The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-30 00:00:00

CATTLE MARKETS.

SoonuerroX, May 26.—Sheep, 750 ,• beast., 02; pigs, 74;
calves, 12; horn., 2. There was ago si eupply of stock. The
beasts wore mostly Spanish, of prime quality; and lonia of
the sheep were supplied by a London mleionn, the present
high prices and scarcity of stock in this lucency being tue
temptation. Good withers, out of the wool, fetched from
6. 24 to 6s 44 per etone ; cud inure from Lk to li, per score.
Ileraorouras, 25,—Very few English beasts on offer. tne
number of foreign Is larger than last Thureday. Trade is
excessively dull, and on the average prim are lower. The
number of sheep is smaller, but the denims! Me considerably
decressed, onsequently they cannot all be sold, notwithstad-
Mg a disposition to take lower prise.. Trade is also very dull
for lambs and calves; only souse choicest maintain law q dote-
Sons. Obr foreign supply cousins of 225 beasts, 3,210 sheep,
325 calves, and 10 pigs.
Per stone of Sibs. 5: . e. d.
Best Soots, liorelords to 5
Bed Short-horns to 5
Second quality Beasts to 4
to 4
Beet Downs and Hat-Bred. to 0
Best Down* & Half-bre& shorn .. to 6
Itost Long-wool to 0
Ditto, Shorn ........t-' 6
Ewes 6L second quallly ts 0
Ditto, do. Shorn to 6
Lamb to 7
Bouts at market, 600; sheep and lembs, 12,400 ; calve*, 560;
and pigs, 40.
25.—Moderate supply of fat beast., very few aid.
mals being sent over from Ireland. It pro ed, however, quite
equal to the requirement., of the trade. Bait descriptions
fetched from 80s to elle per cwt.., but the latter prism was only
given for very prime beasts Secondary descriptions toned
purchasers/4 Ti. to 75s per cwt. There was a largo supply of
fat sheep, and there warns slight reduction to prisms, the quo-
tations being Skil to 06 per lb., and 111 same cuss 914 per lb.
was realised. There was a large number of store sheep on
offer, and they were actively Inquired for and sold well.
Lamb, of which there we. a large supply, was in greet request,
at 9d to lid per lb. The market was largely supplied with
due cattle, and trade was very brisk, at We rates. A good
u any milch cows were on sale, but buyers hung back, and a
very limited Vaste was done. There was a short
supply of pigs at the Went-street yard; in fact,
there wens fewer animals on offer than there hare been
many weeks pest. Trade, which ham been languishing lately
owing to the large supply, was very brisk, and prices advanced
81 to ed per more, Piste's were readily bought at Pas to
10e dd per store, and lb some instance. as much as 10.64 was
obtained. Bacon pigswere sold .5 0. 8.1 to U 94., and some
good deecriptiena fetebul 10s per score.

METRAPOLITILN NEAT MARKET.
SIiTIIIRILD, IR—With moderate supplies ot all dinaiptlons
of moat, Um trade rultd dull, and pncas favoured pure-Inners.

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Per Blbii. by the cumin.
•dnd • 41 • d
I
Inferior beef ... —3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton.... 1 8 4 4
likkillng ditto... 4 0 4 6 111idoliiiir ditto • 4 6 6 2
Prime birge ditto.. 4 6 410 Prime ditto .6 4 6 6
Prime small ditto 4 10 6 0 I Limp) pork ..... —.3 4 4 6
Veal.. ........ ..• ..5 0 6 4 1 small pork ........4 8 6 0
Lamb, bs lid to !a 6d.