'Markets and fairs' in J T Bunce, History of the Corporation of Birmingham. Volume 2

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Provides an account of the history and work of the markets managed by Birmingham Corporation including their acquisition by the Corporation, subsequent improvements, regulation, work of Markets Dept. Provides two tables showing annual income, expenditure, etc, per market, 1852-84. The markets are: 1] Market Hall [retail for vegetables, meat, fish, miscellaneous wares]; 2] Bull Ring Market for plants, shrubs, poultry - open air; 3] Smithfield Wholesale Vegetable Market - covered; 4] Dead Meat Market; 5] Wholesale Fish Market; 6] Smithfield Market for cattle, horses, straw, hay - partly covered