The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-09 00:00:00

SATURDAYS MARKETS.
Colo.

CAMBRIDGE—There Ism a small atiendanoe at
market, and very little bailees. doing Wheat was in
small supply, and found a ready sale at last week'.
price.: Red, Kw to 13..; and white up to 46i. per 5041 b.
No other corn offering.
GRANTHAM.—There wm.pulet feeling in the wheat
trade, end with a limited su y samples last week's
prime ware handy Quintet Barley nominally the
Moe 0 henqot.r...
PETERBOROUGH. —We had • limited supply of
wheat on offer. and buyers operated to • moderate extent.
Prices were about m let quoted: white wheat. 44e. to
48. ; the. red, 40e. to 4k; fine. to 45D plrt qr. of
fiikh. Barley nil. There was a small suotdl of cote which
toet with • steady sale at the prices of Last week: Ms to
50. : fine, to B. PIT 24 stone Oilier descriptions of
spring corn were iD short supply. and panes were without
material change.
lIANCHRSTER.—At our market there was hardly any-
thing doing. and last week's prima were with difficulty
demised. Berko and oats dull trade, at unchanged prices.
Inour,34a p-,50011..
NORWICH. -With little wheat at market, and a life
lem trade. prices ruled slow at elves, the roma of Met week ;
whin, wheat (weighing 00111 to CM), 50. to 5k red
ditto (weighing 0016. to on). O. 4, 48, per qinrter.
Floor. 31.1 to 34. per each. keenest—Wheat, 1171 qrs.,
Us 7d.
yoRIC. —The show of wheat was not large. and WI
attendance wee moderate. The trade ass somewhat finer
than of late, and last week's prices were supported.

SCASTER. —Farmers are bury haymaking, and our
cattle market wee very thinly attended in consequence.
The supplies, too, both of beasts and sheep sad more
particularly of the latter, were very small, but quit*
sufficient to inset the dewlap& of buyer.. Price., how-
ever, notwithstanding the slowness of trade, are not
quotably lower, and business was done on the basis
of lets value., Os. :—lllitch cows and incalvers, £I6 to
CIA ; beds., tI2 to SIT: barren stack, iti to 14t.;
36a to Mt • he.. Prices for sheep were similarly rid.,
but trade we. merely nomitiaL A small pig market, nod
to elect Wes leas money bad to be soornited even thee,
trade ruled sluggish throughout. Our quotations era—
Small lean 10. to It.; store Pigs, !Ss to 35. and 50e •
bead; pork. 11. lid to To per atone.
NOR WICH.—Tbe show of store cattle on offer here
was moderate: in the transaction. effected, however,
prices did not exhibit much change, trade remaining
extremely quiet throughout the day. Shorthorns were
quoted at .ffit to £36 per bead. Fat busta, 9.&4 to Iffs
and 10. 6il per 14111. The sheep pans were fairly
and there was rather move animation in the lamb trade,
without, however, any alteration in prices. Fat sheep,
10. 61 to 111 and 111 61 per 141 b.
NOTTINGHAM —There was • moderate supply of
beasts at the stora stock merket, which consisted prin-
cipally of much cows. The trade wa, very fiat, eellera
having to submit to • reduction from the prices of tut
week. Calves were in 'mall supply, and sold 'lowly at
about late rate. Very little doing in sheep. There was
a small supply of pigs, which met with • slow We, but
late pria., were insintain.. Quot‘tions :—Milch cows,
.ClB to £3l: herren cows, t, £l7 per hew calves.
311. to 50.; sucking pigs, 15s to Iff.; strong stone, les to
AS. each.

WIIITECIIAPEL HAY AND STRAW.
A lair supply erg. offering, for which there W• 11 • good
asinand, st arm prieen Good old clover, owing to its
scarcity, realise.' higher prices. Prime clover, Itels to
lit.: Inferior ditto, /Zs. to 954. ; prime meadow hay, iffn,
to 102. 61. ; inferior ditto, las to SU ; straw, tie. to 53e.
par load.