The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-12-12 00:00:00

CATTLE.

1:111STOL, TIItIVIDAT.-6-uVotar. --LA to-day was over-atockod
aids Kinn. beef, the consignments from Ireland and the
ainssis from the Lome counties being numerous, while both
sth 'f a superior slesseription to almost any lot of animals we
hie had here throughout the year. Trade was dull, as
bottlers are waittng till the Christmas great m.rket nest week
kf,re they make their Chriaftnas purcbasm Many, bonier,
beget with advantage, as the steady kiln prices 'shish we
tate noted during the past two mouths Is., not disturbed, and ,
bed ii the Ord quality was to be had lu the market totlay fur
Tss, extra qualities Ia a he instance. unsling 73. per cal., but
lb< later Ca an extreme kture, au-I, as a rule, boors Were ,
letihelined to, give more than 70s; while nil-Idling desert'. I
hes wsre difficult to sell at from 63. to One per cwt. Of sheep
•s had a rather short supply,but it proved more than sufficient
I -r the demand, which was slow, and prieva were much about
the -ems ass hat week, best nether* ceiling at tkl, and in a few
rats • trifle more money was obtained; while ewes changed
tan.l. at ad per lb. Tht re were about 1,401 head it wore cattle
lon this suck from Ireland, but they were of a ra•her in-
dilLrent ii, ~riptiou, an I 13), Med 01 coy quisAly. Thor, ea., a
twalerate aupidy el Mitch loots' and prices; were. easier.. Wc
hal a shorter supply of pig., but though all were sold the
trade did not show greater activity; indeed, there was a
rotation In prig, bacon ph,ss selling at th id and St ti, and
;geld, ss fisl to a Ii per wore.
mi-rivoPui.lTAs lIARKET, Dec. 7.—We have a consider-
able inertme io the .51,1.1 y of Enzheh boaatt ; of foreign there
are eer) few. The aterage 110 dity It not choice by any means.
Trade is slow, yet there is Tao change in pricea. The cheep
market is very portat.t.both as regards supply and demand
either in English or quotations remain %mattered.
There are seri, few e.slio, On offer, chubs" qualities are still
dear. Om foreign supply consist" of 141 besets, GOO 'beep, and
GI cal stsi.

15.4 &obi, 5 Bto 6 0
15,1 Short.lioni• .. 8 0 to 6 10
tiecond quality l&asts .. 4 oto 4 10
4 4too
lk Ihnins & lllt.hr 1,, I;S (0 610
11,4 . 4 to
Ewes sod /wain) . .. Bto 5 4
Wano at mutat. 1,215.; 'damp and lambs, 2,60) ; calve*,
bn; sod

METROINILITAN MEAT, FILIDAT. With moderate
I tiunts4, tha tradu ruled quiet at about pr.-
I rorria : Inferior Wet, Ss 4.1 to 46; middling
ditto, 4.1., 4+ lii :p .0 large ditto, 44 SI to 64 lid; prime
maall ditto, 64 0.1 tii : soI, 5+ to fri Sd interior motion'
Ie ad to 44 Id; middling ditto, 4. MI to 64; prime ditto, 5. to
; large lo.rk.M to Se lid, atuall pork, 3.8.1 to ils44 per
MM. hy thu careme.

PROVNIUNS.

LONDON, FILIDAT.-01 Fresh 11u110r Mt supply is '.cry
held, quality good. Thu supply Is now barely equal to the
diduand. Finks sUll quoted at 191. second 18z, thirds 17s.
ASA mat country lilt to ISt per dozen. Foreign Butter of
gssl quality eel's steadily ; inferior remains dull. Fine
Fro:della ltd. to ; Kiel M. to Ito.; and Normandy lilts
to Ills I.cr cwt. Lard NNW rather slowly at quotations. Bacon
I. dud, mid again rather cheaper; prime II ambro Lds to f 4.
landed lialtl Waterford PA on board. lams especially small
sized, sell fairly at or about quotationa. Fine chasm is sale-
able at good primal, whether Enziish or American. Middling
and ioferlor not enquired for at present. Ostend Rabbits
4.151 imr stone. Eggs dull at last week's nor.;' supply good.
tit Tongue.: At public salu yesterday 48 d .101111 ht. Peters-
lough met • good demand, sod fouud buyers, commencing at
340, sod rising to 42. WI per dozen; 105 tiosous Archntigui
were withdrawn. .

DEI IZES, TIJUIUMAT.—The ing were the current prices
at %hi.. market to-day:-1111k butter, per lb., 1 341. tot.. 44. ;
whey ditto, 1... to le, Id.
DEVIZELI MONTIIL,I( CIIEEiE MARK F:T, Tnustin.r.—We
1.1 • very VW supply of CIMINO Lw the time of yeir, but the
qua:ity waa Indilleritit, and though the pricem offered were
about last tnotith'a rata., yet very low parcel* came up to last
Issolattis prima by 1.. rea per cwt. lhe top prig, rusli.ed was
for • lot of very prime doubles ; another lot made Oda ; but
time were very excei•tional prime.