The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-22 00:00:00

TRYST.-)

This is the first great market in Scotland for Argyle.
shire, Angus, Aberdeenshire, and Moray shire cattle.
There are no sheep at this (August' Tryst, conse-
quently the market was not held till Tuesday.
Sales were long in commencing, few having been ef-
fected before eleven o'clock yesterday (Tuesday.)
Holders of stock stood out for high prices, and intending
purchasers firmly declined to give the prices asked, con-
sequently this may be truly designated " a dull and dear
market."

Upon our entering the ground, it struck us as having
more the appearance of a September or October Tryst
than of an August one, there being from a third
to a fourth more cattle on the ground than has appeared
for some years past at this Tryst. There was a great
want of stir and animation throughout the whole
day, and sales continued languid till the close of the
market. As compared with the last year's August
Tryst, Ik e have to quote Argyleshire and north country
black cattle, one or two years old, at an advance of
from 10 to 15 per cent. up ; whilst, far Aberdeen-
shire, Morayshire, and Anus-shire, of two and three
y 4 ars old, being fat and half fat, the rise in price
was not nearly so great—in general only about 5 per
cent.

Holders of stock gradually gave way as the day
advanced. and, to a certain extent, purchasers also
advanced their offers in the afternoon ; the market,

however, continued languid throughout, and a ...30A
many remained unsold, and we shou'd suppose that s
number will appear on the ground to-day (Wer"nes lay%
We may mention that the description of stock brought
forward yesterday could not (tither as to breed or
numbers) be properly considered as knov, n stock, gene-
rally speaking, much of it being (in the railway sense of
the term) merely brought furwerd as feelers. As com-
pared with the usual Falkirk Trysts, only a few English
dealers wk re present, which, together with a scanty sup-
ply of second crop of grass, partly dumped the demand
for beasts ; still, however, if they could have been had
really worth the money in the southern mark« t,, there
were a number present sufficient to have c'eared the
market ; but those from the south maintained that the
prices asked were such, that they could not venture to
purchase for the southern mark,ts.
A rather novel feature has sprung up in the market,
from a considerable number (6-00 or 700 yesterday) of
Irish cattle being brought forward. The presence of
this sort of stock in the Falkirk Tryst mly be ac-
counted for partly from the facility of transmissit n,
and perhaps and more especially from more attention as
to breed, the Irish cows being crossed by fine short horn
bre« ds.

What tended to make holders of stock stand out
more firmly, was the fact of a number of salts having
been effected on the previous evening, at higher rates than
what could be obtained in the market yesterday.
As we have mentioned above, one and two year old
small beasts from the North and West Ili_hlands realised
a rise of price from last year ; yet even for this sort
sales were dull, and a numb( r unsold.
The first sale we heard of was for a lot of very good
stirks (stots) from Mr. A. M'Avthur, Locht.ber (six
quarters old of course), at 31. 10s. a-head ; they ;were
purchased by Mr. Gray, 13almae1ellan. A lot of two
and three-years old queys, from Argyleshire (Mr.
M'Naught's, Dumbartonshire) filched 41. 155., and a lot
of Argyleshire two-years old at 31. 155.-this last lot
was from ss. to 7s. 7d. ahead up from last August
Tryst. Forty head of two years old stots, from Skye,
fetched 41. 45.-last year 31 10s. ; they were sold rby
Mr. Donald Cameron, Enebrea, Lochaber. This gentle-
man sold twenty head of the same breed, two years old,
at 41., and another lot at 31. ss. This last lot was bought
by Mr. Anderson of Dumfries. A lot of forty head of
two years old, from Morvern, Argyleshire, fetched
the , second top price, 61. 10s. Mr. Alexander
M'Farlane sold the top priced two years old
West Highland stots at 6/. 14-. a head. A lot
of spotted cattle in very good condition fetched
131. ss. A lot of Leers two years old fetched 31-last
year 21. 15., and same condition. A lot which had been
purchased yesterday month from Mr. Fraser, banker,
Dornoch, at the Kyles of Sutherland, for 4L 45., were
sold yesterday at 41. 10s. a head, being a loss of fully
2s. 6d. each. Indeed, we may mention that in several
cases dealers complained that they had sust tined loss on
recent purchases, while we understood in other cases,
especially from the West Highlands, good profits had
been realised. This stock gave 4/. and 4L ss. at the
August Tryst last year. A lot of three years old Mull
queys fetched 61.; last year, 51. Bs. and Si. 10s. A lot of

two years old Lews cattle fetched 31. 12s. 6d.; last year,
31. ss.—they were for the county of Essex this year.
Another lot of Lews two years old stots fetched 21. 15s.
—this lot was also for Essex. Other lots were bought
by Mr. Bray, of Lincolnshire. hir. Bray also b,ught a
lot of small ponies at 31. ss. each. Mr. Flockhart,
salesman, Edinburgh, sold mixed Highlanders at 51. 10s.
and 51. 15s. a head, two years old. A lot of small West
Highland stirks fetched 1/. 10s. a head—they were for
Dumfriesshire. A lot of three years old Ab, ricenshire,
half far, fetched 13/. 156., for Orertown, Kirklf,tou
Generally, good two years old Wcst Highland stots
fetched from 5/. to 61. 10s. 11r. Cameron, of Cnrry-
choilie sold a lot of two years of l Argylesbires at 5L los.,
and a lot of three years old ditto queys, at 71., to Mr. Rid-
dell, of Cumberland.