The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-29 00:00:00

advices were as under, " Weather during the past of flesh instead of breeding properties. The prize
week has been changeable; on Thursday and Satur- boars and sows are too heavy for the purposes for
day nights we had more rain; on Monday night which the prizes were originally intended. Indeed,
came the fearful storm of thunder and lightning, with the ideas which now seem to prevail, in order
with a deluge of rain. This storm appears to have to get prizes nature's functions are totally disre-
been pretty general throughout the country, and garded, and in nine cases out of ten, after the por-
we hear of several corn stacks having been set on cine monster has gone the round of the shows, he
fire by the lightning. Housing of the corn will be is destroyed by the treatment resorted to in order
again delayed for several days, and the uncertain to reduce him, or he is at once consigned to the
weather will cause a good quantity to be cut butcher. The consequence is that the money spent
and hurriedly stacked, where it must remain upon him, so far as breeding purposes are concerned,
for some months to become in a fit condition is thrown away.
for the miller." From Buckinghamshire :—" I The poultry are numerous. The pigeons include
have told you before the yield on the whole will be a large contribution by Mr. R. Fulton, of Dcpt-
a deficient one, and the quality very variable. ford. Dogs are many and noisy, of all sized and
Carting is going on under favourable circumstances degrees of noVeness, from the St. Bernards, which
as far as regards weather." From the east coast, the Rev. Mr. Macdona, of Sefton, regards with
Scotland :—" Weather dull and rather wet. Wheat especial favour, to the dainty poodle for the lap
looks bad colour, and will not thrash out well, who lounges upon a satin cushion when not upon
Barley in the Lothians pretty good, but much his lady's knee. The bulldogs, eminent for their
lodged, and therefore likely to be variable in sample. ugliness and breadth of breast, with lithe and nar-
Oats,
also good in the low lands, and on easy soils, row hind-quarters ; the massive Newfoundland, of
but poor on stiff land, and in high country." From which Mr. Lindsay's black and white Jacko is a
Suffolk, near the coast :—" We have had another fine sample ; the useful sheep dog, the best
week of grand weather, and this district thus far of whom singularly enough come from
this season has been unusually favoured. Harvest London ; hounds, spaniel; pointers, har-.
is progressing rapidly around us, but we hear even riers, retrievers, terriers, and mastiffs,—all
less satisfactory reports of the yield of wheat this are well represented, and having tired themselves
week than we did last. Some of the, red will be with unavailing protests against the strangeness of
of nice quality, but the white will be variable." their quarters, lie asleep most of the day, while the
From the interior of Suffolk : " The weather in this fear of them keeps visitors from stirring them to
neighbourhood during the past week has been mode- uprightness.
rately fine, and there has been little interruption to The exhibitors of cheese cannot be complimented
harvest work. Good progress has been made with The show is most unsatisfactory ; but if, as we sup.:
wheat cutting, which is now general ; not much is pose, this is owing to the cattle plague, we presume
at present carried. Of the samples already that it will be the only time that this remark will
thrashed out, consisting of Talavera wheat and have to be made about a show of cheese from South
early sorts, the quality is by no means good, the Lancashire and North Cheshire. Some few samples
condition only moderate. Our advices on of butter are inferor, the remainder are very good.
that day were as under. From Lincolnshire it was Two samples are of such good flavour that one of
stated : "The weather is now all that can be desired, the judges said he had never tasted English buttei
and harvest is progressing satisfactorily. Cutting to equal it ; and the first prize fell to Mr. Neild, of
is going on briskly, and good-conditioned samples Worsley (for the second time), because his is some-
of wheat will soon be brought to market." From what tougher. Four or five extra prizes were dis-
the West Riding of Yorkshire : " The weather con- tributed in this class. The grain and roots shown
tinues fine, and harvest work is progressing well." include samples from as far as Oxfordshire, which
From Devonshire : " Saturday was an extremely shows the growing importance of this Society ; and
fine day, and harvest work went on favourably in every respect this class is most creditably repre-
and extensively. Where the machines are employed sented. l'or the time of year the roots are wonder-,
the progress is remarkably fast. In Essex the sol- ful, and as a test of tenant farmers' excellence, this
diers have been allowed to offer themselves as department of the show must be very satisfactory
reapers, but the agricultural labourers refuse to to landlords.
work where they are employed, and a stop may be
the result to the harvesting of grain. The de-
liveries of the new crop are not yet extensive, and
millers will not secure as much as they want for a
few weeks ; but the finer the weather the more will
come out. —Mark-lane Express.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LYNNTUESDAY.
• At to- day's market the supply of new wheat increased,
which sold readily at a reduction of 2s to 3s per quarter oil
last week's quotations. The trade in samples of old wheat
was limited, and but a slender supply. Barley and eats
firm.
New wheat, 60s to 64s ; new red, 62s to 66s ; old white,
70s to 74s ; old red, —s to —s per 36 stone. Barley
malting, 47s to 51s ; secondary, 38s to 425. Oats, neW,
24s to 27s per 24 stone. Beans, small, 43s to 48s. Peas,
40s to'42s per 28 stone.

MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY.

A three days' show of live stock and foreign pro-

duce, under the auspices of this society, was opened

on Tuesday on the site of the Art Treasures Exhibi-

HIILL.—TUESDAY.
At our market to-day there was a small show of EDge,
lish wheat, and millers declined to make purchases excel)"
at a decline of 2s to 3s on last week's prices. in foroigo
the demand was nil. Barley was scarce, and 6d lower'
Egyptian beans fully is decline. Oats as before.
English white wheat, 635.t0 68s; red, 58s to 655 •, "Wt..
sic and Konigsberg, 64s Co 70s ; Baltic red, 60s to 646;
Danish and Hamburg, 60s to 62s ; Russian, 59s to 60s.
Barley, English, 40s to 42s ; grinding, Mediternine3l3, '
34s to 35s 6d. Oats, new English, 26s to 28s • Russian,
26s to 275. Beans, old English, 58s to 60s; foreign, 4"
to 445. Peas, English blue, 429 to 44s Od; foreign white'
44s to 455; grinding, 43s to 44s Od per qr.

tion, Old Trafford. Originally a one-day show, it
was in Manchester that the experiment was first

made, nine years ago, of keeping it open for two
days. Since that time the society has made greater
progress than during its previous 90 years, judging
by the main test—the show yard receipt. This
year another extension of time has been made, and
if yesterday's attendance constitutes a fair basis of
calculation, we believe this, the longest show, will
prove the most profitable. It is well that the cen-
tury should end thus, and a good stimulus will also
be furnished to the years yet to come. One chief

MONMOTJTHSIIIRE—T UESDAY.
There has only been a moderate supply of old and
new wheat on offer, but buyers have felt no inclination to
purchase more than necessary for immediate requirements?
and the little that has changed hands has been sold tlt;
decline f from 2s to 3s per qr. Barley, with very
offering, realised 35s for grinding descriptions. Oats 1°
large supply, and some fine samples of new. d,
The following are the, average quotations:—Wheat,
7s 3d to 7s 6d per bushel ; white, 7s 3d to 8s Od ; inferl.!
6s Od to 6s 6d ; malting barley, 40s to 44s per qr ; gril?,lo
ing ditto, 34s to 36s Od; beans 43s to 45s ; white oats,
6LI to 29s 6d ; black ditto, 26s OA to 2781 od. litt.

condition of success was present yesterday, namely,
beautiful weather ; and should it continue as fine,
when the price 0f... admission is reduced, many
thousands will probably visit the show ground
The plan upon which the ground is laid out is

admirable, and a sketch of it in the catalogue en-
ables a visitor to comprehend it at a glance. But
the details were not carried out with that punctuality
which should characterise such an undertaking.