Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1915

lJellt m&de Is. to
medium shorn
,and l'ambe 1.. 2d. to
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_ . present. price of £ltt cattle is
, 2d: 'PEl" 11), .jD ac1liIa.nee of the previoU6 high .
..est: Wi:bItiJr~t1t!i' 'P"?"0ty ;of' t,lie- old",", m<lmbe.. of
!..'I~J!;f,!!l~~~, fie!",'71;.mI.JI',

the. !>¢.Ch~~ ,Q!Sde.. ·> ~
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'\ ~u~' rif&i~ ~lc:e:s . }iaw .been ~dva.nced by
mm. 2« ~;Rll per,111)<., 8ucIi lias he.en the riBe
in . tqe 'C~~.
~!e. th~t.· tJIfl' public must look
for 8; l)l~ 'me~: (If. &t.least 8; penny per Ib .
thee
in ,the
nelU'
future.
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.12"ci( heel
t~,
~'t.hera
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.h as be<ln ..
·sItgh,,'t fal,t In .tt(q; P!'- oE~ meat at Smithfield
EhgfiBl}-' a;iIa: ~~Ot;ch; ~ef.•. w,hich WII.8 trom 4<1. t~
· 8d'.; .•&c ~?IT& ~ 8Jb. :~al?ero~ , Tuesday, as com.
p<U'~ *lth
wlien hindqu&rters made
· 83. Ii stonef/md rihe' 'Za•. 4d., ,was about 4d. ..
stone lo,v'2r . ,. Wed~e6d.a.~.. mutton . prices,
~:~~I!!..~~~~! lower," rem ..tnlDg firm. , Dealers
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£hll in, p&rt to the fac t that Wed.
I" 'lneild,.v
'g enerally 8; day of slack ' traoe. and
tJiat 15' Slump lOll.,....,. · .. holiday- , season; but to
.&QlIIe ' e:x'.~ent· it~wlI.9- due to; a .. smrtller d ~malld by
the~ ."le!~I~el'~. and : c()nsumer.
The supplies at
Snil~efd :on , W"dnesd," f' were- 657 tone . below
.. the daU'y. Il.yerage for ilie sa.me periOd la.st ye:J.r.
Mell.t ,traders .do-!lot exped ;>ny. m~rked rcduC.
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berme . September.
Such is· the
that . tills week all
remarka.ble wholeea.le

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p~c.e..of

t8s; ' a ,'storre, or 16; '71;d. per IJ>.

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pl:wes. o.lfd '!!'Ca.l'City 'of 'supplies hrie had effect in
ge'leral '~t.'y · restaurants, where notices
aD·noone a ~: ge!le.tan~dja.!1·ce.. .of ld. in ' the' price of

cuts fram the Joint.
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From ;Y&riCU8 prmrinl:lio.l markets oome reports
of riges ..w-,the. pric-e- of meat.
At Ouildford , 8;
· hl'.ifEl1 oo!.d · for- .£4.6 lOa:" which works out at 16.
· 3!d: per--lIr.- · High· pricti8, it is' Raid, are tempt.
i~ Yomhire" fa.rmers .. to send )'arg'l supplies to
,ma.rket ... · At ' the lmctibn " Bales a.t D'riffi eld. on'
· Wedne8cl'av : eitger biiyws ' from the coast towns
and tbo" W~ t; Riding mll.de spirited bids fo r live
swck. ,:B.,eef: f~tched 14s. ' a. . st0n a - d cadw cii!ht,
• and mutton. Is" and la.mb Ie: 3d. Il. p ound. The
heaviest. ..bea.st s<lld realised £49.
Pete rborou~b: fat stocK market on W ednesdav
wo.s d eaeribed ' IlI' "tli<l dearest market in the
memQ.-y ' of mltn." Bee! made ~4, . per stone
)Hfd . over., & p-mce not. attained in ;the year after
the' ca.ttle ;pTagua of Ji!ty yea.re ago!l!l There wa. 8;
scarcity of. prU;ne o&ttle, anJi ' they made up ro
£48 per Jiea.,d·.. ' Sheep, too, fetched exceptional
prjcell'-669. tn . .'i7s. out of , the W~.()I~
I Born", weigh·
big out at mOAe . than \ Is. per lb,
Pork made
: lOS,~ '. ilel" swne. a.ri extra,or<1inary gure at this
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l£ulI 'mllBtcr bukherB have decided' to close
thei,., &hops on Monda.y; 'l'.u €'sday, ~nd W",dnes.
da.v_. in e,&ch. week lo,r the nex~ :nort~ i 0.8 an. ex·
perlmen~. , WIt!, ... 'lQ.ew to.' redUCUlg. ,£ p c"s, ble,
, the ' llregE\llj;.Jirgb pl:!ee of llien.t. .A~ Beverley the
buwliers..al:e. til, elasl) on. MO,n day ,/,",<1 ' Tuesdn.y,
arid at 9I'''' o'Clock on, W<><inesday and Thursilay,

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FISHl'RICES.

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, ', At Billiilgsga.te· prices of fiah' a.~~ . from. 21). to
50 per; (lent) · higher . tl'3!,' 'last ;yeJj and supplies
are r()ughlY" ,o.beut; ,half :what they were.
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THE PRICE OF' FLOOO.

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: Londo~ iil·;;', ·Miii~n.r .. A~s~eiatj()n announce

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the priM of town 'lkM6ehOld~1 hus neen reo
duced J:s:"and: ilr oow,:53s: Top , gr'!«le6' were
qUllted on Wedpesdily. &t 38. to 4 •. more. Whea.t
rose 3d. per 'qua,rter "t Livej.,pool , 'Wcd.nosda.y•

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'COMP'E NSATION- CASE

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p~ut~sdMETER

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:·A.oWARD· 01 £250.,
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_ At '~. ;n.e ..ding ~; 'c;;,';rt con ' Thu..wJl.Y, be·
, .for<> 'n;s 'l Fononr J :rds:> .Ha.rington, ~r •.. Ruff IlDd
her dalJil'hter ~"I ":.~qll~t for ar~trali.on und~
the _WorklI\en 8 COfpeDllatron :Act, ' against tlie

'Pu!so1t1etcr I E?gin07'~_ C9. , , Ltd , '
Mr. O'}1iL1re.Y~ .thEl ,ooun..cl Cor the applicants" ~d ,
the <J<mrl man Riufflwaa ·fifty . J><!ar6
age, and had
· beel! "/lUJ,plol'cd .. by ~ the. defendant•.- . IIOrne thitty
' yoll.!'9. 'Ho
·engaged · in making
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maChine
etanda.rds-ban.
iron abOut & to
length . .
,He .had to pla~
bor(l the
' To
m.xo·' t.hom .lev-pl
of hoop'

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