The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

THE CHRISTMAS MARKET.

The chief theme of conversation here on Friday last
M. the show of meat, which, it was acknowledged by
all rartier, was superior to former years both as regards
quality and quantity. We never saw meat better
dressed or displayed to buth r advantage, than that
which was exhibited at the various Amps and in the
market this year. The largest allow, as usual, wax at
this shop of Messrs. Baunton and Son, whose exhibition
attracted much notice. besides about l!t) portl.nd
sheep, 30 very tine down withers, 211 of which were
gevzed by the Earl of Ih:heater, they had fire Hereford
at.ers, fed by IL Game, Esq., of Poiutington, one of
them brother to the steer that won the second prize at
tl.v 11Am-street a 1.., and last. Home) nut least, the
celebrated Hereford heiler " Eve," 5 years and 10
miniths old, bred and fed by 11. Coate, Esq., of Sla r-
bunir, and which has won seven first urizea at the Dor-
chester, Sherburne, Sturmiusta, and other pr‘miucial
dhows.

Mr. A. Bolt had also an excellent display 1,1 prime
beef and inflation. We particularly noticed the i rite
heifer, fed by Mr.II, of Came, '2 rears and 4 mouths
11, r'intaeore. It was if first-rate ioality, and
Inc smallness of bone, considering the size of the carcase,
perhaps wos unequalled by any in the tuarket. It is as,
lwritalnu a little too fat for mane tables. Hr. Bolt also
exhibited a handsome pure licit...tont steer, grazed by
U. L 3 ors, of Pri,ten. in Noriliamptonsitire, and
considering that it had trot been fed with either cake or
corn, waa truly a marvel, and considered by souls aiming
the hest 'neat its the market. This gentleman bad also
some choice Portimuil alma's, awl some Duwis wethers,
principally grazed by A. Poye, Esq.
Mr. Paola hail a good exhibition of l'ortland and
down sheep, and some excellent bsef, a abort-horn •nd
one Hereford, grazed by Mr. Miller, of Nottington.
Mr. Laser had 1140 a tirst-rate show of prinse beef,
cunaiating of two liandaimie Hereford steers, and two
prite Devon heifers, and several excellent down and
Portland wet hers.
Mr. Philip Roberts showed, as usual, some superior
pleat, moil by for more useful fur tile table limn wine of
the over-fattened ins-at that scas di-played, compritong
three heat rs grazed fry General Sir J. Mid.", anti one
by Mr. Bradford, of Cook Farm. His Portland WO
Soutli-clown wethers (orate.' an excellent show, and
were greatly adadred.
Mr. Rabbetts displayed two fine heifers, grazed by
the Me-tort. dailies, of Mappowiler, six excellent Down
wellters, two of which were graze.' by the Earl of
Delicate.% and weighed wer I cwt. each. These were
considered by onispetent juilges the finest Down wethers
in the se.. rket.

Mr. Stir 111C.C41M,141.1tr all appetites. exhibited
four prime heifers, grazed by Mr. Miller, of Nottington,
a Isall, a fine young lamb, and some Doan aml Portland
mutton od first talc quality.
Mr. SAlllifierA hail also an ezeelli it display of meat.
liis ahurt-boin heifer, grazed by Mr. Josiah Hill, of
Usine, and which carried if the first prize at the Yeii•il
show, was • beautiful animal, and attracted much
attmition ion account of ita great weight and symmetrical
proportions. Mr. Saundera had alai, r. steer, likewise
grated by Mr. Hill, some I)owus and Portland wethers
glazed be the late Mr. Dade.

Mr. Dominy vallib.t.ql three wlmirahle helers,
graze I by Mr. George Carry, of West 1:1111e1, and
5ev.1.41 exeelluncl Downs mot Portl.tnclers.

In the Market-lionise. the stall oof Mr. Roberts, of
Wyke, perloami commanded to greatest attention on
account of the beef he had oil display, MO Which Will,
tlie fattest, without exception, WC PVt.O saw. Tilt
animal it :tr grazta by Mr. Senior, of 3landoull, out
wrtglied SI I sire.
Mr. Shone had some very fine heifer beef, grazed by
Mr. James, of Mappowiler.
Mr. Brett, of Sutton, exhibited 1.11110 heifer beef, grszed
II) E. Pope, Esq.. and which for excellence of olu.ility
could loot he surpassed in the two.
Mr. If urolle, provision merchant, St. Edmund-street,
exhibited • pig reared by Mr. R. Itidout, firm vie.
This animal, iu it hung up in front of the shop, attracted
v,ost crowds ou account of its great size, weighing as it
dill 35 SCOCC. Ito age W&., 2.2 MOCtIII4.
Among the poultry olealerz, Mr. Lowman, of St.
Mary-street, ranted I.lf the palm. Ile licd an almost
endless number of turkeys, geese, chickens, and game of
all descriptions, both inside his shop and over the pave'
nient, the whole of Which WIN tastefolly displayed.
The shop windows of the growers, as usual, were
tastefull,t net gout with !mita and other delicacies of
the anasou, and the proprietors setined to vie with each
other as tin WiliCll 11110111.1 ucike the most attractive dis-
play. Altogether we may say that nothing luto been
wanting in the purveyors of creature comforta to satisfy
the most fastidious epicure.