MINUTES 



MAY 



ror. 



CLOVER- 

 SlCtD MARK. 



BULLOCKS 



AT 

 TURNEPS. 



The prices, more particularly of " clover," 

 (that is, red clover) is very fluctuating : laft 

 year prime feed was bought from eighteen to 

 twenty fhillings a bufliel. It has been known 

 fo low as fifteen fhillings; and three pounds ten 

 Ihillings a bufliel has been given in this market. 



To-day the prices were as follow : 



Clover, twenty fhillings to thirty fhillings a 

 bulhel. 



Suckling, fixpence to eight-pence a pound. 



Darnel, twelve to fifteen fhillings a coomb. 



IO2. 



MAY 4. A fortnight ago, Mr. 



fent twelve of his Scotch heifers, bought at 

 St. Faith's, (See MIN. 27. and 97.; to Smith- 

 field. 



To-day he fhewed me the falefman's account. 



They fold from eight pounds five fhillings 

 to eleven pounds a piece the neat proceeds 

 a hundred and ten pounds, or nine pounds five 

 fhillings a head. They cofl fix pounds fifteen 

 fhillings ; fo that they left a profit of about 

 fifty fhillings a head. 



They were at turneps about twenty -five 

 weeks ; and confequently paid no more than 

 two fhillings a week for their keep, notwith- 

 ftanding the prefent high markets. 



They 



