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^Short-horn sale of John Lynn, at Stroxton, near Grantham, October 
*7, 1870 ; v 
£ s. a. 
32 cows and heifers, at an average of £46 8$. 1,484 14 0 
7 bulls and calves, at an average of £45 15s. 320 5 0 
39 averaged £46 5s. 7 d. Total.. 1,804 19 0 
Hall, near Derby, November 9, 1870: 
£ 8 . a . 
26 cows and heifers, at an average of £29 6$. 4d. 762 6. 0 
14 bulls and calves, at an average of £20 4s. 3d. 282 19 6 
40 averaged £26 2s. 7 d, Total.... 1,045 5 6 
The large herd of short-horns belonging to the late Mr. W. Hewer, at 
Sevenhampton, was sold October 6, 86 head, 25 of which were calves, 
averaging only £22 5s. 9 d. The cattle were not in good condition. Mr. 
Hewer’s Berkshire pigs were celebrated, and brought high prices, the 
stock of 40 head averaging £1110s., several being but a few weeks old. 
The entire herd belonging to Mr. W. Oaless was sold October 12, at 
Bodicote House, Banbury. The average of the entire herd of 49 head 
was £24 8s. 7d. The stock was only in fair store condition, and the 
day was unfavorable. 
About 50 head from the herd of J. Fawcett, esq., of Scaleby Castle, 
Carlisle, were sold under unfavorable circumstances October 20, aver¬ 
aging £24 7s. lOd. Five youhg bulls, bred by the Bight Hon. Lord 
Kenlis, were sold at an average of £37 7s. Id, 
The late Mr. W, A. Provisos herd was sold November 25, at the 
Grange, Ellesmere, Salop, but, being in low store order, averaged onlv 
£18 7s. 6d. for 30 head. 
During the week of the Birmingham cattle show, Mr. B. Wainman, 
of Whitley Manor, Salop, sold 27 head of short-horns at an average of 
£23 14s. Qne four-year old Darlington cow was sold for 110 guineas. 
During the week of the York fat cattle show, Mr. Dodds offered for 
sale at York, December 8, 23 bulls and 17 cows and heifers. Forty-six 
guineas was the highest price given for a prize yearling bull. Lady 
Fortunate, a six-year-old cow, and the winner of upward of twenty 
prizes, was sold for 71 guineas, and Industry, another prize cow, four 
years old, was sold for 62 guineas. Emily, a yearling heifer, brought 
50 guineas. 
SUMMARY OF SHORT-HORN AUCTION SALES IN 1870. 
A table is given showing the number of lots of short-horn cattle sold 
in 1870, the highest, lowest, and average prices obtained for them, and 
the total sum realized from' each sale. We glean from it the following 
particulars : Total number of sales, 42 ; number of cattle sold, 1,853; 
. highest price obtained, 800 guineas; lowest price, 4 guineas; average 
of all the sales, £37 19$. 6d ,; aggregate of all the sales, £70,363 13$. 
These figures do not include the Irish and Scotch draft sales, nor the Bir¬ 
mingham and York collective sales, nor a few drafted animals from dif- 
erent herds, most of which were young bulls, offered at stock sales and 
markets in England; yet they exhibit a most favorable contrast with 
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