The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-10 00:00:00

WOOL FAIRS.

At the Dorchester wool fair, on Friday, there wm a
Large attendance of vendors, and the meal dealers
from a distance were present. The firmest samples
were offered at ltd. per lb., while re. and lied, were
asked for average sampled of both Sotithdown and
horn wool. Buyers freely offered 17d.. and It was
only at the latter Scare that sales could be effected.
Basins= was but dull, vendors holding back until the
Blandford wool fair on Saturday.
Blaadford wool fair was well attended on Saturday,
but business was delayed till late in the eveninv, when
the growers succeeded in obtaining an advance of one
halfpenny on the Dorchester prices of Friday,
namely :—Downs, lied. ; Horns, lid, per lb.. Among
the dealers were representative of Bradford, Rochdale,
Chard, Yeovil, Sutton Veney, Blandford, and other
tiara&

DORCHESTER JULY SHEEP FAIR.
At this fair on Friday nearly 8,000 sheep were
penned, and there was a tolerably brisk competition,
but prices were not high. At the auction sales Mr.
Brymer's whether lambs (Sonthdown) fetched 395. per
bead, and these were about the best in the fair.
Others ranged as low as 204. Mr. Homer's Southdown
ewes, which were of prime quality, sold at Si.. 61,
and some from Burton Bradstock fetched 624. Horn
ewes ranged from 365. upwards; full-mouth down ewes
sold at 495. ; and four-teeth ditto 545. The auctioneer.
were Mr. Ensor and Mr. Symonds. Comparatively
little business was done privately.

DORCHESTER CORN MARKET, SATURDAY.
In conmunenoe of the fair our corn market was very
thinly attended, and very little Maws wail tram-
'WWl. English wheat ruled about the same aa last
week ; other sorts of grids usoltorod.
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SATURDAY'S MARKETS.
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CAltalllDGlL—Wheat Was it to 2 per qr. dearer.
0 RANTHAIL—The demand was active, rates being Is.
to 1,. per or, over thole current last week.
LIICESTISR.—A fair demand was experienced and
prior were quite is. per quarter higher.
NORWICH—Trade ruled rather firmer. The reports
made with regard to barley are not, however, very
favourable.
NOTTINOHAW—A firm feeling pervaded the trade,
and prices were le per qr. higher than heretofore.
PETERBOROUGH. —Prices were fully it per quarter
In favour of the seller. In barley there was nothing
paining worthy of remark. The demand for oats we.
dull, at shout the prices of this day siinnight.
CATTLY.
DONCA.ST'ER.—SeIIers stood out for late 'ate, and,
though thia checked business, succeeded in making them
In most instance. where axles took place.
NORWICH.—Trade ruled dull, at a decline in some
*awe of bt. to lea per head.
NOTTINGHAM.— The erica' of hat week were
supported. _

WHITRCHAPEL HAT AND STRAW, Jut, 7.—At
the market there was a dart lowly of hay and straw on
offer. Trade was good and prices dearer for good old bay
and clover; but new rather slack :—Prinse clover, 100 s. to
144 ; inferior, 853. to WA.; prime meadow hay, 110 s. to
124 ;inferior, 74 to 85.. :and straw, 44 to 575. per load.
CORK BUTTER, JUL, 7.—Ordinary Fiesta, Ills.;
seconds, ; third, Wit: fourths, 74 : fifths, fifia ;
seethe. MI. Mild cored : &mediae, 134 ; firsts. ills.;
woods. lilt; thirds, B. Firkins in the market, 3,412