. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. and Sheep Fair.—TheOctober fair at Lancaster was held on Wednes-day, when the supplies were far in excels of thoseat previous fains. Horses, as a rule, met withslow trade, and many excellent two-year-oldswere not disposed of. Prices ranged from £10 to£30. There was a very keen demand for sheep,which were entirely of the white-faced lambs were the best ehow. and made £5 to£6 Ids. ; shearlings, to £6; and aged rams, £5to £4. Barnsley October Fair—At the annualOctober fair at Barnsley. held on Wednesday,there was a good atendance. but
. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. and Sheep Fair.—TheOctober fair at Lancaster was held on Wednes-day, when the supplies were far in excels of thoseat previous fains. Horses, as a rule, met withslow trade, and many excellent two-year-oldswere not disposed of. Prices ranged from £10 to£30. There was a very keen demand for sheep,which were entirely of the white-faced lambs were the best ehow. and made £5 to£6 Ids. ; shearlings, to £6; and aged rams, £5to £4. Barnsley October Fair—At the annualOctober fair at Barnsley. held on Wednesday,there was a good atendance. but business was notvery active. The quality of horses was poor,though a few voting heavy horses made full war, a fair show of sheep, mostly Northcountry. Ewes sold at 42s. to 5C, and rams from£3 to*£3 10s. There was an active inquiry forcalving cows, which sold readily at £16 to £ business in calves was not so good, pricesranging from £3 ICte. to £6. 452 MARK LANE EXPRESS AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL Oetobsr 16, Notes and Jottings. The season is now fast drawing on for the fat-stock shows, and, so far as the cattle for these,shows are concerned, the much lower tempe-rature than is usual at this time of year thatnow prevails will be beneficial. A close, muggytemperature is very bad for the finishing off ofthese highly-fed cattle. The poorer brethren ofthese monsters that are at present in most casesout in the fields are also having a very favour-able time, for though the weather iii cold, it iscontinuing generally remarkably dry, which isall in favour of health. The dryness, however,is being felt terribly in some districts in respectof the water supply and springs; small streamsand ponds are alike very low. As winter comesOH a little labour should he spared to see thatall ditches and drains thai supply drinkingplaces are open and clean, so that nothing iswasted in that respect. The autumn has been quite unusually fruitfulof auctions of pedigree
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