The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-07-11 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

REVIEW OF THE— CORN TRADE. I
ths doling.= In the grain trade is unrelieved. The I
brilliant harvest prospects altogether outweigh the ,
effects of the commencement of hostilities in the j
Bast, which thus far has failed to influence the
markets to any appreciable degree.
Business has remained very quiet, being purely of
band-to-mouth character, and, as foreign supplies have
come plentifully to hand, the tendency of prime kaa
been in favour of buyers.
Home deliveries have again been extremely light,
nor are they likely to increase this side of harvest, as
stores of home-grown grain have evidently been
reduced to the verge of exhaustion.
The stocks of foreign grain on the other hand are
still extensive, and much above the average for the
season, and the excess under this bead more than
counterbalanced for the deficiency in the remnant of
our crop. There is also a good supply on pawage,
namely about 1,400,000 quarters, against about
1,425,01)0 quarters at the same last year.
The market for spring corn is without feature
Barley sells quietly, and thus Is less demand for oats.
Maize, beans, and peas inactive. Flour dull.

MARK-LANE, This DAY.
English wheat closed unaltered. Foreign One
Shilling lower to sell. Barley and OM, quiet. Maim,
Beans, and Peas dulL Flour depreseed
METROPOLITAN CATTLE. —MONDAY.
About 3,000 beasts, including about 1,000 foreign,
quiet at 4a. 6d. to 6a. and 4d. About 22,000 sheep and
lambs. Sheep quiet at 41 6d. to 7s. 24. ; lambs at
7s. 4d. to Si. 4d.; calves made 4s. fxL to is. Bd.; and
pigs 4s. 6d. to Si. per eight lbs. At Deptford were
100 German and 200 Spanish Neste.

SATURDAY'S MARKETS.
READING.-The market was very quiet, and
trade was dull at previous rates.
BATH.-The Ripply of English wheat was
extremely small. Slow sale, at last week's prices.
Beans very scarce and firm. Barley fully maintained
late rasa.
NORWICIL-The show of wheat was fair. Trade
wee dull and quiet, and prime exhibited a downward
tendency, a reduction of 6d. per qr. being conceded
In some cases. Scarcely anything doing In barley.
TAUNTON.--Very little badmen doing to-day,
and English wheat sold slowly, at • trifle under last
week's figures. Barley scarce, and fully as dear.
Maim 3d. lower. Oath and beans unaltered. Flour
35e. to 36e. the sack.
GLOUCESTER. -At to-day's market there was
scarcely any English wheat offaing, and its value was
unchanged; foreign only in retail -demand at previous
rates. Grinding barley • slow sale. Maim the turn
lower. Oats unaltered.
WARMINSTER. -There was again a very small
'lowly and attendance. Trade was almost at a stand.
M.M, and to effect sales a reduction oils, per qr. had
to be submitted to in wheat, while barley and other
Mcommanded former rates Wheat $44. to 56.;
, his, to 48e ; oats, 26e. to 35e ,• beans, 25e. tons
peas, 90s. to 30.; flour, 365. to 4.35. per sack ; bread,
Is. per 81b.
TAUNTON.-Rather light market to-day, but a
fair amount of cattle changed bands. Fith heifers
made 1:24 to £26 and fat steers £2l to £23 ; fat lambs,
365. to 4thi ; frashlbeiters, 49e. to 52.; fat ewes, 535.
to 57s ; and at w ars, 58a. to 58e.
DORCHESTER MARKETS.-At the Corn Ex-
change to-day there was but a thin attendance, and
the nip* of wheat was again small, fully late rates
being obtained. Spring corn wise in =al demand,
at late rates. Wheat ranged from 48a. to 50.. per
Imperial qr. • barley, 275. to 30e. ; oats. 26e. to 231- -
At the fortnightly rattle market there was a small
attendance, in consequence of the Bradford wool
air occurring the same day. There was a good
supply of beef, mid all sold at the following quota-
tions :-Cows and calves, LH to £l7 each; fat beef,
14s. 6d. to 15a. 6d. per score. Mutton made iled. to
10d. per lb.; lamb, 101:1. to lid.; and calves, £3 to
£4 15.. per head.
CORK BUTTER MARKET. -Ordinary firsts,
124..; seconds, 111..; thirds, 10.3.,; fourths, --a.;
fifths, 75..; sixths, -a Mud cured, firsts, 125a.' •
seconds., 121..; thirds, 110 s. 2,720 firkins in market
BLMSTDFORD NVOOL FAIR, SATURDAT, was
attended by the usual dealers, but the number of
f armen present wee not quite so large ea in previous
years, and supply consequently smaller. The wool
which was pitched in the Corn Exchange, was of good
colour, and most of the farmers present made deals,
and Downs Is. 441. per pound, and Downs mixed with
the majority of which were effected between six and ten
n the evening. Prima realised were as follows:
-Horned Teg, la. 3ed.