The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-16 00:00:00

DORCHESTER SATURDArS CORN
MARKET.

Then was a thin attendance. English wheat was In
iboyt ,ply and in good condition, prices same as
biit we.k, all molts ol other grain unaltered.

DORCHESTER SA.TtTRDAYsCATrLE
MARKET.
IL moles IMPOSITORT.
Reif ors and eaves fist
quality) LE to 012 : Sod guallt9i
£l4los to ; barmen best, £96 to Le 15. ; retedary.
Le to CM; stock bulls, .Cll 10. to £l4 IS.; fat ox beef.
The 6cl per leer : fat heifer beef les to 154 per 'Core ; fat
bulla,l2l to £l4 15.1 fat calves 74 to ilkd per lh; two Ycer's
old barren heifers £ll to £l3 100 well bred down couples
the prowls of Kr. Longman, leaving Forel Farm, made
the following prime :—Two-toottes 70.: tour-tooth's Tflt
slx-tc'ath't nc id to Slope, couple: fat mutton 104 to 11.1
fat born lambs from Me 64 to es • fat mesa bred
lambs Ms to ea 64. 10 very prime Isom larah,the more,
of General Mitchel, made 47s 64 each. About 150
bears and 900 alrep and limb.: brisk trod. cud uuud
clearance. Coundering the bed weather there teas much
lacier attendance of fanners and dealers than could have
been expected the excellent accommodation and shelter
being thoroughly appreciated by man and beret.

BLANDFORD MARKET —SATURDAY
At our market to-day the attendsncs wee not very
&owing to large sales being held at Dorchester.
Mess wee done no sheller terms to those of last
week.

SATCRDAY'S MARKETS.
WHITICHata HAT ASO STRAW.
With a fair supply of hay and straw, the trade ruled
quiet at unaltered priors. Prima clover. 100 a to Isne.
inferior, W. to Sue.; Prim. ..endue hay 00.. to lOU. 6d. ;
inferior. rpe. to pos.; and straw, Ha to We per load.

CORN.
GLOUCESTER. —The market is Arm, and prices
remain substantial as on last market day.
ORANTHAIL —There was not much wheat showing,
and the demand was active. On the transactions effectd
prices were stationary.
NORWICIL—The supply of wheat was only limited at
this market and there being Ism disposition on the pert
of miller' to purc priors receded about Is. per qr.
NorriN :HAlL—Thase._ he supply Of wheat on olftlf wee
mall, and the trade was quiet Millers endeavoured to
supply their wants at lower prices than holders would
accept, and sales were to some extent checked. Ultimately
pewee.o was done to • moderate extant at about the rated
of this day week.
PETERBOROUGH. —The demand for wheat., of which
we had only • moderate supply. was not active; Wk.s
were similar to those of last week.
READING. —The show of wheat on the stands was
large, but twinen ruled very quiet, and driest qualities
sold at slithtly r,doced prices
WARMINSTER —At our market there was • short
supply of corn, and • small attendance. Trade was dull
for all devcriptions of corn, and the prices realised wets
not an good as lost week.
WINCHESTER—A fair supply of wheat in greatly
Improved cond 1, ion, the trade ruled dull at full prices.
WORCESTER —Prices stationary.
TORlL.—Trade steady at about the rates of this day
sinia.ght.
CATTLE.
DONCASTER. —Store bee.to were ia good supply, and
of noel al and promieing drocription. An average attend.
&ace of buyers, but demand not particularly brisk,
pastures being very indifferent, owing to the want of
rein and the went bitter winds. Trade, consequently,
leas scarcely so good, though • fair amount of business
was done upon slightly alder terms than those of this
day week.
NORWItH. —Prices were reduced in some Oelleil ba to
gym rwr head.
NOITINUHAII —Trade was steady.

THE HEALTH OF MR. RUSKIN.
Mr. Ituskin contiuuee to improve astiefactorily.