The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-03 00:00:00

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SOUTHAMPTON OWN. Feinsr.—Slow trade for
both English and foreign wheat. at lerely last • oak's
price& Barley and maize dull. oats firm trade, at prices
of last week. Flour 4esily, at not week's quotations.
Wheat, red, co lon to ; whito ditto. £IO to £l2:
erinding barley. 26a. to 311 a. cultic.; dot,. :Va toads oat.,
lea to 14.: buns, IS. to 47a; peas. ttia to 421.; maite.Fu
to Ms; flour, 30a to Ma.
SOUTHAMI'TON C.tTTLE, FRIDAY.— There was an
average supply of stock at our market, but only that of
the beat quality chenged hands. Best eethers fetched
ea to ea al per stone, and beasts, 12, 6.1. to 13. per Wore
LIVERIVoL CORN, FRIDAY.—With only a moderate
attendance at our market a 'mall business has been done
In wheat, at the rates of Tuevlay last; Californian. tO
111. Flour in limited request without change in
quotations. Indian corn lower, 2,1. to 4s. 3d; old, 4.
Fell. Beans, Egyptian, es. 3d. to tie. tkl. 1'..... Canadian,
5. M. to 6.34.
SALISBURY CORN. FRIDAY. —There was a small
attendance at the market to-day, and trade was quiet.
Both English and foreign wheat sold slowly at Late
values. Flour mat a dull vale. For oats and maize there
wee • quiet demand, but prices ruled firm. Other articles
were unaltered.
SHEPTON MALLET, FRIDAY.— Wheat, 30e. to 4.5 a.
Barley. 30a to Pia ;05t5,455. to Ms Beans. 40s. to Ma
Pow 316 a to Ma ; Flour, 3Ua to 31s. : Breed. fid. per 416
krt. Beal. 12. to Itit per score ; Mutton, ed. to 24d. pe
Ih ; Veal, Bd. to 91 ; Lamb, la ; Fat Pip, lUa to Ilk eil
per score ; Milk Butter, 13s. to 14. per dos. : Whey ditto
; Egp, 104. per doom.; Potatoes, Is. to la. 6.1. par
peck.
WARMINSTER. fisrrsuur. Wheat, MO to 45a' •
Barley, 30a Ueda, les. to 235. ; Peas, his, to s. ; Beans,
lea to Us. ; Rye, alk to Ma ; Vetches, ea to 6.The malting Beeson being over, very little barley was on
oiler. Wheat vu in large supply at about late ratan.
BATH. SAIIIIILDAY.—At our market to-day there vu a
moderate attendance, and the supply of wheat was limited
A fair amount of business was don, at lost week's Prices.
No change in other grain. Flour firm.
GLOUCFSTER, Eisttiazar.—At to-day's market the
supply of English wheat was short, and prices were the
rune at last week. Foreign very slow, at nominally
previous rates. Spring corn unaltered in value.
TAUNTON CORN. SATURDAY. There was a mod.
erstely good trade English wheat 'old readily at last
ereare priest Foreign wage trifle seder. Barley, maize,
oats, and beans unaltered. Flour, Ma to 33n
TAUNTON CATTLE —lt was the great market day on
betarday, and the fact of there not having been a market
toe three eases accounted for the unusually large number
of sheep and bullocks which wet• penned. In the early
Fart of the morning the weather was floe, but before the
market was over heavy rein set in, which greatly inter
ered with businem About the usual number of sheep,
sheep and a law beasts were disposed of by the atiettoarers,
and there was a decided improvement in prices generally.
£4 sheep of the best quality sold at from to eta
each ; fat lambs, 345. each ; heifers and calves, Lle to £2O;
Pen-year-old steers, £l3 per pair; fat cows and heifers.
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CORK BU ITER SATE/101T. —o,l:llery Firstr, 90% ;
litteoods, bin ;Thirds, 74, ; Fourths, rei. ; Fdths, ;
WLd Cured—Supsriloe. 106, ; Firsts, Sac Hucon.is. 70n ;
Tinrds. 765. Number of firkins in tho make, MI

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Prises :—Devons—Bull, not exoreding three years,
05. Mr. Farthing, Stowey-court, Bridgwater ; young
ball, £25, Mr. Farthing' bull calf, £lO, Mr. Fryer,
Lytthett Minster' £5, Mr. Farthing. Cow. £l5 and
£lO. Mr. Fryer. Heifer in call, £l5, Mr. Farthing.
Heifer, £lO, Mr. Fryer. Heifer calf, I:10 and £5, Mr.
Pryer. Shorthorns—Bull, £lO, Mr. J. Dunning,
Creech St. Michael. Bull, under three years, £lO,
Mr. J. Bolt, Taunton. Young bull, £lO, Mr. W.
Farthing, Hewett, Norton.court, Taunton. Cow, Mr.
.1. Bolt. Herefords—Cow, highly commended, Mr.
W. Peren, South Petherton. &menet and Dorset
Horn Hants, £l5 and £7, Mr. Herbert Farthing,
Nether fitowey ; highly commended, Mr. John Mayo,
Broadway, Dorchester. Ram, any age, £lO, Mr. H.
T. J. Culverwell, Clavelshay, North Petherton ; £5,
Mr. it, Farthing; highly commended, Mr. John
Mayo. Bees, £lO and highly commended, Mr. E.
Lega, Coombe Down, lisaminster ; £5 and com-
mended, Mr. J. Mayo. Mare in foal. Mr. E. Carry,
Pyllm Pigs, small breed, black, 17, Mr. J. Palmer ;
Mr. J. C. Abbots; ES, Rey. W. Hooper, Chilfro.me,
Dorchester. Bear, £7, Mr. J. 0. Saunders, Forston,
Godinanstone. Berkshire—Breeding *ow, commended,
Mr. W. Benjafield, Motoombe. Raining all day.
Number of entrances up to two o'clock, 1,641 ; against
2,400 last year.