The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-14 00:00:00

GROCERS' GAZETTE.

LONDON COLONIAL MARKETS, Friday.—Tbere has
been no new feature in the colonial produce markets
during the week, and business at the close remains
quiet, unattended by any positive reduction in prices.
The unusually limited quantity of sugar brought for-
ward has only partly found buyers on former terms,
and refined goods are still dull. Cargo Bengal rise is
held for an advance. The moderate r:ces of other
common descriptions attract attention. A small portion
of the recent arrivals of coffee hithe,tto submitted went
off without animation, --"lthouot, the improvement
established after the result tge Netherland Trading
Company's Bale beuolo *snown here is generally main-
tained. Numerous parcels of fine ant India and
Ceylon are 047 ertised for sale. Fine West India
Coe°,• "innrts its late high value, while common kinds
„.are '4o'..pe.r on aeoount of the liberal supplies. In the
07
-market, transactions of considerable extent have
taken place in medium Congou up to is. 7d. per lb.
Further sales are also reported of the new season's
supplies at about the rates current at the end of last
wee but the teas per Min, just arrived from Foo-choo,
very little was taken to-day, the importers generally
refusing to accept offers below previous terros. The
past hen been a fiat week in all dried fruits, though
currants are well supported, Valenti& raisins are
unsteady, but not to be had to-day under 385., except
some inferior, to arrive. Figs and Turkey fruit
generally are dull, but the supplies come on so early
this season that the general demand has hardly set in.
The tallow market is quiet.
BRISTOL CHEESE MARKET, Friday.—The demand
for fine Cheddars continues good, with but little change
in price. Second and low qualities have slow sales at a
considerable reduction of price, with a rapidly increas-
ing supply. Good and fine Americans are coming to
hand freely, at moderate prices, the quality of whish
sin finer than usual, thus they find a auick demand. All
other sorts are fiat.

LONDON PROVISIONS, Friday.—ln Irish butter, more
demand for Clonruel, at 98e. to 100 s ; but other des-
criptions remain as last week. Fine American, in
some cases, at better prices; the best realisidg 90s. to
945. and inferior as low as 54e. per cwt.
English , butter sella steadily; the best Dorset
brings 116 s. to lids.; and Devon, 108 s. to 1108.
per cwt. Supply good. Fresh butter meets a good
demand at higher prices; firsts, 155., seconds and West
country, 145., and thirds 13s. per dozen lbs. Supply
good. Fine qualities of foreign butter meet with good
demand, and prices are higher ; for inferior descriptions,
however, no material change. Fine Friesland 110 s. to
114 s. per cwt. Rather more doing in Irish lard at previous
rates. Fine Irish sizeable bacon continues scarce, and
wanted; Waterford sells as soon as documents are re-
ceived at 675. f.o.b. Hambro' bacon in fair request at
675. to 625. per cwt. Ice-cured American singed, sells
at 40s; Winter cure, scalded, is hardly saleable. In
mess provisions a quiet trade for beef at quotations;
in pork, no inquiry. The average price for pork for the
navy is reported at about £7 per tierce.

LONDON BONE AND FAT MARKET, Oar. 10,
e. d.
. 4 6 per cwt.
• 10 0 „
• 4 3 „
-3 0 „
- - 206 „
3 5 per gone.

Marine Store Bones •
Idarrow ditto • -
Butchers' Waste ditto -
On Head ditto -
Rough Stuff -
Bu tchers' Rough Fat -

HOP MARKET.

Bonotran, Friday.—The show of good and fine new
hops is very moderate, and the trade for them rules
firm, at extreme rates. Inferior qualities, however,
with which the market ix well supplied, are a dull
Inquiry, at drooping prices. New Slid and East Kents,
130 s. to 2)e.; New Weald of Kenta, 1123. to 1680.;
New Sussex, 110 s, to 160 s. per cwt.

POTATO MARKET.
BOROVOH AND SPITALTIELDS, Friday.—Pair average
supplies, sod the condition of the produce satisfactory.
Trade riled inactive, at about previous quotations.

VETHILL GRZAT SHUT FAIR.—WITHILL, Friday,
October 10.—This was the opening day of this great
fair, and which was limited to the sale of sheep, and
for many days large flocks have continued to arrive
from the chief sheep-breeding counties; but the greater
portion is from Sussex. Only half the usual number
penned, and with the usual number of buyers, we found
the trade unsnally brisk. The importanoe of this fair
to flockmasters is considerable, and affords opportunity
to breeders to exchange and effect crosses essential to
sheep-keeping. The engrossing topic of conversation
was the prevailing epidemic among sheep (small-pox)
In the Western Counties, and it is satisfactory to state
that reports are that the disease is much abated, and
in • few weeks it will be entirely eradicated from
sheep-flocks. Indeed many farmers believed that
there had been " Much ado about nothing."
Proper measures were taken to prevent sheep
infested being brought into the vicinity of the fair,
thereby precluding contamination to healthy flocks.
The fair was largely attended by sheep-deslers,
breeders, and farmers. A good demand for store and
stock sheep existed, and, although advanced prices
were asked, yet a quick sale was effected, and early
In the day nearly all the sheep and lambs were sold.
The following were the prices :—Stock sheep, South-
down and half-bred ewes, young and of good breed,
38a. to 445. a-head, and choice ditto, 4&. ; broken.
tacetthed ewes, 30s. to 38e.; Dorset ewes, 50s. to 60s. ;
and young ewes lambing down early, 65e. a-head ;
down wether lambs, 245. to 46e., and superior
Down lambs made 50s„ of which we were much pleased
with 100 very prime mills purchased by Mr. John
Brake; the second quality lambs of this flock
fetched 455. ; ewe lambs, 21s. to 465. per ditto ;
store sheep, full-mouthed well-bred Southdown and
half-bred 'ethers, realised 445. to 48e. a-head ; and
ditto in full condition, 50s. to 55e. ; two-tooth wethera,
365. to 385.; and plain tags, 275. to 308. per ditto.
Rams.—The sale and letting of rams engaged the
attention of breeders, and tops from eminent flock-
s:meters sold at from 5 to 15 guineas, and top lambs,
well bred, suitable for the next season, 4 to 8 guineas
each. It is roughly estimated that but little over
300,000 sheep and lambs were hurdled up; some few
droves came as unsold sheep from neighbouring fairs.
—The Hop Fair. The extensive tier of hop barns and
factors' effioes were well supplied with hops, and we
could decidely see a great firmness in the trade. The
Instance and general appearance of the samples spoke
well as to the quality.—The Cheese Fair. We have
frequently seen a much less quantity pitched than
this year. and the quality appeared good, Of course we
could not taste all the samples, but as far as we went
we were unable to find anything very superior, indeed
the find old rich cheese, formerly so plentiful, seems
to be extinct. The trade generally was dull and a large
quantity remained unsold.—Horees were exceedingly
cheap. Umbrellas were at a discount on the sheep fair'
day, but afterwards they rose fully 50 per cent. —The
pleasure fair was well filled with shows of every des-
cription, and although we never saw sheep so dear, yet
the rise was nothing compared with the article called
" real gold chains," which have lately been sold at
London Bridge for Id. each, but here met a rapid
sale at the slit* advance of eleven hundred per cent, or
lc each.

FAIRS IN /NE ENSUING WEEK :—Thisroclay, Aires-
ford Great Sheep (Flante).—Prisiap, Christchurch,
Waltham (Hanta).—Saturciay, Zceralei (likrite.)
:W°ol.llwlngtoe (Somerset)

HWARLAND begs to announce bia
. RETURN from LONDON with a well assorted
STOCK of LINEN and WOOLLEN DRAPERY ; con-
sisting of Mantles, Shawls, Fancy Dresses, Hosiery,
Ribbons, Gloves, &a., and respectfully solicits an early
inspection.
Cornhill, Dorchester.