New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-19

he incurred during the progress OF the isr'
To provide against their disbursements, the Cluo
charged entrance fee Of ten cents each head OF
stock TO the number CT ten in one lot and five cents
each for every animal beyond ten; twenty cents Tor
each horse with like reduction for lots Of more than
ten and five cents for each sheep swine 10 addition
10 these Charge fee Of per cent exacted on
the gross price of each animal article sold at auction
on the grounds. The whole expenses of the Clab we
learn not above go Si0 and the receipts quite
enough to the Each lot entered at the fair was
duly recorded In suitable book by the Secretary Mr.
james Wood, whose duty it also was to keep record
of the sales at auction. The fair under the
ag' ment Of Committee of the B.eford Farmers Club
composed of the following gentlemen;
John Isy Jos;ph Bas Dchin.o9 John A.. E snI,
JOIN j. cod Joan %li.r }o.spb Hnine. Joth.m g.
Holne. Clerks Of the Fsir-JOseph Haines James Wood
The weather OF Wednesday was all that could be de-
eired-cool and braciDg October days amid the hills
Of Westcbesier should be and usually are. All about
the lace of gathering the view ehut 10 by hills
each Of them minpy ablaze with the vivid Of
the autumn leaves, which out nto strong contrast
with the green Of the giass AID the deep blue Of
sky where it could he through toe clouds. BY
noon there must Rave been Of men and women
30 reIsons in the exhibition rooms and by the pens of
lot briky made in the morning for there ssemed
10 be in part disposition to wait for the chances Of
the public suc ion added to hestancy in BEGINNING to
tIspssct busiIess better state Of things h,~over
prevailed ius, bt FORE during aud after the auctions
and we learn fir the clerk that about three-fourths
OF I'll the stock chaI ged hands a. private sale. The
prices obtained were certainly low, but lst the
Of Winter nothing else could have been expected. The
eptr,e4 on the clerks took we're ss followt:
Hopes matched aid single. 80 Buds. :;.......,.s
W. ,,i.. oxen and fat steer Sheep ...........s
-yokes..... .........l3l
Beside which there were email los Of poultry; sam
PIKE Of vaIi kinds Of grain, for los Of 20) to 900
busl es samples Of several varieties Of apples rcots
il GLIDING carrots and ma igolds garden vegetables,
potatoes &c butter aud eese tire :, fruit and or
nsmenihl; avsrioty ofsgicultural imPlemeDts wash
ing ard re siDg machines; Wagons aid Carriages;
store eoocs; ss and camp lee Of books, from Apple
ton snd others; skirts, from Douglass 4 Shervoodi
dry goods and clothing; hardware, jewel y, cutlery
icape domestic ard hou ehoid manufactures, Sc. &c
The lar Se number Of IN the fair WA due 10 the
fact tbst nearly al the farm in the negabohood arc
devoted 10 the lk-buspese. ksouah sends moro
milk thif city than spy other station, with one ex-
ception, sltrg The Hshm Road, but how long this
will continue to lie the case, coobt depends 10 great
measure \ reduction of pre-ent high freight tariff
The AZ cons comm need at clock with the sale of
an Ayrehire boil Of Mr. Jsys, which, although OF
The ehb'ed stock, and good servicesble suimal
biooght only &c. The suclioneer wss Mr.. Newman
Lyon, good. nsiuret white haired old farmor who
get through the busibess in better style aud moro sat
isscory than most cat IL statesmen Whose DO s CHI
ing sppeals We have listened. The next lot, short
horn bull, by IsmAIiue, cut of the white COW Lily,
la Int M 4 han
,knen v o Gays, and no much for the bull ?" drew
OILY hslf reiuc art bid Of sl5, which was raised
by various Gums, up to tD, at which price
the amin a. pasted Of the hands OF Nj Jay iIto
thoee Of Thomas Miller. A dry COW belonging to ID.
Chsdsy ne VIA Dext cold for ~ So and WA In turn
sucoeedcd b, i-,ssr cid marc, worth tl3o to $lio,
Int sold for $l05 TO Webster Fowler. An impression
had somehow ot about that the stock would be bought
IN ct tie auction sses bat the fairness Of the soe OF
Mr. JAWS npinsls restored confidence, and the bids
came M re freely If erward. We not aware that
any Of the .sJos were false, bat rune may poenbly
have been 90 slhough have tie impression that the
greater part at least we've genuine. After the bay
nsre came bone horse frame covered with sorrel
skip shich managed to stand pp loug enough TO DO
started at bid Of fifty c.nts and dollar, and niaiiy
knock, down amid much msrrimont ~ bid Of siJ by
Joeiah Travis.
The Rev Henry II Gsrnett Wa on hand with three
or four African sheep Of the broaddld variety, which
met with 40 little favor ha, the whole LOT ws sold At
auction to M John Jay for goa piece, which would
not pay The cost of the forage they have eaton since
leay ng their native country. number OF the poorest
horses and cows were slro cold, generally at low
prices and yoke Of fat steers went for s'52 when
would bring considerably more IN market.
Anopg the instances Of private ssles, We heard oil
ono man who dispcsed Of seven head OF COVE aud
woke of cati le aud another who sold yoke oil cauo
and pair Of pigs, another, Joeph Banks, who sold
400 bushels Of osts and other paies who sold lots oil
from 80 10 100 bushtls Of corn. One OF Mr. Ailens
new Dowers aud oDs Of WsltsI A Woods were sold,
and several Of the Telegraph hay and cousk cutters
Consderipe the fact that this wa drs experiment.
that Il Wa tried a, bsd season Of the year, and
tbs, our city dealers knew nothing Of IL,
we think Il may be regarded perfect sucoess-
There may possbly have been farmers who because
thew did Lot get rid Of all part OF their stock,
went away dissaiisfed, and pronounced the market
fair failare. II there such persons, we oannf
commitment them upon their Judgment nor admit the
rea,onsbleneee Of th., expectations. There are many
farmers in the old country obliged to attend perhaps
dozen markets before they sell their old mare or
the superuous family cow and surely no better for
tune could reasonably be expected here whore this
mca excellent and rational Of all plans for eating
market has been almost unknown. Certainly we saw
enough on Wednesday TO convince "a that the real
IL perfectly practicable in this country
only to undertaken with the spirit and zeal which have
characterized the Bedford Farmers Club.
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPT. Wilson. The merchants Of