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    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] PENRITH HERALD, JUNE 13, 1874 / ROSLEY FAIR
    2. Barb Ontario Canada
    3. ROSLEY FAIR. The second and chief of the fairs held on Rosley Hill took place on Monday, and was well supplied with stock and numerously attended by buyers. The show of horses was the chief feature, and the display was large, the majority being agricultural horses. There were also a number of hacks, and a fair muster of middling and inferior ponies. For the best class of rough legged horses, there was a fair trade, and the prices paid for them were considered high; but for anything secondary or inferior, trade ruled slow. The best class of heavy horses brought very high rates, some selling at over £100 each, while others brought from £70 to £90; secondary £40 to £50 and £60; Irish ponies, £12 to £18; useful ponies of other descriptions, £20 to £30 each. There was an excellent display of cattle, including many prime lots of shorthorn stirks. Shorthorn bullocks met a very slow trade, and holders of them, it was calculated, would lose all the “keep” since Penrith fair. Anything really good, however, showing a “bit of breeding”, was readily sold. Shorthorn heifers experienced a fair trade, and about maintained previous rates. Very few milch and calving cows were shown, and good calvers were eagerly sought after at high prices. _________________________ barb, ontario, canada.

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