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payment acts Tvitli the greatest truthfulness ■when taken 

 upon the general average of 25 j-ears; hut it would he 

 more to tlie interest hoth of payer and receiver, that whilst 

 equally faithful, its action should he more immediate, and 

 the payment of tlie year in proportion to the price of corn 

 at tlie time. Such an arrangement would he more to the 

 convenience of the tithe owner and tenant. The Anti-Hop 

 Duty Association is very ahly preparing and paving the 

 way for the Anti-I\ralt-tax Association, and with the ces^a- 

 tion of the Cliinese war, the general peace of England with 

 the world, the diminution of Government expenditure, and 

 the revelations of Dr. Lcthehy upon the English puhlic, 

 not only paying the malt-duty, hut heiug poisoned for their 

 pains, defrauded in their revenue, and crippled in their 

 agriculture hy its operations in addition, mates the present 

 moment most opportune for a comhined movement; and 

 men not only in Suffolk, hut in every county, are pre- 

 pai-ing for a comhination into one powerful society, which 

 has the promise of influential support in high quarters, 

 and the hearty co-operation of the masses, to carry forward 

 the cause with vigour and undaunted perseverance. — 

 Jan. 25. 



AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE, 

 FAIRS. &c. 



AYLESBURY JANUARY FAIR, (Friday laat.)— At 

 this fait there was a large supply of cattle and horses ; bnt 

 very few sheep were on offer. There being a good attendance 

 of buyers, trade in all kinds ruled brisk, and very little of any 

 kind was left over. The horses on otfer were not of the first- 

 rate kind usually seen at this fair ; but many good, service- 

 able ones were sold, some making as high a price as £40 

 each ; aud, the demand being good, very few remained unsold. 

 For cow stock there was a very good sale, and a good clear- 

 ance was effected at the following prices : Milch cows £12 to 

 £21, barreners £8 to £15, stirks and steers £4 to £8 each. 

 There was also a good show of fat beasts, which met with 

 ready sale at from 43. to 4a. Gd. per stone. There was but a 

 Bmall supply of sheep, but all met with purchasers at rather 

 advanced prices. Altogether, the fair, as regarded business 

 transactions, was the most active that has been held here for 

 some time. 



BANBURY FAIR.— Both in the beast and sheep markets 

 there was an average supply of stock, including a fair pro- 

 portion of good beef and mutton. Trade, especially for the 

 latter qualities, was brisk, and prices accordingly. Good beef 

 fetched from 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d., and good mutton from 4s. to 

 Ss. per 81bs. Our annual fair for horses has been held, and a 

 moderate business has been done. The principal demand was 

 for the better class of horses, nags varying from £30 to £100, 

 and cart horses from £50 to £80. There were several dealers 

 from London and the north, one from Manchester purchasing 

 no less than forty good cart-horses. Inferior animals were 

 very dull of sale. 



BAN WELL FAIR.— There was a tolerably good show of 

 fat beasts, the primest of which found ready purchasers at 

 prices varyingjfrom 65s, to 703. per cwt. Middling qualities 

 ruled lower, but a clearance was effected. Good grazers sold 

 well, considering the scarcity of grass and the high price of hay. 

 Cows and calves brought from £11 to £14. 



DUMFRIES PORK MARKET.— The market was inferior 

 to last week in all respects. The number of carcases was 410. 

 There was not such a large attendance of buyers, and the de- 

 mand consequently was not so brisk. Prices are a shade 

 lower, namely, current rates for prime carcases 7s. 2d. to 7s. 

 3d., aud in a number of instances 7s. 4d. per imperial stone. 

 Secondary, 78. to 73. Id. ; and heavy and coarse 68. 6d. up- 

 w&rds 



LLANFAIR " BIG MARKET."— The supply of pigs was 

 large, and sold at an advance upon the recent quotations : 

 there were a good many fat ones which sold at 5|d. and 6d. 

 per lb. The market was scantily supplied with sheep, and the 

 mutton trade was active at full prices. The show of cattle 

 was small, and very inferior. 



NEWTON-STEWART PORK MARKET.— Owing to 

 the change of weather, which is not now so favourable for 

 curing, prices had a downward tendency, although a few prime 

 carcases reahzedlaat week's quotations. 



READING FAT PIG TRADE,— The supply of porkerj 



has much increased since last week, and prices are conse- 

 quently depressed, business being generally transacted at lis. 

 6d. to lis. 9q. per score. Hogs are not so plentiful, and the 

 top price is quoted at 123. 



WORCESTER FAIR.— There was a large attendance of 

 buyers, and a brisk business done in beef aud mutton, of 

 which there was a good supply, at au advanced price. Beef 

 fetched 6^d. to 7d, per lb. ; mutton T^i. to 8(1, A good many 

 fat pigs were offered for sale, and realized lis. per score. 

 Store cattle were a drug. 



IRISH FAIRS.— Ballibay : The show of milch cattle 

 was very large, but holders were hard to deal with, dairy pro- 

 duce being unusually high ; prime cows went at IIL to 14/., 

 in a few instances 14/. 10s. were given; springers of good 

 breed, and in forward condition, were eagerly bought up at an 

 average of 11 gs. ; inferior and aged cows may be quoted at 

 5/, to 71. The transactions in the three classes were exten- 

 sive, few animals remaining uiisold at the close of the day. 

 Young cattle were abundant, but the business was dull. There 

 was very little inquiry for two-year-old bullocks, aud the value 

 is without change, the current rates being from 41. to 61., two- 

 year-old heifers were worth a trifle more, but sales were 

 limited ; yearlings were scarcely inquired for at all. The sup- 

 ply of beef cattle was large, aud dealers bought free on Eng- 

 lish account; victuallers purchased spiritedly, the terms vary- 

 ing from 57'. to 65s. per cwt.; coarse beasts met buyers at lil. 

 to 17/., according to weight and condition, inferior beasts may 

 be quoted at 453. per cwt. Sheep were abundant, and victual- 

 lers were needy, so that former rates were well maintained; 

 prime wethers sold freely at 50a. to COs. each •, fat ewes went 

 at 353. to 45s. The pig market was very large, and the de- 

 mand being active, a heavy business was dene ; bacon pigs 

 sold at 60s. per cwt. as the extreme figures ; the current rates 

 for pork were 553. to 58s. 6d. per cwt.; store pigs went at 3/. 

 upwards ; slips 25s. to SOs. each ; suckers were not asked for. 

 There was a large show of horses, but the trade was almost 

 exclusively limited to dealers ; serviceable farm-horses changed 

 owners at 20/. to 25/. ; saddle or harness horses were worth 

 from 35/. to 45/. There were not many transactions in higher- 

 priced animals. Gorsbridge: The supply of stock was 

 exceedingly meagre, and quite unequal to the demand. Beef 

 rated at from 60s. to 70s. per cwt. ; mutton from 6d. to 7id. 

 per lb. ; two-anda-half year old heifers and bullocks sold at 

 from £8 to £10 a head ; Iambs, of which there was a fair 

 supply, brought from 233. to 33s. each. Kells (County 

 Meath) : Beef of every kind maintained the late heavy rates, 

 going from 50s. to 65s. in the range. The swine fair was 

 well supplied with heavy bacon pigs. The primest bacon 

 quotes at 548. to 55s. per cwt.; store pigs only slowly bought, 

 from 30s. to 508. each ; suckers and creelers from 163. to 30s. 

 per pair. The sheep fair was moderate. Mutton maintained 

 last week's rates fully, and the demand was good. Athlone : 

 Holders were very difficult to deal with ; money was very 

 abundant, aud freely offered, but until an advanced hour sales 

 went languidly. Prime beef reached 56s. to 59s. per cwt., 

 about 6Jd. per lb., inferior 5d, to 5^d. ; prime pork 5d. to 

 52d., inferior hardly 5d. Store cattle sold pretty well — three- 

 year-old bullocks from £9 to £12 10s.; two-year ditto, from 

 £6 to £7 17s.; heifers a shade higher; younger stock hardly 

 saleable. Springer and dairy cows were in good supply, and 

 brought high figures — £10 to £16 were the general piices. 

 Some very tine bacon hogs reached £6 lOs. to £8 each ; store 

 pigs were rather depressed in value ; so also were store sheep. 

 Horses were numerous ; buying for the army was very exten- 

 sive; some prime weight carriers, reached £100 to £160 each. 



COUNTRY POTATO MARKETS.— York, January 19: 

 Potatoes 12d. per peck, aud 3s. 8d. to 4s. per bushel.— 

 Knaresbro', Jan. 23 : Potatoes, Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. per 21 

 lbs. — Pickering, Jan. 21 : Potatoes are scarce, but prices 

 are unaltered. White roughs 48. to 4s. 6d., flukes 43. 6d. to 

 5s. per 5 stones. — Selby, Jan. 21 : Potatoes, SJd. to 9d. per 

 stone. — Leeds, Jan. 22 : Potatoes, Is. to Is. 2d. wholesale, 

 and Is. 2d. to Is. 4d. retail per 211b3. — Richmond, Jan. 19: 

 Potatoes, Is. per peck. — Sheffield, Jan. 22: Potatoes sell 

 at from 7a. 6d. to 163. per 18 stones. — Manchester, Jan. 

 22 : Potatoes 93. to 14s. per 2521b8. 



GLASGOW. — Few Cheese coming forward, and scarcely 

 any inquiry for them. Prices as formerly. Early made 593. 

 to 6S3., late and aecoudary 52s, to oSs., skim milk 27s, to 29s. 

 per cwt. 



