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worthless. It concerns all honest men, as well bnyers as 

 sellers, to regard such attempts with indignation, and expose 

 the parties making them to public censure and contempt. 



This gentleman has been kind enough to reply at large to 

 several interesting inquiries which I addressed to him on the 

 subject of Brighton Market, and I cannot do better than to insert 

 his letter. I can only regret that other gentlemen alike com- 

 petent in the case, to whom similar inquiries were addressed, 

 have not done myself and the public the same favor. 



" The following is the number of beef cattle, stores, sheep and 

 swine, offered for sale at Brighton since 1S29, one of which 

 years, 1830, was reported by another person (since dead). 



Estimated Sales. 



First interrogatory — " Does the character of the stock 

 generally improve ?" 



I think there is some improvement in the stock of cattle gen- 

 erally. In mutton, there is no improvement, but there is in 

 wool. In switie there is a decided improvement. 



Second — " What is the average weight of oxen — of steers — 

 of cows, — and of wethers when dressed ?" 



Oxen, 875. Steers, 600. Cows, 450. Wethers, 42. 



