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to 93. per score. There were very few horses shown, though 

 much inquired after. Decent animals brought high prices. 



STURMlNSTER FAIR.— A good supply of the various 

 desoriptions of stock, heifers and calves meeting with a brisk 

 and ready sale, but the prices for fat stock were on the decline, 

 and business in this way moved very slowly. The trade iu 

 barreuers was very dull. 



TEWKESBURY FAIR was but thinly attended, and there 

 W(i8 a short snpply of stock. The sale of beef was flat, at from 

 5d. to 6d. ; mutton met with a better sale at from 5^d. to 7d. 

 per lb. 



TOLLER DOWN FAIR.— The attendance was not so 

 large as usual, in consequence of the rough weather. The 

 supply of sheep also was not very extensive, but there was a 

 good demand, and they sold well. Very high prices were asked 

 for horned ewe?, and horned lambs fetched from 223. to 2Ss. 

 per bead. A large show of cow stock, but of a rather infeiior 

 description. Among the horses were some very promising ani- 

 mals, both cart and hack. 



WELLS FAIR was well attended by dealers and buyers. 

 The show of cattle was not very large, and consisted chiefly of 

 heifer stock. There was a good number of sheep penned, 

 many of them shorn. Of pigs, also, there was a good show. 

 Trade was pretty brisk. 



WISBECH FAIR. — A large supply of horses and good 

 animals, not a few of which realized good prices. A great 

 many bullocks were also brought to town, and for which 

 large sums were given. The sheep were about the average 

 price. 



WOODBRIDGE FAIR.— A very large attendance, and a 

 good supply of stock. Good heifers and calves were in de- 

 mand, and those off'ered sold readily at high prices. Barreuers 

 were also inquired after, and met a ready market. 



WOOLER FAIR.— Bred hoggs brought from 368. to 43s., 

 half-breds from 27s. to 36s., and Cheviots frem 22s. to 263. 

 Ewes, of which there were a good many small lots, were 

 bringing readily, for ewes with single lambs, SOs., and with 

 double lambs 6O3., some few of the latter as high as 678. 

 There was a small show of grazing cattle, but what there was 

 brought good prices, considerably higher than they have been 

 at the sales in the neighbourhood. Good two-year-olds were 

 bringing from £10 to £13. The number of cows was larger 

 thau usual, but being principally old cows, there was a dull 

 sale amongst them, except for two and three-year-old queys, 

 calved and to calve, whicti were quickly bought up at from 

 £10 to £14. 



IRISH FAIRS. — MuLTiFARNHAM. — Prime beef wasscavce, 

 and the best was quoted from 563, to 583. per cwt. Store 

 cattle were plentiful, and numbers were in first rate condition, 

 but purchasers seemed particularly cautious in buying, so that 

 sellers were obliged to submit to a reduction in prices. Three- 

 year-old heifers brought from £10 to £13 lOs. each ; two- 

 year-olds, £8 to £10 lOs., and yearlings from £2 ISs. to £4 

 lOs. Good dairy cows were iu active demand at full prices. 

 Pigs were also brisk, and good Bacon sorts brought from 

 4O3. to 443. per cwt. Stores in good demand, at fair 

 prices. Balubay was abundantly supplied with cattle 

 of all kinds, except fat cattle ; buying was exceed- 

 ingly brisk, and prices, except for young stock, which were 

 rather dearer than usual, were equal to those ob- 

 tained this month at neighbouring fairs. The demand for pigs 

 was dull, both bacon and pork being sensibly lower. — Cavan : 

 A great many cattle were left unsold, and prices were on the 

 decline. For sheep the demand was very brisk, and all sold. 

 Pork was cheaper thau at late markets. — Bailieborough : 

 All descriptions of cattle were plentiful, except beef. Few, if 

 any animals, remained unsold, and everything maintained cur- 

 rent prices. — Hillsbouough was pretty well supplied with 

 stock, excepting that beef was rather scarce. Strippers plen 

 tiful, and prices looking down. Springers in good demand at 

 101. to 18^. each. The prices of store cattle were tending 

 downwards. Two-year-old heifers sold at prices ranging from 

 71. to lOl. 10s.; yearlings from 'SI. to 71. lOs. Pigs were very 

 plentiful, and prices somewhat higher than during the past 

 month. The supply of horses was smaller thau usual at this 

 fair; good animals were in demand at from 201. to 4.01. each. 



CARMARTHEN BUTPER MARKET, (Saturday last.) 

 — A better supply of good fresh grass Butter brought to our 

 market this day, and our farmers freely obtained 98s. per cwt, 



for fair average quality. This drop in the market will give 

 rise to an active demand, and we doubt any further marked 

 reduction iu value for the present. 



CHIPPENHAM.— Good cheese had a ready sale. Old 

 broad doubles, 583. to 633. ; new, 5Gs. to 59s. ; prime Ched- 

 dar, 60s. to 68s. ; thin, 38s. to 503.; skim, I83. to 28s. per 

 cwt. 



GLASGOW, — There were seven carts shown in the bazaar, 

 and 13 tons passed through the weigh-house scales. Sales 

 were slow, and lower prices taken. Prime early-made, 48s. to 

 52s. ; late-made and inferior, 423. to 453. ; new skim, 233. to 

 248. per cwt. 



GLOUCESTER.— The quantity of cheese pitched was 

 small, and the quality generally inferior. The prices obtained 

 were : Skims 25s. to 288., second 40s. to 463. No best qua- 

 lity on offer. 



YEOVIL.— Best cheese 563. to 703., household 20s. to 386. 

 per cwt. A good business was done. 



ENGLISH BUTTER MARKET. 

 LONDON, Monday, May 21.— Since our last report we 

 have had a considerable fall iu the price of all sorts of 

 Butter, which now leaves the market pretty steaJy 



Dorset, fine , „ 1023. to 104s. per cwt. 



Ditto, middling 90a. to 96s. „ 



Fresh 93. to 13s. per dozen. 



PRICES OF BUTTEK, CHEESE, HAMS, &c. 



BUTTER, per cwt. : a. 8. 



Friesland 96tol00 



Kiel 102 108 



Dorset 100 104 



Carlow , — — 



Waterford — — 



Cork, 92 9? 



Limerick — — 



SUgo - - 



Fresh, per dozen,. 10s. 0d.tol2s.0d. 



POTATO MARKETS, 



SOUTHWARK, WATERSIDE, Monday, May 24.— 

 Since our last report our supplies from foreign ports have been 

 light, but coastwise rather more liberal. Tbere is a considera- 

 ble advance to note in prices of some descriptions, as the trade 

 has been more active, at the following quotations : 



Yorkshire Regents 140s. to 190s. per ton. 



Lincolnshire do. , 140s. to 1603. „ 



Dunbar reds 8O3. to 903. „ 



Perth, Fife, and Forfar Regents 1208. to 140s. „ 



Ditto ditto reds 80s. to 90s. „ 



French whites 40s. to 110s. „ 



Belgian do 408. to 70s. „ 



Ditto reds 80s. to 1203 „ 



BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. 

 LONDON, Monday, May 24. — The arrivals of home- 

 grown potatoes continue on a full average scale for the time of 

 year. Since Monday last the imports have been confined to 

 150 tous from Dunkirk and 150 sacks from Autwerp. Good 

 and fine qualities — the show of which is limited — are in fair 

 request at full prices, but other kinds are very dull at barely 

 late rates. 



York Regents 1403. to I8O3. per ton. 



Kent and Essex do SOs, to 160s. „ 



Scotch 1203.tol60», „ 



Do. Cups 70s. to 90s. „ 



Middlings 50s. to 903. „ 



Lincolns 1208. to 140s. „ 



Foreign, r 503. to 903. „ 



COUNTRY POTATO MARKETS.— York, May 15.— 

 Potatoes sell at Is. per peck, and Ss, 9d. to 4s. per bushel. 

 Leeds, May 18. — A short supply of potatoes, which sold at 

 15d. to 16d. per 21 lbs. wholesale, and 16d. to 17d. retail. 

 Malton, May 15. — Potatoes, Is. per peck. Tiiirsk, May 

 17.— Potatoes, 6d. to 12d. per stone. Richmond, May 15. 

 — Potatoes, 4s. 8d. per bushel. Sheffield, May 18.— Po- 

 tatoes sell at 10s. to I83. per load of 18 stones Manches- 

 ter, May 20.— Potatoes, lis. to 193. 6d. 



PERTH POTATO TRADE.— The export of potatoes to 

 the southern markets has been going on to a small extent, but 

 prices still remain the same as last week. Best sorts average 

 from 228. to 23s. per boll, and inferior from 15s. to 16s. per 

 ditto. 



