The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-03 00:00:00

CATTLE MARKET&

Ilaureot, Thur•day. —A full supply .4 beef, but trade was
dull, and • considerable number 1.1 animals were left on hand.
The majority of those on offer were of rather middling quality,
and though price. were hardly no firm an last week, best dew
cripthins ranged from 61s. to 70a, and inferior from ff.. to tla.
peruse.. Our market •-•• sell supplied with sheep, for which
there wa• a limited demand at about last •eek's prime, best
waiters (out of the wool) realising 70. to 7isl., and smoo and
inferior Porta, 7d. per lb. There wax a very active inquiry for
lamb, at from 10d. to la per lb. Of store cattle we had a very
short supply, the comignmeints front Ireland being very limited
Joel now, owing to the ointinuoil dry weather and the short-
il beep; lends remains very dull, and little business wan
W'dine. , • Large supply of pinch rows, montly of an
inferior d "lion; trade was dull, except for anything very
gas& and aim ranged from £l2 to ink We bads large con-
signment of pigs from Ireland, and there wa• a very active
trade, which quickly cleared off all on oiler, at rather firm
prices, bacon pip and porkers galling id tromp 110. 1. Ila dd.
per Kure.

lignorourair, Thursday. The trade to-day has been
devoid of any feature of especial interest. The eupplies of
stock has • been about an average as regards Mesta. Norfolk
has again sent forward lame excellent stock ; while the eon-
dlUon of Use ,mlvala from Scotland has continued to give
satUlaction. The show of foreign Ms not been extensive, but
the qoanUty of Use French Weeds has been good. Prime stock
hss Icen in fair request at full quotations, Use best Soots and
crosses selling M es. 10d. to ea. per 81b., but inferior dock has
hung on bar d. The same remarks are equally applicable to
sheep. Prime lk.uthelowos being mum, hare experienced.
healthy bersiry, at from 4s. 10d. t 0... per alb. Secondary and
inferior qualities hats hung on bend, but have been without
material change in value. atlees have been quiet.
Per alb. to aid the dal.

d. a. d.
lot. calms@ boasts 3 oto 3 6 Prhaolloutitelowael Bto 6 0
SecouJ quality... 3 10 to 4 4 Ler. coarse salve. 3 10 to 4 10
relate large o•lat 4 6504 8 Prime small
Prim, Soots, ke. 4 10 to 5 0 Lams has. 4 6tt 5 4
Inf. cower eboep $ oto 3 I Neat sal. porker. S 610 5 8
thocond quality . 3 61.4 0 Sean. ealeesoreta 23 oto 260
Prune coarse wild 4 4104 6 Cir.old sts.plae.do 20 oto 260
Lamb. ed. to Ba. Od.
TOTAL STMT.

Bemis
Slump and 1ea11er......... 11,703 Sheep sod lamb. 2,960
Calvet
hes lO Pigs
MITIOFOGRAN Nen, Tkunday.—Tbe aupply of west bm
been moderatil. The trade baa been firm, at about late Wm.
Beef from ft. 66. to 4s, ad.; mutton. 4a. to to. Id.; limbe,
0.. bd. to 7a. 4d.: vim, 4e. 1(01. to 64. 411.; and pork, M. 2d.
to 6.. ed. per Mb. by tbe carom
lifalinnillAig, Thurelay. —There eld a bar supply of bomb;
of • ipsel mend quality at this day's market. Trade has been
steady at • slight adtance on Thunday's quotation. nheep,
for which there was • good denials& were in moderate supply.
at Tuc-day's full rates. There sea an excellent supply of
lamts., hut the demand was (lastly°. Of calves there Irma fair
number. The veal ems asedy, at a alight reduction. Fart
pip were rather savor, and a cleanume am seemed at
advanced prises.

WOOL ItAILKETEL

Limnos, Thunday.—The publk tales of colonial wool con-
tinue to be charactarieed by • far amount of steadineet Bid.
.ling• have been animated, and large purchase. have been made
!or 'Moment to the continent at an advance of 10.1 per lb. Euglish
• col has i/C6ll steady.
La y tannic, Thunday. —Marrs. Edmund Buckley and Co.'.
second mite" of public sales of East India wool commenced on
•nd aill Mom on the 29th. The total quantity
...Med I. email compared with ionic former years, anal is not
likely to exceed 10,000 tales, including upaardu of MOO bale.
of second-hand Wool In their circular at the clues 01 the
second day's mle they may Yeeuirdsy and to-day 4,414 hales
have been °Bend, and MI mold except about 110 bales. There
has been • large attendance- The nog* of prices with the ex-
ceptioof ntothetruj:.ybred whit. was fully equal to theNbestpeurr cilbusi.
onng
and on anwhite and yellow and id. in cotoumd wool'er.
of that Mrlek Of One elate Jodie. kr. oely 3, lib:Lk:girt,' brought above la, but no other * lute hare .
Yft emd, Bent and mooed white and yellow mesh
wools—Kandahar, kr- slsakondaot Y. they have brought On an average the highest rate, of lad sale, during which they .
Improved Id, to 13d. The bidding" for Penian wool to-dar
were rather sluggish, but all sold at N.. to id. ebo,„„
January
prices.
•
Ba•proao, toed.% There Is little or no change le lb.;
market. Staplers have had a fair Inquiry for some claims (r I
wool since Monday, but conscious still operate with a good
deal of caution. A ern] tone prevails, though in very I
ew
Instances has an actual advance been established. Skin wool.
conUnue to how wine animation, and the turn U again In
favour of sellers. Of fleece wools Nottinghama, Leicester,, and
similar deernpthsw an pinup. the most in request, the de. •
mend bang principally for wethers, and the scarcity of the
supply is bnng seriously felt. Lhiculns, except perhaps the
Stier written, are somewhat neglected. In Downs a moderate
bonne.. le MIII to he door, but half.breds are not much in
!nrue.

4', Kamm Plum. or n0it.146 Wow. Per d. 4. d.
FLaaces toOdstiotro howls .. 1 1 tO I
114.11. bred ditto 1 1 1
K rot Meow
•3 -- 1 4
Bout4oire ewes end. wetAers 0 Oh 1 1
!Amster ditto 1 2 -1 3
010 - 1 6
0,481,118 C 1 0 1 8

BUTTER MARKET.
Dermas. Thunday.—The following were the current prices
at thia market to-deg: -Milk butter, per lb , is. Eid. to la bd. I
whey ditto. la to Is. Id.

HOP MARKET.
Bagwell. Pricier. —Meow, Pattendea and Smith report in
imPnovd Onneivi I°F ell deeeriptione 4 both Eengaell and
lonegb. hhe Min being fully naillialLed.