The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

CA'ITLE MARKETS.

11 ITROPOLITAN , Thtinday.—Notwithstandlng that the
supply of beasts on sale here to-day was very moderate,
the demand for all breeds was In a may Inactive Mate.
at barely Illonday's currency. The general top 'Cum
we. ds. per 81b. Sheep, the show of whist' was limited.
moved off slowly, at barely previous rates. The best
Downs and half-breds. In the wool, gold at de. 24.; out
of the wool, fos. per 81b. Lambe were in fair request,
at from 7s. 44. to Its. per 81b. Calves ware steady, on
former terms—TM 4s. Sd. to ss. 64. per Sib. The sale
for pip was heavy, at depressed currencies.

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Per elb. to link the OffaL
i.d. d. i. d. d.
coarse beasts 3 4 to 3 8 Pthriellouthgovrasi 10 to
Somali quality .. 3 8 lo 4 4 .rg. canna eats* 4 Sto 4 1
Prime lam • 1.1.0 4 St. 4 In pd.. ...n
0 t 0 a
Prime Scots. Ac. 5 oto 5 2 Large bop— .. 3
lot. soars. sheep 3 10 to 4 11 ,Ileat anti warn 3 Bto 4
Second quality .. 4 to 5 Selma. calves,eolito oto MI
Prime coarse add 54t0 5 Qr. 014 str pizs.do23 oto 17
TOTAL SUPPLT.—Britiah—Bearita, 540 cow..
ohoop and lambs, 4,300; calves, 115; pip, 110.—
Foreign—Beast., 20;2 'beep and lamba, 190; salves,
90; p1p.32.

BW-GATI AND DUILLL, Friday.—The supplits
of meat on sale here to-day, were rather extensive. For
eve. the primed qualities, the demand was heavy, and
prices ruled in favour of buyers. The show of foreign
most was only moderate.
Per by the carcase.
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a. a.l-
- 6401 .. 2 oto 3 4 I
11166110 g ditto 3 6 310
Prime Ism do. 4 0 4 I
Prime small ditto 4 4 4 6 1
Veal 4 0 S

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Intorlor mutton 3 Ito 3 $
Middling ditto 3 10 „ 4 4
Prints ditto 4 4.,4 Al
zArg. pork 3 0 , 3 4
ihnsil ditto 3 I 4 0

nous, Wedneeday.—Tbe market we. well attended
to-day in antioipstion that It would be re-opened for the
sale of cattle. This, however, was not the oar, owing
to some delay in forwarding the licence of the Privy
Council. The beef trade in this district is active, and
priors have en upward tendency. The quotation for
good beef is lb. lo 13s. 64. the wore. Mutton bag •
steady sale, at so. to 94. the lb. Leash makes la. the
lb. Veal kr is good 'apply, and makes 81. to 9d. Bacon
t• very quiet trade, at not more than 9s. the sours.
r soars, and dear. best mating £5 10s. the ton.
Cheese was a dull trade to-day, at • farther reduetkni.
Berwrot., Thursday. —Our market to-day wet largely
supplied with beef, a large proportio• of which was
Irish of uneseeptionable quality. Business, however,
was doll, and the high prima of the previous week con•
sequently gave war. First-elms descriptions realised
from Ma to 70s. per cwt.; inferior sorts from 65a.
downwards. The supply of lIF asp was rather short, and
the brisk tr.& cleared them all out at an early hour at
priors ranging from lid. to 94 per lb. We had • mode.
rat. show of pigs, and although the trade was dull
recent prism were maintained. Chaim porkers reeliseti
Iron. 9s. to 9.. 64. per wore ; bawls pip from 6a. 64. to
9.. There was • fair show of bones of good quality,
and • moderate burliness does in them.

ARMED PEACE

TM Belgian War Ogee haring imelinead ea bards,
respecting lie &mammas ankh are ping on in llama,
tbe fellowiag iaterreatioa ham Wen osid

FIWICIL-480,000 asessepoi rifles are le seem a
rcooefestare, the 'restart portico to be lekbed before
the lei of Wereb, 1858.
PRIM/ A.— Th• needle-goo sad Tided mum mesa
to to malatalsed. The gee rasanfeelories ere Toy
busy in sompletleg the Norse for tbe srorsels. 1,100,0011
bresob•loadlog seed barrels have bees ordered rises lie
war.

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Oa year.

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SOUTH 013.31 ANT. —Bavaria, Wiirteneherg, Beam.
and fleser-Dermstedt edopt the breeah. gas. ce
the understanding that the system rimy ba oigid It
UN experiments wbieh are eying on at !kaiak an sot
found to be satisfeetory. Tb• Premien rifled mason le
preferred, sad large orders us It warm of ethentles.
KNOLAND.-150,000 Enfield rides are elreedy sew
meal ow the Snider principle; 360,000 (mil at the
MIMS kind will be ready he the wane of the year.
1.000 guns are being *reverted every day Is the
Government manefeetorles. 426 rifled manses el
various calibres will be mennfetrthred by the sad of the
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RUSSIA.--eockooo gun are bang converted as tbill
Carle principle (a inodideatios of the Doodliiraa).
300,000 will be ready by tie beginning of next year.
900 breeele•loading cansess are in coarse of ocastraelioa
to complete the field batteries.
DIIIIIIAPJL Chameleon him voted • larczatim
for tie movenios of the present gone into
loaders, but tie model gas has not yet bees &Med
upon.
HOLLAID.—The conversion of the preeml arm into
guns on the &eider principle.
Irox, &An, Poarocu, Gazocz.—The brush&
Waling gun adopted. Spain sad Ovens have mined
nos from the manufactory of Y. Krupp, of Loss,
is hark.

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Bstanni will 000i100411 the re el the Med Prudes
error adapted in 1864. sad will beteg Into e the
bersh-leadies marl arm