The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-12 00:00:00

FA LKIJK TR IST,

TUESDAY, AUOVST 9.—The first of these great annual
markets for the season commenced this morning with Om
sale of block C.. ttle. The country portion of the stock was
in excellent condition ; but the greater part of the High-
land cattle were very inferior, particularly the cows, they
hosing suffered severely from the dry state of the spring.
There were, however, a number of very superior lots of
*tots and heifers, also a few lots of cows in fair condi,ion.
The general stock was moat extensive; such a turn out at
the first market has not been seen for many years pact—in
fact, it might have graced the field of a September market,
so tar as numbers were concerned. The buyers were
also numerous from all pacts of the country, a number
of them having arrived yesterday, and bought several
lots in the parks in the vicinity of the market, the
prices to be referred to this day's rates. In the early
put of the morning few sales were effected in consequenc •
of the high prices asked—the Englishmen being determined
to withhold purchasing, seeing the crowded state of the
marks., unless the holders would give way a little, so as
they might be enabled to give an offer. The holders had
ridently indulged them a little, for about 10 o'clock a few
lots of heifers left the ground on their way south. About
11 o'clock a good many sales were € ffected amongst the
better ellts of Highland stets and heifers. Inconsequence
of the high prices obtained at Balgair and Dumbarton mar-
kets in June last, many went immediately !come and mode
large purchases, and brought them out to this market, anti-
cipating that they would at least realise the same prices as
they did in June; but the quantity shown here to-day, and
the English markets having been drooping for the last two
or three weeks, combined with the uncertain prospect of
the turnip crop in consequence of so much wet weather of
late, has been the means of reducing beasts of the value
of 31. to 41. about 15s. below the prices got at the markets
of Balgair and Dumbarton ; from 51. to Gt. about I/. a-head
clown ; and from 6/. to 101. about 30s. of a reduction. In
short, every description of beasts except real good fat suf-
fered a reduction. The show of this description
was limited, and there appeared to be little demand,
some good lots having left the ground unsold so early as
ono o'clock fcr the Edinburgh and Glasgow weekly markets
The extravagant prices asked for a number of good Into
caused little (cosines. to he done amongst this class, but if
anything like fair value hsd been submitted to, many sales
could have Leen a greeted. What was disposed of really good
would he a shade higher than what has been got at the
Edinburgh and Glasgow markets for the last two or three
weeks; hut the secondary quality was if anything a shade
lower. There were some very good lots of Highland stots,
qurys, and cows from the county Mayo Ireland, bred
there by Mr. Chisholm, who left Long Islaud about two
years ago, and who got fully better prices for his lots than
many uu the ground. The show of Irish cattle and short-
horns—particularly Irish—in point of numbers, was un-
paralleled at a Felkirk market, but they were a very bad
sale up to eleven o'clock. The condition of this description
of stock was not so bad upon the whole, but the ex,ravagant
numbers shown had the effect of reducing their price ac-
cording
to value, quite as much as the Highland cattle.
The demand appeared to be throughout the day principally
for good heifers, judging from the teantities picked up by
the English and border dealers. The market continued
very stiff throughout the whole day, and, at the close of the
day's proceedings, it was generally supposed that about one-
half of the stock will splicer on the market stance to-morrow,
several of the lots never having broke bulk.