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Title: The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c
Year: 1832 (1830s)
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Subjects: Agriculture Farm produce Farm produce
Publisher: London : Isaac Alger

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d the wholeof his registered flock, and the excellent priceswhich it realised and averages are such that wouldindicate the appreciation of purchasers of thiscentre as a source of dispersal, not only oregular draft sheep and rams, but of flocks also. The 50 yearling ewes made from 104s. to 70per head and averaged £4 8s. 0d., the principalbuyers being Mr. Stewart at 104s., 100s. (twice) ;Sir J. Werner, 100s., &c, The 4 tooth ewes, 27in number, made from 103s. (Mr. Stewart) to 78s.,and averaged at £4 8s. 6d. ; 14 six tooth eweswent to the Duke of Norfolk at 95s. and 80s.,and averaged £4 7s. 2d; 19 full mouth ewesaveraged £2 lis. 6d. ; 23 draft ewes £2 lO.s. 6d. ;and 41 ewe lambs £2 10s. Cd ; the whole flock, 175in number, averaging £3 lis. 2d. The demand for the yearling ewes entered bythe different consignors was remarkably keen andgood ; 100 from the Duke of Richmond averaged£4 7s., Earl Manvers paying 107s. for 10. Mr. C. J. Fletcher took 60 in pens of 5 at 100s., 93s., mm
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The Leicester Shearling Ram shown above is the animal with which Mr. George Harrison, of Gainford Hall,Darlington, won a First Prize at the Yorkshire Agricultural Societys Show at Barnsley last week. the lots being soon cleared. The top price forsheep was secured by a pen of shearling Suffolkewes from Mr. John Ambrose, of Panfield, whichmade 68s. 6d. per head, whilst Mr. E. Fairhead,of Coggeshall, had the honour of taking the be3tprice for lambs, a pen of ten making 54s. 6d. Otherprices ranged up to 66s. for sheep and 50s. forlambs. Carlisle. The opening lamb sales of the season were heldat the two Carlisle auction marts on the 3rd inst.,and attracted a large number of buyers. The wetweather during Friday night had had a detri-mental effect on the appearance of the lambs for-ward, but they nevertheless met a strong demand,and scarcely a lot passed unsold. Supplies beingshort of requirements, prices were very satisfac-tory to the vendors. At Harrisons Mart there were over 800 forward,a

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