The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-06-06 00:00:00

L ',TEST NEWS.

RKVIRW—OF TB R CORN TRADE.
The "Mark-LaneKaPreas" of to-night says: The
fluctuations of last week again threaten to retard
the harvest, with a good three months yet to be
provided for. Matters are not very satisfactory.
Grecs is bad, fruit worse, and wheat must run
short. Hay and straw in many places are
nearly used up, and should a large demand from
France for wheat return, itimight be difficult to
meet it without sending up prices. It is true
that millers hesitate to make pin-charm at the
present price, and the holiday character of the
time has let :down values in places a shilling
per quarter, but hesitation does not increase
stook; moreover, the Baltic, though farther
on in the season, shows no signs of relent-
ing, but finds customers among neigh-
bours, so that it may be an error to think
London the ruling market. We do not
think France is ruined, and cash may yet be
found in Paris as well as London and Brussels,
quite available on good security, when once a
firm Government is established. But on this
point we yet remain ia the dark ; nevertheless,
If s blight should further damage our prospects,
our present rates, though high, would only seem
moderate.

MARK-LANE, This DAY.

The market opened (quietly, at full prices-
Supply of English wheat slow, but oondition ex-
cellent. Trade not active, bet prices well main-
tained. Foreign wheat quiet, at late rates.
Barley steady. Oats moderately active at pre-
vious pries.. Beans and peas in limited request.
Flour purchased slowly on former terms,
CLOSE.—Engliah and foreign wheat steady.
Flour quiet. Barley unaltered. The bulk of
the arrivals of oats waisted of low and out of
condition Russian qualities, which were difficult
of sale fine corn scarce, and eighteen pence
dearer on the week. Maize firm. British—
Wheat, 2,390; barley._ 73; oats, 12,398; flour,
lb.VlO. Foreign—Wheat, 26.136
.; barley,
10,862; oats, oo,oro , maize, 22,219 ; flour,
3,901 sacks and 28,746 barrels.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE, Tam DAT.
Cattle trade much firmer. Sales free, and
extreme rates realised. Best sorts readily made
5s 104 per &be. Steady demand for sheep at
an advance of fourpenoe per Sib.. Best Downs
and half-breds GI 4d to 64 6d. Lambe in
moderate request at from fle to 7s (id per stone.
Calms firm. Pigs quiet.
Another correspondent telegraphs :—Great
animation throughout the market. All qualities
of beef fully fourpenoe dearer, and even higher
rates have been realised. Sales have been
rapid, and most of the large transactions were
closed by eight o'clock. Mutton fourpence to
sixpence dearer, with a brisk and active trade.
Lamb and veal in demand at advanced rates.
Pork dearer, Beef, 42 4d to 64 ; mutton, 41 84
to 64 8d ; veal, 4.4 d to 6s 4d ; pork, 3.44 to
4. 85; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s Bd. Total supply—
Besets, 3,085 ; sheep and lambs, 24,600; calves,
280; pigs, 150.
PROVISIONS, Tuts Day.

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Butter: Little doing in fresh foreign, and
home-made descriptions dull, with prices barely
supported. Friesland, 98s to 118 s. Bacon:
Rather more inquiry for fresh, small to moderate-
sized foreign in better demand, at 44.1° 564
Hams dull; Canadian sell at GO to 68s. Cheese :
Prices continue irregular, pending arrivals of
new stook.

Boactoinsa, ffaturday.—The supply of wheat at the corn-
exchange to-day was but small, and trade wpm dull. The eam-
pies ehown were In good condition. Prices rsaged from 64e to
ns per qr. from 6.1 to Is lower than last week, when the
average w‘s 684 64. Foreign barley, 35. to 35.: oats, 20 to
39. • peso, 44s ; beaus, 46. to Ha
BLANDPOILD, Saturday.—Wheat, 222 quarters, 4 bud..!.;
price, from 664 to (.6.; averse price £2 Ifs 20,