The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . figures. Leicester. At Leicester October Fair, held on Thursday,the supply of sheep was tlio largest for manyyears ; buyers were well represented, and traderuled very active at high prices. The outstandingfeature was the very marked preference for fine,short-woolled breeding sheep, which were 2s. to3s. per head dearer than last year for ewes, whileshort-woolled rams were 21s. to 42s. per headhigher, with very keen competition. Choice long-wool rams made £7 7s. to £11 lis., and secondarysorts £4 4s. to £6 6). each. Shropshire rams soldbetter than
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . figures. Leicester. At Leicester October Fair, held on Thursday,the supply of sheep was tlio largest for manyyears ; buyers were well represented, and traderuled very active at high prices. The outstandingfeature was the very marked preference for fine,short-woolled breeding sheep, which were 2s. to3s. per head dearer than last year for ewes, whileshort-woolled rams were 21s. to 42s. per headhigher, with very keen competition. Choice long-wool rams made £7 7s. to £11 lis., and secondarysorts £4 4s. to £6 6). each. Shropshire rams soldbetter than for many years, the best miking£10 10s. to £14 14s. per head ; ram lambs, £) Uto £7 I5i.; Hampshire rams, £5 5s. to £11 lis. ;Oxford rims, £o >>i. to £10 10s. ; and ram lambs,£3 3*. to £7 lOi. Breeding ewes wero in activedemand at 40s. to 60s., theaves 48s. to 68s., andlamb hogsrs 28s. to 42s. per head. Agriculturalhorses were only a moderate supply, and madegood prices. Leyburn. At Leyburn October Sheep Fair held on Friday. The Pen of Three Shropshire Ewe Lambs shown above is that with which the Right Hon. VictorCavendish, , won a First Prize at the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society s Show this year. E. II. Hoskia and purchased^and used this year asa stud ram by Mr. A. E. Stidston at Thurletone. FOR a consignment of thirty-two sheep of anybreed to be despatched to any new destinationis an event of considerable importance. The reasonof this importance is that upon the result thatfollows the importation of these sheep to NewZealand largely depends future demand forthis breed from the colony. IF this initial shipment proves satisfactory, otherorders will follow, but should (which is not atall expected, for the sheep selected are high-classspecimens of their breed) the contrary be the case,it will be unfortunate for the be3t iutere-ts of thebreed. THE foregoing paragraph bring3 out in clearprominence how much depends upon theright class and kind o
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