The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-11-11 00:00:00

Crate anb Commerce.

The Aerated Bread Company, "for the supply of
London with broad under Dr. Danglish's patents," has
been introduced. The capital is put down at £500,000
In 50,000 shares of£lo each, but the first issue in limited
to 10,000 shares. The bread fmade tinder these patents
is expected to supersede the use of fermented bread.
The following passage trod, the prospectus deserves
attention :—" The new method of bread-making substi-
tutes machinery for skilled hand labour. The dough is
distended by carbonic acid gas, produced independently,
and admitted by mechanical mean.; an operation which
can be conducted on a large scale which perfect regu-
larity and certainty, and so rapidly, that in an hour and
a half the sack of dour is converted into baked loaves ;
waste and deterioration being eutirely avoided ; and
, the moat perfect cleanliness secured, as the flour passes
from the sack into the baked loaves without being
once touched by the hand. It is intended to establish
twenty bakeries, and good dividends are expected. A
model bakery is already in operation in Islington, out
of the profits of which interest at the rate of 3 per cent.
will be paid on the deposit and calls till May next.
APPLESHAW (RANTS) STOOK Fare.—This fair was
held on Tueeday and Wednesday. The number of
sheep for sale on both days was large, and trade brisk;
they consisted chiefly of Wilts and Hants downs, with
some Dorset ditto. Ewes were in great demand at an
advance of from 2s. to 3s. per heads since the great
I Waybill fair on the 10th ult. Ewes sold at from 45e.
11 up to 555. each; smaller ditto at from 40s. to 42g.
each ; tags, at from 345. to 38s. each; this year's lamb',
at from 30e. to 34e. each; a few superior pens making
higher figures. An unusual number of pigs were
brought forward for sale, chiefly Hants and Wilts
breeds. Beet store pigs were sold at from 30e. to 40s.
each; smaller ditto at from 15e. to 255. each; sows at
from £4 to £6. In cattle and horses there was nothing
worthy of notice.
DITVIZSIS CHIME AND CATTLE MABIENT.—The find
cheese and cattle market for Devizes IVILS held on Thurs-
day, and, as far as appearances will at present justify
us in coming to a conclusion, there seems every proba-
bility of a most successful issue to the attempt to
establish here • mart for the exchange of these impor-
tant agricultural commodities. Notwithstanding that
the railway between this town and linngerford had not
been opened for public traffic, as wan expected, the
supply of cheese andthe attendance of dealers were both
on an extensive scale. The whole of the lower part of
the shambles WRS filled with the produce of the different
dairies of the locality, and, the arrival of load after
lost, still continuing, it was found necessary to clear an
additional apace in the upper part of the building, above
the steps, somewhat to the discomfiture of the dealers
In butter, poultry, dm. Indeed, if the supply of cheese
pitched should continue as large as it was on Thursday
some fresh arrangement for its accommodation will un-
doubtedly have to be made. The quantity pitched
amounted altogether to about 150 tons. The dealers
were chiefly from London, Bath, Beading, Cirencester,
do. The prices obtained were as follows :—Broad
doubles, 58s. to 60s. ; ordinary, 525. to 1565. ; prime
Cheddar, 665. ; Wiltshire truckles, 70s. per cwt. A
very good trade was done, and there was a prospect of
everything being cleared. The cattle market wee sup-
plied with from 150 to 200 head of cattle, the sale for
which was good.