The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-23 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE—Tms DAY._

About 2,600 beasts, including about 250 foreign ; rather
more active k 6d. to 6a. About 6.660 sheep, quiet ; 4s.
1.
to 7s. Calves mid° from 4ss. 6d. to Kt ; and pigs Is to
4s. 101. per lb.—At Deptford, about '2,0011 beasts. and 6.000
sheep.

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SATURDAY'S MARKETS.
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CAMBRIDOI. The supply of all grain was limited;
the smallest snow we have had since harvest. Wheat
was very firm; red made 50s. to Us, and white up to 57e.
per 5041 b.
CHESTERFIIELD. —A fair show of wheat, and • firm
trade for fine white, the business transacted being at full
price.; red easier to buy. A moderate show of barley,
which met with a fair demand and maintained its value.
DORCHESTER_ —Wheat in rather less supply than
Last week, samples of fine dry selling freely at last week',
prices. The quotations ranged from 564. to siOs. pet
imperial qr.: last week 203 qr• fetched £57012.., or an
average of 465. 24d. Fine barley lea, freely offered at Is.
ce per imperial qr. advance citiot _ atione, to 50s. ; last
week 1,410 qrs. made £2,9N se. 61, or an average of
es- 314. Improved demand for oats, which sole at late
rates.
GLOUCESTER. —Prices were well maintained for all
chases of train.
NOR WICIL—At our market to-day there wu • fair
supply of wheat, and with a tolerable demand the prices
of last week were fully maintained. A large supply of
barley was again iiffered, and all beet malting qualities
supported late priori; other sorts ol dry and sound, were
in demand, but ill conditioned samples were quite
nalitglatAGßAlL —The demand for wheat to-day was
not active. There was a tolerable supply of samples, and
the rake made were at last Saturday s prices.
OXFORD.—Owing to the floe bright weather of the
past few days, the Corn Exchange wail largely attended
to-day, and there wall a good amount of famine. trans-
erterl, samples being shoe nin better condition. Wheat
and barley were firm, and made Nth prices, and there Was
a fair Bele for inferior samples.
PETERBOROUGH. —We had a small supply of wheat,
the demand for which was quiet, but good samples could
not be obtained for any less money.
READING.—The Corn Exchange was thinly attended,
and there was • large show of wheat on the standn. The
demand for best samples woo brisk. god high figures were
obtained, while other sorts were dull, and scarcely
reared late rates. White wheat made 565. to 72, ; and
red, 50s, to Be. per qr. Of barley there was an abundant
k.PPIY best malting descriptions were readily dispoeed
of at enhanced figurer, and other qualities and grinding
parcels were sold at unaltered rates: malting barley, 355.
to 6k.; and grinding, 345. Ms. per qr. The show of oat,
was larAe, and although there was • quiet sale holders
succeed ad in making former priers—Ws. to 30s. per qr.
Beans changed hands quietly at Oils. to Ms. per qr., and
peas at 3134. to 40s. per qr.
WARIII?iSTER.—TIiere woe • good supply of wheat
and barley at our market, but a small attendance owing
to Devises Fair. Wheat met last week's rates, the tone of
Oh, market being firm. Barley realised • trifling advance.
Other grain firm, at last week's rates.
WINCHESTEIL—Wheat trade ruled firm,at last week's

WOROMTER.—The market was well attended, and
tbe wheat trade was firm, good conditioned samples
fetching Is per gr. more wooer.
YORE—With a good show of wheat, business wa.
firm for fine parcels, common sorts being difficult to sell.
CVITLE.

DOSCASTER.—Beasta of most descriptions were in
moderately good supply this morning, and some good
useful promising lote were on offer. Buyers, however,
were not numerous, and trade ruled exceedingly flat in
consequence. Only the better descriptions of cattle
succeeded in making hat week's mices; all other lots were
difficult to move Have at some reduction.
NOTTINGHAM. --There wee an average supply of
cattle at the etore stock market. For milk cow, a good
demand was experienced, and high prices were male for
• Iperior animak. The trade in store beasts was slow at
about late rates.
BORWICH.—There was a very considerable supply of
store beasts on offer here to-day; trade ruled quiet at
Shout into rate., but On these terms a clearance wee. by no
menus effected.