The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-12-19 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

REVIEW OF MR CORN TRADE.

. .
The" Mark• Lane Expri;l.,; " of t ,night says—The
sharp weathcr ias girt* way to ir;R:al mildness.
Should this be much feltlin the Baltic, it will release
some vessels destined for British port:, and the fear
of it has already 1114 some influence on the London
trade, the last market being uncommonly fiat, not-
withstanding the loss of thirty-seven thousand quarters
of Russian wheat by fire at Rutherhithe. Holland
and other places have experienced the same marked
fluctuations as ourselves, but we arc now getting
SD far into winter that we can hardly
expect much future severity. There has been so
little rain that the frost ha; been rather beneficial than
otherwise, destroying hurtful insects, pulverizing the
soil, and aerating it for the spring, while some ;who
were too late to plant their wheat, may yet find an
opportunity to get it in before Christmas. Fogs have
been so prevalent a; in miny instance; to injitre
the corn two or three shillings per quarter; France
has been in much the same state as ourselves; is
Germany, partially shut up by frost, &swell as Rus,is ;
but in New York one million and a half bushel, are
locked up in canals,

MARK LANE, Tuis DAY.
Market dull, with • downward tendency all
round. Engliah and Foreign wheats arc quoted
ONE SHILLING 1A)WEll oath.) week. Flour,
town. unaltered; Country and American dull.
Barley heavy. Oats fully sixpence cheaper since
Monday. Maize dull. Peas and beans can be
bought for two shillings less money. British—
Wheat, 6,084.; barley, 1,582 ; oata, 425, flour,
23,245. Foreign Wheat, 32,633 ; barley,
1,442; oats, 27,120; maize, 1,250 ; flour, 660
las* and 7,545 barrels.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tuts DAY.
Beef trade extremely heavy; our very best
climes of aU breeds hang on hand, and, as the
wants of the trade are pretty well satisfied, lower
prices have been taken. A reduction of fully
fourpenee per stout) is reported on Mondays
rates, and with this concession business I, stag-
nant. No material alteration can be noted in
the best breeds of mutton. For these the de-
mand is slow, and, although there IA a downward
movement, ao quotable reduction is apparent.
All other dame, both British and Foreign, two
to fourpence cheaper. Supplies of veal inadequate
to the demand, which is brisk, and enhanced
rates are readily obtained. Pork lower. beef,
lle 64 to Cie 8d ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s lud ; veal.
3564 to G. 8d ; pork, lls 4d to 41 6.1. Total
mapply—Basats, 2,66 u ; sheep and 1awb5,12,640
4111Ves, 123 ; pigs, 50 : of which 14reign-IJuast3,
600; sheep and lambs, 3,900; cilvcs, 116.

PROVISIONS, TIIIS D.

Batter : Little or uo enquiry fur Irish ; foreigu
descriptions dull, but without material altera-
tion in values. Canadian quiet. Bacou
extremely dull—lrish four, and Foreigu about
two shiiliags lower, and very little doing even at
this redaction. lianu, small size couttuue in
moderate demand • but large neglected. Lard
continues dull. dtieese quiet; Atnericau tine
bee to 625. Navy provisions dull.

DORCHILITER, firstunlay.—Wheat sold at last week's
quotailono ; the odlcial average was t3a imp. qr. Uwley,
the best de.crlpthm. of which wore &little in we saleable shal
lad t
Weekossay be quoted at last week's avers:o-31s OA par
qr. We, beaus end pea+ at recent rates.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.
SUNDAY'S SUL ',ETINS.
SUNDAY, 9 a.m.—The Prince of Wales haa
peased a quiet night, and coutumes to make
satisfactory progress.
5 r.g.—The Prince of Wales has passed the
day tranquilly. No change since morning.
• TO-DAY'S (SIUNDAY'd) BULLETINS.
MONDAY, 9 A.D.—The Prince has passed a
quiet night. Progress in all respects satisfac-
tory.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, 5 o'cLoce,--The Prince
of Wales has pared a quiet day.
GAS

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