THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



stone, for £60 ; and before the market was over it was resold 

 for £63. Inferior animals were in tolerable demand, at pro- 

 portionably low rates. Altogether, prices were high, owing, 

 doubtless, to the backward state of agricultural work, arising 

 from the wet and unseasonable weather which has prevailed 

 during the last few months. A few riding and hack horses 

 were shown, some of them of superior quality, which were 

 disposed of at comparatively moderate rates. 



PERTH ANDREWMAS MARKET was much better 

 attended than for some years past. The demand was rather 

 brisk. The best milch cows realized from £12 to £18 each, 

 and second-class from £6 lOs. to £11 each. The two-year-old 

 home-breds sold at from £8 to £12, and one-year-olds from 

 £5 to £6 each. The English and Irish beasts were in good 

 condition : the two-year-olds realized from £8 to £12, and the 

 one-year-olds from £4 to £7 each. First-class draught horses 

 sold freely at high prices, a number of pairs selling at £100, 

 and some as high as £120. Useful horses realized from £25 

 to £35. Very few harness horses were offered, but had a slow 

 sale at from £12 to £18 each. Inferior sorts were all but 

 unsaleable. The butter and cheese market was but scantily 

 supplied ; butter realized from 253. to 269. per stone, and cheese 

 4§d. per lb. 



ROSS FAIR. — There were many prime cows and oxen ex- 

 hibited, which sold at 7id. per lb. ; fat cows of second quality 

 fetched 7d. ; fat wether sheep bought 7d., and ewes 6jd. to7d. 

 There was a good supply of store cattle of an ordinary de- 

 scription, which met with a very dull sale, and many went back 

 imsold. There was a goodly number of horses, a few only of 

 which were sold, and those at considerably lower prices than 

 usual. 



SHREWSBURY FORTNIGHTLY MARKET.— There 

 was a very good show of stock. The best prime Christmas 

 beef sold lor 7d. to Z^d. per lb., good fat beef 6Jd. to 7d., 

 cows 6d., fat calves 7d. Useful store cattle, and good cows 

 and calves sold at fair prices ; fat wether sheep 7id. to 8d. per 

 lb., bacon and pork pigs 6d. to C^d ; stores without any change 

 in value. 



STRATFORD-UPON-AVON FAIR. — There was an 

 abundant supply of fat beasts, but sheep were rather short. 

 Business was done at 7d. per lb. for beef, and 7^d. per lb. for 

 mutton. 



TEWKESBURY FAIR was the most successful that has 

 been held for some years past. The fat stock generally was 

 very superior, the demand was great, and the prices satisfac- 

 tory. Fat wethers sold from 443, to 65s., fat ewes 338. to 

 5l8., fat cows and heifers £18 to £26 lOs., fat steers £19 to 

 £32 lOs. 



THORN BURY MONTHLY MARKET.— The supply of 

 fat beef at the present market was somewhat below that of 

 previous years, and found a ready sale at high rates. Beef, 

 658. to 703. per cwt. The supply of lean cow stock was very 

 short, and for that offered there was little demand. There 

 was but a short supply of fat sheep, those penned were how- 

 ever of good quality, and met with a quick sale. Mutton 7d. 

 per lb. The porcine race, usually so numerous, was for once 

 in short supply. Bacon, 10s. 6d. per score. 



WARWICK CHRISTMAS CATTLE FAIR, of Monday 

 last, kept up its fame of former years, and exhibited the stock- 

 producing qualifications of the county. Mr. J. Moore offered 

 for competition some prime Hereford oxen, belonging to E. 

 Greaves, Esq., M.P., which were greatly admired for their 

 quality. Ne.xt to which may be mentioned very superior 

 animals shown by Mr. Burbery, Wootton Grange; Mr. Jiidd, 

 of Burton Dasset ; Mr. T. Pratt, of Chesterton (Shorthorns) ; 

 Mr. Shepheards of Hunningham (Herefords) — among the 

 latter being a remarkably fine heifer, only 2| years old, for 

 size and quality almost unsurpassed ; Mr. Wallington, of 

 Charlecote ; Mr. Lythali, of Radford Semele ; Mr. E. Mann, 

 of Chesterton ; &c., &c. Mr. W. Ledhrook, of Cubbington, 

 showed 31 beasts of very excellent quality ; and Mr. Stowe, 

 of Warwick, exhibited fine Shorthorn heifers, attracting con- 

 siderable attention, both parties meeting with ready pur- 

 chasers for their heasts. Mr. Hinde, of Myton, had two 

 Shorthorn heifers (twins), about 2\ years old, of unexampled 

 symmetry of form and sraallness of bone. The supply of 

 sheep was quite equal to the average display, and prime 

 qualities were in great demand. Prices ranged according to 

 quality, of both beef and mutton, from 6d. to 8d. per lb., and 

 a clearance was effected early in the day. 



WELLINGTON FAIR.—A large and excellent show of 

 fat stock for Christmas in both cattle and sheep, as also pigs. 

 Beef ranged, as per quality, from 6d. to 7d , mutton ditto 

 7d. to 81 per lb. ; fat pigs about lOs. 6d. per score. The 

 price of fat cattle varied from £10 to £35 per head. 



WORCESTER FAIR.— There was an unusually large sup- 

 ply of beasts of superior quality, which, for the most part, sold 

 well. The attendance of buyers was very numerous. There 

 was also a good supply of sheep, the best being sent for sale 

 by auction. Pigs limited, and also horses. Beef fetched 7d. 

 to 7id., wether mutton 7d. to 8d., and ewes 6d. to 7d. ; pigs 

 lOs. to 12s. per score. There was an active demand for fat 

 stock, but stores were in small request. 



YORK FORTNIGHTLY MARKET.— This being the fair 

 before Christmas, there was a very good show of fat heasts, 

 which sold well at Ss. per stone ; good wether mutton 8d. per 

 lb. Very little lean stock shown. 



YORK CHRISTMAS HORSE SHOW.— The subjoined 

 is a list of the pricej at which animals have been selling during 

 the show. Hunters : high-bred young horses, broken for the 

 hunting field, from £100 to i'300; ditto, seasoned, and fast 

 over light country, £100 to £300; ditto, horses of celebrity, 

 and up to heavy weight, £300 to £400; well-bred, upstanding 

 young horses, with great action, suitable for private carriage 

 purposes, £70 to £100; selections of match colts, of good 

 fashion, and greys or bays, £70 to £100 ; seasoned ditto, high 

 stepper?, and broken in double harness, £40 to £60 ; active 

 light stepping horses, adapted for Brougham and light car- 

 riage work, £70 to £100 ; useful fast-going animals for single 

 harness, i'40 to £50 ; thick set, short jointed young horses, 

 for hackney work, £20 to £30; well framed, powerful, high 

 legged young horses, for van or railway work, £30 to £40 ; 

 cover hacks and roadsters, £30 to £40 ; well-bred Galloways, 

 £15 to £20; neat going, compactly built cobs, £40 to £50; 

 weight-carrying, handsome cobs, £60 to £70 ; neat young 

 ponies, £10 to £20 ; ditto, well matched pairs, £15 to £25 

 each; well timbered, active, young cart horses, suitable for 

 London work, £20 to £40, according to merit. Matched 

 teams of fast walking young horses, £25 to £40 ; useful sea- 

 soned horses for agricultural purposes and machine work, £28 

 to £37; two-year-old cart horses, £15 to £20; yearlings, none 

 shown ; b'ood stock, none on offer ; stallions from £200 to 

 £400. 



IRISH FAIRS. — Castledermot was poorly supplied 

 with every description of cattle, owing probably to the sudden 

 advent of harsh weather. Two-and-a-half-yearold bullocks 

 sold at from £9 to £11 10s. a head ; fat beef 45s. to 568. per 

 cwt. ; two-and-a-half-y ear-old store heifers £9 to £11 each, 

 and springers from £12 to £18, a rate which was con- 

 sidered very high. Fat sheep brought from 6d. to 72d. 

 per lb. Lambs 253. to 32s. each. The horse fair was 

 well attended by .buyers, but the show of stock was 

 exceedingly meagre. There were few sales effected, 

 but good draught horses averaged from £15 to £25. 

 Sc.iRTAGLiN : Not a hundred good pigs, and even of that 

 number some remained unsold, though they did not exceed 

 50s. per cwt. In-calf cattle were in request, and bought up 

 quickly. The class of the cattle were inferior in breed and 

 condition, but were in demand, the highest not exceeding £8. 

 Dry stock was not inquired for, and milkers and springers 

 were picked up to the advantage of the seller, but few were 

 to be got. Milltown: The demand for pigs was greater 

 than at Scartaglin, and a rather better supply, but nothing 

 equal to the demand. For local purposes the demand for the 

 inferior class of incalf cattle was brisk. Neither here or at 

 Scartaglin was there anything like passable beef to be got. 

 Blennerville : Every good incalf young beast was bought 

 up, but no one asked for dry stock. Beef, as usual, was 

 scarce, and consequently high. Butchers had to purchase at 

 478. per cwt. for anything fair. Fifty good pigs could not be 

 got, and 50s. per cwt. was freely given. 



CORK BUTTER EXCHANGE, (Saturday last.)— The 

 supply of Butter during the week averaged about 900 firkins 

 daily, The severity of the weather gave a firm tone to the 

 market, and caused prices to advance. Everything went off at 

 the advanced prices. Since Monday firsts rose from 11 48. to 

 116s., seconds from 1083. to 1128., thirds from 973. to lOOs., 

 and fifthi from 778. to 783. It is almost certain that very 

 little Butter is held in the country. 



