The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

CATTLE MARKETS

Meesototress, Monday.—The arrivals of beasts
I real up from our grating districts, as wen n from
Scotn.d, sere seasonably extensive ae to number, and
the quality of mast breeds was tolerably prime. The
receipts from Intend were trillieg, and in but middling
4lon4ition. All breeds mond off heavily, at a decline
in the quotations censpnred with Monday last, of fully
2.1. par 81n. The best Scots and crosses mid at from
Sc. 191. to 4a. ; the hen f3horthorns. Dems, and
Herefords. 4s 44. per Sibs., at which • clearance graminot
effected. The Irish stock was unusually heavy,
great dillealty bring experieneed in effecting maks
at any %sure. Front Norfolk, Suffolk, Ems, and
Cambridgeshire we r..ceiva-d 2,000 Scots, Shorthorns,
and envies ; from other pans of England, 800 various
hrywAla ; from Scotland, 580 Scot. and nooses; and from
Ireland, 70 oxen ant heifers. Roth as to number and
goal ty the supply of cheep was rood. The demand for
all breed, was heavy, at a further decline in pries of
folly 2.1. per fllbs. The be.t Downs end balf.breds in
Lb. wool odd at 5,10 d., out of the wool 4a. 10,1. per
Abs. Priem- Lincoln. sed Leinsters. shorn, changed
hands at 44. 41. to 4e. &L per Blbs Prime lambe were
in rayneet at very lull prim, eis., 7.. SI to 88., bat in.
tenor breeda were dull, and 41. perBlha. lower. About
400 esem to hand from the I.le of Wight. Calves. ths
seNdy of which wee good, mold heavily, at 24. per 811 is.
ten money. W. hnd a dull sale for pig., and prices Ind
• drooning tendency.
MATII,.P.,LIT4N. Thunday. —We are hut moderately
sepplied with Meta. Trade is more cheerful, and
Monday's qnotations art well supported. The natithr
of sheep ii large, but eotasi.ting principally of those
tented out on Monday. Trade is still very bad, sod
they nitwit be all sold today. Lamb I. the article
chicly in demand, this being meeidered tn. commence-
ment of the I.tuh season. The number is smaller than
on previous marresponaling days. Trade is bri-k. al from
7a. 41. to Be. Calves are selling about the ease as on
Monday at From 4s. SI. to 5.. 84. tier foreign ounply
sounds of fIIS liceets. 1,35061 n-so, and 206.1 m There
are about 500 lambs from the Isle of Wien. Illlch
cow., 105.—Bents at omrket, 825 ; sheep mid lambs,
9,050; calves. X 10; pigs. 150.
Tlatireday.—The market to-day, was again
910001414 large, more., than might have been expeeted
after the overflowini market of last week. The supply
of beet, which ormaioted principally of Herefords,
Devon., and Irish beasts, was very good. Some of the
beasts were excecaingly fet, perhaps too fat to pleaae
commoners but the quality on the whole was excellent.
The snpaaly of ~beep, sheared and uneheared, was large,
sod the quality was very good. There was • tolerable
number 01 fat lambs,. bat the sale wag slow, and the
prim manned unaltered. There was • large number
of sow. and calves, and those young and of • superior
description were easily sold. The harmers, of which
there was • large number, sold well, and the sale of
grazing oxen was also brisk. There was about tbe usual
supply of pigs, but the sale was somewhat slow. Th.
supply of horses of course, ens not se large as lath
week and but little business was done. Prices Beef,
50s. to 6211. j mutton, 6.1. to 7d. ; in the wool, 9d. ;
lamb, 9.1.