The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-11 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

MARK-LAN—IC, This DAY.

,
Attendance good. English and foreign wheat
sells readily at later ratea to an advance. Ex-
ports 2,456 quarter.. Flour very firm, with a
good business doing. Barley steady. Oats the
turn against buyers. Hiporta 12,500. Maize
quiet. British wheat 5,584; barley, 386; oats,
160; maize, nil; flour, 17,381; foreign wheat,
24,348 ; barley, 1,500; oats, 31,800; maize,
3,250; flour, 1,327 sacks, 10,896 barrels.
8300 ND ItEPOII7.-M Mark-Lane not much
doing, but ptioes idled firm. Short supplies of
English, moderate of foreign. Wheat sold slowly
owing to holde.d ask'ng su advance of a ah;ll'ug.
Barley uuehangr I business not ',Alva, but
rather MOTO money was paid. Beans and peas
quiet. Flour sold quietly at extreme piece.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tia,s DAY.

The cattle trade wt.' firm. About two thou-
sand five hundred beasts were on use, including
185 from Scotland, and about 70) foreigners.
Demand steady. Paces two, pence higher. Best
Boots andieressee 5s 84 to 5s 10d.. About 13,000
sheep. Inquiry fairly waive, pt:ccs tendi.i.;
upwards. Bed Dopes, 'hold, 5s Bd, iu wool
6s ca toile 84. Lambs slow sale but steady in
value at?. to 811 6d. Calves and pigs unchanged.
SECOND REPORT.—The supply of beasts
limited, with, however, fair proportion of good
quality. Trade opened biiakly, and prices ad-
vanced twopenoe and in some cases, our top
quotation has been exceeded, six shillings having
been for very choice Scats, of gocd weight..
G teas brisk and animated. Sheep two-
A
$54 very choice Downs command
advance. Trade for all breeds
telL Lambs lower, (and in less demand, the
'tuber penned being in excess of requirements.
pply of calves abort, and with a good demand
%re is a quick sale. Pork rather dearer.
34 84 to 55 104; mutton, .'s 21 to 5. ;
3s 84 to Cle Gd ; pork, 3s 84 to 11 104 ;
6s 44 to 7s Si. Total supply—Beasts,
sheep ....4 Laub.. 14.303 ; 0.1.0 e, 03,
• of which foreign—betsta, 700 ; sheep
be, 360; calves, 60; pip. 10.

PROVISIONS, This DAY.
, Irish, dull, two to four shillings lower
Reek. 'oreign small. Sale 541 to Li!la
Ritter. Old stock of Irish used up. New
yet come to market. Best descriptions
,p realise rather firou3r prices. limn' 3
al sale sod prioes again a trifle lower.
steady. Pork Irish and foreign pain°
lii slowly a reduction of 5s per leirtol•

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Urric—impeitor's return : wi,,,t, 406,1 m 4 bush4l%;
170 10.81; ;•.714g, Ai 144 471, Barley, 40-2 qrs.;
Ji 34; a7470g4 LI 14s 7tl.
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ACCOCCHMENT OF THE PRINCESS
OF WALES.
DEATH OF THE INFANT PRINCE.
'Sandringham, King's Lynn, Ap...1 6, 4.30 p.m.
IT Royal Highoese the Princess of Wrlos was
delivered of • Prince at a qnsrter before three
fternosn. Her Royal Highness and the infant
ere ,Lo'ng quiet weal
" ARTHUR FAIR., 11. D:
"Tr
nandringtass. King's Lynn, Ape' 7, 10.45 p.m,
let Royal Highness the Peneess of Wales has
• night, and is going on quitelilwell. The
,ot use Iv in a Tau feeble state.
"ARTHUR FAISAL, M.D.
M, KIM/MU. F.R.C.S."
"5 e infant P.'n—b, hsvivr hZeeree weaker since
ri ruing, expired about P. p.m. The health of the
0011t1llues satisfeef3J.
"ARTHUR FARES, SID."
eemral Knoll ys re iced the commands of the Prince
of W.:es to request the ;abortion if the fotiobvlng in
• flee birth of the infant Prince having been
. • . • are, some anxiety less felt on the pr, of the
• t atteedants as to the probabi'ity of It. surviving.
. ant Prince waalin 001114MtUIDC ',privately baptised
even' eg of the same day by the Rev.W. Lake
• li2ctor of Sandringham, and Domestic Chaplain
t •• 'rinee of Wain the presence of the Prince and
l'rii sof Wales, the Hon. Mrs. Stoner and Dr.
Arthur Farce, and roe ivcd the names of Alexander
John Charles Albert. The fears thus entertained were
painfaily realised. The ,ntant Prince expired at two
p.m. this day.
" 'Bandit-41am, Good Friday, Api'l 7.' "
"Sandringham. King's Lynn, Apro 8,1.3 C) p.m.
"Her Royal Highnees the Pi.noess of Wales he.
enjoyed several bar ri sleep, and is mak;ng most sat;e
factory progress.
"ARTHUR FARR!, M.D.
" T. M. Kr‘DAT`.. F.R.C.S."
" Sindringham, April 9. 4 p.m.
"Her Hoyt' Highness the Princeu of Wiles con-
tinues to nuke favourable proves'.
"ARTHUR YARRIS,
"T. IL EZDIDALL, F.R.C.S."