I believe (not 100% sure) that a feeing market was where the local agricultural and domestic labourers gathered together, usually on the village green or in the village or town centre, to hire themselves out to local farmers and land owners for the coming year. Bill (Brora, Sutherland, Scotland) ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Ronald Patrick" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:12 PM Subject: [SUT] feeing market > What is a feeing market? In 1902: > "The wages offered at recent feeing markets is averaged as follows:- foremen > from £16 to £18; second horsemen, £14 to £16; boys, £6 to £10; women, £8 - > £10. " > > Ron > > Stouffville, Ontario Canada L4A 4J4 > Preserving Our Sutherland Heritage www.sutherlandheritage.com > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 11/25/02 > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > Please visit our NEW POSH web site at > www.sutherlandheritage.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >