The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

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BOROUGH MARKET, Two o'Clork.—Meorrs. Patten-
den and Smith, Hop Factors. report that there la an peel-
kat trade for all kiado of Hem and those with colour real-
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SMMIFIELD, Siva o'clock.—Merin. Cooper and
Davie, Hay and Straw SaLunen, report the following u this
day's priors :
Pnine Meadow 705 to 151 1 Dover ......... ON to 9s.
Inferior ditto he to She Straw no to Ma

WOOL

Wool..—The Colonial sales, which commenced on
the 24th ult., closed yesterday ; they comprised 15,100 bales
Colonial, 3,600 Foreign. The whole of the Colonial has been
taken off with spirit, at prices fully equal to the rates of Sep-
tember last. Fine Wools were, if anything, in more request;
ill conditioned and hurry flocks sold at rates which, though
comparatively low, were their full value. Cape Wools sold
1 at decidedly unproved rates, although the assortment was by
no means first-rate. For East India there has been a steady
demand, and late rates were obtained for the large
quantity of 1,388 bales. Of United States Wool, a
portion was withdrawn, and the remainder sold at
fair prices, considering their condition and quality ;
indeed, until more attention be paid to the claming
and condition, the competition of these Wools is not likely
to have any very prejudicial effect on colonial. Rus-
sian Wools sold freely for scoured Moscow and brook-washed,
particularly for well-conditioned Wools. Prices of good
to first-rate flocks :—Sydney, Is. 7d. to 21. ; Port Philin and
Portland Bay, Is. Gd. to Is. Bd. ; Van Diemen's Laud, Is. sd.
to Is. Bd. ; South Australia, Is. 3d. to ls. sd. ; Cape, Is. 4d.
to Is. 7d. Imports of colonial Wool to Dec. 7, 1846, into
London and Liverpool, 88,484 bales; to the same period,
1846,91,130.

CATTLE, dm.
SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. —The stock
continued to arrive till nearly noon yesterday, when the
gates were finally closed against any other admissions, and
so rigidly were the regulation, enforced, that several arrivals
after that hour were refused. The number of animals far

e-x-ceeds those of any previous occasion, bring, it wan stated,
upwards of seventy more than wan exhibited at any previous
show, and the arrangement occupied the time and attention
of the directors till • late hour in the evening. Prince
Albert's collection, which was sent up by vans, from Flemish
Farm, on Saturday, consisted of three different beans : a
Hereford, Brindle, and Scotch ; and two pens of pigs, of
I which, one contains three of the white Suffolk breed, whilst
another, containing but two, is disqualified from entering
into competition, on account of the farrow having died on
the road from suffocation by its enormous quantity of fat.
Upwards of twenty-fire pens are allotted to this department,
being much larger than on any previous occasion. Amongst
these are three from the Earl of Radnor. The stock of the

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Duke of Richmond consists as usual, chiefly of fine South-
down sheep, and Earl Spencer exhibits two fine Herefords.
The Duke of Bedford exhibits two Herefords, and six sheep,
fed at his farm at Woburn Abbey. The agricultural im-
plements' department forms a complete forret of machinery,
comprising upwards of 300 specimens, and amongst them
are several new implements, which received the premiums
of the Royal Agricultural Society at its last meetings.
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BURY FAIL-There was an abundance of Icon
stock, and, to effect sales, the owners had to submit to a re-
duction of price varying from 10s. to 11. per head, according
to the sort and condition of the stock ; and many of them
buffering under disease, were scarcely saleable even at that
reduction. There were some excellent Cart Homes and
Colts, which were disposed of at good prices. As
usual, Ahem was a plentiful supply of inferior Home,
some of which were fortunate enough to meet with customers.
There were very good nag horses in the fair. Good
Cart Horses and Colts sold from 20 to above 40 guineas each ;
fat Beasts, 7s. Gd. to 7s. 9d. per stone ; stow short-horned
Oxen, from 101. to 151. each ; two working Oxen merle 34/.
the pair; Galloway Scots from 71. 10.. to 131.; Highlands,
61. to 101. ; Radioing Cows and Heifers from 101. to 171.
each. A variety of other stock fetched corresponding prices.
There were more than the usual number of Sheep.
COLCHESTER, -DEC. 3.-Thc supply of Sheep was Re
usual at this season of the year short. and rather better prices
were obtained than for some weeks past. There were no fat
Beasts at market. Fresh and lean ones sold on quite as good
terms as lest week, and the trade considerably brisker. There
was a little more life in the Pig trade, and at the close of the
market most of the pens were cleared.
NORWICH, Dt:c. 5.-At our market this day the
show of Scots and Short-horns was the largest, for this sea-
son of the year, almost ever remembered ; there being a
small attendance of buyers, fa half the beasts remained
unsold at lower prices. Fat Beasts very short in number,
msking from 7s. 6d. to Bs. per stone of 141 b. The Sheep
pens were fairly filled, nearly half the Hoggeta were turned
out, without scarcely a price bid for them; the few that were
sold, were from Is. 61. to 2s. per head lower, keeping Sheep
• dull sale, at declining prices. It may he sa;d Sheep and
/lancets appear to have seen their highest for the present.
Fat Sheep, B'. to Bs. Gil. per stone, and a drill sale. In store
Pigs and fat pork there is no alteration worth notice.
INVERNESS MARTINMAS MARE ET.-Thie market
was held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. and Saturday
week. The Horse market was well attended on Friday.
Prices ruled high. A considerable numb. r of line large
Cart-horses changed hands, but for any other description
there wan little demand. The following may he g' yen as the
current rates:-For superior work-horses, from 20/. to 30/. ;
secondary class, 15/. to 201. ; gallons, 81. to 12!. ; ponies. U.
to 101. A few milk cattle, of the common kind and quality,
were shown, for which from 41. 10s. to 5/. 10, was asked.
NitwetsTut, DEc. 1.-The sudden change of the
weather, and its wry wintry appearance, has caused a very
large supply of both cattle and Sheep on offer this morning,
which is quite unusual, this being the first market after our
great Martinmas Stones Fair; the quality of the former was
interior, but the latter was seasonably goal; also snood show
of swine, amongst which were 103 prime porkers from Ire-
land. In the Beast market the very best descriptions
were in active request, and former prices were fully sup.
potted, but the middling sorts were a slow sale, prices had
a downward tendency, and part left unsold. In the Sheep
market, from the extraordinary large number of Ewes that
went to the south for breedino in October last, it was an-
ticipated by graziers of considerable experience that this
description of stock would be from Al to 9d. per lb. before
Christmas ; conerquently, they held hack their steel in
expectation of obtaining these prices, and during the recent
autumn months then never wire fewer Ewes sold at
this market ; but from appearances at present Sheep are
not going to rise to any such prices, as they have met with
the worst selling market today that we have had since its
establishment in 1830; prices were not much lower, but
all were inclined to sell, and a considerable quantity turned
out unsold in the evening. There wee a gnarl trade amongst
the Pigs, and Porkers were about last week's rates. Beasts,
neat cutters, 7s. ; Steers of the best quality, 6s. fel.; mid-
dling, ss. fel. to Gs. ; large Pork, Ss. Gil. ; small ditto. Gs. to
Gs. Gd. per stone of 111. Weddere of the best description,
61.1. ; middling, 6d. ; Ewes and inferior, 130. per lb , *inking
offal. Number show:-Beasts, fat, 434; keeping ditto,
139 ; Sheep, 4,312 ; Swine, 410. Number% of the corre-
sponding week of last year :-Fat Beasts, 242 ; Sheep, 2,432.
SHEFFIELD FAIn.---Our winter fair was held on
Saturday and Monday last, but although the weather was
finer than usual at the season, the town did not present
any extraordinary appearance of tootle or anitnatiori. There
was a good show of cattle; the display of young Beasts was
shave the average, but not much liminess was done. The
show of Horses, bad as it generally is at our fairs, was on
this occasion even worse than usual, and Ittle business was
consequently done in that portion of the lair.