The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-03-04 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

MONDAY, March 3.
The number Of sheep and beasta of all kinds
here this morning, was rather tinder the number
usually forwarded to Monday's market. 1 he quality,
however, was very good, and late prices were
fully maintained, an ADVANCE OF
TWO-PENCE IN THE STONE of 81b.
being realized for prime beet Mutton and
veal 2d. dearer. Superior meat was in little
request :—Beef, 4s. to 4s. 10d. ; Mutton, 48. 4d. to
sa. Bd.; Veal, 4.. 6d. to ss. 10d. ; Pork, 4a. to
4s. 10d.

STATE OF TH • E CORN TRADE FOR TliE
WEEK. -
MARK LANZ, RlDAY.—Nearly the whole of the
leading markets have continued to be very moderately
supplied with home-grown wheat. Good and tine
samples have changed hands somewhat steadily, at fall
prices; but low and damp quslities have moved off
slowly, and, in some instances, the quotations have had
a drooping tendeney. Although the imports have
fallen off, foreign wheats have c3minanded very little
attention, and American parcels have ruled in favour
of buyers. No improvement has taken place in the barley
trade, and prices have shown a drooping tendency. Malt
has changed h..nds slowly, on former terms. Good sound
oats have sold steadily, and other kinds slowly, at about
previous rates. Buns and pima have moved off heavily,
at barely the late decline in value, The flour trade bas
isontinued in a very inactive abate; nevertheless, we
have no alteration to notice in the currencies
"-The French markets have been devoid of animation.
- Wheat and moat other articles, however, have sold at
about stationary prices. The latest advices from New
York bring very little change in the value of either wheat
or flour. The shipments to England- have cmotiutted on •
full average scale, and the stocky in the hands of the
American growers are still represented as very large.
Letters from Scotland state that the wheat samples
continue to appear in very middling condition, and that
fine qualities have realis.d extreme rates, although the
demand for them has been by no means active. Low
samples have slightly given way in pride. Fine barley
and oats have mostly sold at full prices; but all other
produce has continued heavy.
The Irish markets, generally, have been in a most
Inactive state, and damp corn ha been rather drooping.
The total importations of wheat and Pule into the
•••? " rotted Kingdom daring the put three years is as
.follows :—Wheat. 1859, 4,000,922 qrs,; 1860, 5.880,958
tars ; 1861, 6.912,615 qrs; flour, 1859. 3,328,324 °Wt.' ;
1860, 5,086,520 cwts ; 1851,6,159,938 meta.
•'' With regard to the floating trade, Mr. E. Ransford
observes :—Since the 20th inst. to last night, there
have been 59 arrivals off coast for orders, consisting of
39 cargoes of wheat, 11 maize, and 9 miscellaneous.
The numerous arrivals, as was anticipated, have brought
more buyers, and the following rates have been paid :-
- - Wheat arrived, per 492 lb,, Odessa Gliirka, 48s, several
cargoes ; hard Odessa Ghirka, 47s 6d, for the Conti-
nent •, per 480 lbs. Beheireh, 345; Saida, 375, 38s, and
36e 64 • Rouinelia 43s fid to 445; amber lows, 52s 6d :
Galati:47s and 48i ; ditto, not perfect, 44s 6d, delivered
sound; Polish Odessa, supposed 464 6.1 and 455;
' Banat, 154 e and 53e 64 ' • Ibrails, 443 6:1 and 455;
Masagan, about 33.. Barley, arrived, per 400 lbs,
Ibraila, 24s and 24s 6d ; Smyrna, 248 • Egyptian,
• 24a 3d and 245; Seale Nova, 244 for the dintinent.
The New York advises, February 12, state that
Canada flour is in moderate request, and prices are a
. shade easier. The market for wheat has been dull and
heavy, and in souse cases a slight decline has taken
- place.
FRIDAY NIGHT.—The fresh arrivals of English wheat
to Mark lane, this morning, were very small. For
all qualities, however, the trade was in a very sluggish
state, and so little business was transacted that prices
were considered nominal. Foreign wheat was in
limited request, yet no change took place in its value,
compared with Monday. Good and fine malting
barley ruled tolerably firw ; but other kinds attracted
veilry little atteation. Oate ' were dull and the quotations
ha a downward tendency, Beans and pe is moved off
slowly, on former terms. Flour met • heavy market,
, and Aii.erican qualities could only be disposed of by
submitting to • reduction of from 6d to Is per barrel in
their value. This week's imports amount to only 50
qrs. of wheat; 4260 barley ' • and 11,930 qrs. of oats.
London averages announced this day :—Wheat 1227
qre. 63* 5d ; Barley, 926 qrs. 37s 8d ; Oats, 3184 qrs.
22.44 • Rye. 27 qrs. 32s &I; Beans, 326 qrs. 36. 10d;
Pees, 264 gni. 40s.
WARMINOTZR, Saturday, March 1.-Wheat, 40s to
64a • Barley, 21s to 41e ; Oats, 20. to 265; Beans, 40s
to 1;38.-8lb. Loaf, 14d.—There was a fair supply.
Wheat met a steady demand, and prices were firm. In
barley sales are slow, but there was no decline in price.
Oats and beans without variation.
WAKENIRLD, Friday. —Wheat meets a very limited
demand, and prices rather in favour of buyers. Barley
slow. In other articles little doing.
Lrvitaroot, Friday.—Market quiet; scarcely any
change to report since last week. Prices of wheat,
flour, and othsr articles remain nominally without
change. The prevailing easterly winds retard arrivals.
Imports :—lreland, &a. wheat, 162 qrs; barley, 426;
malt, 40$; oats, 772; beans, 9 • oatmeal, 826 ; flour, 318
• sacks. Foreign :—Wheat, 8,435 qrs ;beans, 3.070; peas,
166 ; Indian corn, 1,333; flour, 2,348 sacks, 1,707 brls.
DUBS', 28th.--There was a fair supply of wheat at
this corn-market to-day, the quality of which was
. irregular, but the condition was improved. The demand
. for fine sorts was steady at late rates, but inferior ditto
barely supported their value. Of barley the show was
moderate, and the inquiry proved slow at the prices of
last week for all de.criptions. The show of oats was
• middling, but the tone of the trade was quiet, and late
rates were berely sustained. Beans were in fair supply,
and moved off slowly at prices nominally the seine as
last week. Quotations :—Old white wheat made 60e
to 675; old red, 564 to 60e; new white, 65s to 70s; new
red, 631 to 68s per 36 stone : malting barley, 36s to 40s
, per qr : grinding, 30s to 32s per 30 'tone; old oats, 28e to
33e ; new, 24, to 27s ; old beans, 47s to 1504 : new, 40,1 to
42s per 38 stone; fine flour, 44s to 46.; super, 49s to 50s
per sack.
BIRMINGHAM, Saturday.—The supply of English
wheat
wheat w small, and pieces were supported.
qualities of Black Sea wheat sold freely at former
prices, bat American wheat was rather cheaper. In
spring corn no alteration.
GLOUCESTER, Saturday.—At our market to-day
English wheat was in moderate supply, and sold readily
at last week's rates. Foreign in limited demand, with-
out change in price. Barley and beans dull. Bather
more inquiry for oats.

THE CATTLE TRADE.
MITIIOPOLITAN, Thursday.—Our market to-day was ;
• fairly supplied with beasts in good condition. All ;
breeds commanded • steady sale, at fully Menday's
currency. the best Soots having realised 411 6d per 81b.
The show of sheep wai
,again limited, and the mutton I
trade was firm, at extreme rates. The best Downs sold
at 6s 64 per 81b. The few lambs in the t•ens were
taken off readily, at 7s 4•1 per 81b. Calves, the supply
of which was slightly on the increase, were in request,
at full quotations. Pigs were quite as dear as last week,
hut inilch cows sold heavily. Total supply :—Beasts,
. 1,020; cows, 127; sheep, 2,600; and calves, 110; pigs,
340. Foreign :—Beasts, 110; sheep, 690; and
salves. 68.
-NNWQATIC AND LIADENEIALL.—Friday, Feb. 28.
The supplies of meat are somewhat less extensive, and
the trade generally rules firm, on rather higher terms.
• r—lnferior beef, 2s 8d to 3s 2d; Middling ditto, 3540
,to 3. 84 • Prime large ditto, 3s 8,1 to Sc 10d ; Prime
: small (HAL, 4s to 4s 2cl • Large pork, 3s 10d to 44 6d ;
•Ntr3.4 ito b 3• 10d.; Middling ditto,
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