The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-07 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2i per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.30 per LI sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold I 5
nearly 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.5I'per £1 sternly..
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is quoted 278 to 280 per cent., and the pre-
mium on gold 157 to 1581 per cent. Gold still continues to
be imported in very moderate quantities.

BARNET GREAT CATTLE FAIR, Monday, Sept. 6.
—This great autumn cattle fair, held annually at
Barnet, chiefly for the sale of storelbeasts, opened to-day,
and brought together a very large gathering of agriculturists
and others interested in cattle from nearly all counties. The
supply of stock was in the aggregate far below the usual
average. Welsh cattle did not comprise one-third the usual
show, and were of inferior character. The Devon beasts
were moderately represented by cattle in good condition.
The Hereford stock were a miserable show, and consisted of
bulls and plain steers, most of the best cattle having been
made off as beef. Shorthorn steers were short in supply and
in lean condition, and notwithstanding the very limited ex-
hibition of store bullocks, the demand was exceedingly dulls
which is attributable to the general failure in the
growth of
swede turnip crop this year, which forms the staple commo-
dity in the fatting shed. This irretrievable lose of the root
crop is to farmers a calamity, and is euggestive of insur-
mountable impediments, as the necessity of fatting beasts
for the purpose of obtaining manure is an essential element
of high class farming, which must this season be partially
relinquished. The fair was divided into sections, each being
denominated by the class of stock to which the were as-
signed. The following were the prices obtained:—Welsh
cattle, small, two-yr-old steers, £8 to £9—do. heifers, £6 to
£7—full grown runts, in good condition, £l3 to £ls—North
Wales beasts, £l6 to £lB. 11i any were not sold. Hereford
beast—Large beasts, £l4 to £l6, and small inferior bred
steers, £lO to £ll. Business limited. Dovons—ln this divi-
sion the demand was more active. Well bred steers made
£l4 to £ls—inferior do., £ll to £l2—and steers £7 to £3.
Shorthorn boasts—Largo, will grown steers, £l3 to £l6,
and second quality, £lO to £l2—and shorthorn stock heifers,
£9 to £lO. The Scotch fair--The show consisted of Scotch
runts, which sold at from 4to 5 guineas. Some herds of
Highland steers brought £l6 to £l7—polled Scots, £l2 to
£l4—do. heifers, £ll to £l3. Much of the best descriptions
sold off. Dairying cattle—Large framed Yorkshire bred
full milch cows sold readily to London cowkeepers at from
£2l to £2s—small shorthorn dairying cows, £l5 to £lB--
Alderney cows in full milk, £l3 to £l6—Dutch cows, £ll
to £l2—well bred Yorkshire bulls, £l3 to £lB—and short-
horn in calf heifers, £ll to £l4. Irish heifers and
steers £4 to LS—Dutch do., £5 to £B. There was a largo
herd of miscellaneous stock scattered over the town and
roadside, and which did not command attention. In the
horse fair there is a glut of horseflesh of every description.
Sales will be resumed to-morrow with the cattle fair.