The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-14 00:00:00

WILTON OREATsqup, yept.

This imperteateh;el fr; was held to-day dept.
12), when
re the were about 160,000 head of stock penn but the
condition vas somewhat short of past rani. le the
fair held fee the lad flu years, owing to a variety of causes,
but principally to the want of keep, the almost entire alreenir
business at late fairs, and the tangier@ unaold there being trans-
!. nrd to Wilton. The general attendance was exoredinglY
huge, but trade ruled very dull, and though the ewe trade non
be raid to be a trifle hence than at Britford, prier rowed
but little, if any, improvement upon other recent .faire ;
ewes ranged from 306 to 46.. ; but higher pricer were demandod
by holden of stock ever d which there were tat lota offered.
)Jr. Neuron, of Fonthill, " topped the fair,"of sinang 665. per
bead for his lot, which took the Earl of Pembroke's prise, and
were unquestionably the finest lot in the fair. For lambi., up to
an early hour, there could scarcely be called a trade, and even
until noon the demand continued very dull, and some of the sell-
ers declared the fair to be worse than at Britford. The few said
changed hands at no. to Rh. per bead : one or two lota sold as
high aa BF. ; but, on the other hand, some capital lambs went at
tie. The F.al of Pembroke offered two prises of a piece
of plate, value DS each, for the beet 100 ewes and
the beat 100 lambs penned for male, which were
awarded to Mr. A. lionises, of Foothill. There were several
lota of Hampshire, Down, and other nun lambs said ba=
whir realised hem five to nix gainer each. *ireful
of both sheep and lambs were drives away surd, and both r
regards prior and the err lambs In
moat unsatisfac-
tory to the seller. Of leas ra
ttle,earlings reticular, there
wee one of the brevet ortpries we Dan seen for years, but the
trade was exceedingly dull. Harem, r regards numbers, were
plentiful, eonsieting drily of hare. cart colts and good hunters
being exceedingly error, and tindery dull. Agricultural
implements were liberally extrited Meese. Taster and Ron.
Andover; Meson. I. sad T. H. , of Caahmoor ; Meters.
Brown and May, of Denser; Mors. Parson and Tore, of War-
minster ; and Mr. Sutter at Shirley, Haar
HOPS.—therm Horn., NWT. 11.—Hop pricing ban bees ear.
aidon with very satisfactory matte in this- district. The yield.
which hr been for same year of a very meagre dcenription, is
gthirettearbeicoden:=Lineuseocutorsee T toe est. per sere. The
the meson has Lien of great
service to the plant. The lope are Ire and of good quality, and
bider the remit of the harvest Is rieshatray.
Wormer, Barr. 11.—The has papered mod
Rapid
this wer, the nag been cool and dry.
Rapid proven hne bees made, so that In mat grass the rah.
big will be Modred by the end of mat week. The
proves uFaljegasexpeetation. but .the gaiaMy •
to both sad merebants and will krep the dew.
Mr. S. . Holders reporter that Uri peeler have pond the
pubtie rake In Weavers market dense the week sow Sorg.
No alteration In prior mn be quoted, but there le more Maryfor dr samples The anamarlderceeter hop market takes erne
on Saturday each when • very large @m ph, le ingested be be
herght

CORN.--Csimainoa, Rarer. 12.—The show of wheat to-day was
about an avers.* for to time of tlie year The priers offered by
millers did not meet the Mew. of holden, end boatman ruled dat.
Hake were attimately made, however, at • decline of Is to per
qr. White may be quoted at tam. to et m ; red, Us. tufa& per 36
stone. There was a moderate show of barley, which found
burg,' InitleffithOut MAW* W 16. En V.