ENGLISH MARKETS AND FAIRS. 



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The vessel that brings mackerel shall give six and twenty 

 mackerel, the franchise excepted. 



In " Smythefelde " the customary charges were one 

 penny for every full-grown cow or ox, and for every dozen 

 sheep sold. 



It is difficult to give in a brief space any fair idea of 

 the range of tolls in the various markets throughout 

 the kingdom. As regards cattle markets, however, the 

 following table may be of interest as showing the present 

 tolls charged in a few representative markets : — 



Generally speaking, it is chiefly in regard to animals 

 that tolls are taken upon the " quantity " exposed for 

 sale. In the case of corn, vegetables, meat, fish, etc., 

 the more usual practice nowadays seems to be to charge 

 a certain amount of rent for the occupation of a stall or 

 situation in the market. There is an increasing tendency 

 to substitute " stallage," or rents for space, for tolls on 

 goods brought into the market. One evident advantage 



1 Stallions, is. 



