The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-31 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

REVIEW OF TH CORN TR&DE.
Tim " Mark-Lane Express" of to-night, says: The
almost total absence of rain during the past week has
been favourable to field work, but continuous fogs have
been seriousl) against vxlnes of fresh threshed samples,
and millers have been unable to grind the inferior
sorts without large admixture of foreign. Prices have,
therefore, except for finest dry qualities, somewhat
given away; this is a very unfortunate commencement of
the season. There seem, little chance of any revival
this side of Christmas, but a sharp frost may yet take
as by surprise, and we cannot be sure the Thames will
not be frozen. Still whether this happen or not, the
Bahia Asof, Black Bea, and American canals will be
frozen, and this will give breathing time to holders
to clear off some from their granaries, which In the
course of time, will open to ua the actual neeesdties
of Frame. The government there may eaaily
fall to pieces. and In that event shippers would
turn to Falmouth, rather than Marseilles for security.
The destruction of corn at Chicago seems
but s a drop in the bucket in eommercial calculation
as ) American power in grain, and prim there as
we as in Europe, have but little raised from our
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MARK-LANE, THIS DAY.

Market closed dull. Wheat, English, rather I
cheaper for out of condition samples • Foreign
dull. Flour quiet, but unaltered. Barley One
tiLf:ling cheaper. Oats close quiet, at a slight
dec we, lis,a Sixpence less money.. Beaus
tam. Peaa One Shilling dearer. Bridoh—wheat,
8,4. 1 • barley, 2,924; oats, 469; flour, 21,317 :
Fel in—wheat, 40,695; barley, 26,052 ; oats,
36, a ; maize, 50; flour, '3B eackseaud 4 10
t els.

dILTROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tins DAY.

Thursday's advance :has been lost. Few
re British beasts; other descriptions inferior
to •is general run of past years. Good demand
C' best sorts at extreme rates; and, in some
ins: mom, above our top quotations ; other sorts
9*,‘ pence lower. Foreign beef abundant, tho
lar; est number on record ; quality good average
r ; steady sale for the more useful descriptions,
at about Monday's quotations ; inferior Two-
is lower. A clearance of these not probable.
t cfrs English mutton unchanged; second
•.' i drooping, and sales moderate at reduced
r..- s. Foreign inactive, and inferior twopence
I Jr. Supply of calves of very inferior quality
IC: difficult to sell; really good veal firm. Pork
at. y. Beef, 4s 101 to 58101 ; mutton, 4s 8d to
veal, 3s 10d to G. 2d; Pork, 24 rid to 4s Si.
supply—Beasts, 5,540; sheep and lambs,
2 30 ,• calves, 255 ; pigs, 175: of which foreign
teasta. 3,420; sheep and lambs, 12,780 ;
cc. es, 223; pigs, 100.

PROVISIONS, Tju DA V.

I,utter a dull sale, and prices almost noro:ual.
'reign lower, except Fi iesland, which advanced
t 128. to 130 s. flacon heavy, at a reduction
cm the week of four shillings in liish, and two
in Foreign. Ilams continue scarce; Irish, SUs
to 041;1 Lard quiet, but steady. Checr,o quiet.
arican 02s to 625. folders firm. Navy
ut illusions du".

lioacus.crea, Saturday.—But little alteration
4he prices of grain at the Corn Exchange W-
el Wheat may ho quoted at from 565, to GOs
imperial quarter. The best doscriptions of
ey sold at late rates, while for inferior sorts
was a reduction of from Is to 2s per qr. Oats
beans, and peas at rooent quotations. Owing to
the October fair on IVedneaclay, business in the
qttle market was not particularly brisk. The
bast beef may be quoted at from lOs MI to 12s 61
per Roo-o; fat heifers fetched from 1:11 to 1:21
per head ; and heifers in calf, £.B to £32. Dorset
horn ewes, 68. each ; down ewes, 43s to 39s ; horn
lambs, 365; down lambs, 23a to 465. Prices of all
descriptions of stock are falling considerably.