139 



Short-lioru sale of John Lyuu, at Stroxtou, near Grantham, October 



27, 1870: 



£ s. d. 



32 cows and heifers, at an average of £1G 8s 1, 484 14 



7 bulls and calves, at an average of £45 15s 320 5 



39 averaged £46 5s. Id. Total 1, 804 19 



Short-horn sale of the entire herd of Wm. Cox, esq., at Brailsford 

 Hall, near Derby, ]S^ovember 9, 1870 : 



£ s. (1. 



26 cows and heifers, at an average of £29 Gs. -id 762 6. 



14 bulls and calves, at an average of £20 is. Sd 282 19 6 



40 averaged £26 2s. Id. Total 1,045 5 



The large herd of short-horns belonging to the late INEr. W. Hewer, at 

 Sevenhanipton, was sold October 6, 86 head, 25 of which were calves, 

 averaging only £22 5s. 9(7. The cattle were not in good condition. Mr. 

 Hewer's Berkshire pigs were celebrated, and brought high prices, the 

 stock of 40 head averaging £11 10s., several being but a few weeks old. 



The entire herd belonging to Mr. W. Caless was sold October 12, at 

 Bodicote House, Banbury. The average of the entire herd of 49 head 

 was £24 8s. Id. The stock Avas only in fair store condition, and the 

 day was unfavorable. 



About 50 head from the herd of J. Fawcett, esq., of Scaleby Castle, 

 Carlisle, were sold under unfavorable circumstances October 20, aver- 

 aging £24 7s. lOfZ. Five young bulls, bred by the Eight Hon. Lord 

 Kenlis, were sold at an average of £37 7s. Id. 



The late Mr. W. A. Provis's herd was sold Xovember 25, at the 

 Grange, Ellesmere, Salop, but, being in low store order, averaged only 

 £18 7s. Qd. for 30 head. 



During the week of the Birmingham cattle show, Mr. B. Wainmau, 

 of Whitley Manor, Salop, sold 27 head of short-horns at an average of 

 £23 14s. One four-year old Darlington cow was sold for 110 guineas. 



During the week'of the York fat cattle show, Mr. Dodds offered for 

 sale at York, December 8, 23 bulls and 17 cows and heifers. Forty-six 

 guineas was the highest price given for a prize yearling bull. Lady 

 Fortunate, a six-year-old cow, and the winner of upward of twenty 

 prizes, was sold for 71 guineas, and Industry, another prize cow, four 

 years old, was sold for 62 guineas. Emily, a yearling heifer, brought 

 50 guineas. 



SU:.EMARY OF SHORT-HOEN AUCTION SALES IN 1870. 



A table is given showing the number of lots of short-horn cattle sold 

 in 1870, the highest, lowest, and average prices obtained for them, and 

 the total sum realized from each sale. We glean from it the following- 

 particulars : Total number of sales, 42 ; number of cattle sold, 1,853 ; 

 highest price obtained, 800 guineas; lowest price, 4 guineas; average 

 of all the sales, £37 19s.. 6f7.; aggregate of all the sales, £70,363 13s. 

 These figures do not include the Irish and Scotch draft sales, nor the Bir- 

 mingham and York collective sales, nor a few drafted animals from dif- 

 erent herds, most of which were young bulls, offered at stock sales and 

 markets in England ; yet they exhibit a most favorable contrast with 



