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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



XI 1 toXlS. There was a large quantity of pigs penned, 

 and lower prices than of late had to be submitted to, to 

 effect sales. 



TKNBURY FAIR wss well supplied with stock. There 

 was a good attendance of butchers and dealers, and rather 

 better prices were realized than at recent fairs. Beef averaged 

 fully Cil. per lb. Barieu cows were dear, and cows and calves 

 made satisfactory ra'cs. There were not any fat sheep on offer, 

 but good couples met with purchasers. 



TEWKESBURY FAIR was well supported, but the 

 j^reatcr part of the business was transacted through the 

 hands of the auctioneers. Messrs. Weaver and Moore sold 

 upwards of 500 beasts, and Messrs. P. Thomas and Son 

 also sold a larijc .supply of stock. Beef sold at from 5d. to 

 ()d. ; mutton in the wool, from Gid. to 7d. ; shorn, 5|J. 

 to 6'Jd. per lb. 



"TIVERTON GREAT MARKET.— The brilliant weather 

 did not appear to operate as an inducement to graziers to send 

 their cattle to market. The number of bullocks driven was 

 hardly equal to an average. Owiug to the small supply and 

 the extenaive demand, beasts of good quality went olf freely. 

 The prices obtiineJ were, however, rather below those which 

 were realized some time since. Fat bullocks were not plen- 

 tiful, and sold readdy at from 9s. 6d. to lOs. 6d. per score. 

 There was a tolerable show cf cows and calves, which fetched 

 from £12 to £17 a-picce. Barreners were worth 73. per score. 

 The few working steers exhibited were quoted at £36 per 

 pair. There were not a great many sheep penned. They were 

 disposed of at remunerative rates. Fat wethers 7d., fat ewes 

 6d. to 6|d. per lb. ; store hogs 35s. each ; butchers' calves 5d. 

 to 6d. per lb.; rearing calves £1 58. to £2 each. 



TOWYN FAIR — The attendance was far more numerous 

 than was anticipated, as in consequence of the delightful wea- 

 ther the farmers were busily engaged sowing. The supply of 

 stock was not large. Twc-year-old steers realized from £7 to 

 £8 ; cows, in-calf, from £12 to £14. The supply of horses 

 was very meagre ; some entire animals were exhibited, and ap- 

 peared very strong and ixseful. 



WINSI.OW FAIR.— A good supply of beasts, sheep, and 

 swiue, and a numerous attendance of graziers and dealers. 

 The cow stock was remarkably good, especially the heifers, 

 some ot which made from £18 to £20 each, but the trade was 

 generally speaking dull ; pigs a slow sale, at moderate prices; 

 a poor supply of horses. 



WALES CATTLE FAIRS have been held at Carmarthen 

 on the 15th, at Langathen on the 16th, and at Landovery on 

 the 17th of this month. There was a fair number of store 

 cattle for sale at each of those places. There was a full 

 attendance of dealers, and nearly the whole of the stock were 

 sold at about ten per cent, lower than at the same fairs this time 

 last year. Cows with calves were rather scarce and commanded 

 high prices. Fat cows were in fair supply and demand at fully 

 late rates. Horses and colts were rather rcarce and in fair 

 demand, but at low prices. Pigs contmued in good demand 

 at no improvement in their value. 



WORCESTER FAIR.-There was a large supply of 

 beef, and many fat oxen were sold by auction. Beef niade 

 about Gd. per Ih. Sheep were also plentiful. Fat mutton, 

 out of tlie wool, brought about G^d., in the wool 7^d. to 7-^-d., 

 and considerable business was done in this department. 

 The show of store cattle was limited, and the demand was 

 tolerably brisk, at improving figures. Store sheep were 

 more plentiful, and sold well. 



CHESTER.— Tliere was an abundant supply of clucse for 

 the time of year. Tlenty of factors were present, and pur- 

 chased freely anything that wan good. Prices ranged from 

 45s. to 623. The quantity pitched was nearly 130 ton?. 

 Several lots were taken home, and some remained unsold. 



GLASGOW.— There was a large supply of cheese, and a 

 very heavy market. Eight carts were shown in the bazaar, 

 and 19 tons passed the wcigh-house scales. To make sales, 

 lower prices were taken, although we continue former quo- 

 tationa : Prime early made, 493. to 52s. ; inferior and late 

 made, 449. to 48s. j new skim, 24s. to 25s, 



HOP MARKET. 



BOROUGH, Monday, April 26. — Our market maintains 

 the same steady character as of Iste, most descriptions being 

 in moderate request, at the following quotations. 



Mid and East Kents. . . . 703. to 90s., choice 1123. 



Weald of Kent 543. to GOs., " 663. 



Sussex 50s. to 543., " 60s. 



Yearlings, &c 21s. to 353., " 503. 



POTATO MARKETS. 



SOUTHWARK, WATERSIDE, Monday, April 26.— 

 Since our laft r.^port the arrivals have not been heavy, cither 

 coastwise or from foreign ports, but the tra-lc has been in 83 

 languid a state that there has been no opportunity of effecting 

 sales ; so that our quotations are almost nominal, as follows — 



Yorkshire Regents 1403. to ISOs. per ton. 



Lincolnshire do 140s. tol603. „ 



Dunbsrdo 140i. to ISOs. „ 



Do. reds SOs. to — s. „ 



Perth, Fife, and Forfar Regents 120s. to 1403. „ 

 Ditto ditto reds.... 70s. to 80s. „ 



French whites 40s. to SOs. „ 



Belgian do 503. to 60a. „ 



Dittoreds 80s. to OOa „ 



BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. 

 LONDON, Monday-, April 26. — The supplies of home- 

 grown Potatoes are on the increase. Since Monday last the 

 imports from abroad have amounted to 300 tons from Antwerp, 

 210 tons froTi Rouen, 110 tons from Bruges, 126 tons from 

 Louvain, 335 tons from Dunkirk, 110 tons from Ghent, and 

 30 tons from Gronengen. The trade gener»lly is heavy, as 

 follows : 



York Regents 140s. to ISOs. pei ton. 



Kent and Essex do SOs, to 160s. „ 



Scotch 120s.tol60?. „ 



Do. Cups 903. tolOOs. „ 



Middlings SOs. to 90s. „ 



Lincolns 120s. to 140s. 



Foreign 60a. to 100s. „ 



COUNTRY POTATO MARKETS.— York, April 17.— 

 Potatoes sell at 13d. to 14d. per peck, and 4s. per bushel. 

 Leeds, April 20. — A fair show of potatoes, which sold 

 readily at 15-Jd. per 21 lb?, wholesale, and 16^d. retail. Mal- 

 TON, April 17. — Potatoes, Is. per peck. Richmond, April 

 17. — Potatoes, 4s. 8d. per bushel. Manchester, April 22. 

 —Potatoes, 133. to 21s. 6d. per 252 lbs. 



PERTH POTATO TRADE.— The potato trade has been 

 dull this week, and prices have a downward tendency except 

 for seed sorts. No dealer is willing to risk a venture in the 

 southern markets at the former rates, owing to the heavy iin- 

 psrtations from abroad. Retail prices have not experienced 

 any alteration.— Pei-^/t Courier. 



ENGLISH BUTTER MARKET. 



LONDON, Monday, April 26.— Our market is firm, and 

 quotations for price are about the same. 



Dorset, fine per cwt. II63. to 118s. 



Ditto, middling lOOs. to 106s. 



Fresh per doz. lbs. lOs. to 15s. 



CARMARTHEN, (Saturday last.)— A small quantity of 

 new Butter has been brought into this market, the quality far 

 below the standard ; but after the fine copious rains which 

 have fallen we shall soon have plenty of grass, and a good sup- 

 ply of firat-clas? butter. Farmers realized this dsy for new 

 Butter Is., and for old Butter lOd. to lO^d. per lb. Cheese 

 a dragging trade, from 20s. to 228. per cwt. 



BELFAST, (Thursday last.)— Butter : Shipping price, 100s. 

 to 1123. per cwt.; firkins and crocks, lOd. to lid. per lb. 

 Bacon, 52s. to RGs ; Hams, prime 70s. to 76s .second quality 

 60s. to 66s. per cwt. Prime mess Pork, SSs. per brl. ; Pork, 

 43s. to 493. per 1201hs. ; Beef, 120s. to ISOs. per tierce; 

 Irish Lard, in bladders, 72e. to 76f. ; kegs or firkins, 648. 

 to 66!. per cwt. 



