The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-07-18 00:00:00

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place on Thursday last, and was well attended. In
conseqeenee of the indisposition of Mr. T. Ensor, the
agricultural implements, horses, and lambs were sold by
his son, who very ably discherged the important duty
entrusted to him, The sale commenced at twelve, and
after di.posin4 of about 150 lots of Implements, which
generally were of but small value, the company sat
down to luncheon, which was provided by Mr. Evers,
and served up in the lower rooms of the house, lately
occupied by the late Mr. Tread well. Alter the luncheon
the sale proceeded with the horses,of which there were
30, the greater part cart lionise. These were sold at
various prices, from as low as 61 guineas to 38 guineas,
Wren were sold at from 20 guineas to 213.1 guineas, and
eleven at from 30 to 38 guineas. The hacks sold at
from 9 guineas to 18 guineas; and the total realised by
this sale was £735 15s. 61. Mr. G. Enter prefaced the
sale of the oxen and stems by stating that the animals
were of first-class quality, good use, and In exoellent
condition, being nearly all of pore Devon breeds ; and
as there was a promise of an abundance of keep, than
who deaired to have animals which would do them
credit, should not lose the present opportunity.
The first pair of two-year-old Devon steers offered
fetched £36 ; the next realised £29, the next /J 33
and the next £2B 100. Mr. Eittint Purchased lot sat
£37 and Mr. Wright lot 6 at £.36, £4l 105 each was
given for the next two pair by Mr. Allen, of Tisbury.
£3O to £3B 10s was given for the next 6 couple. Mr.
Lever and Mr. J. Strange being two of the purchasers.
The 28 realized £176 average £3l per pair. The three
year olds commanded higher prices, Mr. Coates pur-
chased the three first lots, at r. 3.5 10; £36 10s ; and
£3l 10.. but the next two in the ring brought the pthe
up to £4olo' and £43. Mr. Wright purchased lot 20
at £45 10s. Mr. Laver the next at £41104 ; Mr. Warren
lot 22 at 1:43. Lot 23 was knocked down to Mr. Laver,
after a sdinted competition at £46. Lots 24 and 25
fetched £4l 103 and £45 respectively. 26 was purehased
by Mr. J. Ford at 1:42 10., 27 at £36 by Mr. Goatee,
Lot 28 at £4O by Mr. Sprake, and 22 at £44 by Mr.
!larding of Speokington. —Total realised by three
year olds £640, average £4l 6s per couple. The first
lot of two 4 year old Devon num were purchased by
Mr. Harding at £4B. Lot 31 by Mr. J. Ford at £53 10s.
Lot 32 to Mr Allen at £49 10*; 33 to Mr. Lever at
1:47 101 and 31 to Mr. J. Strange at £4l; lot 35 meld
for £45, tel lot 36 was sold to Mr. Smith for 1:52--
Total for 4-year olds £336 10/, average £4B is. Four
5-year old Devon oxen Bola for £lOB, Mr. T. Fry, of
lwerno boing tho purchaser of one lot, and lot
39 was sold to Mr. Harding for £33 10s ; this with £35
for two mulch cows, made up a total of £1,628 10s
for horn stock. The Sussex Down lambs were pal up
In lots of 20 ; anal sold royally at from 13. 61 to 151
each realslo4 abut £2OO. The remainder of the
agricultural implements were then disposed of, but the
greater pert of the company left as soon as the live
stock WAS sold, a heavy rain coming on during the after-
neon. The total proceeds of the sale may be estimated
at about £3,000. The arrangements for the sale were
excellent under the superintendents° of Mr. W. Fookes
of Monkton.