The market days are Wednesdays and Saturdays. The former is small, but
that on the latter day is well attended and abundantly supplied. In
fact, few towns enjoy the advantage of a better or cheaper supply of
meat, poultry, butter, vegetables, fruit, &c. But it must be confessed
that many places of far less importance than the capital of Shropshire
possess more suitable accommodations befitting the ample produce brought
from the surrounding districts to its markets.
The space allotted for the sale of vegetables is in the spacious square
opposite the County Hall, commonly called the “Green Market;” that for
poultry, eggs, &c. on Pride Hill and in the Butter Cross. The shambles
for butchers’ meat is in a street called “the Double Butcher Row;” and in
Fish-street, near St. Julian’s church, are sheds and stands for the
country butchers. The corn mart is held under the old market house.