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CARLISLE CATTLE MARKET

Saturday, November 11.  This market, to-day, exhibited a prime stock of winter beasts.  On the whole, purchases were good, particularly for Highlanders.  Among the numerous graziers, we observed that one gentleman, who had bought a lot of Highlanders at the Doune market, was offered a profit of £50, and refused it.

300 Galloways sold at from £3 10s to £7;   800 Highlanders at £2 10s to £7 10s;   40 cows at £8 to £12;   60 Lancashire cows at £8 to £11;   250 Irish at £4 to £5 10s;   and 500 lambs at 6s to 10s each.

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NEWCASTLE

Tuesday, November 14.  At our market this morning there was a large show of beasts, which were of middling quality;  of sheep there was the largest supply that has been for some months past, and the quality inferior.  A good show of swine, and a prime lot of porkers from Ireland.

There was rather a better demand for beasts than last week.  The number of sheep being small, an attempt was made to get higher prices, but owing to the very depressed state of the dead markets, sellers had to give way, and nearly all sold up.

There was a brisk demand for pork, which sold freely.  Prices - beasts, neat cutters, 5s 6d;  large steers, 5s 3d to 5s 6d;  middling, 4s 6d to 5s 6d.   Pork, small, 5s 6d;  large 4s 6d to 5s per stone;   Sheep of first quality, 5d;  middling 4d to 4-1/2d;  inferior, 3d to 3-1/2d per lb. sinking offals.  Number shown ... beasts, 311;  sheep 2634;   pigs 330.

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MORPETH

Wednesday, November 13.  We had a good supply both of beasts and sheep at our market to-day.  The demand for sheep was a little improved, and prices were somewhat better - about 2s a head;  beasts also went more readily off, but prices cannot be quoted any higher.  The pig market was well stocked with pork and other pigs, for which the demand was moderate, at former prices.  Pork, from 4s 6d to 5s per stone.

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LIVERPOOL.

November 13.  We have had a much smaller supply of cattle at market to-day than we have had for some time, the greatest part of inferior quality, with an advance in price.  Beef 4-1/2d to 5-1/2d;  mutton 4-3/4d to 5-3/4d.

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SMITHFIELD.

Monday, November 13.  Although there was a decided falling off in the arrivals of beasts up to our market to-day, compared with those of some preceding Mondays, they were seasonably good, and quite adequate to meet the wants of the buyers, whose attendance was tolerably numerous.

The weather being favourable for slaughtering, and the dead markets well cleared of their late supplies of country-killed meat, there was an improvement in the demand for most kinds of beef, and, in some instances, an advance, in the currencies noted on this day se'nnight of 2d per 8 lbs. was obtained by the salesmen.  However, the highest figure for the best Scots did not exceed 4s per 8 lbs., but at which a good clearance was affected.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, we received about 2,400 short-horns;  from Yorkshire 20 runts;  from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, 150 Scots and home-breds, &c.;  from the western and midland districts 300 runts, Devons, Herefords, &c.;  from other parts of England, 180 of various breeds;  and from Scotland, 120 Scots, chiefly stores.

The number of sheep were moderate.  Prime old Downs sold briskly, other kinds of sheep steadily, at prices a shade higher than those of last week.  Calves were in decreased supply, and improved enquiry, at a rise of 2d per 8 lbs .

Prime small porkers were quite as dear, but in all other kinds of pigs very little was doing.  The general quality of the stock on sale was good, especially that of the beasts.  We had no foreign cattle on offer, neither have any imports taken place during the week.

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