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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



lot of GO, 3l8. ; a lot of 50 aold lor 29s. 3d., prices ranging 

 for wedder hoggs down to 203. ; a lot of ewe hoggs made 253. 

 9d and various lots sold from 228. to 24s., prices ranging to 

 183 The quality of the Cheviots geuerallj^ was much superior 

 to those of last year. A lot of 100 cross hoggs, from Burnt- 

 shields, Tinwald, sold for Sis. 6(1., and a lot of 50 made Sis. 

 The market on the whole may be considered slow and dear. 

 There was a considerable show of cattle. Galloways and Ayr- 

 shires. There was an excellent demand for grazing beasts at 

 high prices; and anything good among the Ayrshire cows and 

 queys was readily sold at high figures. 



LYAIINGTON FORTNIGHTLY MARKET was well at- 

 tended. There was a good show of horses, cattle, sheep, and 

 pigs. The demand was brisk, at full prices. 



MALTON FAIR.— A most numerously attended fair ; but 

 the show of cattle was limited, and nearly confined to grazing 

 beasts, which has given firmness to prices. Owing to the 

 eagerness with which horses were bought on Monday and 

 Tuesday, they were scarcer to-day. The attendance of buyers 

 was numerous, but few horses changed hands. Entire horses 

 were plentiful. 



MANSFIELD FAIR was but thinly attended, and the 

 principal of the stock shown was of an inferior kind. Thirty 

 fine beasts (bred and fed by His Grace the Duke of Portland) 

 fetched £30 per head. But very few horses were in the fair. 

 Trade in sheep was not very brisk, mmj leaving unsold. A 

 few young beasts sold well. 



NORWICH TOMBLAND FAIR. — At this great 

 and important fair there was a falling off in the show of 

 Scots, but of shorthorns the numbers were both large and 

 good. The attendance of buyers was tolerably numerous, 

 ■which caused sales to be brisk for Scots at 4s. to 4s. 6d.; 

 fresh in condition, 5s. ; shorthorns, 'Ss. O'd. to 4s. ; prime, 

 4s. 6d. per stone of 14 lbs. when fat. At the clo.se few re- 

 mained unsold. Fat beasts a small show ; sales firm at 

 from 7s. Gd. to 8s. 8d. per stone, and all sold. The pens 

 well filled. Hoggets an immense show, many thousands 

 being of superior condition and qualit}^ The principal 

 buyers were from Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and the 

 neighbouring districts. The very high prices asked in the 

 early part of the day checked business ; but after twelve 

 o'clock sales were good at the following prices, the best 

 making 60s. to 663. ; big and full in condition, 50s. to 54s. ; 

 strong and useful, 42s. to 45s ; middling, 36s. to 403. ; poor 

 and ordinary, 25s. to 30s. per head. At the close of the 

 market a small portion remained unsold. We may remark, 

 although the price is generally very high, still we fear the 

 result of this day's sales were not in favour of the dealers : 

 whilst, on the other hand, the breeders are well paid. Good 

 keeping sheep from 40s. to 42s. per head. Fat sheep os. to 

 8s. 6d. per etone, and all sold. In the horse lair there was 

 a large number exhibited, comprising draught and hackneys, 

 varying from £20 to £25, £30 to £35 per head. Very prime 

 animals scarce, and difficult to purchase at from £80 to 

 £100 each. 



SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR FAIR brought a large attendance 

 of buyers from distant couutie?, which tended to give a brisk- 

 nesss to the trade, and although there were not so many fat 

 horses as usual, those of firat-claas quality ranged at high 

 prices, varyiog from £40 to £70 ; a good trade also was done 

 with second-rate horses, which real.zed good prices. Of beef 

 and mutton there was a moderate supply, with a great de- 

 mand and high prices ; beef realized 7d. ; mu'ton, shorn B^d. 

 to7d. 



STAMFORD FAIR.— In consequence of the Midlent stock 

 fair being held so recently there was not much animation in 

 the cattle trade ; for the same reason there was not a large 

 show of any kind of stock. For beasts very high prices were 

 asked, and as sellers appeared to be unwilling to give way, 

 very few transactions took place : for two-year-old store steers 

 from £12 to £14 were demanded; the prices for drapes were 

 high, very poor animals indeed making £11 each ; fresh ones 

 were sold at £15 ; a few fat beasts were off'ered, and made 

 about 83. 6d. per stone. The show of sheep was not large, 

 and the trade was dull ; several pens were unsold in the after- 

 noon : prices not so good as at Midlent fair. 



TALGARTH FAIR was a small one; sales of nearly all 

 kinds of stock were readily made at a slight Jadvauce upon 

 previous ratei. Barrens, tceding steers, and good horses 

 seemed to be most in request, and of these the chief part ex- 

 hibited were sold. 



TENBURY FAIR was a good cue, there being a capital 

 supply of cattle and sheep, which met a fair demand. Pigs 

 weie not so plentiful as on former occasions of the kind, but 

 very dear. 



TEWKESBURY FAIR was well attended by farmers and 

 dealers, and was the largest fair held for some time past. 

 Beef sold from 6^d. to 7d., mutton 7d. to 9d. per lb. 



TOWYN FAIR. — The supply was small. Bullocks 

 and steers realized about the same prices as at our last 

 March fair. Pigs were much higher, stores realizing good 

 prices. Horses were scarce, the supply not being equal to the 

 demand. 



WIMBORNE F.AIR.— There was a large attendance of 

 farmers. The stock was not very numerous, but most of it 

 changed hands. 



WORKSOP FAIR.— Owing to the unfavourableness of 

 the day there was but a thin attendance. There were very 

 few sheep and beasts, and the show of horses was meagre in 

 the extreme. 



WORCESTER FAIR was well supplied with stock of all 

 descrir.tion, notwithstanding several other large fairs were he'd 

 the same day. There wss a good attendance of buyers. The 

 best dualities of fat beef fetched about 7hi. per lb. Stock 

 beasts* sold well. Fat beasts sold briskly, at 75d, per lb. 

 shorn, and 9d. in the wool ; ewes fetched 7d. per lb.: a few 

 pens of fat lambs were sild, one of which made 36a. each, and 

 the lo A est fetched 303. each. TQere were but few fat pigs, 

 but a larger number of stores than usual, which sold at^slightly 

 advanced prices. The horae fair was thinly supplied. 



BELFAST,(Thursday last.) —Butter: Shipping price, 105f, 

 to 112a. per cwt.; firkins and crocks 11 Jd. to 12d. per lb. 

 Bacon, 543. to SBs.; llama, prime 723. toSOs, second quahty 

 6O3. to 633. per cwt. Prime mess Pork, 788. to SOs. perbrl. ; 

 BeefI20s.to 130s. pertierce refined; Irish Lanl,i-i bladders 

 663. to70.?.; kegs or firkins, tiOa. to 64s. per cwt. Pork, 

 47s. to .'il3.perl201bs. 



CARMARTHEN BUTTER MARKET, (Saturday last.) 

 — The market opened with a very small supply, anl the qua- 

 lity generally by no means satisfactory. For choice qualities 

 farmers re.hzed, under an active demand, from IBJd. to 14d., 

 ordinary sorts 12^1. to 13d., old butter about Is. per lb. The 

 weather is cold and uugenial, but dry, aud favourable for the 

 completion of the seeding season. Under the influence of 

 the actual romraeucemeut of hostilities upon the Continent, 

 our corn mirket is advancing, and farmers withholding sup- 

 plies. 



GLASGOW CHEESE MARKET. -Trade quiet, and few 

 coming forward. Only three carts were shown in the bazaar, 

 and five tons passed the weigh-house scales. Prices steady. 

 Prime early made, 633. ; late made, 493. to 543. per cwt. 



RUGBY CHEESE FAIR— The supply was about an 

 average ; the demand, however, was very sluggish. Farmers 

 had to reduce their prices before sales could be effected. Many 

 of the buyers south aud west of Rugby left the fair without 

 making purchases, the prices ia the West of England offer- 

 ing them more inducement. Prices may be qiioted as follows : 

 —Skims 323. to 359., two-meal SBs. to 443., new milk, small 

 5 Is. to 6O3., good useful cheese 628. to 65s., finest large 

 dairies 653. to 703., two extraordinary fine dairies, 3's to the 

 cwt., realized 723. to 733. Several lots were taken home again 

 unsold. 



APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR SPOONER AS 

 AN EX.-^MINER OF HORSES AT THE MEETINGS 

 OF THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY —It is 

 with great pleasure we announce that the Council of the Royal 

 Agricultural Society of England have unanimously appointed 

 Professor Spooner the Examiner of Horses at their Annual 

 Meetings. The labour of inspecting all the animals, and re- 

 porting thereon to the stewards, had fallen somewhat heavily 

 on Professsor Simonds ; for although he was not without assist- 

 ance, yet the responsibility rested entirely on him ; but now 

 that this division is made, each professor will be enabled to 

 give his individual energies and talents to the performance of 

 the duties of his respective ofiice ; and should an emergence 

 arise, or any doubtful case piesent itself, by co-operation the 

 ditficulty will be surmounted. Thus will be secured the ob- 

 ject the Society has always had in view, while at the same 

 time the public will have full confidence in the correctness of 

 the decisions which may be come to, — The Veterinarian, 



