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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-19

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-19

SATURDAY'S MARKETS.

fOR'.

11.tTM.—.tt our iituket'trUe was an average attend
ow., and business war truiscato 1 at previous prices.
SIIIErTf IN MALLET.—Wheat, Ts to En ; larley We.
to Cu. ; oats, Ma to 5.:3.9 beans, ina. to 52.• ; peas, to
4fit prior. ; flour, 30a. to 325. per sack. Reef, 11.. Gil. to
13s. 91 per score ; mutton, fit to ftlil per lb. ; veal. 0.1.
to pd. ; lamb, 01. to 01. Fat plgs, 9.. dd. to Pk. flit per
wore Milk butter, Pia bd. to 1:s. Oil. per dozen : whey
ditto fid. fid to 01. Eggs, 1111 per dozen. Potatoes,
Is. 04. to Is. 3.1. per sack.
TAU NTON.—There was a small attendance, and prices
generally hail a downward tendency. English wheat,
which woo in diert supply, W. a trifle easier On the week,
especially samples of an inferior quality. Foreign wheat
w., about the issue a. tut week. Malting barley sold at
a retortion of Is. to 2s. per qr., and grinding was 41 easier.
There was a dull trade fir leans, and oats were a little
cheaper. Maize was the genie as last week. Flour, about
31s. per sack.
W ARMINSTER —At our market there was • small
attendance. Good wheat ."11,, firm Anil ware. • many
purchasers could not be supplied. Inferior qualities very
diffieult to sell at drooping Klee+. Barley was very firm
for superior amt., of which there were few samples on
oiler; Inferior qualities were somewhat lower, but there
were scarcely any purchasers. In other grain we note no
change. 'urrent quotations :—Wheat. 4k to 53a per ;
barley, fft. oats Pk , to :Ins ; peas, 36e. to
beans, 3M. to ; rye, 30e. to *la ; vetches, Is. 6.1. to ba 6d:
per bushel.
GIA /I*GESTER —At our market there was • moderate,
supply of English wheat, amt prices were the turn lower.
except for the finest samples, -Foreign very slow at 111. to
per qr. reduction. Grin fing barley ant nui se easier
Oats dull.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-19

lIWANAGI.

WonistrieS Hattl-TisTe—eirw—n—d—kieure or the Session
of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Amoristlon
was given last Thursday try Mr. EL A. Davie—Sabject :
"Th. Pats Exhibitioa." It was accompanied by a
number of 'Natalia' pictures, and illuminated by the
Iline light The attendance wee good but would pro-
bably have been much larger had the public known that
the lecture would be illustrated by each fine glad beauti-
fully coloured photographs. The association welcomes all
young men. It has educational classes, and is furnished
with newspagen periodical., draughts, Ike It most.
every To•OdV aild Thursday .1 7,

SHERIFF BURT.
Mr. George Burt, of Grosvenor Wharf. Westminster,
was horn at S Desist, on Oitub:r 204. 1816
family can he traced In the parish registvr for nearly XII
years; they formed part of an ancient guild chartered for
w.irking the quarries of Purbeck nimbi& which material
was so extensively used in building some of our finest
cathedral& His lather, Mr. 11 'bort Burt, wee a atone
merchant there. and brought up his son to follow the
same trade. At the age of nineteen the late Mr. Kowlent
(alio • native of Swains', and Mr. George Burt's uncle)
brought him to London as an assistant in his business.
In 1814 Mr. Moslem took Mr. Burt and Kr. Freeman into
partnership, the firm, which has now been well-known In
London for nearly half • cestory, from that Sate Will
known by int proud title of "John Moslem and Co.
The senior Merftor died In 1888, and the business was
carried on by Kr. Iraleass sad Mr. Bart until l&
Yr. John Kowloon ihn aids, eea Se was
taken into nal Oren tbsee mailienia. now
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-19

DORCHESTER SATURDAY'S CATTLE
MARKET.

A good business wag transacted at the subjolnad
rates : —Heifers and cll.'s', from £l5 to £24 10s ;
barrows:a, £2.1 to MS per pair ; fat beef, 12s. Collis. 64.
per wore; bulls, ES t EV 10). each ; Down owes,
425. t GO. par heal; h )r.t .was, 41). to ) 61s. ; rune,
50a. .0 631.

roitK BUTTER MARKET.

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Ordinary : ; Seconds, Ith ; Thirds, Bs.;
Fonrth4, • ":4 ; Fifths, 11. : t;uroil :
Snpertin,.l Fir.tst 124,, ; Seconds,__lU7a. ; Thirds,
Nuno.er of firkins in the market, 1,932.

YEUVII: FAIR,

FRIDAY. —There wuao4su-pply of stnek, anil business
was rather ivisk. The weather we. wretche.l, consequently
farmer.. .1W iv it remain in the market longer than they
were emote:lle.! t ;NA emrs and ealvor were in mead,
and fetch...lfni,. L'ls to £2l: harreners, to s,W per
e: beef, lis 1, per Ire ; mutton,per lb.: porkers,
thl. and P., per ed,re. fhere were very few hones
offered. In the •••ru b.sdmane wheat was firm at late
prices.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-19

WILLIAM TILLEY,

MARBLE & MONUMENTAL MASON, of. ,

PRINCES-STREET, DORCHESTER,
pRANKS the public at large for their peat
1 favours, and Informs them that he Ina the
LARGEST STOCK in the COUNTY of ready.
worked HEADSTONES, C ROM ES, kc., of differing
diesignr.

Estimate, given for Wood and Stone Carving.
Kept in dock a large ineortmont of fancy Garden
Vases, tc.,

NOIR TIM ADDIPASII :
MARBLE a STONE WORKS, PEASE-LANE;
SHOW ROOMS, PRINCES-STREET,
:Nan To TIEN Donn COUNTY 11011111TAL).