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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE, 



horses ran from £40 to £S 5; secondarj' kinds, £25 to £35; 

 and good useful animals ran from £15 to £20. The better class 

 of saildle and harness horses, £40 to £50 ; secondary qualities 

 from £30 to £35 ; and Hseful animals for jobbing purposes 

 from £25 to £30. 



SANaUHAR FAIR.— It was far in the afternoon before 

 any transactions took place ; but at the close of the market a 

 fair average amount of business was effected, at an advance on 

 last year's prices of from 5d. to la. on Cheviot and black-faced 

 lambs. Half-breds were sold at from IBs. to 23s. — riae of 2s. 

 to 33. on last year's prices. Cheviot lambs sold at 10s. to ISs., 

 the latter being the top price. A bt was sold at lOs., aud 

 which only brought Ss. 3d. last market. A very excelleut lot 

 sold at lOd. 6d. last year, price lis. The rise of Is. 9d. was 

 exceptional, 6d. to Is. the rule. Black faced lambs brought 

 9^. to lOZ. Two very fair lots sold at 9L ISs. — the same were 

 sold at 9/. last July fair. A lot of ewe lambs are reported to 

 be sold at 13/. A lot were sold at 101. — last year 9L was the 

 price. 



SHERBORNE FAIR was not so largely attended by 

 dealers !>s was expected. The show of stock was limited also, 

 and the trade ruled heavily for all descriptious throughout the 

 day. Down ewes, 32s. to 35s. per head ; Down lambs, ISs. to 

 245. per head. ; Down wethers, 27s. 6d. to 323. per head ; 

 horn wethers, 33s. to 363. per head; horn lambs, 16s. to 

 203. per head; mutton, G^d. per lb. There were but few 

 Devon steers or oxen; Devon oxen, 161. lOs. to 17/. lOs. 

 each; steers, 13Z. to 15i. each; cows and calves, 12/. to 15/. 

 each; barren heifers, 7/. lOs. to 13/. each; Irish heifers, two 

 •yearn' old, 6/. IO3. each ; yearlings, 3/. 53. to 5/. each ; beef, 

 from 93. to lOa. 6d. per score. There was a good supply of 

 pigs, which met a dull sale at a reduction in price. There were 

 but a few good horses. The beat cart horses sold at from 35/. 

 to 40/. each ; the sales were few. There was a good demaud. 

 for wool. The following prices were obtained: — For fleece 

 wool. Is. 6d. per lb.; tegs, 18^d. per lb. 



SHREWSBURY FORTNIGHTLY MARKET. — The 

 best fat heifers (nice small weights) made from 6jd. to 7d. per 

 lb. ; second quality, 6^d. Fat calves, 6d. per lb. UseAil 

 Store cattle and good cows and calves selling at fair prices. 

 Nice weighted fat wethers, from 7d. to T^d. per lb.; heavier 

 weights, 7d. per lb. Fat lambs, from 18i. to 25s. each. Store 

 sheep in demand at good prices. Pigs of all descriptions 

 making better prices than in our last market. 



STRATFORD-ON-AVON FAIR was well attended with 

 buyers. There was a very good show of stock and sheep with 

 lambs. Owing to the high prices asked, trade ruled dull. 

 Lower prices vrere ultimately accepted to eflfect sales, but 

 much of the stock was taken back unsold. Beef and mutton 

 were nearly Id. per lb. lower than at recent fairs. Lamb, 

 however, kept its price. Cows and calves, stores and milch 

 cows, were cheaper. There were about 350 head of cattle aud 

 1,000 sheep. 



WEDMORE FAIR.— There was a paucity of stock of 

 every description and prices sensibly declined. Beef of the 

 cow character ranged from 9s. to 93. 6d. The best quality 

 from 10s. to lOs. 6d., the top figure, per score. Wether mut- 

 ton from 6d. to 6|d.; ewe, 5d. to 5^d. per lb. 



YORK FORTNIGHT MARKET.— Calvhig and dairy 

 cows, and also grazing stock, were in fair supply and demand 

 at about previous rates. Fat beasts sold at 7s. to 7s. 6d. per 

 stone. Mutton sheep had heavy demand, at 6d. to 7d. per st. 

 Grazing sheep had moderate sale. 



FAIRS IN CARMARTHENSHIRE.— Cattle fairs have 

 been held at Haverfordwest on the 18th, and at Newcastle 

 Emiyn on the 20th of this month. The show of store cittle 

 was under the usual average at those places, but the attend- 

 ance of dealers was pretty numerous, and many sold at about 

 late prices. A fair number of fat cows, and cows with calves, 

 were on offer, and sold at highly remunerating rates. Sheep 

 and lambs were in large supply and in brisk demand, at very 

 high prices. A large number of horses aud colts were for sale ; 

 those sold were at about late rates. Pigs of all descriptious 

 continued in large supply, with a fair demand, at reduced 

 prices. 



GLOUCESTER CHEESE FAIR was plentifully supplied, 

 from 120 to 150 tons of cheese in excellent condition being 



pitched. Trade was brisk, and a clearance was effected at the 

 following prices : Best singles, from 59s. to 61s. ; seconds, 

 53s. to 563.; and skim. Sis. to 403. per cwt. 



GLASGOW, (Wednesday last.)— There were 6 carts of 

 Cheese, which sold at 493. to 52s. 6d. for new, and 693. to 72s. 

 for old. In the weigh-house there was a good supply of new 

 Cheese, about 7 tous of which passed through the scales; 

 prices as above. Sliim Cheese, 263. to 28s. per cwt. 



BELFAST, (Friday last.)--Batter: Shipping price, 92s. 

 to 100s. per cwt. ; firkins and crocks, lO^d. per lb. ; Bacon, 63s. 

 to 68s, ; Hams, prime, 84s. to 903., second quality, 703. to 76s. 

 per cwt. ; prime mess Pork, lOOs. to 102s. 6d. per brl. ; Pork. 

 503. to 58a. ; Beef, 100s. to I2O3. per tierce; Irish Lard, in 

 bladders, 763. to 8O3.; kegs or firkins, 68s. to 703. per cwt. 



LONDONDERRY, (Thursday last.)— Butter : this week, 

 although we had a large supply of butts and firkins at market, 

 prices still contmue to advance, which may be attributed to 

 the great demaud there is for the Scotch market : — firkins, per 

 lb., first 10|d. to lid., seconds 10|;d. to 10|d., third 9id. to 

 9fd., fourth S^d. to 8|d.; butts, fine 10|d. to lUd., good 

 lOd. to lO^d., middling 8Jd. to 9|d. 



COUNTRY POTATO MARKETS.— York, July 18: 

 New Potatoes, 4d. to 5d. per quartern, and Is. 6d. per bushel. 

 — Leeds, July 21 : A good show of new Potatoes, which sold 

 at Is. 4d. to Is. 6d. per 211b3. wholesale, and Id. per lb. retail. 

 — Richmond, July 11: Old Potatoes Ss. 4d. per bushel, 

 new ditto Is. 8d. per peck. — Manchester, July 23 : New 

 Potatoes sell at 7s. to 10s. per 2521b8. 



KNIGHTON WOOL FAIR.— The ruling price of wool at 

 our fair this week was Is. 4^d. to Is. 5d. per lb. 



JEDBURGH WOOL FAIR.— There was the usual at- 

 tendance of manufactures of the district, and from the south. 

 The clips offered for sale were principally those of the softer 

 Cheviot wools of the Border district ; the combing or bright 

 haired wools having been mostly disposed of at St. Boswell's. 

 On this occasion the demand was fully sustained from the 

 latter market, and a great quantity of wool was sold at an ad- 

 vance of from 5s. to 7s. upon last year's prices, bringing up 

 the price of wool to a point which it has not attained since 

 1836. It is difficult to account for this extraordiuary rise, 

 but the generally healthy state of trade, combined with the 

 known reduced stock of wool throughout the kingdom ind 

 the appearance of an abuudant harvest, may help to explain 

 the cause. Mr. Scott, Letham, sold his clip to Mr, M'Kie, 

 Hawick, at 363. Edmonton Rig fetched 36s. ; Westsheels, 

 363. 6d. ; Earlside, 373. ; Bygatehal, 363. ; Pleodesleigh, 38s. ; 

 Mainside, 37s. ; Booihope, 37s. ; Bush, 37s ; Calroust, 37s.; 

 Wooplaw, 363. ; Swinnie, 37s. ; Hyudhope, 37s. ; Hundalee, 

 37s. 9d., containing an extra quantity of hogKS. Some black- 

 faced parcels brought 2l3. 6d., in good condition; last year's 

 prices for the same being I63. and 17s. 



ROSS WOOL FAIR.— Scarcely any wool was pitched for 

 sale in the places that used to be covered with it. Many, 

 perhaps most, of the farmers had already sold to agents who 

 visited them at their own homes. What was sold fetched the 

 high price of from 17d. to 18d. per lb. 



ST. BOSWELL'S WOOL MARKET.— There were few 

 bred or half-bred clips remained unsold at the close of the 

 market, and the prices obtained were very similar to those got 

 at Kelso. Cheviot wools met with a slow demand at 33s. to 

 353, ; blackfaced — whites, 20s. to 2i8. ; crosses, 29s. to 31s. 



SANQUHAR WOOL MARKET.— The demand was ac- 

 tive, and many sales were made at an early hour. At the 

 close of the market we doubt if ever there was the same 

 amount of business transacted in this department at any for- 

 mer sales. The advance upon last year was 4s. to Ss. Hogg 

 wool sold at 363. per stone of 241bs. Cheviot ewe and hogg, 

 white and washed, sold at from Sis. 6d. to 333. ; a small lot 

 sold at 34s. A number of very good clips sold at 323. 6J. nett 

 cash, and which may be said to be the ruling price in the 

 market with this class of wool. Blackfaced white sold at 198. 

 to 193. 6d. The greater number of sales were made at the 

 former figure, and which brought last year frnm 14s. to 14s. 

 3d. It was expected 203. would have been reached, but there 

 are no sales reported at that price ; upon the whole, the stock 

 farmers have good cause to be satisfied with the result of the 

 market of 1857. 



