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The fhow confifts of well-bred hunters, in- 

 ferior faddlc-horfes, and light coach-horfes $ 

 mod of them being bred in the Vale, on the 

 Wolds, or in Holdcrnefs ; fome few from 

 Cleveland and the upper part of the Vale of 

 York. 



The purchafcrs are the London dealers and 

 foreigners, efpecially of FRANCE and PRUSSIA. 



In 1/83, the French markets being then 

 recently opened by the peace, fcveral French 

 dealers were at this fhow. The favourite 

 colours, yellow bays, greys; and cheinuts. 

 Brown, the Knglimmari's favourite colour, 

 is difliked by foreigners. 



But of late years the principal part of the 

 firft-rate horfes have been bought by the 

 dealers, foreign and dome flic, previous to the 

 JboWj at the houfes of the country dealers or 

 the breeders. 



The prices various : from fifteen to fifty 

 pounds includes the majority of the made-up 

 horfes fold at Malton-fhow. They are led in 

 firings to London, or Ihipped off at Hull for 

 foreign markets. In 1783, a vefifel laden 

 with horfes, bought at this fhow and in the 

 neighbourhood, was loft off the coaft of 

 Vorkfhirc. 



V. TREAT- 



