The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

CORN 11.11.111(1.17!.

err-Wait of English gram
fresh up to our market to-day were small. Notwith-
standing the limited number of maniples on the stands
sales programed both he red and white quails@ ;
yet Iforiday's prima were 'appealed. Tits eappb of
foreign wheat on o'er was by no 11146118 esteaslve. The
trade, however, for Dearly all deictiptioas ruled quiet,
allot, rotes. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow
request, at previous quotations. Barley, the Newly of
which on sale wan airy moderate, cluinged haWs at '
Nondsy's currency. The malt trade was gain on
former terms. With oats it. market was smatlly
supplied, and the trade for all quehties ruled Sr.. with
an upward tendency in prima. Tbe supply of beans sad
peas were small, and fully supported previous rates.
Floor vu in moderate request, at late rates. Arrivals:
English wheat, 830 qrs. ; salt. 650; cote, 1,2E0. Irish
oats, 1,290. • Foreign wheal, 1,570; oats, 7,850.
English flour, 570 racks. Foreign, 150 seeks, 7.440
WM/.

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BllnrOL, Tbanday.—Tbe weather bas been sit=
daring the past week, bed more min is dill s
On our market to-dattbrimanness was shame sespended,
known and minors aroma at tie Agricadinial
Ealtibition. English was is very short supply,
and sold slowly at last week's prima • -Foreign quiet,
bat quits as dear. . The demand for grindieg barley bas
boon extremely limited, witboat change In pries. Oats
• slow sale, at lest week's valves. Beans the turn
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Dit;use, Tbaseday.—Tbe atleadanee wad supply air
day went boa' very small. Tiede, in sonsolessee al
Use MO prime asked. was limited, hat fully ls pr:rs;
advance was realised on last week's prides for i
every desoription of wbeat. In ottber rein trade nay
le described cool. retail cbaraciter.

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In my moderate quantity, but is remarkably good eta-
dition. Then la.iilla fair demand, sad prior tamaktia
the enamor which they obtained a market or two sines.
Best parorle of wheat made to-day 40a to 43.; and
others from 344. At Devises as advisee of Is the qr.
was made, sod a good elearsale efootod. Barley Is
ally a nominal Mode lust now, sad the few paresis
brought in make from 33. to Bk, Oats are geld, at
18. ,to 244. Beans a little winker, at 331 to 43..
Pots vary dull, at 33e to Me. The weather la very
favourabl, to this growing mops.

CATTLS MARKETS.
MamoroLrrag, Thursday. Today's market was
reasonably well supplied with blasts, both as to num-
ber and quality. All breeds move off slowly, at
Monday's currency. The general top ague was te Sd
per 8 lb. We were tally supplied with sheep, which
came to hand in good conditioa. Down.. and half-
buds sold steadily, at full priers—the extreme figure
being Ile 34 per II lb ; otherwise the mutton trade was
heavy, and in some instances the quotations had a
drooping !cadency. Lambs were in good request, at
fully previous rates—via., IronS, to le per 81b. Calved
were In good 'supply and sluggish request on tomer
terms. Pip and mileb in,' wore dull, bet not
eh/raper. Total supply.—Beans, 1,190; woe, 136;
sheep and lambs, 7.200; calves, 510;
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NEM:SATS AND LIADADRALL. enday.—lnrener bed,
2.44 to 34; middling ditto. 3.51 to 3e ; prime hume
ditto, 3. 8d to 34 10d; prime small ditto, ts to 41 9d ;
veal, 3.&1 to Old; inferior motion, 3.64 sole 104;
middling ditto, Into 4.44 ; prime ditto, 1.44 to la fid ;
large pork, 8.4.1 to ta ; small pork, 4s 24 to 44 ed per
Blb by the eareant—Bet moderate supplies of meat Ire
on sale at then markets, and the trade rules Inn, itt
vet/ full prime.
BRISTOL, Thursday.—We bids mash shorter suplpy
of beef at our diarket to-day, but there was quits sail-
tient for the demand, trade being dull end heavy.
Helder., therefore, had to submit to a redaction to effect
sales, and beat samples sold at from 66s to 67. aid 118 s
per awl, and simoodary from tde to 83e. Mr. Hemmen
had some very good samples of Spanish oxen oft offer
and they realised from 63. to fide pee inn.A v•ry full
supply of sheep, which met with a good trade at last
week's prices, beat nether' selling at from 7d to Td
per lb. The quality on the whole we. asiceedi4y poi
There was a good supply of lamb, for which thins woe
a fair demand, at little alteration from last week's quo-
tations, best descriptions selling at from 8d Ite 104 per
lb. Short moray of pigs, with • good trade; porkers
realiaiag 10s per score, and bacon pigs from fle 3d to
%ed. A good supply of store cattle, but little improve-
ment in trade. An avenge supply of =doh sows, of
very fair quality, and there was a slight Journalised
prices. We had a capital show of hones, with an
average demand and a steady treas.

DESTRUCTION OF THE ALABAMA,
BOUTRAMPTOM, UOIDAT.—The dem yeah! Deer-
bound has arrived off "owes, with Captain Sesames
and the crew of the Confederate steamer Alabama. At
10 30 am., the previous day, the Alabama was observed
steaming out of Cherbourg Harbour towards the Federal
deem. r Keasage. At 11.10 the Alabama commenced
the action by Snag with her starboard battery at the
di.tiinee of about one mile. The Hearse's also opened
fire insinediately with her starboard guns, and • sharp
engagement, .ith rapid tiring front both ships, was be
t: shot and shell being discharged. In the
manceuvring b ith vessels made seven complete circlet
at • distance of from a quarter to half a mile. At
twelve o'clock the firing from the Alabama was ob-
served to sleeken, and she appeared to be making head
mil, and shaping her coarse for land. which was distant
stoat nine eniles. At 12.30 the Confederate vessel was
in • disabled and sinking state. The Deerhound im-
mediately made towards her, and On passing the
Resnais', was requeated to aubt in saving the grew of
the Alabsina. Whim the Deerhouiol was still at • dis-
tance of 200 yards the Alabama sank, and the Deer-
hound then lowered her boats, and with the assistaaess
of thou from the Inking vessel siece•ded in riving
about 40 men, including Captain Semmes and 13 oakum
The Kcanage was apparently mush disabled. The Ala-
bama's lost in killed and wounded is as foliose :
Drowned, 1 °Meer and 1 man; killed,4 men; wounded,
1 Alms and 16 men. Captain Semmes is slightly
'reminded in the band. The Message's boats 11. r.
towered, and with the ambiance of the French pilot,
numeeded in picking up the remainder of the mew.
A few days ago the Alabama put into Cherbourg to
relit, after • cruise that had take, her .early round the
world. She was in great need of refitting, after knock-
ing about for more than two years in all sorts of weather,
mad the French authorities whitened all the necessary
repairs. But her brave commander, almost immediately
after bb arrival in Cherbourg harbour, learnt that the
Reserve had been dispatched thither with • view to
prevent his putting to sea again ; and notwithstiandiog
her bad eondition, and the aeperior weight of metal of
the United Stales cruiser, determined to kave the port
at onee and engage the Resnais According,' Per-
mission to take in coal was requested and assented to.
and the Alabama left the harbour for the unequal con-
test, accompanied, we believe, by an English stoma
yacht. She bad not steamed far before she encountered
the Heanage, said an engagement took place which
lasted an hour. At the end of that time. the Alabama
was disabled and in • sinking state. Sixty of her crew
*were taken prisoners, Captain Somme and the first
lieutenant escaping nn board the English yacht. The
Alabama was, however, front the list overreatehed.
The crew of the Hearses, consist/idol 150 to her 120; and
the Rea:sage carried two 100-pound.,,, the Alabama
carrying no mins of that calibre. The Alabama IMO
terribly in want of repair, and her supper was strained
to each an extent as to deprive her of her only ad-
vantage--superiotity of speed. Naval men who know
what a ship is after two pare knocking about In all
latitudes will readily understated bow unequal were leer
chancre against the Hearsage, fresh from poet, and kept
purposely in order for the cioatingeesy of an mousier
with the Alabama or one of her sister ships. Seven
fathoms deep, and colours still flying, lies the while
vessel that for so many months wee the terror of Teaks*
skippers. It will be long before her memory is lest,
and if the next ship that bears her name does her work
as well, even if she shares her fate, the will have played
an important and • glorious pert in the MOM of the
Confederacy.

Sorra WTD RAILWAY OONTAXT. —At • special
general meeting of the above company, held on Thurs-
day, at the WeterlooTerminus (Captain Mangles in the
chair), the followieg bun. now_peadiag in whammed,
were approved of ander the Whereat& order—via,
"A Bat for authorising UN Construction of Docks and
• Branch Railway, and other works at Ifersouth."
The &oth-Western Company take power to work the
docks and railway. The second bill is for the soe-
struction of • line from the North Devon line at Umber-
high to South Molten and North Melton. the Beath-
Western are to work and mainteta the lime. The third
bill is for the incorporation of the Ilfracombe Railway,
end for making a lane from Barnstable to Ilfracombe.
The Sew b•Western railway may contribute 110,0001.
towards the construction of the works. end agree for
the working and maintaining of the railway. The
South• Western will appoint three directors of the new
•Slitiie Asa* we have the important intelligeame that
Gassed Great has bees &Fain defeated by Lee. On
the amnia( of the 3e5 instant the Federal=
made a general attack upon the Confederate
with a view ef forming a passage of the atielmkosolny,
and after • seem fight the Ikallseals were repalsed with
Lb. lots of COX men. After the repairs of Grant the
Confederates made two weeks on the Fakes* bet, I
amending to the Federal &erne* were repaired-
Neverthelees the defeat of Grant appears to Imes bele
OD signal that it is mid he ea sot ream the Mina oe
Leis line on the Clookabominy, het will farm yet
another eornbreation for the capture of Riehtesed. la
Western Virginia the Federal Getters! Eineter bad
defeated the Confederates. seder Jones. seat Stantoe,
Jones himself being killed. Goltomi Memo+ wtms
sad was within eis wiles or
advancing in
Marietta. TheGoV*ederates under Marisa were making
bead in Restock, and Ohl,-
Dram or If Baum o*Bans.—Willlon Busith
O'Brien', .0 well known In sonseetion with the lass
beli that took joke* in Inland. died Budd,
Le on Thoraloy 166

FRO= VAIICECCROR, DORSET,
k MIS. fro. the Nadia Norton 81s.ice, at the Wilts,
dostanali. sad Darimg Railway.

IMPORTANT !MLR of 330 DOWN SHIMP
FARM immwarrs, Rica MMADOW
GRAM, TRW, HAY, /so.
MR. B. HARM ksm been kindly in-
Amerd by lin Gomm BTUDLIT. wbe
uJg the Ara, S. BILL by AUCTION 00
HONDA?. JUNE 276, 1014 tin Mewing

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MOCK of SHEID', GRAMS, MD, HAT.
DIPLIMENTI, he. :
CUM Ewes, of preperthisme sues ; 15 tear
sedrwO-thiai Withers; 1 ar sad Paver Lambe;
2 six-teeth Ram ; 3 two-lieth ditto; 110 des. el Wreath
Hurdles; 2 des.' of Sheep Oribeihotehoess power
Tbriabiag Misklas, by 1140611
liamitrt sad Co. ; a rue Chat Ostler. heresalcheal
=, by Cows ; 00-iske Dreier, by Ittuteu. ;
Pulps,. by deb.; team= sad Boa's pais* Bees
sad .oat • Mill ; 30 seeks of ha* ameba Teleran
Wheat; 20 sires el rish luarisat Greet sad
00 sieve of Eyeless* Pied; a well-mach Riellt
Clever He &hid 14 toes, with liberty of mom!;
qaaetireLFLopse, he.
Mr. la allies asteatioa bobble fitle, hip to
say that the art el pod lies, sad dissuaded treat
the dock if 8.. B. Ilinamix, Lg.' M.P., sad will be
sold ia their wool, sad ~rested Nomad. The vela-
able Oran sad Peed sre is gelds adjaisJag the river
Prase, sad will be sold ',tilt hherty et earry6g et the
Hey; mid the Feed will be sold seal the We it
ant
iCIS t "
iii ;It
I:a i Bela, is
d t hethree
reedit will be gives for the resasissiar Barl of
approved Gratuity.
For viewing the 0r..., Feed, he., wiy at the Fare
Mass four days peerage to day at os* when a penal
will ettead to show the moo. Leachani will be pro-
vided, cad the Salo will 0016111000 at 2 o'clock.
Dated, Amities aid &USN Ogees, ilberberse, sad
Perk.lodse Para, Steels, Tanaka, Jane 131 k, 1864.
N.B.—Tbe Cora, A he., is the Farm will be
I hold on a later, day, Zit* doe moths will be given.