The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-09 00:00:00

SKINS.

SOUTHAMPTON. JAN. B.—To-day Skins were BOOR
disposed of, so follows : The best Downs, 41. to 4s. Gd. each ;
by the bargain, 3s. 9d. to 4s. Half-bred, Leicester' or
COttswold, 4s Gd. to ss. ; second quality, or the lot not
culled, 4s. 3d. Calf-Skins, per lb., first qualit , 41c1 ; a •cond,
4d. to 41d. Heavy Skins, Gs. Gd. each. Best we'ght) O Hides,
per lb., 3d. ; light, 21d. to 21d. Cow and light Hides, 214.
to 21d. Horse Hides ranged between ss. and 10s. each.
Crop Hides, per Ib , I Id. to 18d. Bull Hides, 10d. to 101 d.
Butts, English, I6d. to 20d. ; Foreign, lid. to 12d. Settlers'
Ilides,l34. to 14d.

CATTLE,
AYR, JAN. S.—The market was well attended, and
a good deal of hilliness was done, hut without any advance
in price. The highest.priced calving Cow sold at 131. The
fat stock were of an ordinary kind, realising from Bs. to 10a.
per 24 lb., the average rate being near the lower figure. The
exposers oWhitfeteeeli tivakeldLnbe,ttldenti,trid,-EA all
ced were slot!
to 18s.

BEDALE FORTNIGHT FAIR, JAN. s.—We had 0
good show of cattle of all descriptions this day, with a fair
attendance of buyers. Good Beef met with a good demand
at an advance of 3d. per stone on last fortnight's quotations.
The demand for inferior qualities continues to be rather slow,
with no advance in price. Young Cattle and Calving Cows
were not an well sold. The supply of Sheep was pretty good,
prices the same an last fortnight. Beef, Gs. to Gs. 9d, per
stone. Mutton, 'dd. to Gd. per lb.
ExETER, JAN. B.—The supply of cattle to-day was
larger than that of last week, but less than the usual average.
There was, however, quite sulticient for the demand, and
most things went off slowly at about last week's rates. Fat
Beef sold from Be. to 91. N. per score. The supply of Cows
and Calves wan small, and generally of an inferior descrip-
tion, selling slowly at from 91. to 151. each. Barreners and
store cattle generally were not in demand, and selling at
about last week's prices, good fresh barreners being worth
Go. to 6s. Gd. per score. There was an ordinary supply of
Sheep; small Wethers sold well, fetching Gill. per lb., and
in some instances more ; larger Sheep were worth 6d. per
lb. The Pig market was nearly unoccupied, about 20 rem
Pigs were driven in, which could not be sold, except at a
eery low figure.

GISBURNE, JAN. 4.—We have only a middling
show of fat Cattle to•day, but quite as many aswere wanted;
prices rather lower. We had a good deal of present Calm,
which sold badly, at from 20s. to 30.. per head lower that:
than they hare be= for some time.

LEEDB, JAN. 6.—We have had no arrivals of
foreign Cattle since our last, but a fair supply of home-
fed, and of good quality. The supply of Sheep was hmall,
and were all disposed of. On the whole, the market was
rather heavy. Beef, from 71. 4d. to Bs. per storm of 16 lbs. ;
Mutton, from 6d. to 61d. per lb. Beasts, 420 ; Sheep, 2,600.
NEWTON ABBOT, JAN. 6.—The allow of Cattle watt
not large, nor was the sale at al brisk. Fat Bullocks were
worth from 20s. to 545. per cwt. ; Cows and Calves, 504. to
565. ' • Butchers' Calves, 64d. per lb. ; Pork carcasses, Ba. 9d.
to 95. 3d. per score; Store Pigs, dull ; suckers, 7s. to 10s.
each.

TOTNESS, Jer. s.—The supply of every descriF-
tion of etoek was large, and the demand good, and nearly all
sold at the following prier.: Best fat Bullocks, 54e. to 60s. ,•
average quality, 545. ; contract, 50s. to 525. 6d. Cows and
Calves, 62a. to 504. Stan Bullocks, 335. to 365. per ewt.
Sheep, 61d. to Old. per lb.