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

LA.TEST NEWS.

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE.

The "Mark-Lane Express" of to-night says
—Monday brought another week of real sum-
mer weather, we have therefore, had fuse oppor-
tunities for gathering the corn, and, with
another like period, the oortntry will be pretty
well out of harm's way as regards weather. The
second cut of grass has been the heaviest for
some time past. We have proofs, however, that
the lateness of the present season has tried stocks
r 7, many, aud this, with a truths? advance in
and fiour in Paris, has given considerable
toile the London trade, which will, doubtless,
rind -a response in the country, though
we liaxo already seen some of the effects of
thie r.imarkable season' with a temporary
suryl.:. of foreign wheat and oats, and weather
that L. ordinary periods would have produced a
redact; xi of ten shillings per qr. Foreigners
are it: fact wanting their corn back again, so an
siniv.: consumptive demand has taken place
in tb listen/4e, butithe very feu of it will for a
time to ate prices by toned sales and so produoe
an uliv arrantable feeling of scarcity. The dear-
ness -,ggeste ideas of liberal pig feeding, that
retek,,, ibeef and mutton may be more moderate.

MARK-LANE, This DAT.

5,1 sesta attendance • weather 'bowel/.
Mar; firm. Wheat—knglish and Foreign
One dearer. Flour—town unaltered;
countr! One ShiPtig more money piked, but
not 10-Derally obtained • American sixpence
dearer. Oats—fine Rued= 11, and other des-
criptions 9d to 6d dearer. Barley, maize,
and lotus dull. Peas firm. 1161;M—wheat
2887 ; barley 40; oats, 13,010; flour 10,839
Foretips—wheat 57,981; barley 19,563 ; oats,
86,426 ; maize, 8371 ; flour, 515 sacks anti 5,633
barrels.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tuts DAY.
We have a larger Ripply than on any day
during the current year, mainly oonsisting of
foro,gi. imports. The unusual number has its
effoct ,m trade generally, and all descriptions
must be written lower. Inferior foreign beasts
are a ieavy dragging sale, and a clearance very
doubt. il. Choice breeds of English mutton
fully ad dear, and in some Instances exceed our
top quotations • second quality dull, but un-
altered. A general reduction is reported on
tho foreign side, with the exception, perhaps, of
bust arts. We cease to quote lambs, the season
being at an end. Really rod calves firm, other
sorts lull. Pork unaltered. Beef, 4s to 5s Iod ;
mutton, 4. 8d to 6. 10d; veal, 4. to Os;
pork, 8s 24 to 4. 64. Total supply—bersts,
L,,150 ; sheep and lambs. 25,500 • calves, 438;
pip, 66: of which foreign—Beasts, 3,360;
siiiep and lambs, 15,800; calves, 424 ;
pip, 20.

PROVISIONS, nuts DAL

.r:•. Irish rather more active, and plias
•,ipporteu ; good foreign sorts from four to
Hinge more money ; info ior qualities dull.
Friesland 1284 to 128 s. Baoon : Quiet demand
for Irish, foreign deecriptiptionv steady. flaw.:
Good demand for fine qualities. Cheese: Active
enqu'ry for American at 48s to 56e. Fair busi-
ness in other sorts. Lard very dull, aud prioes
lower.

DORCHUTZIL, Saturday.—A few samples of
DeW Whelli on offer., prime ranging from 52a to
56, par quarter, Imperial measure, while old
fetched from 54. to 565. There was a moderate
Inquiry for barley, grinding, which sold at late
rates. Beans, peas, and oats also at last week's
quotations. The harvest is very backward in
the county, a considerable breadth of corn being
yet uncut. At Mr. Symonds'm fortnighly sale
of cattle and sheep the attendance of buyers
was large, and the high prices lately prevailing
were still maintained. For all descriptions of
stock the competition was keen. The best fat
beef averaged fully 14e per score; heifers fetch-
ing from £l7 to £24 each; cows and calves,
£l2 to £l6 ; calves, £2 to £5 15.; down ewes
realised 45s to 565; down wethers, 64s ; cross-
bred wethers, 68e • down horn ewes, 454 to Ws ;
lambs, 321 to 45s 4.
At the principal corn markets on Saturday
the trade was steady, though there was not much
busineas done.