—Scotch short sides, 4s. to 4s. 4d.; long ditto, 3s. 8d. to 4s.; English, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 8d.; American Deptford-killed, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d.; Liverpool, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 4d. ;American refrigerated hindquarters, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 8d.; average, 3s. 5d.; forequarters, 2s. to 2s. 2d.; average, 2s. Id.	Mutton—Scotch, 4s. to 4s. 8d.; English
wethers, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d.; ewes, 3s. 2d.; Dutch wethers, 3s. 4d'. to 3s. 8d. Veal—English, 4s. to 4s. 8d.; Dutch, 4s. to 4s. 4d. Pork—English, 3s. 8d. to 4s.; Dutch, 3s. 2d. to 3s. 5d.; and Irish, 3s. to 3s. 2d. per 81b.
POULTRY AND PROVISIONS.
SMITHFIELD, January 2.—A quiet demand met a moderate supply.	Prices:—Pheasants, 5s. to 6s.;
young partridges, 3s. 6d.; old ditto, 2s. per brace; Surrey capons, 4s. to 5s. 6d.; Surrey fowls, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; Boston fowls, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 9d.; Essex fowls, 2s. to 2s. 3d.; Irish fowls, Is. 6d. to 2s.; ducks, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; French turkeys, 6s. to 12s.; teal, Is.; snipe, 6d. to 9d.; pintail, Is. 6d.; widgeon, Is.; woodcock, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; wild ducks, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; golden plover, 9d.; black .plover, 4d.; feathered pigeons, 8d. to 9d.; Bordeaux pigeons, 9d. to Is. 2d.; hares, 2s. 6d. to 3s.; leverets, 2s.; tame rabbits, Is. 2d. to Is. 8d.; wild rabbits. 9d. to Is.; Australian rabbits, 6d. to 8id. each; larks, Is. 6d. per dozen.
CATTLE.
ISLINGTON, January 2,—A moderate supply of beasts was available this morning, in which was included 70 from Scotland, 30 Irish (Waterford), and׳ 404 eastern counties. Both prime and second qualities evidenced a very slow demand, hut prices remained without appreciable change. Fat cows were firm but quiet. Scotch quoted 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.; Norfolks, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d.; Herefords, 4s.; Lincoln shorthorns, 4s. to 4s. 2d׳.; Irish, 4s.; and fat cows,
1 3s. 6d. per 81b. A good supply of sheep was on
spade, when the plants are young, and before taking them from the seed-bed. ... In time another ta,p-root will form, which is again cut off before final planting.”
The opinion expressed in the maxim may be accounted for by the fact that the soil was sandy and gravelly with an iron pan resting on a yellow clay.
In Forestry, each forester must gather his own experience, as the carrying out too strictly of leading principles may lead to disappointment. The landowners’ motto should be “ Expert o crede.״
THE WEATHER.
The gale now blowing will test the work of the planter. Where trees are small and well planted, with a lean to lee-ward, but little injury will accrue ; but where trees too large for an exposed position have been chosen, every tree will have to be retrodden when the gale subsides. Should frost set in it will lift the trees, and one of the first actions in early spring will be retreading and re-ear thing wherever necessary. The month of April is the test month of success. If wet, the trees will doubtless be carried safely through June and July ; if dry, they will suffer in these months.
ARBOR DAY.
A writer in the “Morning Post” suggests an Arbor Day in England. The suggestion as tending to the planting of trees is excellent, but the area open to such indiscriminate planting in this country is lacking, so that the laudable desire must remain more sentimental, than practical. The planting of trees upon all lands that under present circumstances are unprofitable under the plough is becoming more and more recognised as a duty for many land owners. If the recognition of this duty is accompanied by a determination to plant the right tree in the right place, and to plant it well, good results must follow.
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TAP-ROOTS.
In order to show the differences of opinion which arise in points of practice, I quote the following “ maxim ” written by a landowner, who, during his life, planted more trees probably than any other man of his time : —
“ Cut not when planting oak their long tap root,
,Till that’s renewed they’ll form no leading shoot,
But make your holes extend in depth as far As suits each tap root, with on iron bar ;
Thus, they at once reach soil which suits the tree, And grow with much less struggle, straight and free;
And they are not lifted from the ground by frost.
By which those oaks whose roots are cut are lost.”
Compare this with another authority of repute : —“ They are especially liable to injury from late spring frosts, both in the blossoms and leaves, and having a long tap-root, they are somewhat difficult to transplant, without careful preparation, tending to the suppression of this root, and to the formation of abundant fibres.”
And again:—“ In the oak, it has been recommended to cut off the tap-roots with a sharp
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