The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-12 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

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SWINDON (WILTS) CHRISTMAS FAT CATTLE SHOW,
DEC. 11.—Beasts: Without exception the show this day
exce, dad that of any previous year, both as to quantity
and really useful quality. Of short horns, Devon, and
Scotch beasts a fair proportion, the largest being of the
fine Hereford oxen. Mr. Trinder, of Wantaee, again
exhibited the most splendid animals. So beautiful a
day (more like May than December) brought a vast
number to the market; the new town was scarcely ever
seen so full of well- dressed people. Sales were brisk;
some of the beasts made high prices, several reaching
Ils 6d to 12s. per score pounds, common price 11s
ditto, moderate ditto lOs to lOs 6d ditto; butchers at-
tending, from Oxford, Gloucester, Bath, Frome, Marl-
borough, Devizes, Warminster, and largest towns in
Hants; everything selling. Calves: Some exceedingly
fine ai!cl very fat; several making 51 each, smaller 31 to
41 ditto, or from lls to 12s per score pounds. Sheep:
The horns and half-breds were very large and much no-
ticed; but some of the best six-tooth Down wethers,
bred by Mr. E. Tull, excelled all others; several pens
of the largest sold a, high as 51 each, others at from 41
to 41 lOs ditto; smaller sheep, 3/ 10s to 41 ditto; two-
tooth and four-tooth ditto from 55s to 656 ditto; mo-
derate sheep making 7d to 8d per ln. A good clear-
ance was effected. Pigs—Many exceedingly fat. The
large bacon swine selling at lis per score ; smaller
porkers, 11. 6d ditto. Lean Stock—Beasts were plen-
tiful; best three years selling at higher prices, smaller
ditto not so easily disposed of. Cows and heifers in
b. tier demand at increasing terms, some of the former
making 17/ to 181 per head. Store calves sold moderately
well. Sheep (wetbers) advanced 2s each. Ewes, lambs,
and tegs is each. A good number for sale, nearly all
were disposed of. Store pigs were of slow sale, many not
going off, though offered at less money. Cheese—A
reasonable supply. Trade good for all of best make and
flavour of Somerset and North Wilts. Thick made
from 64s to 66s per cwt • second qualities and Dorsets,
ditto, 56s to 60s; ditto best thin ditto, 529 to 54, ; ditto
skims from 28s 32s ditto. Corn—Best dry wheats were
disposed of at rather higher prices ; common and damp
ditto without alteration. Top prices 141 to 14114 s per
load. Others offered at from 10/ to 121 ditto. Barley—
Heavy and bright made 33s to 34s per quarter; next in
weight 31s ditto; grinding, 27s to 28s ditto. Beans-
38s to 42s per quarter. Peas, 40s to 44s per quarter.
Oats, (finest Polands) 24s per quarter; feed (common),
20s to 21s ditto. No alteration in flour, malt, or bread.
CHIPPENHAM STOCK, SHEEP, HORSE, AND CHEESE
FAIR, DEC. 11.—Stock—The December fair for lean
stock was held this day, and well attended. The show
of Devons, Herefords, and Welsh cattle was extensive.
A considerable quantity was sold, at rather improved
prices for the sellers. Large two to three years old, fit
for stalling, found ready purchasers at an advance of 158
to 20s per head. Compact North Welsh and Scots were
also in demand at lOs each more money. Top prices for
Devons and short-horns, 131 lOs to 14 guineas each;
moderate Herefords, 111 to 121 ditto; good Welsh, 8/ to
9/ ditto; small Irish, 6/ to 71 ditto; cows in calf, 171 to
181 ditto; ditto, with a small calf, 181 to 20/ ditto; young
heifers in calf, 13l to 141 ditto; small ditto, 91 to 101
ditto; bull calves, six to nine months old, 41 to 6/ each;
cow ditto, 3/ to Si ditto; sucklers, 15s to 25s ditto; fat
beasts sold from lOs 6d to 11s per score; inferior ditto,
fat cows, bulls, and old working oxen, at 8s to 9s per
score. Sheep—Rather a short quantity; those penned
were quickly sold at more money by full 3s per head;
fat ditto were also in good demand, at from 4s 4d to 4s
10d per stone of 81bs. Horses seemed to hang on hand
of the dealers; very few selling excepting those of supe-
rior make and quality—even such were not in great de-
mand. Working animals, either for farmers, contrac-
tors, or the road, were to be had at greatly reduced
prices. Cobs, Welsh, and forest ponies were offered at
very little money, yet but few persons were tempted to
purchase. Pigs, very plentiful; large hogs for fattening
exceedingly cheap; small for porkers, also lower—many
not selling; fat swine were selling at 10s 6d per score;
some moderate ditto, 9s 6d to lOs ditto. Cheese—A
good quantity of this year's North Wilts make, but
few of good old; prices for the latter were 2s per cwt
dearer; for new ditto, Is ditto; all the best names were
purchased by or for the London factors. Top price for
Chedders, 725; double Somersets, white, 68s; ditto yel-
low, 665; North Wilts, 645; best double half cowards
and truckles, 565; common ditto, 46s to 50s; skims, best,
30s; common, 26s to 28s per cwt.
CHELMSFORD CHRISTMAS CATTLE SHOW. The
Chelmsford show and market for fat stock, specially
provided for the hospitable tables of Christmas, was held
on Friday, and the extent and character of the supply
showed that there is, for the present, little fear of a fa-
mine, or of a lack of the choice things of this life, in the
festive season close at hand. Many of the oxen were
fine animals, not fitted up at an enormous expense for
effect on a show day—a system which is getting out of
fashion—but just such beasts as are likely to be profit-
able to grazier and butcher, and most satisfactory to the
consumer. The most splendid beasts in the market
were two sent by Mr. Bewera, of Sandon Hall, and con-
signed to Mr. J. Mason, which attracted much attention
from their condition and symmetry, and were sold to
Mr. Wenden at 701. There were also five beautiful
short horn heifers, consigned to the same salesman 13-Y
Mr. Page. of Southminster, one of which was sold to
Mr. French, of Beddow-road, at 281.; one to Mr. Croion,
of Purleigh. at 271.; and one to Mr. Monk, of Leaden
Roothing, at 26/. There was a large show of sheep, in-
cluding many worthy of forming part of the good cheer
of Christmas. Trade, we understand, was brisk, most of
the sheep fit for the knife, and much of the neat stock
being disposed of.—Essex Herald.
CHELMSFORD, DEC. B.—We experienced a very dull
trade to-day in wheat, which, the little business done,
maintained last week's prices. Barley, of which there
was a very large supply, much of it in very indifferent
condition, was reduced in value is per quarter, with little
doing. Oats add beans unaltered in price; peas is per
quarter lower. White wheat, 51s to 575; red, 41, to
495. Barley, 30, to 335; chevalier ditto, 30s to 345;
grinding ditto 27s to 30s. Oats,.2ls to 28s. Malt, 56s
to 60s; chevalier ditto, 58s to 625. Peas, partridge, 343
to 375; white ditto. 36s to 40s; dun ditto, 32s to 355.
Beans, tick, new, 28s to 325; ditto, old, 32, to 345;
Harrow ticks, new, 29s to 345; old ditto, 33s to 365;
Mazagan ditto, new, 26s to 28s; ditto old, 29s to 31s
per quarter.
COLCHESTER, DEC. 9.—Wheat, white 52s to 58s; red,
ditto, 46s to 545; barley, 30s to 345; beans, Mazagan, 28s
to 345; middle and small ditto, 32, to 38s; peas, 34s to
40s per quarter.
KIRKALDY, DEC. 9.—We had here to-day fair sup-
plies of wheat and oats, but rather small of barley.
Wheat was a shade dearer than last day. Barley sold
quickly at from 6d to is per quarter advance. Oats
sold slowly, at last week's rates.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas,
First 54s Od 31s Od 22a Od —s Od I—s Od
Second 50s 6d 27s 3d 20s Od —s Od I—s Od
Third 44s Od 23s Od 17s 6d —s Od
—s Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs. imp., 28s to 30s.
PERTH, DEC. 7. Wheat, 44s to 525; barley, 24s to
21s; oats, 16s to 19s; pease and beans, 26s to 30s per
quarter ; oatmeal 28s to 31s per sack.
BERWICK, DEC. 7.—Wheat, 47s 104'd ; barley, 263
9id; oats, 19s 9d, average per imperial quarter.
FALKIRK, DEC. 6.—The supply of grain in this day's
market was 678 bolls. Wheat at 19s to 25s 9d per boll;
barley, 18s 9d to 22s 6d; oats, 14s to 15s 9d; beans, 12s
to 14s 6d per boll; oatmeal, —s to —s per load.
KELSO, DEC. B.—Wheat, old, 39s to 425; ditto, new,
30s to 38s; barley, new, 17s to 20s Od; ditto, old, —s to
—s; potato oats, —s to --s; ditto, new, 14s to 15s; com-
mon oats, 12s to 15s; ditto, new, —s to —s; peas, 24s
to 28s; beans, 24s to 28s per boll of six imperial bushels.
HAWICK, DEC. 7.—Wheat, new, 36s to 425; ditto,
old, 46s to 48s; barley, new, 17s to 21s; ditto, old,
; potato oats, 15s to 17s; common ditto, lis to 14s;
peas, 27s to 28s; beans, 27s •to 28s, per boll of six im-
perial bushels.

- STIRLING, DEC. 6.—Wheat, foreign, 28s to 325; ditto
home, —s to —s; ditto ditto, new, 18s to 265; barley,
per boll of six bushels, —s to —s; ditto, new, 20s to
23s 3d; oats, common, 00s Od to —s; ditto ditto, new,
lis 6d to Us; ditto, Flemish, —s to —s; ditto ditto,
new, --s to —s; malt, distillers, 36s to 375; ditto, brew-
ers, 38s to 40:3; beans, per boll, 17s to 00s; ditto, new,
lOs 6d to 15s; pease, —s to —s. Flour, new, per sack,
40s to 425; ditto, common ditto, 29s to 30s Gd. Oatmeal,
per load, —a to —s; ditto, new, 27s to 30s; ditto, per
peck of 7lbs, 9id to 10d. Fresh butter per lb, 11d to
12d. Eggs per dozen, 9d to 10d. Ilay, per ton, 461
to 50s.

litTlio.
On the 7th inst., at Babworth, the Lady Frances Bridge
man Simpson, of a son.
On the 4th inst., at Melville-house, Ryde, Isle of Wight,
the wife of Francis T. New, Esq., of a son.
On the 7th inst., at Wolverton-park, Bucks, the wife of J.
E. M'Connell, Eeq., locomotive engineer, London and North-
Western Railway Company, of a eon.
On the Bth inst., at the Mount, Sheffield, the lady of John
C. Handfield, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., at the Rectory, Chislehurst, the wife of
the Rev. Francis Murray, of a son.
On the Bth inst., at Addison-road, Kensington, the wife of
H. 0. Downer, E q., of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., the lady of Robert Tooth, Esq., of Swifts,
Cranbrook, Kent, of a daughter.

MARR.
On the 7th inst., at Lyminster Church, Sussex, the Rer.
Orbell Platnpin Oakes, second son of Henry J. Oakes, E'q., of
Newton Court, Suffolk, to Julia, third daughter of Thomas
Evans, Esq., of Lyminster.
On the 7th inst., at All Saints' Church, Southampton, the
Rev. Henry Keary, M A., of Harrow, Fellow of Trinity Col-
lege, Camoridge, third son of the Rev. W. Keary, rector of
Nunnington, Yorkshire, to Mary, youngest daughter of W.
S. Oke, Esq., M.D., of Southampton.
On the 7th inst., at the Abbey Church, Tewkesbury, W.
Allard, Esq., to Annie Louisa, yotingest daughter of the late
J. Higginson, Esq.

DIED.
At Edinburgh, on the 28th ult., Andrew Wilson. Esq.,
member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Genoa, R.S.A.
On the Bth inst., the Rev. David Denham, aged 57, late
pastor of the Baptist Churches at Margate, and Unicorn-
yard Chapel, Tooley-street, London.
Unicorn-
yard Chapel,
the 10th inst., at Brighton, John Black, Esq., late of
I the Admiralty, aged 68.
' At Bentley, near Farnham, Surrey, on the 30th ult.,
Robert Bury, Esq., aged 80.
On the 6th inst., Alderman Manning, Esq., of Dedham,
near Colchester, Essex, aged 83.
On the sth inst., at Eagle-terrace, St. Helier's, Jersey,
Gideon Nicolson, Esq., late Major in the Royal Marines.
At the Rectory, Aswardby, on the 7th inst., the Rev. C.
Brackenbury, eldest son'of the late Charles Brackenbury,
Esq., of Scremby-hall, Lincolnshire,
and Aswardby, in the same county.
At Isleworth, on the 7th hist ,
aged 25, Mr. Thomas
Lawrence, architect and engineer. •
and rector of Wilford
On the Bth inst., at Bath, aged 59, the Rev. William
Bar-
low, Rector of Norther,den, Canon of Chester, second son ot-
Admiral Sir Robert Barlow, G.C.13.
On the Bth inst., at Upton-lodge, Brixham, Devon, aged
29, Rose Ann, the wife of the Rev. C T. Wilson.

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