off Kipling Cotes, for lot 20. The same gentleman also bought lot 12 for £22 5s.; £22 10s. was obtained for lot 5, and £21 10s. for lot 9. The remaining prices were as follow: Lot 6, £21 10s., and lot 10, £12, Mr. Barker; lot 11, £16 15s., Mr. Craggy; lot 16, £14 108., Mr. England; lot 1, £10, and lot 25, £11 5s., Mr. Bainton; lot 2, £10 10s., Mr. Jackson; lot 15, £10, Mr. Hall; lot 18, £10 10s., Mr. Stephenson; lot 21, £11 10s, Mr. Buttle; and lot 24, £10, Mr. Giant. The upset price was, as usual, £5 5s.

MR. ALLEN'S RAMS AT MARKSBALL.-There were 40 ram lambs brought into the ring, which were hired at prices ranging from £9 downwards, the average of the whole number being £4 10s. 9d. Fifty shearing rams were put up, and the highest fetched £26 (being hired for the Norwich Corporation farm), the average price for the lot being £8 10s. 9d. Four two-shears fetched about £5 5s. each.

MR. H. ROBINSON'S RAMS AT CARNABY.-There were 67 animals brought into the ring, and everyone was let, realising a total sum of £745 10s. The 40 shearlings made an average of £11 138. 4d., and the two shear £9 17s. 7d. Several sheep fetched high prices. No. 53 was let to Mr. Doran, Kilhain, for £26; No. 14 to Mr. Tranmer, Foston, for £20; No. 15 to Mr. Wright, Gransmoor, for £20; No. 1 to Mr. Cranswick, Thornholme, for £18; No. 10 to Mr. Harrison, Grindall, for £18; No. 57 to Mr. Doran, Kilham, for £17; and No. 12 to Mr. Milner, Middledale, for £18.

CAPTAIN SMITH'S RAMS AT MARTON LODGE.

Fifty-five rams were put up, the first 20 to be let, and the remainder to be sold. Of these 38 were disposed of, the shearlings making £6 10s., and the two shear £7 10s.

MR. STAMPER'S LEICESTERS AT HIGHFIELD.— There were offered a flock of 30 shearlings and 25 aged sheep. The shearlings made an average of £8 5s. each, the highest price paid being £16 10s., by Mr. Feetenby, Nunnington. Of the 25 shearlings offered, Mr. Johnson, of Brigham, Hull, took the highest priced, £15 5s.; and the lowest, £5 5s., was taken by Mr. Cattley, of Stearsby. The average of the 25 aged sheep was £8.

SALE OF SHROPSHIRE SHEEP, BY MR. PREECE.The Shropshire sheep breeders' forty-seventh annual sale and show took place in the cattle market, Shrewsbury, on Thursday and Friday. The number of animals on the catalogue was as follows: Shearling rams 176, two-shear rams 11, three-shear rams 10, four-shear rams 3, stock rams 9-among the latter being Carbuncle, Bruce, Young Eusdon, Fidelity, Lord Tredegar, &c. The lots of Mr. Fowler, Mr. Edgar, Mr. Cotterell, Mr. R. Edwards, and Mr. Horton, fetched fair prices. A fourshear ram, sire Midlothian, belonging to Messrs. Fenn and Harding, 14 gs. Mr. Musgrove bought one for 25 gs. A shearling ram, sire Bruce, sire of dam Nobleman, fell to Mr. Harwood for 26 gs. Mr. Davies bought a shearling ram, sire Lord Wenlock, for 12 gs. Lord Chesham's two dozen, which included some very fine Shropshires, formed one of the principal items in the sale. A shearling ram, sire Marquis of Bute, dam Newcastle, went to Lord Vernon for 85 gs.; do., dam Nocks, second prize, to Mr. Graham, for 22 gs. ; ditto, dam Old Rad ford, 17 gs., to Mr. Headford; ditto, dam an Oxford, first prize, 16 gs., to Mr. Jones, Norton; ditto, sire Marquis of Bute, 20 gs., to Mr. Juckles; ditto to Mr. Hartopp for 14 gs.; ditto to Mr. Smith for 60 gs.; ditto, Mr. Riley, 70 gs.; ditto, sire Lord Kingston, sire of dam Duke of Manchester, to Mr. Jowett, 100 gs.; ditto, sire Lord Kingston, sire of dam Oxford Hero, Mr. F. H. Smith, 61 gs. ; ditto, sire No. 12, sire of dam Old Latimer, Mr. Pumphrey, 21 gs.; ditto, sire No. 12, sire of dam Mansells, No. 8, to Mr. Richard Jones, 4i gs.; ditto, sire No, 12, sire of dam Oxford Hero, to the Earl of Lismore, 20 gs. Mr. Crane had a grand lot as usual. One shearling was let to Mr. Masfen for 80 gs. Mr. Evans, of Uffington, had 24 grand animals. Amongst the purchases were: Mr. Horton, Yardley, 23 gs.; Mr. Milner, 11 gs.; Mr. Wright, West Felton, 18 gs.; Mr. James, 9 gs.; Mr. Oswell, 30 gs.; Mr. Juson, 10 gs.; Mr. Robert Ray, Market Drayton (let), 15 gs. ; Mr. S. Miller, 13 gs.; Mr. Bach, 18 gs., &c. Mr. Minton exhibited eight; one, a son of Conservative, fell to Mr. Mason for 27 gs., and another to Capt. Williams for 28 gs. Bowen Jones had six animals. Mr. Wyatt purchased a threeshear, sire Calcot, sire of dam Conservative, for 18 gs.; Mr. Rogers for 14 gs., a shearling, sire Haughton Hero, sire of dam Turpin. Mr. C. R. Keeling, of Congreve, Stafford, had ten lots of shearling rams.

Mr.

On Friday the sale commenced at eleven o'clock, and comprised a collection of pure-bred ewes from the most celebrated flocks in the kingdom. Mr. Crane's 35 shearling ewes and stock ewes realised an average of 50s.; Mr. Evans's (Ullington) 60 at 70s. to 105s; Mr. T. Horton's (Harnage Grange, Salop) 25 at 678; Mr. M. Williams's (Dryton) 25 at from 70s. to 10 gs.; Mr. J. W. Minton's (Forton) 30 at 65s. and 120s.; Mr. Andrews's (Nobold) 20 at 70s.; Mr. W. Fowler's 20 at 70s. to 90s.; Mr. Bach's 35 at 65s. to 85s.; 40 be longing to Lord Willoughby de Broke fetched 67s. 6d.; Mr. Edwards's 15 sold at 105s.; the 40 of Mr. Thomas's 85s. ; Mr. J. B. Jones's 50, 758.; Mr. R. Jones's 65 fetched 65s. and 104s.; Mrs. Franks's 55 sold at 75s. 6d. ; Mr. W. Jones's 20 at 60s.; Mr. R. Fowler's 36 at 65s.; Mr. G. Ilorton's 25 at 65s. and 95s.; Mr. P. Everall's 20 at 70s.; Mr. R. Barber's 20 at 87s. 6d. and 105s.; Messrs. H. and W. Bromley's 20 at 90s.; Mr. Adney's 15 at 55s.; Mr. E. Dickin's 12 at 60s.; Mr. Myott's 10 at 60s.; Messrs. J. and G. Crane's 20 at 70s.; Mr. C. G. Wingfield's 15 at 70s.; Mr. Joseph Crane's 20 at 60s. and 75s.; Mr. S. Groves's 20 at 65s.; the representatives of the late Mr. W. B. Lloyd, 20 at 60s.; Mr. Lloyd's 20 at 65s.; Mrs Hoult's 25 at 57s. 6d.; Mr. Hiles's 20 at 65.; Mr. R. L. Burton's 60 at 57s. 6d.; Major Lovett's 15 at 55s.; Messrs. C. and J. Calcott's 20 at 60s.; Mr. S. Dickin's 10 at 57s. 6d. Upwards of 2,000 sheep were dis[osed of,

OXFORD RAM FAIR.-OXFORDSHIRE DOWNS.Messrs. Franklin and Gale had a lot of ram-lambs to sell by auction at this fair on Wednesday last, from the flocks of Messrs. H. Gale, Parker, Allin, Allin, and Franklin. Trade was good throughout, every lamb being sold, some of the most choice making as much as 20gs., 24gs and 29gs, each. The following shows the result of the different sales: Mr. H. Gale's 70 lambs sold at prices ranging fron 4 gs. to 20 g, the average being £7 18. Mr. Parker's 50 lambs made from 4 gs. to 29 gs., the average being £9 2s. 3d. Mr. P. Allin's 20 lambs averaged £5 2s. Mr. J. Allin's 20 lambs averagel £5 8s. 6d. 40 lambs, bred by Messrs. W. T. and T. Franklin, were sought for at the average of £11 16s., the prices ranging from 54gs. to 24 gs.

MR. F. R. MOORE'S RAMS.-This sale and letting took place at Britford Fair, by Mr. J. E. Rawlence, The average of the ten letting lambs was £11 6s. 91., Mr. Newton securing lot 3 at 32 guineas; Mr. J. Read, lot 7 at 12 guineas; Mr. Spackman, lot 8 at 11 guineas; Mr. Andrews, lot 5 at 104 guineas; Mr. Cheyney, lot 2 at 10 guineas; and Mr. Coles, lot 1 at 9 guineas. The average of the forty-nine lambs sold was £11 6s. 8d. The two two-teeth rams sold for 18 guineas and 14 guineas.

OXFORD DOWNS AND COTSWOLDS BY MESSRS. PAXTON AND CASTLE.-Mr. J. Roberts' lot comprised 40 Oxfordshire Down sheathing rams, for which the highes price was 47 gs., and the lowest 8 gs., making an average of £15 9s. Mr. H. Gale purchased an old sheep of this flock, which had been used three years, for 34 gs. Mr. C. Gillett, of Cote House, Bampton, Faringdon, had about a simi ar number. The ram which fetched the highest price was u chased by M. A. Brassey, the sum being 28 gs. The lowest price was 10 gs., and the average £16 1s. 6d. Fifteen Oxfords ram-lambs, the property of the Earl of Jersey, realised fr m 11 gs. to 4 gs., averaging £6 8s. 6d. Nineteen Cotswold ran, the property of Mr. C. G llett, of Lower Haddon, made from 11 gs. to 4 gs., being an average of 17 6s. Mr. S. Smith, of Somerton, had a lot of 18 Cotswolds, which sold at an average of £12 10s. 6d., the highest price being 16 gs, and the lowest 84 gs. A lot of 12 Cotswolds, the property of Messrs. T. and S. G. Gillett, of Kilkenny, averaged £11 5s. One fetelel 21 gs., and the lowest price obtained was 8 gs. Ten Oxfordshire Down shearling rams, from the flock of Mr. Davis, Sevenhampton, made an average of £11 15s.; 12 Oxfordshi Down shearling rams, bred by Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Kelmscott, realised an average of £7 10s. 9d., and 10 rams offered by Mr. W. G. Hatton, of Lower Farm, Kingston near Tetsworth, fetched an average of £6 3s.

MR. CHARLES CLARK'S LONGWOOLS AT SCOP WICK-Fifty shearling, and several older animals were penned for sale, and the buyers and prices were as follows: M. S Stonesby, two at 18 and 34 guincas respectively; Mr. Allison four at 124, 10, 71, and 7 guineas.; Mr. Hole, 8; Mr. Burtt, 18; Mr. T. Kirkham, 12; Mr. T. Kirkham, 52; Mr. Rawlinson, 7 and 15; Mr. Davy, 75; Mr. C. Clarke, 60 and

22; Mr. Stevenson, 15, 16, 12, and 76; Mr. Holland, 48 and 20; Mr. Mackinder, 14; Mr. Pepper, 14; Mr. Allen, 10, 6, and 74; Mr. Dudding (Banton), 10 and 47; Mr. Dudding (Howell), 7; Mr. Towle, two at 6 and three at 64; Mr. Wilson, 8; Mr. Howard, 18; Mr. Gilbert, 10, 14, and 12; Mr. Green, 64: Mr. Bourn, 73; Mr. P. Blankney, 7; Mr. Fox, 7; Mr. Godson, 8; Mr. Marfleet, 10; Mr. Rudgard, 11. One four-shear, Mr. Casswell, 30; one three-shear, Mr. J. Kirkham, 60; one two shear, Mr. Holland, 13; and one two shear, Mr. Allen. The average realised was £17 14s. 6d. LAMBS AT HAWICK.- Messrs. Oliver and Son commenced their second lamb sale for the season at Hawick on

Thursday. There was an immense attendance of farmers and buyers-it was perhaps the largest gathering ever seen here. Prices ruled high. The classes sold yesterday were threeparts and half-breds, a few crosses, and some other sheep. The lambs were generally up from the corresponding sale of last year 6s. to 10s. per head, and in some instances Is. and 15s. MR. MATTERSON'S RAMS, AT NORTH NEWBALD.-They made an average of £7 a-head. The best of the stock was sold as follows; £20 by Mr. G. Scott, Market Weighton; £15 10s., Mr. J. Whipp, Etton; £13 10., Mr. S Stephers, Goodmanham; £12 5s.. Mr. Usher, Low Hunsley; £11, Mr. Peal, Newbald Lodge.

DURING THE

The month of July being almost unprecedented in its fall of rain and low temperature, we are glad to have to record that the threatened damage to harvest has given way to the general firmness of the harvest month of August, for, though in its midst the cloudy and occasional rains were ominous we have experienced a fair portion of really summer weather, which has proved the saving of the crops. The laying of the corn by heavy storms has made reaping laborious, and in many cases beyond the power of machinery, and, with labour scarce, it has been very expensive; but a fair portion has already been gathered in much better order than expected, and should it hold fine a little longer, all will be saved. It was not to be expected that, with an unfavourable blooming time, and such a downpour as followed, the samples of this season could not be anything like equal to those of the last; but there will yet be a fair portion of moderately good corn, in fine condition, with which to commence the present season. A reaction, as a matter of course, has set in with regard to prices, for, with the sun doing ample duty, and foreign receipts of large dimensions, millers, who had been threatened, and began to appear as large and anxious buyers, soon saw their opportunity, and, leaving the market to itself, pretty mach had their own way; the decline, therefore, may be estimated at 28. to 3s. per qr. on old English and foreign qualities; and the new samples have also been placed at an equivalent reduction. Their quality and condition, though improved, certainly do not come up to the standard of last year, or even ordinary years; but let us be thankful for what we have got, and that foreign growths will make up our deficiency. So far as we have gone, the yield seems less, as well as the quality inferior; but to what extent this applies is not as yet known. It stems, however, much the same in other parts of Europe, and if so, as the season advances, there may be a new rally in prices for the farmers' help. In France it is very decidedly so. In Austria, Hungary, Poland, and some parts of Russia, the same complaints are made, and even in Germany there are rumours of deficiency in several localities; while America, with an extended growth, tells the same tale. Of course, at the opening of the season, prices for a time will be unsettled; but when we come more clearly to know what the deficiency may be, rates will be more settled. We do not, ourselves, apprehend they will, for the present, much vary from those now current. The following were the prices recently obtained at the several places named. The best white wheat at Paris 51s., Berdianski at Marseilles 508. 8d., Ghirka 47s. 10d., Polish wheat at Antwerp 50s, wheat at Liege 53s. 6d., at Bruges 50s., at Verviers 3s., at Brussels 51s., old wheat at Maestricht 52s. 6d., new 50s.; wheat at Hamburg 52s. cost, freight, and insurance, at Berlin 46s. at Cologne 51s., at Stettin 163., at

Mulhouse 53s., at Breslau 45s.; soft wheat at Algiers 41s. 6d., at Mayence 53s., ut Pesth 478., at Dauzic 53s., at New York red spring No. 1 41s. Gd. per 480lbs.

The first Monday of the month being a Bank-holiday, we commence with the first Wednesday as its substitute. After good foreign arrivals for the previous week, and but little of home-growth, this morning's supply of English was scanty, though plentiful from foreign parts. The weather being fine, the attendance was limited; but English qualities were held at the rates of the previous Monday, with only a small demand. The plentifuluess o? red foreign made holders willing to quit samples at the previous Wednesday's decline of 1s. to 2s., per qr. but lower they would not go, so little business was done. White, however, having become scarce, factors obtained 1s. above the quotations then paid. Cargoes afloat were held at 6d. to 13. more money.

The wheat trade in the country exhibited a material difference in prices. Some were without any change; some were 1s. to 28. lower; some again were 28. to 3s. down, and St. Ives quoted a fall of 3s. to 48. On the other hand, Louth was rather dearer, and Stockton noted a rise of 1s. to 2s. Liverpool was 1d. to 2d. per cental higher on Tuesday, with a further advance of 34. to 6d, on Friday. At Edinburgh, as well as at Aberdeen, there was no change. Irish wheat at Dublin brought 25s. to 26s. per barrel, and foreign was rather more in favour.

On the second Monday there was a small supply of English wheat, with a good arrival of foreign. The show of fresh samples this morning was very limited, and the weather having become unsettled, prices were raised 1s. to 23. A parcel of new Talavera appeared, of moderate quality, and brought 60s.; the other samples were not satisfactory, and were not offered for sale. There was also a foreign trade of moderate extent, at the same advance. Cargoes afloat brought full prices. The unsettled weather had its influence also in the country; there was a general advance of 1s. to 2s., and in several cases the rise was 2s. to 3s. per qr. Liverpool on Tuesday was Gd. per cental dearer, but on Wednesday half this was lost. At Edinburgh there was a rise of 3s. per qr. At Dublin Irish samples brought 1s. to 2s. more per barrel, and foreign 2s. to 3s. per barrel.

On the third Monday there was a small supply of English wheat, but an unusually large arrival from abroad, say nearly 100,000 qrs., one-third of this being from America alone, with very large arrivals from Dantzic, Russia, and Australia. Though but little English was on show this morning, it included about 500 qrs. of new, of poor quality, which sold at 47s. to 533.; old sorts were down 1s. to 2s. per qr., with only a slow sale. The foreign trade, by the bright weather and heavy arrivals, was almost at a stand-still, and to sell anything required a reduction of 2s. to 3s. per qr. Cargoes off the coast

were also 2s. down. The fine weather continuing till Thursday night, the country markets all came lower, the reduction generally being 1s. to 2s., and in some cases 2s. to 3s. Liverpool was down 3d. to 4d. per cental on Tuesday. On Friday the market was rather lower for red wheat. Saturday's markets were mostly 1s. to 2s. lower, and a few 3s. to 4s. Edinburgh was down 2s. to 3s. Aberdeen was unaltered, but Glasgow was 6d. to 9d. per boll cheaper for wheat. Irish wheat at Dublin brought 1s. per barrel less money, and foreign 1s. 6d. per barrel. On the fourth Monday there was but a small supply of English wheat, but plenty of foreign, two-thirds of which were from America. There was very little old wheat on the stands this morning, and only a small quantity of new rather improved in quality, but still not fine. With the finest weather continuing, prices were 1s. to 2s. lower, with a dull trade. Foreign was also lower, white 1s., and red qualities 2s., without much doing. Floating cargoes were also reduced 2s. per qr.

The arrivals into London for four weeks were 9,675 qrs. English, 249,017 qrs. foreign, against 10,076 qrs. English, 182,110 qrs. foreign, for the same period in 1874. The imports into the kingdom for the four weeks ending 14th Aug. were 4,484,997 cwts. wheat, 501,047 cwts. flour, against 3,828,039 cwt. wheat, 415,314 cwt. flour in 1874. The London averages opened at 52s. 2d., and closed at 54s. 4d. The general averages commenced at 47s. 5d., and closed at 51s. 9d.

Flour, influenced by the decline in wheat, has been exceedingly dull, and in the last two Mondays was certainly 2s. to 3s. lower to sell, Norfolks not being a ready sale at 37s. Foreign qnalities were reduced 2s. per sack, and about 1s. 6d. per barrel, the latter being difficult to place, at 28s. to 29s. per barrel. The London receipts for four week were 57,167 sacks English, 20,029 sacks 57,673 barrels foreign, against 41,809 sacks English, 5,248 sacks 28,079 barrels foreign for the same period in 1874.

The receipts of British Barley have been exceedingly small, but there have been good average arrivals from abroad, chiefly of grinding qualities. The malting trade being over the value of English and Scotch have been quite nominal, and foreign during the month has declined fully 1s. per qr., being worth about 26s. to 30s. for light to heavy grinding sorts. Our own crop this year, though considered to be the largest crop of the season, reported as very poor in quality, no business in it yet having transpired, and, indeed, scarcely a sample shown.

The imports into London for four weeks were 159 qrs. British, 58,050 qrs. foreign against 359 qrs. British, 19,178 qrs. foreign in 1874.

The malt trade has been dull and drooping all through the month, holders being more anxious to sell, especially since the fine weather.

Of maize there have been large arrivals, especially on the fourth week; prices till then had been pretty steady, but they gave way fully 1s. per qr., with great difficulty in sales; mixed American and Danubian were worth about 35s. per qr.

The London receipts in four weeks were 87,286 qrs., against 123,034 qrs. for the same period in 1874.

The supplies of English oats have been very short; of Scotch only one small lot has appeared; of Irish none; but the foreign arrivals have been very free, and nearly three-fourths of them from Russia; a portion of these latter, being undried, have been a heavy sale on the market, but fresh corn, whether Russian, Swedish, or from other parts, has been easily placed all through the month, with very little difference of value, being, perhaps, about 6d. per qr. lower; but inferior light qualities have quite given way 1s. per qr.; 381b. Russians were worth 21s. 6d. on board ship, and 40lbs. 26s. 6d. per qr.; 38lbs.

Swedish 259., and 40lbs. 27s. Gd., these latter were a good sale. This crop is the best they have in France this year, though prices have but little given way, tine heavy corn in Paris being worth 28s. 6d. per qr.

The arrivals into London for the four weeks were 641 qrs. English, 90 qrs. Sc. teh, 326,460 qrs. foreign, against 677 qrs. English, 910 qrs. Scotch, 239,928 qrs. foreign for the same period in 1874.

Ths supplies of English beans have been moderate, but the foreign arrivals have been good. Values have been unusually steady, though high, all the month, there having been a good country demand; while maize and barley have been comparatively low. Egyptian beans are worth 40s.; Italian, of which there have been large receipts, 47s.; English Mazagans, 46s.; Harrows, 50s. to 52s.; and small as much as 56s.; so that this is the dearest corn in the market; but on receipt of new samples, if in fair condition, we may expect lower rates. The imports into London in four weeks were 1,567 qrs. English 10,136 qrs. foreign, against 1,031 qrs. English, 12,875 qrs. foreign in 1875.

The supplies of English peas have been small, but fair of foreign, though nearly all white, and mostly from Canada. Home-grown hog feed have nearly disappeared, and the new, in small quantities, have been held at 45s. for duns, not certainly a fine sample, and said to be a poor yield; while good white foreign are freely offered at 43s., available for horse feed is not in demand as boilers. The London receipts in four weeks have been 397 qrs. English, 6,503 qrs. foreign, against 1,285 qrs. English, 9,491 qrs. foreign in 1874.

The supplies of linseed having only been moderate and stocks low, prices had rather improved, and are likely to keep firm. During the rainy weather there was a disposition to to speculate in cloverseed, which, however, was checked by the smallness of stocks; but since it has become fine there has been less inclination to invest, as one of the old proverbs is, "A hot August always makes seed;" but small holders keep to former values, and especially for trefoil; while white mustard has been advancing, and good rapeseed, being scarce, has sold well.