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3. That the hill districts of Scotland have been a large 

 source of lean stock. Some of them will more and more feed 

 their own stock than they have yet done, and supplies from 

 some of them, Galloway for instance, will decline. Thus, I am 

 informed by one of the most extensive Galloway dealers, that 

 the quantity of lean stock sent from the three counties, Wigton, 

 Kircudbright, and Dumfries southwards, is at present from 

 13,000 to 14,000 annually, and that ' these numbers are likely 

 to diminish rather than increase, as every year the extent of 

 home feeding is increasing.' The Highland districts of Scot- 

 land, however, are likely to supply us in undiminished quantity 

 for many years to come. The stock sold at Falkirk tryst and 

 Doune fair, in the county of Stirling, is a sufficient measure 

 of the Highland supplies ; and the following details respecting 

 these markets, extracted from old files of the two Stirling 

 papers, I have been enabled by the kindness of a friend to 

 procure : — 



DATE. 



ESTIMATED STOCK AT MARKET AT 



FALKIRK. 



DOUNE. 



' Observer.' 



' Journal.' 



' Observer.' 



' Journal.' 



1836 











October . 



40,000 



55,000 



Bad market 



Dull 



1837 











August . 



Beyond expectation 



Very extensive 







September 



Better than last year 



Average 







October . 



Ditto 



Greater 



Little business done 



10,000 



1838 











August . 



Ditto 



Greater 



Great number ; sales 











brisk 





September 



Bad tryst 



18,000 







October . 



Full 50,000 



50,000 





Good market 



1839 







August . 



Average 



6,000 







September 



Smaller number 



30,000 







October . 



Full 70,000 



70,000 



Sales brisk 



5,000 



1840 









August . 



About 15,000 



15,000 







September 



Less numerous 



Short 







October . 



80,000 to 90,000 





Sales brisk 



Brisk 



1841 











August . 



18,000 



18,000 to 











20,000. 







September 



Good 



Good 





Not so many 



October . 



Numerous 



Full 



Dull 





1842 











August . 



Greater number 



Very great 







October . 



Great number 



Full 







1843 











August . 



Ditto 









September 



Fewer 









October . 



Great show 





Not good 





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