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papers, of his annual sale of stock in October 1841 : 

 " Captain Barclay of Ury's annual sale of pure short- 

 horn bull calves, half-bred yearling heifers and steers, 

 a cross between a short-horn bull and pure Argyleshire 

 cows and pure bred Leicester sheep, came off on the 7th 

 instant, and was, as usual, numerously and respectably 

 attended. The sale commenced with the short-horn bull 

 calves, and after a spirited bidding, the first was knocked 

 down at seventy-five guineas, the price of the others rang- 

 ing from thirty to fifty guineas, and the average price of 

 the whole being about L.45 a piece. There was also 

 a keeu competition for the yearling half-bred steers and 

 heifers, which brought an average price of about L. 12 a 

 head. After the sale, the captain entertained his friends 

 at dinner, and the evening was spent in a very happy 

 manner. The average (of the bull calves) this year is 

 three guineas a head higher than any former year." 



With the same view, and not without a feeling of he 

 trusts pardonable pride and satisfaction, he would refer to 

 the newspaper report of a public dinner to which, on a 

 late occasion, his neighbours and friends did him the ho- 

 nour to invite him, in compliment to his exertions in the 

 cause of agriculture ; and, as the report is too long to be 

 inserted in a note, it is given as an appendix to this pub- 

 lication. 



