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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE, FAIRS, &c. 



ABINGDON PAIR,— It is not much of a mart for sheep 

 or tegs, and the few shown soon changed hands at Ss. to 58, 

 per head in advance of what could have been obtained at our 

 December fair. A good number of cows, if down for milk or 

 with calf at foot, realized very full rates, as also did all de- 

 scriptions of barreiiers or heifers iu-calf, if at all in good con- 

 dition, with a quick sale. In the horse fair there waa a splen- 

 did show of good cart colts ; for threeyear-olds prices ranged 

 from £35 to £40. There were some ruagniiiceot strings of 

 working horses for London and the hill country work. They 

 came pouring in all day Friday and Saturday, and as soon as 

 offered were bought up eagerly at prices very remunerative to 

 the agriculturist. 



BANBURY FAIR. — Neither in the beast nor sheep mar- 

 ket were supplies above the average, and trade was rather 

 dull. Prices ranged for beef from 4s. to 53., and mutton 5s. 

 to 6a. perSlbs. 



BERWICK FORTNIGHTLY MARKET.— There were 

 a great many buyers present from the south, but the show 

 of fat cattle was very small. There were two cows sold for 

 £45. Mr. Black, Norham Mains, sold a lot at £23 7s. 6d. 

 each. Prime Beasts brought 83. per stone, inferior 73. 6d. 

 Good Weddera were sold at 8|d. to 8^d. per lb., and all sold. 

 There were a few inferior Ewes in tlie market, for which the 

 owners were asking 7d. per lb., but these were not sold. Fat 

 Pigs sold at from 63. to 7d. "per stone. 



BEVERLEY FAIR.— There was a very limited supply of 

 first-class horses, which were readily sold. There was a very 

 large show of scarcely second-class horses, but sales were 

 heavily effected ; and the show of inferior animals, as usual, 

 was large. In the cattle fair there was a short supply, nearly 

 the whole of which were readily sold. 



BRIDGNORTH FAIR.— There waa a good attendance, 

 and fair show of cattle. Good beasts realized from 6^d. to 

 7d. per lb. The supply of sheep scanty, not equal to the de- 

 mand, and sold well, best wethers fetching fully 9d , and ewes 

 S^d. per lb. Cows and calves from t'12 to £18, and a fair 

 supply. In the horse fair a good show of agricultural animals, 

 but good hacks very scarce ; the former went from £25 to 

 £30 each, the latter at all prices from £10 to £20. 



BROUGH FAIR. — Good present calving cows much 

 looked after, and sold from £12 to £16, and ranged from 

 thence to £19 lOs, and £20 per head. Fresh geld and other 



CARLISLE HORSE FAIR.— There waa a large show of 

 draught horses, which being in fair average condition brought 

 good prices. The number of saddle horses was exceedingly 

 limiced, and two or three only were sold at the close of the 

 market. Ponies were a fair average show, and commanded 

 the prices obtained last year. The attendance of buyers was 

 good, and although the demand was very slow at the com- 

 mencement, yet towards the end of the markets good business 

 was done, principally by jobbers, at prices slightly below those 

 of last >ear. Prices may be quoted as follows: Good cart 

 horses from £20 to £36, inferior do. £15 to £20, cart colts 

 and fillies £15 to £23, ponies £7 10s. to £16. 



CHARLES FAIR, STRATHDON.— There was a pretty 

 good out-turn of cattle, but not so many as the dealers pre- 

 aent would have done business with. Mr. Douglas, Buchaam, 

 Strathdon, sold 3 stots at £16 ahead ; the Rev. Mr. Watt, 

 Strathdon, sold a stot at £24 ; Mr. Ironside sold a stot at 

 £18 ; Mr. M'Gregor, Torrinbuie, sold two stots for £40, and 

 two queys for =£21 ; Mr. Strachan, Mill of Fowlis, bought 

 two queys for £26 lOs.; Mr. Kennedy, Delrosaach, sold two 

 queys for £26 lOs. The demand was good, and the prices 

 considerably in advance of what they were at the same market 

 last year. 



CHERTSEY FAIR.— The supply of stock was large, but 

 chiefly eoneisted of young cattle, and among which there was 

 but a dull demand, good milch cows and dairying stock com- 

 manded a moderate sale. Cows, in full milk, and with a calf by 

 their side, made £14 to £17 ; small and plain-bred dairying 

 stock, £11 to £13 ; Alderney milch cows, £12 to £16 ; cows, 

 down caWing, £9 to £11 ; and aged cows, iu calf, £6 to £9 ; 



steers and heifers, the former straw-yard feeding, sold at £7 

 to £10; ditto heifers, £6 to £8; well-bred stock heifers £8 

 to £10; yearlings, £4; and calves, 14s. to 233. each ; beasts, 

 fresh and well up in condition, made .£17 to £22 ; bulls, £9 

 £14. Sound useiul cart-horee?, for farming work, made 16 to 

 22 guineas; light-made active horses, for vaua and single- 

 harness purposes, realized figures vsrving from 24 to 32 

 guineas. There was a good supply of pigs, asd trade was 

 good ; strong and large stores made 35s. to 453. each ; small 

 pigs, 173. to 24?.; and well-fed large bogs, £5 to £7. 



DORCHESTER FAIR.— There was a large supply, prin- 

 cipally of lean stock, and fat beasts were much inquired after, 

 while altogether there was a ready sale for anyihing worth 

 purchasing. Inferior barreners ranged from £6 lOs. to £10, 

 while those in better condition made from the last-named sum 

 up to as much as £17 for anything very fresh. There were 

 two very fine shorthorn bulls iu the field, one of which sold 

 for £43, and £50 was asked for the other, but we did not 

 hear that it found a purchaser. 



DUMFRIES PORK MARKET.— The attendance of 

 buyers was not large, and the demand was consequently 

 somewhat slow. The number of carcases was 370, rather less 

 than last week. Iu the early part of the morning the current 

 rates for prime carcases of medium size were 78. 4d. to 78. 

 5d. per imp. st.; and 8S the day advanced the prices fell' 

 slightly. Prices for secondary carcases, 7s. Id. to 7s. 3d. per 

 imp. St., and heavy carcases 68. 8d. upwards. 



ELGIN MONTHLY MARKET.— The at'endance was 

 very large, the demand for fat stock very brisk, and a heavy 

 amount of business transacted. Mr. Hardie, Calcots, sold 2 

 stots at £60 the pair ; Captain Young, Main, a lot of stots at 

 £25 a head, and a bull at £2G lOs.; Mr. Cruickshauk, Bar- 

 muckity, a lot of three-year-old queys at £17 a-head ; Mr. 

 Adams, Sweetbillock, a pair of queys at £18 a-head ; Mr. 

 Squire, Muirhead, Alves, a mixed lot at £17 a-head; Dr. 

 Ross, Linksfield, a lot of crosses at £19 a-head. 



GLOUCESTER MONTHLY MARKET.— There was a 

 good supply of beef and mutton, with an active demand, but 

 very little alteration in prices. Beef sold readily at 7d., and 

 mutton from 8d. to 9d. per lb. ; pigs from IO3. to lOa. 6d. per 

 score. At these rates a good business was done, and an en- 

 tire clearance effected, 



ILSLEY FORTNIGHTLY SHEEP MARKET. — The 

 supply was good, and a ready sale effected at full prices. There 

 was a good attendance of dealers. 



l^jMORETONIN-MARSH FAIR.— The supply of beef 

 and mutton far exceeded that at any previous February fair, 

 aud the demand was fully equal to the supply. More inquiry 

 was made for store and milk cattle, and higher prices realized. 

 Beef made 7d. to 7id-, and mutton 7id. to 8^d. per lb. 



NORTHAMPTON FAIR was scantily supplied with 

 beasts, principally stores, for which a slight reduction took 

 place. There were scarcely any fat beasts exhibited. There 

 was a moderate supply of sheep, the demand for which being 

 somewhat dull. Best wethers made from 5s. 6d, to 6s., ewes 

 from 5s. to 5s. 4d. per 8 lbs. There was also a good show of 

 horses, with a fair inquiry. 



PENRITH HORSE FAIR.— There was only a small 

 show, and of these very few were of good quality. There 

 was a tolerable number of buyers, but very few appeared to 

 mean business. Only a small number of sales were effected. 

 Good cart horses from £18 to £50 ; inferior £15 to £18 ; colts 

 and fillies £12 to £20 ; ponies £7 to £14. 



TEWKESBURY FAIR was unusually large for the sea- 

 son. Fat meat was abundant, and fetched good prices ; 

 mutton out of the wool, 7d. to 7id. ; beef, 7d. 



VyiNCHESTER FAIR was well attended, though the 

 business done was rather limited. There was a good supply 

 of cart-horses, and they sold well. In neat cattle there was a 

 short show, and good prices were realized. Pigs were offered 

 in large numbers, still full prices were maintained. 



WINSLOW MONTHLY MARKET.— We were rather 

 scantily supplied with mutton, which realized 5s. to Ss. 6d. 

 per stone. For bacon hogs and porketa there was a good 



