26 MARCH 1864, Page 3

The price of cattle of the highest breeds seems to

have risen almost as high as that of racers. At the sale of Colonel Towneley's Nerd on Thursday week, one bull was reserved at an upset price of 1,200 guineas, though not sold, another was sold for 400 guineas, to Mr. Sterling, of Keir, a cow for 590 guineas, another for 500, another for 300, and a large number at prices ranging from that price to a hundred guineas. Breeders had assembled from all parts of the world, and the attendance included some of the best known stock-breeders in Great Britain and Wales. It is curious that with the immense expense incurred in improving English cattle, farmers always asseverate that stock-keeping does not pay.