The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

T THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. 1 (From the Mark Lane En/r-^x.J I It may be of interest to our readers to give a brief statement of the points on which the liability "íi farmers for injuries done to tli*?ir servants will be affected by the new Act which earne into l'orco cn 1st January, 1SS1. January, 1881. In the lirit place, this Act applies only in the absence of agreement excluding its operation. The employer by agreement, which had bettor be in writing, may •exclude the Act in so far as it makes him responsible for the negligence of any other person than himself. 9 In the next place, the Act does not appear to increase the liability of the farmer in respect of accidents arising frcm the temper or viciousnes3 of animals. Apart from the Act, the law is that an employer is not responsible for injury done to a groom employed to attend a horse through the viciousnecs of the horse. The reason is that the servant takes the risk of the employment. The most important change in the law is one that will affect very large farmers, but not these whose I fanna are not too large for their own personal superintendence. At present an employer who leaves the whole management of his business to another can but rarely be fixed with liability. Under the Act an employer is answerable when injury is done to a labourer in consequence of obeying the orders of any person in the service of the employer to whose orders or directions at the time of the injury he was bound to conform. When a farmer, gain, delegates the entire management of his farm to anotheV, he will be responsible for injuries caused by that person's negli- gence as if it was his own. The next point is somewhat difficult to state, namely, as to the liability of an employer for injuries caused by machinery. At Common it has been held that a master was not liable for injuries to his servant through the breaking down of a waggon or lorry, nor from machinery with the dangers of which the servant was acquainted, and which he had undertaken to use. Now the employer is liable for injuries arising from defects of machinery or plant, but only on two conditions:—(1) The defect (or the non-removal) must be due to to the carelessness of the employ- er or of the person entrusted by him with the iuty of seeing that the machinery or plant, is in proper condition; and (2) when the employer or superintendent was ignorant of the defect, and the servant injured was aware of it, the servant cannot recover damages, unless he gave information to the employer within a reasonable time. These provisions are somewhat complicated, but they may be compen- diously reduced to this the employer is not respons- ible for injuries caused by defects of machinery if neither he nor the person employed to look after the machinery was aware of the defect, or, by ordinaly care, could have known it. Nor is he liable if the person injured knew of the defect, unless that person gave him information in time to enable him to remove the defect. These rules will not make a very great difference to farmers, for in all cases where the injury is done to the person who has charge of the waggons or machinery no compensation can he required. These are the changes in the law; but there are very noticeable alterations in the procedure and the amount of damages that may be recovered. At present, when an employer is liable, there is no limit to the compen- sation that a jury may give, except that the Court has power to order a new trial when excessive damageA are given. Now, if a workman is killed or injured, the greatest amount of compensation that may be recovered is the amount that a workman of the same description could have earned in the same, district in three years preceding the injury. Again, before a workman can recover, a notice stating the name and address of the person injured, the cause of the injury, and the date on which it was sustained, must be served on the employer within six weeks in the case of injury merely, and within six months in the case of death, from the occurrence of the accident. Where such notice has not been given, no action can be brought under the Act. Another inovation is that all actions must be begun n the County Court in England, and in the Sheriffs 10 1'3 Court in Scotland. But unfortunately the actions cannot always be kept there, In Scotland, either party can have the case transferred to the Court oi Session, with no other penalty than that, if he is suc- cessful, and the judge thinks that the action might properly have been tried in the Sheriffs Court, he will be allowed only the same COf3t, as if he had entered the action in the inferior Court. In England, if the damages sought exceed £.50, the other party will be able to transfer the case to the High Court without conditions, and if successful will in all cases be entitled to his full costs if the damages sought are under f50 but exceed £ •>, either party may have the action transferred to the High Court, but must give security for costs to the extent of not more than £150. The object of this Act is to keep all these cases in the in- ferior Courts, where justice is administered compara- tively with cheapness and it is to be hoped that neither plaintiffs nor defendants will allow themselves to be led away by the insidious advice of solicitors, who naturally hanker after the high fees of the Superior Courts. It is very likely that solicitors will strongly advise their clients to go to the High Court but their advice on that point had better as a rule be rejected. lit

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. The severity of the snowstorm which took the county by surprise on Tuesday 18th has not been equalled during the recollection of the present generation. I Down to the close of the week the cold continued to increase in its intensity, and the weather, altogether, vnay be described as Arctic in its character. In places where the snow has been drifted off the land by the gale the young crops are no doubt suffering from the biting winds, but as a rule there is a thick and warm covering of snow on all the growing crops, which will greatly benefit by the protection. Prospects are doubtless improved by the wholesome check to their rapid and unreasonable growth. The dry air is greatly in favour of the grain that is now being thrashed out freely wherever the machine can be travelled. Liver- rot is now carrying off the weaker portions of affected flocks, and the mischief is evidently once more on a large scale. Stock of ail kinds, and especially sheep, require careful attention and a liberal supply of food, and where well attended to will thrive better than during the mild, wet weather of which we have had such a long spell. It is gratifying to find that the inconvenience and loss occasioned to farmers by the restrictions on cattle traffic aie cheerfully submitted to with the hope that these reasonable measures will prove effective to stamp out the disease. The frost and snow will constitute a natural check to the spread of the disease, which the regulations will make the most of. Public opinion is now decidedly in favour of reasonable repressive measures.—Mark Lane E.rjrrejs. 0.

FARMERS' FAILURES Failures among farmers were, at least, less in 1880 than in the year which immediately preceded it. And it is well, on the principle of speaking all the good we can of the departed, to credit the bygone year with this fact. The large total of 1,431 failures we noticed in 1879 appears by the recently-published statistics of Mr. Richard Seyd to have fallen to 1,223 in 1880. Of these cases 1,04.5 were English, 82 Scotch, and 96 Irish. The decrease in farming failures is, therefore seventeen per cent., a proportion which is practically the same as may be observed in the cases of failures of all sorts of general trades and professions, which dropped from 14,091 in 1879 to 11,669 in the course of last year. It is, however, a noticeable feature of the past year that farmers' failures were somewhat j rregularly distributed in point of time. in tne first three months of 1860 as many as 468 agricultural failures were reported; in April, May, and June less than half that number, or 209 only appear; in July, August, September, only 179 cases were reported; while in the last three months the results of another bad year again told clearly on the numbers, 359 farming failures appearing in the lints. Lessened as is the total of bankruptcies now feported, it is note- worthy that no other class, with the sole exception of grocers and provision dealers, appear to show so high a list of casualties as the agriculturists of Great Britain. 1,366 grocers, &c., are said to have failed in 1880. as well as the 1,223 farmers we have mentioned, but in no other section of the community have losses been so frequent, builders and architects ranking next in misfortune with 644 failures in the year, and that large, but very indefinite class, termed private persons," returning but 585 breakdowns in the same period.—Chamber ofagrirultui-e Joornvl.

FOOT-AND-MOCTH DISEASE.—Privy Council orders have been published in the London Gazette, scheduling, on account of foot-and-mouth disease, the West Riding of York, with included boroughs the petty sessional divisions of Cirenecster, Cricklade, Marlborough, Tewkesbury, and boroughs; and Blandford and borough. These orders take effect from January 28th. Lom) ROSKKKRY AND THE GROCND GAME ACT.— Surprise having been expressed that Lord Rosebery has not announced his intention to give his tenants with current leases the advantages of the Ground Game Act, it has been explained that his lordship gave them permission to shoot ground game twelve years ago, since which time they have had all the benefits of the Act. HOW TO DKTERMINE THE HEIGHT A COLT WILL AT- TAIN FULL J. R. Martin, of Lexington, Kentucky, gives out the following upon this point:—"I can tell you how any man may know within half an inch the height a colt will attain to when full grown. The rule may not hold good in every instance, but in nine out of ten it will. When the colt gets to be three weeks old, er as soon as it is perfectly strengthened in its limbs, measure from the edge of the hair on the hoofs to the. middle of the first joint and for every inch it will grow to the height of a hand of four inches, when its growth is matured. Thus, if this distance be found sixteen inches, it will make a horse sixteen hands high. By this means a man may know something what sort of a horse, with proper care, he is to expect from his colt. Three years a.go I bought two very shabby-looking colts for twenty dollars each, and sold them recently for three hundred dollars. So much for knowing how to guess properly at a colt, MK. MUXDELLA ON AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.— A resolution of the York Chamber of Agriculture, based upon a paper read by the Sheriff of York (Mr. R. Thompson), urging the extension of education in agri- cultural science, having been sent by the Chamber to the Education Department through Lord Wenlock, his Lordship received a reply from Mr. Muudella, who writes The resolution shall have my careful atten- tion but I beg leave to inform your Lordship that the rudiments of agriculture may, under Article 19, c. I, of the Code of 1880, be taught as a class subject in schools to which grants fall due after September next. If the subject he well taught the school would receive ) on that account 2s. per scholar, according to the number of children above seven years of age in attendance. I may add that Professor Tanner has published a very useful series of reading books which might be used for teaching agriculture." THE IMPORTS OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN FOOD.- The arrivals of live stock landed at Liverpool from the United States and Canada. last week show a large increase on the previous week; and as regards fresh meat there was a slight decrease, but quite up to the a /erage of recent weeks. The steamers which con- veyed live cattle were as follows: The Glamorgan with 278 cattle; the Lake Wiimepeg, with 256 cattle and 125 sheep; the Toronto, with 114 cattle and 407 sheep; and the Iberian, with 57 cattle The steamers with fresh meat were as follows: The Iberian, with 1,321 quarters of beef, 420 carcases of mutton, and 120 dead pigs; the Toronto, with 1,227 quarters of beef; the Lake Winnepeg, with 1, ISO quarters of beef; the City of Berlin, 998 quarters of beef, 225 carcases of mutton, and 910 dead pigs; the Nevada, with 912 quarters of beef and 350 carcases of mutton; the Pennsylvania, with 748 quarters of beef and 300 dressed pigs; the Baltic, with 604 quarters of beef and 150 carcases of mutton; and the Glamorgan, with 548 quarters of beef. CORK-GROWING.—The United States Government has been officially recommended to encourage the culti- vation of the cork tree by the offer of rewards for the best results within a given time. Careful investigation appears to have demonstrated the suitability of soil and climate in many parts of the Union, and it seems pos- sible that the Spaniards and Portuguese corkgrowers may by-and-bye find a serious rival in America. It is not everybody, however, who would care to invest capital in an enterprise of this kind, seeing that a generation would have to elapse before any return could he obtained in the shape of saleable cork. It is some- times asserted-as is done in the current number of a scientific paper-that cork may be stripped when the tree is fifteen years old. This, we believe, is not the case. At least five and twenty years must elapse before the Quercus Suber will yield a bark of much value, and in introducing it to iresh regions there is, of course, a possibility of the bark becoming modified in a manner that might deteriorate its value. Such changes, we believe, are by no means uncommon both in plants and -tiii animals. Still the cork tree has been cultivated in new j quarters, and with excellent results. The French in 1822 planted vast tracts of land in Algeria, and their nurseries have become now most valuable forests. It is very desirable that the culture should be extended, since the value of cork has long been steadily on the increase, and, indeed, the advance in price has only to go on as it is going, and we shall by-and-bye have to pay as much for a cork as for a bottle, if not the wine in it. There is no satisfactory substitute for a good cork, and even if Sir Wilfrid Lawbon has his own way with us all we must still have our corks. Many of the forests in the Peninsula have, it is said, been very badly managed. It is not, of course, the living bark that ought to be stripped for sale, but that which the tree is about to shed, and it ought to be done only at intervals of eight or ten years. Vast numbers of trees are said to have been ruined by too great eagerness to make them pay their owners, thus once more illustrat- ing the folly of killing the goose to get at the golden eggs.-Globe.

iftatket Jtcprts. CORN AVERAGES. For the week ending Jan. 22. The following are the quantities sold and the prices this year and last year:— QUANTITIES SOLD. PRICES. This year. Last year. This year. Last year. Wheat.36,933 36,903 42s. 4d.43s. 7d. Barley.70,755 64,080 32s. 7d 37s. 3d. Oats 6,034 4,712 20s. 4d.20s. lOd. CORN ttr. MARK LANE, Monday.—The trade for English and foreign wheats at this morning's market has been re- duced to small compass by the severity of the weather, which has impeded every form of transit. The supplies in factors' hands are small, and prices are firm, though quotably unaltered. The demand for flour is equally restricted, and values remain unchanged. Maize has improved in value 6d. per qr. on the week. but the state of the river and docks prevents ex-ship quotations being made. Mixed American is offered at 27s. 6d. ex-granary, and round corn is of about the same value. Grinding barleys are quoted at 6d. per qr. more money 1 than on this day week, and malting samples lroin their scarcity are held for enhanced raits. There is no change to note in the malt trade. Oats meet a steady trade at Is. per qr. advance on last Monday's prices, and for some descriptions even more money has been obtained. Peas and beans are firm in value without quotable change in prices. There is an improved demand for home-grown linseed Calcutta seed is quoted at 5Is. ex-granary, and Bold seed 22s to 22s.6d. ex-granary. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN AT MARK LAE. S. S. Wheat, (new) red) 39 to 45 wliite 40 to 48 Ditto (old) to wliite Bu-lcy (grinding) 28 31.(malting) 32 44 Malt. English (new) 35 46 Oats, English feed 22 2G Beans (Mazagan) 30 34 Peas, white boilers (English) 35 37 (foreign) 36 37 Maize 25 27 Flour. Town Households. V 280 lbs.. 38s. to 418 BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—At this day's market there was a small attendance, and not a large supply of English wheat, the price of which was maintained. Secondary qualities of American wheat were 6d. per qr. cheaper. Grinding barley and oats rather dearer. Egyptian beans 6,1. to Is. per qr. cheaper. Indian corn firm. BRISTOL, Thursday.—In consequence of the excep- tionally heavy fall of snow, business is almost suspen- ded, and the attendance on our market to-day was very small. Wheat: The little business done was at the extreme prices of last week. Barley, maize, oats, and flour firm, without alteration in value. CHESTER. Saturday.—No quotable change in value of wheat, barley, and oats. LIVERPOOL, Friday.—Demand for wheat languid. Red winter and white Michigan descriptions offered at a decline of Id. per cental, but this did not lead to much business. PRICES (this day) s. d. s. d. American Wheat, ti 100 lbs 8 6 to 10 0 Canadian Floiir, V 100 lbs 12 6 13 3 Chilian Barley, V 100 lbs 7 0 7 6 Grinding Barley, 1? J 00 lbs 5 10 7 0 English Oats. V 100 lbs 6 8 8 4 Oatmeal, t? 100 lbs 10 4 10 8 Canadian Peas, V 100 lbs 0 0 7 0 Egyptian Beans, teÎ 100 lbs 7 4 7 6 Indian Corn, American new white 5 6 5 7 mixed Ainerictii 1) oh 5 ti Malt, pale new English, quarter.. 36 0 45 0 SHEFFIELD, Tlles(lay.- Improyed attendance. Wheat sold steadily at late prices, home grown samples being greatly improved by the weather. Fine malting barley a shade dearer. Wheat red 42s. to 55s. per 5041b.; ditto white 46s. to 56s. per 5041b.; barley, grinding 26s. to 30s. per 4481b.; ditto, 'malting 32s. to 48s. per 4481b.; oats, old black 24s. to 26s. per 3361b.; ditto white 24s. to 32s. per 3361b.; ditto, new white 24s. to 28s. per 3361b.; ditto, new black 21s. to 25s. per 3361b. SHREWSBURY, Saturday.—Contrary to general expectation, and to past experience, the exceptionally severe weather of this week has brought with it no improvement in trade, and the prices of wheat and barley must be written lower than they were seven days ago, The value of the best quality of English red wheat, when delivered, being from 4d. to 6d. per bushel under the cost of ordinary American winter, it is not unreasonable to look for an improved demand for that variety. Feeding stuffs have met with an easier sale, and for some articles a slight advance has been realised. Our market here to-day was but thinly attended. Wheat met with a slow sale at last week's prices. Fine barley was quite as dear, but secondary qualities were dearer. White Wheat, 75 lbs 6 10 @ 7 2 Redditto. 6 0 6 8 Barley (malting), t170 lbs 4 6 6 0 Barley (grinding), 3 10 4 0 Oats, 225 lbs 16 6 26 0 Beans, t1 225 lbs 20 0 26 0 Peas,$225 lbs 17 0 19 0 Malt, V imperial bushel 0 0 0 0 WAKEFIELD, Friday.—The severe weather still continues, but it appears to have little or no effect on the wheat trade, which for the moment is void of life or activity, sales take place to meet present necessities, but beyond this there seems little inclination to operate, the consequence is'that late rates are with- out much alteration, The barley trade is very firm and as the Danish supplies are now cut off, higher prices are demanded, and best qualities are Is. per qr. dearer. Maize fully as high. Beans, oats and other articles unaltered. WORCESTER, Saturday.—A smaller supply of wheat and prices, both of English and foreign, remained unaltered. Nor was there any quotable change in other articles. I CATTLE. I LIVERPOOL, Monday.—Demand for stock irregu- lar at about former prices. The restrictions under new order in council came into force to-day, and caused considerable derangement of trade, large numbers of cattle not being shown. Beef, 6d. to S(I.; mutton, 7d. to 9d. At market 802 cattle, and 4,043 sheep. BRISTOL, Thursday.—The Bristol cattle market was held to-day, the local authority having licensed it for the sale of fat cattle. There was a very short supply of beef. Trade was quiet, and best qualities sold at 80s. and inferior at 65s. to 70s. Sheep in fair- supply, at Ski. to 9d. for ewes, and lOd. for wethers. SHEFFIELD, Tuesday.—Average show of beasts but quality only moderate. Trade very slow. Beef made from 8s. 3d. to ai]. 6d, per stone of 141b,; mutton 9d. to lOd. per lb. WAKEFIELD, Wednesday.—The market to-day was of a most unusual character, confusiou, com- motion, and excitement being its chief characteristics. This extraordinary state of things was produced in consequence of the restrictions imposed upon the removal of cattle by the order recently issued by (the Privy Council. There were 980 fat beasts on offer, or about half the average number, and the quality of the stock was excellent. Owing to the very un- settled state of the trade it was almost impossible to ascertain the current quotations, but it was generally admitted that there was a good inquiry for fat beasts all that the price of beef was d. per lb. in advance of last Wednesday's quotations. Anything prime made about Si(1. per lb.. and other sorts from 7d. to 4 8d. About 4,000 sheep were penned, and sold slowly at a slight advance on last Wednesday's rates, or from Sd. to lOd. per lb. The market for milch cows, lean cattle, and pigs was closed, and many farmers and cattle dealers were subjected to considerable annoy- ance and loss in consequence. WORCESTER, Saturday.—The terribly severe weather and difficulty of moving cattle, besides the fear of foot-and-mouth disease militate against a supply of stock, and our fair this week was very scantily supplied, and, of course, prices went up. Fat beef, which is very scarce, fetched Sd. to h1., and mutton, lit for the table, lOd. to 10ud. per lb. Stock sales are prohibited in the county by order of the county sessions, but are privileged in the city by license of the city magistrates. LONDON, Monday.-—The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 5,228 head. In the corresponding week last year we received 4,630; in 1S79, 13,166 in 1878, 6,631 in 1877. 8,057 in 1876, 12,194 head. Per 81b. sinking the offal. H. d. s. tl. Coarse and inferior Beasts. 4 0 to 4 ti Second quality ditto 4 6 5 0 Prime large Oxen 5 6 5 8 Prime Scots, tc 5 10 6 0 Coarse and inferior Sheep Zí 0 5 6 Second quality ditto. 5 6 6 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto. fi 8 7 0 Prime Southdown ditto 7 0 7 2 Large coarse Calves. 5 6 6 0 Pri me small ditto. 6 0 (i 6 Large Hogs 4 6 5 0 Small Porkers. 5 0 5 6 MISCELLANEOUS. I I- LONDON PROVISIONS, Monday.-The arrivals last week from Ireland were 3,347 bales bacon, and from foreign ports 24,003 packages butter, and J ,Bü bales bacon. In the butter market prices ruled very | firm and further advanced, owing to short supplies and the extreme severity of the weather. Prices of Normandys from about 130s. to 156s., 160s., Dutch I 130s. to 156s. The bacon market ruled firm during the week without any change in prices. c I LONDON MEAT, Monday. —A large supply of I meat is offering. Trade is very slow as follows Per S lb. by the carcasc. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 3 4 to 4 0 Middling do 4 0 4 4 Prime large do 4 10 5 0 I Prime small do 5 0 5 2 Veal 5 4 6 0 Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 I Middling do 4 4 5 0 Prime do 5 4 5 10 Large Pork 4 6 4 10 Small Pork 5 0 5 6 LONDON WOOL, Monday.—In the Colonial wool market there is nothing new to notice. Business is quiet, but with a healthy appearance, and there is every prospect that the forthcoming sales will go off well. English wool is much about the same in value, with operations temporarily suspended. ENGLISH WOOL, Current prices :— s. d. s. d. Southdown Hoggetts. 1 3 to 1 5 per lb t Half-bred ditto. 12 13 Kent Fleeces 1 2 1 21 Southdowns Ewes and Whethers 1 3 I 5 Leicester iitto 111211, t-;orts.-c-Clothing I1151- Combing I li 18 BRADFORD WOOL, Thursd;ly.-Scarccly any alteration is perceptible in the wool trade, prices remaining very firm, while there is comparatively only a small amount of business transacted. Consumers carefully abstain from purchasing more than they absolutely need to keep their machinery at work, and amongst speculators there is not at present any disposition to operate. One or two important pur- chases for export are reported, but otherwise the market is exceptionally quiet. There is not much change in the nature of the demand, which still runs on midlands and matchings there is also a moderate business doing in fine wools. The inquiry for bright- haired wools continues very meagre. LONDON POTATOE, Monday.—During the past week the arrivals from abroad have been very few in consequence of the severe frost, but there is still a, considerable stock on hand, which will be sufficient to meet all demands for some time to come. Our home- grown supply has been limited, but sufficient to meet all requirements, as the demand is very slow, and trade very dull. HIDES AND SKINS. -LoN Y.,oN-, January 22. MARKET HIDES. s. d. s. d 56 to 64 lbs 0 3,t to 0 3 64 to 80 lbs 004 SO to 86 lbs 0 0 0 0 SO to 96 lbs 0 4 0 4h S8 to 96 lbs 0000 96 to 104 lbs 0 0 0 0 1 96 to 112 1b3 0 4| 0 Horse hides, each 6 0 12 0 j Calf Skins, light 2 0 4 0 J Full 8 0 0 0 Polled Sheep Skins 5 0 7 6 I Kent and half-breds 0 0 0 0 j Lambs 0 0 0 0 Pelts 0 0 0 0 I Tegs 0 0 0 0 BIRMINGHAM HIDE, SKIN, AND FAT, S.vrci^ DA Y.-llJdes. 95 lb and upwards, 4id. to ;)d tV lb.; 85 I to 94, 4ftl. to 5d; 75 to 84, 4td. to 4gd.; 65 to 74. 3\'d to 4Jd.; 56 to 64. 3^-d. to 4d.; 55 and under, 3^d. to 3.4d. cows, 3gd. to 3;jd.; bulla, 3;5d.; flawed and irregu- lar, :3(d. to :1d. Calf, 17 lb. and upwards, 5d.; 12 to 16, 7:}d.; 9 to 11, 7 £ d.; light, 61d. Lambs Os. Od, to Os. Od. each. Wools, 3a. Od. to Ss. 4d. each. Fat, lid to 3id. V lb. LEATHER.—LEADEN HALL, SATURDAY. I V tt), d. Hides, crop, 28 lbs. to 40 fi)3 1 1 @ I 4 Ditto, 41 lbs. to 60 lbs 1 2$1 8 I English butts, 14 lbs. to 24 lbs 1 4 2 3 Ditto, 25 lbs. to 36 lbs 1 4 2 10 Foreign butts, 16 lbs. to 50 lbs 1 1 2 3 Crop bellies 0 7 0 11 Shoulders 01114 Dressing hides, common 1015 Ditto, shaved. 1 1 1 6 Calfskin 14210 AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. LONDON, MONDAY. Current Prices:— a. d. R. d. Cloverseed, British, red., 0 ewt 4.5 0 to 90 0 Foreign, red 38 0 60 0 white,, 56 0 90 0 Trefoil „ 20 0 34 0 Ryegrass, British, 1? quarter 0 0 0 0 Italian, 2 cwt 42 0 44 0 Linseed, crushing, V? quarter 43 0 48 0 Rapeseed,$quarter 54 0 60 0 Tares, new winter,$bushel 5 6 7 6 Mustard, brown and white 9 0 15 0 WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 7s. Od. to 7s. 6d. 80 lbs.; barley, 5s. Od. to 5s. 9d.$40 quarts; oats, 14s. Od. to 18s. Od.; eggs, 0 to 10 for a shilling; butter, Is. 6d. to Is. 8d. ioif lh fowls, '4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. i? couple; ducks, 5s. 6d. to 7s. Od. i¡Í' couple; geese, 6s. Od. to Ss. 0d. each; turkeys, 7s. Od. to 15s. each; potatoes, Os. Od. to 4s. 6d. per bushel. WREXHAM, THURSDAY.—Wheat, 6s. 4d. to 7s. 3d. t9 75 lbs.; barley, 4s. Od. to 5s. 8d.; oats, 3s. 2d. to 4s. Od.; butter. Is. 7d. to Is. 8d. 0 16 oz.; eggs, 0 to 12 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. GII. {:f couple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. couple; geese, 9d. to 10d. t? lb; potatoes, 2s. 9d. to 3s. Od. per 90 lbs. OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY (Jan. 19)-Th fol- lowing were the quotations: White Wheat, 7s. Od. to 7s. 3d. t1 75 II)s., red wheat, 6s. 4d. to 6s. lOd. ti 75 lb.; barley, 21s. Od. to 23s. 6d. tf280 lbs.; oats, 15s. 0d. to 16s. 6d. 200 II)s.; Indian corn, 0s. Od. to Os. Od. tf cental; butter, Is. fiel. to ls.^d. V Jb.; eggs, 0 to 10 for a shilling; fowls, 4s. 6d. to 6s. Od. 0 couple; ducks, 5s. Od. to fis. 6d.; geese, Os. Od. to Os. 0d. each; turkeys, Os. 0d. to Os. O, each; potatoes, Is. Od. to Is. 4d. per scoe. NEWTOWN, TUESDAY (Jan. 18).—Wheat, OOs. 00,1. to 20s. Od. per 75 lbs.; barley, ISs. Od. to20s.0d.; oats, Os. Oil to 15s. Od; eggs, 0 to 12 for a shilling; butter, Is. tid. to Is. 8d. per lb. fowls, 3s. 6d. to 5s. Od. per couple; ducks, 3s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. per couple; geese, 5s. 6(1. to Os. Od. cach turkeys, 5s. 6d. to Os. each potatoes, ISlbs. for Is.; beef, 8d. to 10Ad. per lb.; mut- ton, Sd. to lOtl. veal, OIL to Oli.; pork, Sd. to 9d. lamb, Od. to Od. ABERYSTWYTH, MONDAY.—Wheat made 6s. 9d. to 7s. 3d. V 65 lbs.; barley, 3s. 9d. to 4s. 3d.; oats. 2s. 9d. to 3s. 3d.; eggs, 12 for a shilling; butter (salt) Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. ç'fllJ.; fresh, Is. 4d. to Is. 6d.; fowls, I 4s. Od. to 5s. 0,1. t1 couple; ducks, Os. Oel. t Os, 0,1. geese 5s. Od. to 6s. 0d.; turkeys, 6s. Od. to Ss. 0d. each; potatoes, 3s. 9d to 4tf. 6d. per cwt.

TEA I)E INTELLIGENCE, WOLVERHAMPTON IRON TRADE.—WEDNESDAY. Makers to-day asked a rise of 5s. per ton for sheets, making singles £ 7 15s., doubles £ 8 15s., and trebles £ 10 5s. per ton., but buyers would not give the money. Barrow forge bigs were advanced 2s. 6d. namely, to 75s. Blaenavon cold-blast iron was advanced to I £6 being a rise of 10s. Tredegar hematites were 72s. 6d. Consumers would not close at any of these I prices. The coal famine is stopping parts of the works. Several works will be stopped by Saturday. MINERAL REPORT.—MANCHESTER, SATURDAY. ¡' Messrs. Berger Spence and Co., in their weekly circular, say--Thcre is still but a very limited trade indeed being done in this branch, through its prospects may be said to be brightening. Many articles though not in active demand, seem much more healthy. Stocks have latterly decreased somewhat, anirRs new supplies are slow incoming forward, sellers do not evince the same anxiety as hitherto to enforce sales at forfeit rates, and consumers, recognizing the position, arc more easily dealt with. Brimstone advances. Freights are scarce and high, and there is no immediate prospect of a relapse in this respect. The latest foreign advices consider the present position will be maintained until the summer. The Sicilian exports from the three porta, Girenti, Licata, and Catania, during December, reached a total of 24,225 tons. Iron ore has a shade more enquiry, both for immediate and extended delivery, but buyers' ideas of what prices should be, interfere with the success- ful completion of negotiations. Manganese is tolerably active,, and firmer. Baryta is dull. Pyrites have more attention. China clay is in increased enquiry. =- -=-.c:c:='=-=_=

METAL MARKETS. I The Home Market has been without animation. Lead is weaker at jEI5 5s. for English pig. So is I copper at £ 61 15s. for Chili Bars, and as for tin it was announced Œ,r;y in the week that the standards had been reduced :C3 a ton.

"Mr. Johnson in his Chemistry of Common Life pointed out that Cocoa had long reached the consumer with too much of its own fat, or loaded with a variety I of farinaceous substances, producing a soup rather than a beverage. The Cocoa bean affords admirable nutritive flesh forming qualities, and staying power. I In Cadbury's Cocoa Essence these are retained and '■oitrciilI'nt.fd providing an exhilarating infusion, not a starchy soup." Warnuitj?, to the lion (holder*. FOR THE PRESENT SEASON. ROYAL DEVONSHIRE SERGE.—Is the best, the cheapest, the most fashionable, and the most durable of any article woven, I'lie Qzlc(n says it has no rival either in appearance or utility. It is made of selected and clastic staple wools; produced in the latest fashion- able colours and mixtures. Prices for ladies' wear, Is.mid., Is. lid., 2s.3d. and 2s.9d. per yard. Extra milled and strengthened for gentlemen's suits and boys hard ware (new patterns) from 2s. lid. per yard. 54 inches in width. The Factors cut any length, and pay carriage oil all parcels into London, Dublin, Belfast, Cork. or Glasgow. In writing for patterns, which are sent post free, state whether for ladies' or gentlemen's wear. Adrc.ss, Spearman and Spearman, Royal Devonshire I Serge Factors, Plymouth. Special attention is called to the fact that this Firm is devoted exclusively to the ¡ production of pure wool materials for ladies' and gentle- men's wear. Serges sold as used by Her Majesty's Government.

+. I I "CAMBRIAN NEWS" PRINTING WORKS, Ai I-LL STliEET, A BERYSTWYTH. FC-F. GIBSON, PROPRIETOR). The Works have been titted with a large and carefully chosen variety of TY and MACHINERY for every kind of Letter-press Printing, ill Welsh or English. The ALwl line-room contains a Gas Engine, Ruling, A Paging, and Perforating Machines, Printing Machines, Stereotyping Apparatus, Printing and other Presses, &1:. I I ( Order Books, Receipt Books*. Catalogues, Pamphlets, Posting Bills, Circulars, Mourning Cards, Busines, Cards, Reports, Conditions of Sale, Legal Forms, Invoice Headings, Time Sheets, Memorandum Forms, and every other sort of Printing can 1.} well land quickly done at reasonable charges. Estimatc. with samples oi paper, seat to any address. ■ Grocers, urapi rs, rawl ot&er men of busyness who require large numbers, can be supplied on the shortest notice, owing to the. facilities afforded by the stereo- typing apparatus tftc latest improvements in machinery. I e V AVVRESS- MANAGER, t CAMBR IAN NEWS PRINTING WORKS, i' MILL STREET, ABERYSTWYTH. STRENGTH Foil THE WEAK. The attention of the feeble, and those in failino health, is particularly called one of tiie greatest discoveries of modern times, known as LIEBIG'S CHEMICAL EOOD, Or If/NE uF i'llOSpBATES, A Nutritious and Invigorating Essence, highlJ recommended by the most eminent of the Medical Prof,H;3irm for the Ciii-cl of iNcrvotl6 Head and Mind Complaints, Coughs, Asthma awl Illcipient Consump- tion, Nervousness. Ueakneas. and Exhaustion Dimness oi Signt, Shortness of breath, Keadacl* uX«r,; .•* <>*i lYe-nMim, r tV lsea 111 Head and Ears, 1 lCiiiijling, Loss oi iii, mor Y\"ant of Armetitc Neuralgia, Pains ai.d STeSh'Sg!' |h,"P1'™'i »•»«**». rf •uul 'dliitw d"l"tss "f option ami delusir™, and al lotnei low states o: the system ind'eatir" the presence oi disease, which if not attended to iiTth may become serious. Testimonial fruu ir CHARLES LOCOCK, Physician to the Queen. 'CHF^i^\lU1l'u(mani reeomi.1,(>luiotl LIEBIG'S of general ill-health .vith Int. most beneheial results. I find it 10 be a very pure preparation, containing amongst other "d E4 1 ? Un0Xy,li5*d Phosphorus highlr <• iiiS Peered wik has alwavs "exhaust-f 1 ■r L° fc'16 languid and exhausted, and neaitii, strength, and ener.v °.v <• i h/1;111' tlle la*y and languid '^PDetite Wel1 rcf^hed with an business. 'U 11'' *°r study» society or 7 r'UP M 5LOCOCK, M.D. LILI.K ,S CHEAUC AL FGOL> la the true BLrength-giver and health-restorer nourishing both body and brain, s^J t i to invtbin nrids^ac' entirely differedfc and t™t«VLVer :^UjTe to the public, and tastes like somes balmv, fnunvnt and,lehY: ous nectar. ° nc' an,t "tJiu- LIEBIG ;S CHEMICAL FOOD th/^kinUdi1 'U11Cl,ef thereby rendering intellect ?l>d nharpens the lishes the h t'"8 <-oiwtifcution, ro-estab- tho system whaSve^ OPINIONS OF THE PRESS medidii"^ i10rt and all tonic canntt harm t!^ to young and old, that <leIlCatC' aU(1 very strengthen- having iJeerf in^ured^' tho constitution reinedv if taken in •" llfe- can 1)" ^red by this- 'judiciously. Medical Time* that basket" ^roat !1. to the cure of Consumption !w>«/ 1 11 dl(<covwed-A Millet AVz/r^l-11/^17 to ^na'e system. .f i oi A Journal of Medicine and Siny-ru. Seems to be a specific for evwry form of weakm-s and cures most diseases ."—Dublin Medical. Prc,s. A mild remedy of universal application and ^ood family medicine. -Monthly Journal of Pharma, Vadt-LcL couatltut.o.l. JJnu'J Z,S.in <loc,or"' «"•" depended nnrm °f W l1rtT;irations that" can be depended upon and must. com.3e of fci entireiY supersede quinine, iron, co,i liver oil, tonZ' bK and the thousand and hllhiouable, (le,u', and doubt- iul "-Uhf/nist liiill iJJ'1(:J[¡i, Sold in bottles at 2s. 4s. (id., tzi(i I I f3., and in 338. and C5 Chemi?t "ot hav!1-K it Stock will procure it to oiuer; and there m a yreat saving in feuying th<* larger sizes. J ° X for LIEIiH; I Agents e«Il »U „»r x,uritm„ I KOODi,T?; f""C"'l'n ^I^UWHEMCAI. London Agents: Barclay and Sons, 05, Famngdo«- | street; Edwards ana Sens, 157, Queen Vietorfa-st.: Newbery and Sons. 3,, Newgate-street; Millard and To^vVTrt,erh°1,Sl'-Hilua, e; S»»ger and Sous, l.;l> \T i»°"' 0xfVnl"8treet; Hovenden and Sons, Great Marlbourough-street, W., and and 95, Ci ty-u:v!: Crisne /"( i !°' Cin,r,'hyar'- iiutler an- f 10 ?ii Chieapside; Ma.v, Son, and Thompson, 7 t': aY ^dtT8gate-«tre^t; Lynch ;ui<l Co., 1711 and 17J*- Aldersgate-street; WilJbm Mirther, Farringdon-re* C- -Nionipson, 1^1, NeW North-road. Oft,OKI'UK ANY CtfUMIW. L IN 1) CO., WANDSWORTH ROAD, Chen lints are cautioned against makicr ov offerius for sale preparations and calling th: u: ° •' Chemica-i Food," M it was decided in the case of Liebigy. r<cuil.7- that we we. the originators of the name and had soie right to use it, ami all persons selling other artim by this name not only render themselves liable to an action for damages, but also to Chancery pro- ceedings. 1 AR I T> E T O K FT i v A BY CAPTAIN FhED ECRVAPA- Koyal iiorse Guards. Page 13 pairs of heot", lined with jm' were atso takeilJ aiiti tur physic—with which it is veil to be supphed when traveling in out-of-tho-waV plac<some quinine and Cockle's pills, the'latt.r a most invaluable medieine, and one which I have n.- on tho natives of Centra] Afru-, vL-i*h <!„ ible success!. In. fac* the 11' -greatest pc^^ ji -i i* niarvellO'US ofleets produoGti to Sim five ° wl>»" 1 administer.! to him five COCKLE'S PILLS "J1 'I "if T ■» frionl of mil. Ifirw f S Tme dl-triet many month-' nW bTi i r5'"3?1 me.tliat my fame an a 'Medici. w?™ °Ut' lnit that the marvellous e:m* ori* 01 WHversation iu the bazaar.' SEE BLRNAHY s JUDE TO KHIVA, page 13. A COOJ) FAMILY IIIEDICINE a prudent use, has saved many a life; and >ct nc think the idea may be improved upon, and dueed ,o a niece simple form. Take some good con- pound, such as s COCKLE S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS and we find that the desired end may be obtained wi" out scales and we.ghte, or little mysterious conn-a- ments or enchanted bottle,, with crystal stop v Others might be used, but K COCKLE'S PILL", as tasted by many thousands of persons, :md found f ™rot"prmT'oso 30 "■ -4 ~i .w » *• Cockle's Antibilious Pills In use the last eighty-one yeanJ fo!- r IN DIGESTION. Iu.boxes at Is. Hd. 4s. 6d.. and 11 s. Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In lI.sethe last eighty-one years for LILL10LS AFFECTIONS. In boxes aMs, Hq., 2a. 9d., 4s. tick, and lis. Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In use the last eitrhty-ono years iur T LIVEH COMPLAINTS III box" at Is. Bd. 2s. 9., 4s. Cd., and Its. I Cockle's Antibilious Pills, In use amongst all classes of sorjety EIGH'l Y-ONE YEARS, he had throughout the United KiiK'd< In boxes at Is. Hd., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1L MR. EDWARDS, S U R O E O N D E N T 1ST, FFESTINIOG, .V Attends Dolgelley at Mr. Davies, Eldon House. t! first and third Saturday in each month r Portmadoc, every Friday, at Mr. John Joins, Hal!)1"0' 'street (opposite the JONES & LANGLEY, CARRIAG E BUILDERS, OSWALD ROAD, OSWESTR^ A LARGE STOCK OF MODERN CARRIAGL;M REPAIRS PROMPTLY DE I