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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



derable number of dealers were on the ground.' It is not easy 

 to convey to the mind of a reader the actual state of the mar- 

 ket by an enumeration of prices, value depending very much 

 upon form and condition. We may state, however, that Irish 

 heifers and bullocks ranged from £6 to £17 a head; Irish 

 stirks, £3 to £4 ; Highland heifers, £7 to £14 ; stots, £1 15s. 

 to £2 10a. ; Galloway heifers and bullocks, £6 to £13; Ayr- 

 shirk beasts, £7 to £12; stirks, £3 to £7 10s.; Milch cows, 

 £10 to £18; in-calf, or with calves at their feet, £20 to £24 

 — the latter price bavir.g been given for only one fancy animal. 

 The show of lambs was large and very fine, the general run of 

 prices being from Is. 6d. to 23. 6d. per head above those of 

 last year. Sheep were correspondingly in advance. In the 

 horse fair there were, at least 500 horses of various kinds 

 offered, but good ones were scarce. Some of the best were dis- 

 posed of at from £45 to £50. There were a good many strong 

 cart and farm horses, among which lay the principal demand. 

 The nags and ponies mustered strongly, and a considerable 

 number changed hands, but, generally speaking, at low prices. 

 Some fine shelties sold well. On the whole, however, the horse 

 fair was a dull one. 



CHERTSEY FAIR.— The supply was good, and met with 

 a quick sale. Milch cows, well-bred and in full profit, 

 broui^ht prices ranging from 14 to 20 gs., plain-bred ditto 

 £10 to £15. Fai beasts £24, store ditto £14 to £16, and 

 heifers £8 to £14 a-head. Yearlings £5 to £6, in-calf heifers 

 £9 to £11, and grazing cattle £8 to £13. Horses, sound and 

 young, and adapted for farming work, 15 to 20 gs. ; cart colts 

 16 to 24 gs., and nag horses 12 to 16gs. Pigs, fat hogs 43. 8d., 

 and small ditto 5s. 8d. per st. Stores from I63. to 25s. a-head. 



CHESTERFIELD FAIR.— The number of cattle was be- 

 low the average of this fair ; a considerable amount of busi- 

 ness was done in milkers and fresh barren cattle, at prices 

 equal to late returns from surrounding fairs ; the few fatted 

 animals offered fully realized those given during the month ; 

 inferior stock sold heavily; yearling calves from £3 10s. to 

 £5. The show of horses was very large for this fair — sales 

 chiefly selected for their superiority of breed and form, joined 

 with youth ; these descriptions sold at good prices, varying 

 from £30 to £45 ; good foals from £13 to £18. A moderate 

 number of sheep ; store ewes from 35s. to 453. ; ewe and 

 wether hogs from 2l8. to 26s., with a good amount of sales. 

 The pigpens well filled, sales moderate, prices rather declining, 

 except for immediate feeding; suckers in abundance, acd at 

 all prices. 



DRIFFIELD FAIR had a large number of lambs shown. 

 In consequence of more favourable accounts of the turnip 

 crop there was an improvement in prices. Lambs sold at 25s. 

 to 358. per head. 



DUNDEE FAIR.— The show of fat stock was very ex- 

 tensive, and some excellent lots changed hands at prices rang- 

 ing from £17 to £24 10s. The market, however, upon the 

 whole was stiff and dull, and a good many cattle remained un- 

 sold. Of the horses the show was also good, but very few 

 transactions up to a late hour had taken place. 



DUNSE SHEEP TRYST.— This tryst is principally set 

 apart for draught ewes, but the number of lambs were as great 

 as that of ewes. The market was considered good, and 

 moat of the lots were disposed of at what may be considered 

 fair prices; half-bred draught ewes were from 30s. to 35s. 

 Mr. Fender, Mountalban, sold his draugnt ewes at 323. 4d. ; 

 Richard Miller, Esq., of Manderston, at 343. 3d.; and John 

 Wilson, Esq., of Cumledge, at 353.; he also sold bred ditto 

 at 423. Lambs, half and three parts bred, were from 18s. 6d. 

 to 26s. : the last price was obtaiued by Mr. John Forsythe, 

 Rhodes, near Dunse. There was one lot of blackfaced ewe 

 lambs sold at 7s. a-head. Mutton — ewe, 6d.; wedder, 7d. 

 per lb. 



EAST ILSLEY" was thinly supplied with sheep, ewes and 

 lambs, which were 3s. to 4s, dearer than at the last fair. 

 Ewes 35s. to 45s., sheep 40s. to 469., lambs 243. to SBs. 



ELGIN MONTHLY MARKET was stiff at first; but 

 stock went off a shade higher than last month. Among the 

 lots sold, we noted the following : Mr. Smith, Stonewells, a 

 lot of three-year-old cross stots, at £17 lOs. a head ; Mr. 

 Walker, Gervally, a lot do. do., at £14 63. a head ; Mr. Mac- 

 donald, Blttckhillock, Rafford, a lot of two-year-old polled do., 

 at £15 153. a head; another lot of same class, smaller, at £12 

 ahead; and a third lot, do. do., at £10 lOs. a head; Mr. 

 SuthetUud, Shempstou, a lot of two-year-old polled stots, at 



£15 10s. ahead; Mr. Mitchell, Burnside, a lot of two-year- 

 old cross queys, at £15 lOs. a head ; Mr. Hoyes, Lochinver, a 

 lot do. do,, at same price ; Mr. Forsyth, Lsngmorn, a lot of 

 two-year-old cioss stots, at £14 10s. a head; and a lot of do. 

 queys, at £10 7s. 6d. a head ; Mr. Phimister, Inverugie, a lot 

 of two-year-old queys, at £13 IO3. a head ; Mr. Cru'ckshauk, 

 Barmuckity, a lot of do. stots, at £13 a head ; Miss Forsyth, 

 Tarras, a lot do. do., at £12 12s. a head ; Mr. Cru'ckshank, 

 Meft, a lot of do. queys, at £12 10.'. a head ; Mr. Proctor, 

 Lhanbryd, a lot of do. stots, at £12 a head; Mr. Maclean, 

 a lot of polled year-olds, at £8 6s. a head. 



EVESHAM FAIR. — The supply of fat stock was scarce 

 and much inquired after. Beef brouciht 7id. to 7|d., mutton 

 wether 7id., ewe 7d. All was sold. Store cattle were scarce 

 and dear. A cow and calf, and an in-calvcr were sold for 

 £43 ; this will be some index to the prices demanded and got. 

 Store sheep were more plentiful, but the sale slack. Cotswold 

 rams sold well, the prices ranging as high as £18, Mr. Picker- 

 nell obtained £16 10s. 6d. for one. Good horses were scarce 

 and dear. 



FREEBURN TRYST.-There was a full attendance of 

 both buyers and sellers, with more than an average show of 

 cattle, principally two-year-old Highlanders. There were very 

 few unsold beasts on the market-stance by one o'clock, when 

 the buyers left to attend the Carr Bridge Tryst. The follow- 

 ing are a few of the sales effected : Mr. Mackintosh, Dalmi- 

 garry, sold a lot of 12 two-year-old Highland stot= and queys 

 at £7 7s. ; Mr. J. Noble, Inverbrough, a lot of two-year-old 

 Highlan'ers at £6, and a Highland cow at £11 lOs. ; Messrs. 

 J. Dunbar and A. Maclean, Corrybrough, their two-year-old 

 Highlanders at £5 lOs. ; and A. Mackintosh, Woodend, a 

 lot of six-quarter-old Highlanders at £5. A fine lot of three- 

 year-old Highlanders, shown by Mr. Mackintosh, Freeburo, 

 remained unsold. The demand was good, and the market a 

 very brisk one. 



GLASTONBURY (TOR) FAIR.—This important fair was 

 very largely attended. The supply of sucking colts much as 

 i-j former years. Prices ruled high for best choice heavy cart 

 colts, as much as £13 to £20 per pair ; those about £7 to 

 to £8 were more numerous, and not so quickly bought up. 

 In other horses not more than usual doing. A large number 

 of poor sheep penned, sold very briskly at 3s. to 4s. higher 

 than last year : most of them sold. A good supply of beef; 

 rather a dull sale, at prices not quite so good as late fairs. 

 Mutton sold fully as well. A good desl of business transacted, 

 and a very fine day for the very large attendance. Apples sold 

 at 5s. the bag of 6 pecks — 8 or 9 making a hogshead of cyder, 



GLOUCESTER MONTHLY MARKET was well sup- 

 plied with beef, mutton, and lamb ; aud a great deal of 

 business was done, at the following prices: Beet6|d. to 7d,, 

 mutton 7d. to 7id., lamb 7id. to 8d. per lb. Pigs 10s. 9d. to 

 lis. per score. 



GRANTOWN TRYST.— The market being one of the 

 most important of the season, was well attended ; business 

 commenced early, and some lots were disposed of by twelve 

 o'cloclc. Although there was not much superior stock, the 

 market may be described as a good one. Dealers seemed 

 to act with confidence, and ready purchases were made at 

 prices higher than at last market, and the greatest part of 

 the stock was disposed of. The finest lot, one of 20 two- 

 j^ear-old Highland stots, belonging to Mr. Stewart, Dalvey, 

 were purchased by Mr. Grant, Claslinoir, Glenlivet, at £ll 

 each, though we understand the bargain admitted of a luck- 

 penny. Mr. Stewart sold his two-year-old Highland queys 

 at £9 a-piece. Captain Grant, Congash, sold a lot of two- 

 year-ohl polled stots at £1 lOs. each, and a polled slot at 

 £9. Mr. Eraser, Auchercack, sold his two-year-old High- 

 land stots to Mr. Smith, Nevie, at £9 each, and his two- 

 j'ear-old Highland queys to Mr. Lamb, Glenlivet, at £7 7s. 

 each. Mr. Grant, Leanchvil, sold a lot of two-year-old 

 Highland stots at £8 7s. each. Mr. Grant, Advie, sold a 

 lot of two-year-old polled stots at £8 each. Mr. Grant, 

 Delchroy, sold a mixed lot of two-year-old Highland stots 

 and queys at £7 each. Mr. Grant, Balhforth, another of 

 the same at £G each. Mr. Stewart, Balchule, sold a lot of 

 two-year-old polled stots to Mr. Grant, Whitewreath, 

 Elgin, at £7 5s. each, aud another of two-year-old Highland 

 stots at £5 each. In the sheep market very little business 

 was done, though a good many of all sorta was brought for- 

 ward. 



