The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-24 00:00:00

110P8 AND Sk:SUS.

HUM, SO.—Much &Waal, has beets observable in the .hop
market. Choice qualities have °untamed in good demand, and
the late advances have been thoroughly maintaiued Medium
and inferior grades also have been purvhadd freely, at prices
tending towards improvement. Mid and East Kent., 36s to
1100; Wed& of Keels, 364 to 70s ; Sussex, 3M to 6511; l'aruhain
and country, 764 to ; and olds, 2• to 60s per cwt.
Sided—From Mr PATRICK HALII6Tr'II Circular. —Red Clow :
Very little left over from last year. cud the supply of new seed
of fine quality Is very limited. The German crop appears to be
shalt an aversee one as regards quanta., but the quality is for
the most part inferior, having been dainaged by heavy rains at
the critical period of its maturity. Belgium and Holland had
little or nothing to offer, and are more likely to be importers
than sellers. There will be. fair supply of Italian seed, of the
usual pale and Fielly character, which in not generally looked
upon with much favour. The American crop is favourably
spoken of, and Judging from samples come to hand, we may
anticipate a fair supply of good seed from that country ; at
the same time we must not lose sight of the fact that there
will be • Continental demand as well as our own to meet,which
will tend to enhance its value. There has lately been more in.
qulry for the finer qualities of old American red.—Misodd
lied and COlO Gross Last year's demand almost entirely ex-
haust.' stocks, and the supply of flew seed is not quite what
we were at one time led to anticipate, the quality In many
cease not being up to the mark as regard. colour, with an
absence of that boldne. which Is • characteristic of English
deal. In eases where seed has been obtained from the first
cut, the quality is very fine, and commands unusually high
prices. The great drought of last donna' nidasitated the
consumption of all green food for feeding purposes ; Con..
quently the acreage left for need in this country was very
limited, and tritiat afiect the total supply.— While Cow : A
small supply el 'lnequality has been dewed in England. The
German crop is reported a falr one as regards quantity but of
inferior quality, owing to the rains; we must, however, look
to that country for our supply, on little or none is offeriug
from other sources. Prices have ruled pretty high up to the
present, and remain steady, although the demand Is slow.—
dlryke : Very little on hand at the close of Ida season, and the
new crop both English and Foreign is undoubtedly under an
average. Priers have risen c insiderably, and are likely to go
still higher as the dose ind demos on. llomezrown is for the
most part of fine quality, but nit much of it--and Germany
seems to be the only wurce of foreign supply.—Trefoil : A
fair stock of old seed has been held over from last year, and
tai recently did not meet with much attention; but when it
became apparent that our supply of new reed would be much
smaller than usual, an iinmediate alvance Insvalue took place,
which has sines been m iintained—although present high
Prices have rather chmked the dewand.—ltaliati Rye Gran,:
The stock on hand at the clod kt act .0441011 was not by any
means large, and the new crop in France is reported less than
one-third of ail average, with every prospect of its shipment
being prevented by the war. Prices in consequence are now
higher than they have been for many year.. lionse.grown
seed is also vary scarce awl dear.--Perrenial Rye Graaf :
There will be a fair supply of Scotch and Irish seed at moderate
price',; these have lately been in good demand.—Rib Grass:
There appears in be a lair supply of old seed, which is offer-
ing at low - but WI it very little fine new seed has come
to market. This article is not much in demand at present.
Timothy: Stocks of old are not tante. and a fair supply la
now need iv espvatsoL___ihiriul Tares are in improved
-.quest with an upward tendency in price.