The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-24 00:00:00

Sgriculturt.

CArrte Jonslasetria —The death of some hesdride
of sheep in Wiltshire a few days ago most have salad
publie attention to the emelt, of keening cattle on !?gg
Journeys without water. The Scanlon "hopes thee
railway companies will bethink themselves of providing
that which everybody who has studied the matter re.
wards as a necessity. Our contemporary Aliened tlief
1014 ab tinence holt water on the part of living Wage
ia very diattessing to them, and trn-ta that the wows-
sciou cruelty which has hitherto obtained will ere kai
be done away with, as such a step "will be the mean*
of saving considembe SUM of money annually he
1 breeders and feeders of stock." We fine a cabmen ilds.
for driving a horse with • rore neck, and we 000sidee
railway directors who confine cattle in trunks for liftg
or silty hours without toed or driuk as guilty of enema.
scions cruelty !

SIR TATTON STEER' HERD OF SHORTHORNS wire OS
Monday rtirposed of by suction. The morning was
occupied by the side of the B,ICk of nether and Limner
Shropshire Down IREAA, sold in peal of ten. The
'ethers ranged from 40.. to 465. per head, and the
gimraers from 40s. to no. After luncheon the fla•
short-horsed bull "Emperor fleered," of the Brasilia
herd, April 1, 1863, No. 21 688, was offered, and wee
sold for £2B 10s. to Mr. Psrker. The short-horned cow
" Rosetta," from the CAtainere herd, is Of le
"Emperor Second," old for .C 26 10s. The herd of 50
we 1-conditioned, very forward short-hors bonsai'
ranged in prioe from 19 guineas to 25 guineas a-head,,
end brought Dearly £l,lOO. The larger bard et steers
not so forward, but eery fin* bents, well up. sole
equslly well, ranging from 16 guineas to 20 pawn •
11E1'4. all brine sold. The doe's sale reamed about
4,873. It is believed that Um bitten et the heists olti
would be folly 9s. per 140114—att intrewilisierp_Afinj
eepennlly for cattle .an fully sp. Ur
klateher's fat Wink is owns • eeneeeheble
settle only pertly kd, for isainelalle neepip.

CORN M.ARKSTIL
MARI Lain, Friday,—The quantllyg &Oa Mum*
on sale here to-day cosetetee end by laud iantage was
very moderate, bet In'falravertge onedibire. For moat
kinds the demand ruled steady, and the pekes readied
were equal to Holiday. However, a few of the startle.
ferior 'temples remained tmeold at the aloes of beetrepe.
so.WyitLfezitygn.awphpeir we
d. seeleere tol
cted erably wits letrldt eheat 1461
steadily on former terms. hut other qualities were satin
inquiry at late rater. Floating cargoes of whaill Weft
firm in prim In other produce afloat the teenaitetioes
were only moderate.

CURRENT ENGLISH PRICER.
Per. Qr. Piz Qr.
E. So
B°°"l., P.e.ern ow--.... 01 1116
Irish, whits TO to IS
" bloat 11 to ft
Morgan 4s
Tick ... P4llt
Harrow ... raa.faiJal ER
Pigeon .. ~,,413 to 47
Phi,. • .
GmY :SUET
Whits.to 41

WAT 9. II
Ines, Kest, red, IA
" Ditto. sew ... $4 to 44
" Dittooshlto, 4/ lOU
" Ditto, 37 to 18
Kortolk sod Liosoin,
"4 Date, ntw —to
Igaltint 24 to 40
28 to 31
Grinding gg gg
Aa.
NWT,
_Norfolk, 10

Suffolk ... c.. 36 to 06
tampion a M le 46
Brown... ... AO to 33

Soribk sorted to —.
Wistor do. ... —to—
rLool.
Town node, per 1180
40 to 42
Hourairold... „ 37 to SD
Country
Norfolk mod Suffolk
ex ship

...26t038

Enf) I s 11fteedato ... ... r twd r
tS
1;,
Seotch, feed ..... ...... 18 Co 84

BIRMISGRAM, Thursday.—Diaring the present week
there has bees a fair demand for wheat, but no int.
provement amid be realized. Barley more inquired for.
Oats rather cheaper. Very little doing in beams or mos.
At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat,
and all deacriptions realized an advance of Is. per qr.
Oats and barley unaltered. Beans and peas tending
upwards.
Bmsvor., Tbursday.—On our market to-day there was
a fair supply of Bondi& what, which sold freely. at
rather over last week's prices. Foreign held for 6d. to
Is. per qr. advent)°, which checked the demand, sad
searcely any changed hands. Malting barley in good
regnant sad rather dearer. Sweet grinding paresis sold
at 6,1. per qr. improvement, bested samples neglected.
Arrivals of eats from Ireland are heavy, mostly heated.
which were offered ex-ship at low price.; good qualities
scarce, and rather dearer. Melia in fair request, at lama
week's prices. Beane quite as dear.

CATTLE MARKETS.
lAZTROPOLITAM, Titursday.-Oar market to-day was
moderate supplied with beasts, chiefly in middling con.
dition. erime breeds snowed off steadily at full quota.
tions ; otherwise the trade was heavy at late rite*.
I Sheep, the show of which was rather limited, changed
r hands freely at extreme rates; the quality of most breeds
was good. We were fairly supplied with calves, which
sold steadily at very full prices; very few F.nglish calves
were on offer. High prices were again demanded for
I pig', but the sale of them was inactive. In milch °owe
very little was doing. Per 81b. to sink the offal: Coarse
and inferior besets, 3a. 2d. to 38. Bd.; emend quality
ditto, 3s, 103. to 4s. 6d.; prime large oxen, 4s. *I. to
Sc. ; prime Scots, &a, Se. 2a. to ss. 4d. ; warm and in.
ferior sheep, 4a. 4.3. to as. Id.o ; second quality ditto,
sa. to Si. 65.; prime coarse-woolled sheep, Si. Bd. to
fe. 2d.; prime South down ditto, 6. 4.1. to 63. Bd.; large
coarse calves, 4s. 63. to se. 2d. • prime small ditto,
sa. 4.1. to se. 6d.; large hogs, 4.. 441. to 51. 4.1.; neat
small porkeis, ss. 6d. to ss. 103,; snaking rakes, 201.
to 24. ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s. to 34.1. each.
NawoaTi 1110 LIADLNHALL, Friday.-Moderate
supplies of meat are oa sale at these markets. For pod
and prime qualities the trade is firm, at full prices;
otherwise the demand rules quiet.
Per Bth., by the carouse.
s.d. ad. Pd. ii.
inferior beef .. 3 0W S 4 Inferior mutton 4 4to 10
Middliog ditto $ 6„ 4 0 Iddlinit ditto.. I 0„ 6 6
Prime lerge do. 41„ 4 4 Primo dltto .6 S „ 16
Prime small ditto 46„4 11 I Large pork . 4 6 5 a
Veal 4 6 o 6 4 Sma dttto .... 5 11.• •
Baurroc, Thursday.-At our market to-day there
was an average supply of beef, with a good demand,
first quality realising 68s. to 705. per cwt.; secondary
ditto, 624. to 65e., Yearly all of which was Bold. Of
mutton there was not a very large supply, but there was
a fair sale. Good wetbers fetched Rd. to 9d. per lb. ;
and ewes, at. to Bgd. There was a large number of
pigs, the prices being somewhat easier than those of lest
week. Sawn pip sold at 10e. 6.1. tolOc. 95. per soore„
according to quality, and porker' changed 'hands ea
prices ranging 10s 3d. to lls. per score. There were
but very few store cattle in the market in OODSIKVIeZIOO
of the plague; the demand was bad, and in consequence
nearly all remained on hand. Mitch clam, a short
supply, anything good being quickly bought up. There
was a capital show of horses, for which there was rather
a brisk demand, at good prices.
Faoisa, Wedneaday.-This is the day when our
annual cattle-show WSW usually held, but this year, cm
amount of the eattle-plagne and the great prevalence
of cattle diseases, it was determined that it should not
take plaoe. There was in market, however, a larger
eupp'y of stook than we bare seen for some months.
The beasts shown were not of high quality, but tbe
trade was active, and almost everything cheesed heeds,
at full prices. There was • fair show of sheep. Pigs
were the turn easier. Our quotations are :-Beef, 12e.
to 13s. the score; mutton, 83. to 93. the lb. • bacon.
pigs, lls. 6d. to 12a. the score; and porkers, 12s. At
Willow fair yesterday, prices of sheep were tronsiderably
lower. At Castle Cary market prime Of stook were
higher.