The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-12 00:00:00

SATURDAY'S MARKETS.
COM.

BATH.-Tbe supply of wheat at our market WOO
rOgi small, and U•a& was extremely doll at Is. per qr.
tem money. Beans and peas firm. Flour a slow sale.
at low rates. Wheat 49e. to 57a. per qr. • English
malting barley, 38.. to 50e. ; eats, 24a to Xi. ; beans.
43a to 52a.
CHESTERFIELD.-We bad a moderato supply
of wheat and the trade wee without animation, 140
being made slowly at about ls. per qr. below WA
week's terms.
GLOUC'ESTER.-We have again large imports of
foreign wheat arrived in Gloucester this week-about
18,000 qrs., all from New York, beside. 2.200 qrs. of
barley from France, and 8,000 rira of maize. an 3•200
gra. of oats. The market was lower for most dee:rip.
Uons of grain. Engli.h white wheat, 7.. &I. to Si. per
bushel for 011, and 6e. 61. to 7s for new ; red wheat,
6. to 74. ;American. 6.6 J. to 7s. ; and (Shirks. 64 to
7s. Grinding barley, Ma to 29e. per 4001 b. Indian
corn Amer can. 4.. and I ;alias, 5.. Per bunbri.
English oats. 32a to 36.; and friub. 225. to 23 per qr.
Beans, ss. to 6.. per buobril. Last official average of
wheat at Gloucester, /2 Us. per qr.
GRANTHAIL-Tbere was not much life in the
wheat trade. A good supply of samples came to
hand, and sales were made at a decline of 2s. per or.
NORWICH. -At OW market the supply of
wheat wee fair; trade was restricted, burin exhibit-
ing caution in their operation., aod prior may be
quoted shout la per or. lower ; white wheat (weighing
601 b. to 631 b.), 525.t0 4e.; red ditto (weighing gin.
to 631 b.). 48s. to 50a ; boa soxitirst barley (weighing
531 b to 54110, 41.. to 46..; runs ditto (weighing 531 b.
to 0h),425. is 43,t. ; distilling ditto (wei.rhing 5011) to
ma), 31e. 10395. per qr. Flour, Vim to 38e. per sack.
A qrs., •-Wheat, n•U•' re, 50e. ; bietey, 3792
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NOTTINGHAI.L -The supply of wheat here wee
fair, and the demand warn restricted, the reduced
picas offered impeding transactions to some extent.
The business dome was at Is. per qr. less money.
Wbites realised 50s. to 57..; and red, 15e. to 53a per
36 stone. Of barley the show was small, and inquiries
were restricted at about the rates of this day sen'tight
melting, 43... to 51s. per 32 stone' grinding, 30s. to
Ma per 30 stone. Oats were a moderate show, and
met with a tolerable sale at about late currencies;
new, 24y. t. 35.. ; old. 30s. to 36e. per 21 stone. Beans
were in middling supply, and made as much money am
heretofore.
READING. -There was a good attendance and a
plentiful =only of wheat. Dolmen, however,
pa-rated the trade an,l prices declined fully Is. to 2s.
per qr. whits wheat gelling at 12t. to 70s. and red at
40. to 6(0. per qr. Of barley there was a large ..hme
on the stands ; finest samples were in demand at late
rates, but other parcels were neglected and the turn
cheaner, maltinsr realising 40.. to 50. and grinding 344.
to 40s. per qr. The supply of oats were large but the
demsn,l ruled slow and to affect 'ales holders were
compelled to accept reduced prices, 20s. to 30e. per qr.
Beans were a brisk trade end commanded late retes-
t& to 445. per qr. Peas changed hands at 38a to 42a
P"WYNCHE9TER.-The snooty of home grown
wheat at our Corn Exchange was on an increased sale.
The condition was improved, but prices were 2.. per
qr. lower. Barley lower. Oats unaltered. Flour 30..
to 41s. per sack of 281 b.
WORCESTER.- The more pacific aspect of
Continental affairs seem to have an affect on our
market, and prices were certainly lower than for
some weeks past
YORK. -The demand for wheat, of which the
supply warn small, ruled dull, and rates were rather
lower.