The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-09 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

REVIEW OF ;THE CORN TRADE.
The "Mark-Lane Express" says the put
week has been fluctuating, and the chief
desideratum now is a month's warm weather.
Grass has turned out well and this ought to tell
on the price of butter. Everything is indeed
progressing. The change has been very apparent
all over Europe, and even in France great
expectations for the future have been raised.
With our general average ranging upon 60t, we
have now reached a price which nothing but neces-
sity can materially raise, and the question arises
whether the late free deliveries and exports have
nor made our holding out till next harvest doubt-
ful. Wheat has lately somewhat receded, and the
difference between the London averages, and
those for the whole country, explain the reluc-
tance with which supplies are forwardei to
Mark Lane. It has been observable of late that
as soon as rates decline in town supplies fall
short in a like proportion, till without the help
of good foreign, the town millers could not feed
their mills from Mark-lane; and this is likely to
go on till supplies from abroad become impor-
tant enough to affect the whole kingdom, but
are these likely to come in 1 Time will show.

MARK-LANE, THI, DAY.

Market quiet. For English and foreign wheat
rather more money asked, but business at
opening was very small. Flour unaltered.
Exports, 5,847 cwt. Barley steady. Oats 6cl
lower; exports 4,004 qrs. Maize quiet.
British wheat 4.099, barley 290, oats 414, flour,
21,354. Foreign—wheat 30,060, barley 24,898,
oats 37,483, maize 2,960, Hour, 707 sack' and
11,102 barrels.
Ctosa.—The market closed heavily, at about
late rates. The show of English grain was
small, and that of foreign limited. Wheat was
inactive, but prices were maintained, and
exceptionally Is. more money was obtained for
English. Barley, beans, and peas quiet, and
occasionally easier. Oats dull, and 63. lower.
flour depressed, at pr.. r....uring buyers.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, TIIIS DAT.

Quality of beasts generally good. Trade dull.
Prices twopence lower. Best Scots made live
fourpence per Bth.. Sheep trade firm :
nrices tending upwards. Best Downs and h ilf-
Reds made fis 2d to 63 4d per Sibs. Lambs mot
slow sale, at from is to 8s per 81bs. Calves
ad pigs wore quiet.
Another correspondent telegraphs :—The
piality of beef was not quite so good as on
previous days, however, some useful sorts from
our own grazing districts. Trade extremely
heavy, with, however, a rather better demand
for foreign beef, the stands being freely cleared.
Supply of mutton large, especially foreign, and
although there is a good demand, lower prices
had to be submittal to, except for choice Downs
and half-breds of neat weight. Supply of lambs
limited,but prima are in favour of buyer. Choice
veal extremely dear ; inferior difficult to sell.
Pork dull. Beef 43 to is 61 ; mutton, 4544 to
65 4d; veal, 44 to 6s 21 ; pork, 33 64 to 4s 64;
lamb, 6s 44 to 73 64. Total supply—Beasts,
3,300 ; sheep and lambs, 30,950 ' • calves, 100 ;
pigs, 140 • of which foreign—Beasts, 1,200 ;
sheep andlambe, 16,000; calves, 85.

PROVISIONS, THIS DAY.
Butter : Little doing in Irish. Large sup-
plies of foreign, and prices lower. Friesland,
120 s to 1221; Normandy, 1004 to 120 s. Bacon
quiet, and common brands lower. Market dull
for foreign, at 50s to 584 for light to moderate
weights. Hams a slow sale. Good Canadian
71. to 725. Pork : Lower prices accepted for
prime MOM

Doactinavaa, Saturday. —Wheat had gill an upward Iv a-
dency, ranging from .54. to 5M 6.1 per qr. imperial measure;
In some instances Is per qr. on last week's rates. when the
average 57. 14.1 was obtained. Orindlil4 barley folly as dear,
Eas Ifkl per qr. being the average. 0 its, beans, and peas sold
at lag week's prices ; good demand for oata.
Doacilearea, Saturday.—There Iv MI average supply of
cattle and sheep at Mr. Ensor's fortnightly sale. Pric.. ran
extraordinarily high, the best Itt beef fetching from 14s to
15. 6.1 per worn; heifers and calves from £lO to LW 15e ;
barreners frem 19 to £lO per pair. Sheep, of the hest
quality, realised about lid per lb.; cam, 451 to 651 each ;
'tethers, 5011 6d to 01.; 1111/V4, 25. to SM. Calves 304 gd.
Trade was brisk