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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



EGREMONT HORSE FAIR.— There was but a mode- 

 rate show, and only a few changred hands. 



GLOUCESTER MONTHLY MARKET was well sup- 

 plied with beef and mutton, and trade was brisk, while late 

 rates were fully maintained. Beef sold readily at 7d.,and 

 mutton from 7|d. to 8d. per lb. Pigs were disposed of at from 

 9a. 6d. to IO3. per score. 



LISKEARD FAIR was well supplied with cattle, but the 

 sale was dull. Fat cattle sold at from 60». to 65s. ; store 

 cattle at 4O3. per cwt. ; sheep from 7id. to 8d. per lb. 



PENRITH HORSE FAIR.—A large number of agricul- 

 tural horses, as well as others of lighter draught. There were 

 no crack, but some useful animals. Dealers were busy picking 

 up anything likely, but the great majority were never asked a 

 price. Horses which a few years since would have realized 

 forty or fifty pounds, were at least ten pounds a head down. 

 Draught horses, from £25 to £3.5. Hackneys were not so 

 plentiful, and the prices of these did not vary so much as in 

 the agricultural class. Not many of the very worst class were 

 shown. 



PENRITH PORK MARKET.— Carcases from 7s. to 7s. 

 6d. per stone. 



RUTHIN FAIR..-The attendance of buyers was but thin, 

 and consequently business was slow, and prices of cattle and 

 sheep lower. Pigs sold briskly at high prices. The corn 

 market was dull at prices as before. 



SHEPTON MALLET MONTHLY MARKET— The 

 supply of animals was very good. They sold readily, late 

 prices being well maintained. 



TREGONY FAIR was well attended. Sheep sold at 7d, 

 per lb. There was a plenty of good beef, which fetched £3 

 and £3 3s. per cwt. Several cows and calves sold at high 

 prices. 



WIGTON HORSE FAIR.— The show of horses was one 

 of the largest ever known, and the attendance' of buyers large. 

 There was, however, a dull market; scarcely anything doing 

 among low-priced animals, and only limited transactions among 

 the higher classes, which were from £3 to £5 down. 



WINSLOW FAIR.— Supply short. Cow kind good in 

 quality, and made from £16 to £25 each. A fair supply of 

 sheep, which were a ready sale. Pigs scarce. 



WIRKSWORTH FAIR.— The supply of horned cattle 

 was an increase upon last year's, although few sales were 

 apparently effected. Store pigs a moderate supply, at some- 

 what advanced prices. 



WORCESTER FAIR.— There was a very poor show of 

 fat stock for the February fair. The attendance of buyers 

 was small. Beef fetched from Gjd. to 7d. per lb.; mutton, 

 7Jd. to 8d. Barrens were obtained at much lower terms. 

 Pigs realized lOs. to 10s. 6d. per score; stores somewhat 

 higher. Very little business done in the horse fair. 



IRISH FAIRS.— Graigue : Beef, first quality, sold at 

 6O3. per cwt., sinking offal ; second quality from SOs. to 553. 

 per cwt. Springers from £12 to £16. The sheep fair was 

 thinly supplied, the demand was good, and prices had an up- 

 ward tendency, from 7d. to 7id. per lb. Lambs sold freely at 

 from 30s. to 34s. each. Fat pigs in good demand, at an ad- 

 vance of 23. per cwt., pork bringing 523. per cwt.; forward 

 stores varying from 50s. to 6O3. each; bonhams, average 

 prices from 203. to 25s, each. — Edgewokthstown was the 

 smallest one for pigs for some time in this town, and prices 

 very smart. Slips 203. to 303., stores 50s. to 708. each ; fat 

 pigs 56s. to 6O3. per cwt. in sink. Springer cows sold well at 

 £10 to £15, store heifers £8 to £11, store bullocks £8 10s. to 

 £10 IO3., sheep for the knife 6d. to 6^d. per lb.; none of any 

 other kind for sale. A very large supply of inferior horses, 

 ranging from £8 to £15, with a good sprinkliug of £18 to 

 £25 horses ; but the highest sold at £20 each — Castle- 

 DERMOT. — There was a large attendance of buyers, both in 

 the hor3e and cattle departments. There was a fine show of 

 horses, whose prices averaged from £30 to £60. There was 

 a great demand for cavalry horses, which were purchased ex- 

 tennively for the 14th Light Dragoons. Fat cattle sold from 

 £12 to £16 per head; springers from 10 to 15 guineas. 

 Other descriptions sold in proportion. Fat sheep rated at 

 from 4O3. to 553.; one fine lot of hoggets sold at 40s. per 

 head. Fat pigs were in great demand, and sold at 55s. per 

 c»t. The fair was excellent for prime stock of every descrip- 

 tion. 



PRICES OF BUTTER, CHEESE, HAMS, &c. 



CHEESE, per cwt.— s. a- 



Cheshire 70 to 88 



Cheddar 74 88 



Double Gloucester 64 74 



HAMS— 



York 80 86 



Westmoreland............ — — 



Irish, new 76 84 



BACON: Wiltshire, dried. 64 66 



Irish, ^reen 66 62 



BUTTER, per cwt.— s. b. 



Friesland 124tol26 



Kiel 124 130 



Dorset, new 126 130 



Carlow 108 "" 



Waterford 108 



Cork 108 120 



Limerick 100 106 



Sligo 104 116 



Fresh, per doz. 123. Od. to 16s. Od. 



ENGLISH BUTTER MARKET. 



LONDON, Monday, Feb. 27. — Our trade is very quiet 

 all waiting to see the duty taken off, 



Dorset, fine new 124s. to 126s. per cwt. 



Ditto middling llOs. to 112s. 



Fresh 12s. to 16s. per doz. 



CORK BUTTER EXCHANGE, (Saturday last.) — The 

 supplies are small, about 1,000 firkins having been received 

 during the week. The Butter coming into market is bought 

 up, and store Butter i3 still diminiahing, but not freely, as, 

 anticipating favourable accounts from Melbourne, the few 

 holders are not pressing Butter on the market — expecting an 

 advance for seconds, of which the stock at present consists. 

 The price of Ists and 2nd8 being nominal, was unaltered for 

 the week ; 3rds rose 2s. early in the week, but fell 48. at the 

 close ; 4ths fell 83. during the week ; 5ths rose 28., and 6th3 

 28. This day's prices range from 723. to I30s. 



CHEESE MARKETS. 



CHESTER.— There was a small fair, only about 60 tons 

 being pitched. There was a good demand, and all sold at 

 prices from 559., 65s., 70s , to 78s. 



GLASGOW. — The supply of cheese was small, and trade 

 dull. There were only five tons passed the weigh-house 

 scales, and five carts in the Bazaar. We continue quotations. 

 Prime early-made, 638. to 66s. ; late-made and inferior, 548. 

 to 603. ; bkim, 30s. to 323. per cwt. 



GLOUCESTER.— About 20 tons were offered for sale. 

 Trade was brisk, and a clearance effected at the following 

 rates: — Best thin, 65s.; seconds, 563. to 58s.; skim, 40s. to 

 46s. per cwt. 



LICHFIELD, (Wednesday last.) — A large business was 

 done, and an advance of 10s. per cwt. was obtained. 



POTATO MARKETS. 



SOUTHWARK WATERSIDE. 

 LONDON, Monday, Feb. 27.— During the past week the 

 arrivals coastwise have been light, but still equal to the de- 

 mand. The trade keeps dull at last week's prices. The follow- 

 ing are this day's quotations : — 



York Regents QOs. to lOOs. per ton. 



Lincolnshire ditto 80s. to 95s. „ 



Dunbar ditto lOOs, tol208. „ 



Do. Reds 85s. to 953. „ 



Perth, Forfar, Fifeshire Regents 75s. to 95s. „ 

 DittoRocka and Reds .. .. 70s. to 80s. „ 



French whites 70s. to SOs. ,, 



Belgian ditto 60s. to 708. „ 



BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. 



LONDON, Monday. Feb. 27.— Coastwise and by rail- 

 way the arrivals of potatoes since Monday last have been on 

 a very moderate scale. The trade generally is firm, as fol- 

 lows : 



York Regents 140s. to 150a. per stone. 



Ditto Flukes .. .. .. .. 140s. to 160s. „ 



Lincolns lOOs. to 1203. „ 



Kent and Essex 90s. to 125s. „ 



Scotch 90s. to 140s. „ 



Ditto Cups 803. to 953. „ 



COUNTRY POTATO MARKETS.— York, Feb. 

 18: Potatoes sell at lOd. per peck, and 3s. per bush, 

 Leeds, Feb. 21 : The show of potatoes sold at 12d. to 13d. 

 wholesale, and 13d. to 14d. retail, per 2 lib's. Richmond. 

 Feb. 18 : Potatoes 3s. 4d. per bush. Manchester, Feb. 

 21 : Potatoes Ss. 6d. to 14s. 6d. per 2521bs. 



