The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

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QwflètO BOITO at present not sosertelwel,
bel rod to arise from a fault existing In the cable IA •
point hitherto undiscovered, there hare bun no
tibia Opals from Newfoundland ethos one o'olooli on
Friday morning, the brd inst. The dirwtors we now
at Valsntla, and, aided by various solontille end prattioal
elestriolans, are investigating the oauu of the sto_ppago
with a view to remedy the existing difficulty. Under
these strownstanses no time san at present be named for
opening tho wire to the public
Yours truly,
GEORGE BAWARD, fiewitary.

LIVZRPOOL, Elaturday.—The steamship Europa
rived this morning it 6 o'olosk from Bt. John's, New.
foredlend, after repairing damages muted by the sold.
elon with the Arabia. Ohs left the latter port on the
27th alt,

BAINIT GINAT STOCK AND CATTLN FAIN, Hurt.
—On Saturday this celebrated stook fair commenoed a
it la one of the largest within the home counties, and
atonally brings together an immense assemblage of the
principal stook breeders and aeoulturista of this oountry,
and also from Ireland and Scotland, for at this great
cattle mart ere the homesteads And eattle•yards regu-
lated ; breeders now sell young stook off grating lands
and effect • olearatree for the autumn, and stook feeders
make their selections for the fatting stalls and winter
keep, and thuN the interest of stook breeders and feeders
are amalgam eted and provided for at this important
fair. The supply of stook brought in this year was not
in excess as compared with previous fairs, but cattle
generally exhibited • marked improvement in the breed-
ing, and clearly developed the progress annually made
in rearing of neat cattle. Many large bards of Welsh
cattle have during the Lilt few days stubbed the rasa
fields in the vicinity of the fair field, but their condition
as with most other grazing_ stook, manifestly indicate;
that pass feed is scarce. Tile demand for best descrip-
tion of beast was greedy yet by no means active, high
prices were eared but dealers were shy in speculating;
the preuent fears that the swede and turnip mops will be
short this year is ascribed a. • cause, and this tends to •
depreciating effect on the usual current demand at this
periodical cattle fair. The numerous breeds of cattle
were classified, sales were effected slowly and may be
quoted as follows :—Herefords, good fresh beasts for
stalling up, £l6 to £2O; two-year-old steers £l3
to gill a head; Doyens, oxen, £l5 to £l9;
steers, £l2 to £l6 • head ; large beasts, for
slaughtering, £24 to £2B ; Llneolns and shorthorns
varied in price from £l5 to £IB, and yearlings made
from £7 to £lO each ; Sussex bullocks, £lsto £l7;
steers, £lO to £l4 ; ditto heifer., £9 to Ell ; oxen
broke to the yoke, 95 to 42 guineas per pair. Several
large droves of beasts were bought for the turnip
counties (eastern). In the Welsh rattle field there was a
large supply, and the loud vociferation. of the Welsh.
men on the completion of • sale of • herd of cattle con-
veyed unmistakeable signs that there was an active
business going ors. Bost sorts of Welsh beasts sold at
from £l.l to hit ahead ; steers and bottom, £8 to Ell ;
yearlings, £4 to £6; and milking cows, £ll to £l2.
The held set apart for Beach cattle formed every promi-
tint and important portion of the fair, and a large
amount of business wee transacted. Polled Soots made
from RIG to £lB a head, and Miens 1211 to £l5 sash.
Highland mate—this slam of stock, only comprises •
bullock in miniature—were in good request, they are
not only profitable in its fatting shed, but are con-
sidered ornamental to park. and pasture lands ; their
wide spread horns and long shaggy and well-glossed
coats gave them a remarkable appearance in this part
of the country ; they made prises of from //8 to £lO
emh, Irish beasts sold at £lO to £l4, and heifers at
from gli to kV each. In the meadow assigned for mulch
cows there wee a line show of well-bred besets ; square
framed aliorthonted cows made from 217 to £42 (in full
milk); Yorkshire ditto down ;airing, or with calf by
their side fetched CIO to £24 ; well-bred heifers, £lO to
£l4, rile portion of the field was well attended by
London milk dealers, who bougit largely. Nliorthorned
bulls fetched from £lO to EDI, and Alderney cows 10 to
18 guineas. The fair was continued yesterday, and will
go on tomorrow, when the unsold stook and bone* will
be on offer.