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to £45 each. Inferior and aged animals were not so much in 

 demand, but riding and driving horses of superior shape and 

 breed were sold at good remunerative figures. Ponies, Welsh 

 and Shetland, found a fair sale at from £6 to £12. 



AUCHTERGAVEN MARTINMAS MARKET.— The 

 day was fine, and the attendance good. There were present 

 from 100 to 150 beasts on the stance, which were all sold in 

 the forenoon. One-year-olds sold at from £4 to £7, and two- 

 year-olds from £8 to £12. There were a few milkers, but in- 

 ferior in quality, which sold at from £8 to £10. FJt beasts 

 brought about Ss. per stone, and sheep from lOs. to 16s. per 

 head. The market was generally very brisk. 



BANBURY FAIR.— There was a good supply both of 

 beasts and sheep ; the best qualities went off tolerably brisk, 

 the inferior, however, hanging on hand. Beef made from 3s. 

 to 4s. per Bibs., and mutton from 3s. Sd.to 48. 6d. Some of 

 the beat lots, both of beasts and sheep, were as usual bought 

 by the London and Birmingham dealers. 



BEVERLEY FORTNIGHT FAIR.— We had a small sup- 

 ply of cattle, but a fair number of sheep. Prices were rather 

 higher than last market. 



CALLINGTON FAIR was pretty well stocked with most 

 descriptions of cattle and sheep. The demand was not brisk, 

 but towards the middle of the day a good many changed 

 hands. Fat cattle realized from 56s. to 6O3., store cattle from 

 35s. to 4O3., cows and calves about 453. to 50s. per cwt. ; fat 

 sheep 6d. per lb. 



CARMARTHEN FAIR was held last Monday and Tues- 

 day, and is considered the principal fair of South Wales, 

 the attendance being great. In the hiring fair, farm-ser- 

 vants were very scarce, and obtained a great advance on last 

 year's wages: males obtaiaed from £8 to £16, and females 

 from £4 to £8 per annum. The n^eather being very inclement 

 the supply of stock was not so large as we have seen in former 

 years, but the quality was good. The attendance of buyers 

 for the English fairs was very large, several having disposed of 

 their lots at Kingston fair on Saturday, and had returned. All 

 kinds of store cattle sold slowly at the reduced prices of fairs 

 for the last few weeks, but the average prices of two-year-old 

 steers were from £4 to £9 a head. Fat beasts were scarce, 

 with a dull demand at from 4^d. to 7d. per lb., in proportion 

 as they were suitable for the butcher. Cows with calves were 

 few, and prices reduced. There was a large show of very infe- 

 rior horses and colts ; the sales effected but limited, at a de- 

 cline in prices. There was a large number of sheep penned, 

 but the business was very dull, and only prime animals sold : 

 store kinds were neglected. The pig fair was well supplied, 

 and fat pigs sold slowly at from 73. 6d. to Ss. 6d. per score ; 

 lean stores and small pigs were nearly unsaleable. 



CASTLE-DOUGLAS HORSE FAIR.— There was an ave- 

 rage show of horses, but the draught animals were limited. 

 There were a number of west country dealers present ; the de- 

 mand was not brisk, however, and the market was slow and 

 dull, except for superior animals. Prices were rather under 

 those current at the Dumfries September fair. 



DONCASTER FAIR.— The show of stock was immense- 

 much more than was ever seen on any similar occasion in 

 Doncaster. This large supply no doubt may to some extent 

 be attributed to the serious deficiency in many parts of the 

 turnip crop, farmers being compelled to be seUera from want 

 of winter keep. As might be reasonably expected, the supply 

 considerably exceeded the demand, which caused inferior and 

 poor beasts to be offered at a reduction in value. A large 

 number remained unsold at the close of the fair. Fresh and 

 well-bred stock found customers at quite as high prices as 

 sellers anticipated. There were few fat beasts, and of prime 

 descriptions not any that we are aware of, the top price being 

 6s. 9d. per stone. Newly-calved cows in abundance, and for 

 all but the best descriptions a slow sale. A poor show of 

 sheep, especially of hogs, with little trade at late current rates. 

 The highest price realized for hogs we believe was 28s. The 

 horse fair was of the accustomed character, although there 

 were customers for first-claia animals if they had been on 

 offer. 



DUNSE FAIR.— The supply of cattle was fully an 

 average one. The prices obtained for etirks were from £5 

 to £10, according to quality. Two-year-old cattle sold at 

 from £11 to £14; and fat cattle at from 73. to 7s. 9d. per 

 stone. There was a middling show of cows, which were 

 selling at from £7 to £12, The supply of sheep ^vas smaller 



than usual, and hoggs brought from 12s. Gd. to IGs. 6d. ; 

 mutton, (>^A. to 7d. per lb. The show of horses was large, 

 but priiiiiipally of an inferior description, and the demand 

 was limited. 



EAST ILSLEY FAIR.— The supply of sheep was very 

 short, Lambs sold at from 2s. to 3s. per head dearer than 

 last montli. Ewes and sheep about the same. 



FAUNHAM FAIR.— The cattle and stock were of a 

 very ordinary description, and quality, generally, and few 

 buyers presented themselves. ' In consequence of which a 

 very dull fair was the result. Tho little business transacted 

 in the fat stock fetched the following prices : — Mutton, 43. 

 Od.to Bs. Cd. Beef about a crown, Store pigs cheap. Horses 

 very inferior; few changed hands, 



(ILOUCESTfiR MONTHLY MARKET.— The quan- 

 tity of stock on sale was unusually large, but trade dull ; 

 consequently prices had a downward tendency. Sheep from 

 Gd. to 7d. ; beef, Gd. to 6|d. per lb. ; pigs, tis. to 8s. 6d. per 



KNIGHTON FAIR.— The supply of stock was not 

 large, and the prices were, if anything, better than at neigh- 

 bouriug fairs. To quote the words of a farmer, " the price 

 to-day is not much the matter with." Beef was worth from 

 5|d. to 6-|d. ; mutton, Gd. to 6^d. ; bacon pigs, i^d. to 4|d. 

 per lb. In the horse fair trade was heavy. Good first-class 

 horses are, however, worth good prices still ; little, if any, 

 depression having been felt in the demand for that class of 

 horses. 



LAUNCESTON FAIR was well attended by farmers 

 and dealers, and there was a good supply of useful beasts. 

 The sale was excessively dull at declining prices, and a vast 

 number left the fair unsold. There were some splendid 

 animals shown as Christmas beef, and most of them sold at 

 £3 lOs. per cwt. It was not a large supply of sheep, which 

 changed hands at 6d. per lb. York wool in demand at 

 Is. per lb. 



LLANDOVERY FAIR.— Live stock suffered a considera- 

 ble reduction in price, and consequently but little business 

 was transacted. Horces and pigs also were affected by the 

 present depreciation in value. Many of the farmers are ap- 

 prehensive that their good times are passing away. 



MUIR OF ORD MARKET. — The show of cattle and 

 sheep was far below that of last year in point of numbers, and 

 was very inferior in quality. The cattle on the ground 

 amounted to 964, being about 400 short of last year ; the 

 sheep amounted to 889, showing about 500 short. Horses 

 and pigs, however, were rather above the corresponding mar- 

 ket of last year. For all kinds of stock there was almost no 

 demand, and what little was sold was at greatly reduced prices. 

 Very few southern dealers were present. 



RUGBY HORSE FAIR— Best carriage horses and good 

 hunters were sought after, and brought high prices. Work- 

 ing dray horses were lower than last year ; as were unbroken 

 cart colts. Fillies were neglected, and those disposed of did 

 not fetch remunerating prices. 



SALISBURY, (Thursday last.) — The supply was large, 

 both of Beasts and Sheep, and the best were quickly disposed 

 of, but generally the trade ruled dull, though prices were a 

 trifle lower. Best Oxen realized lis. to 128,; Heifers, lOa. 

 to lis. ; Mutton, 7d. to 7id. per lb. Downs were scarce. 



WELLINGTON FAIR.— There was an average supply of 

 stock, but, on the whole, very flat. Beef averaged about 6d. ; 

 mutton, from 6Jd. to 7d. per lb. 



YORK FAIR was numerously attended. Grazing stock 

 had a decidedly downward tendency ; the horses shown, which 

 were of a fair quality, for saddle, harness, or carting purposes, 

 found buyers at a downward figure. 



YEOVIL FAIR was largely attended, and well supplied 

 with stock, but the trade was very dull. Horned stock was 

 plentiful, but very rough ; the best beef fetched lis. About 

 5,000 sheep were penned, but business very dull. The highest 

 price was made by the horn sheep of Mr. Hussey, of Ilchester, 

 which fetched 48s. ahead, The best down ewes 36s. to 373. 

 Horses a poor sale. 



IRISH FAIRS.— DuNDALK : There was little or no prime 

 beef. The very best quoted from 5|d. to 5|d. per lb. in sink ; 

 second quality, 45s. to 47s. 6d. ; inferior, 40s. per cwt. Mid- 

 dling beef, fit for turnip feeding, may be noted at 4^d. per lb. 

 The supply of sheep was inconsiderable. The buying waa 



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