The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-16 00:00:00

Vampobire.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR HAMPSHIRE.
The time Is now arrived for estimating the malt of
the itmbing stemma, as the lanbing may now be con-
sidered as finished so far as relates to the Hampshire
Down Book.. According to the information which
ha been received from the various distriata of the
county, I estimate the number of lambs fallen to have
been shout en average; but the number saved alive
will not rah an average, owing to losses by death,
and the short stook of breeding ewes kept this season.
Tim peat autumn and winter has been very unhealthy
for the sheep generally, and the losses by death have
been rather over the average lit the weather and tag
Leek.; but the keg in the ewe flocks has been
unsuany severe, and the iambs' of deaths a* the time
of lambing, and for several weeks afterwards, was so
great that it is doubtful whether such extensive lames
have assured at any time during the pest thirty years.
Ir, therefore, affords mattir for serious oontemplation,
In connection with the facts just disclosed by Trade,
. whereby it is stairtanoil that slooe 1868 the stock of
sheep in the United Kingdom has deereased shout four
end-a-half millions, or a little in WOW at 12 per cent,
of the entire stook of the kingdom. This malt arises
from returns made in Jose, 1871, and it is not Impish.
able that the returns to be given next Joao will exhibit
a deficlimor approashing 5 millions of our entire stook.
Under this state of affairs our Vale farmers are beginning
to an that it will be to their interest not to send sheep
and lambs for sale until they are Let sad heavy, as
they cannot be replaced exempt at very high figures for
ftore stock. The Marne show a small learease Is
helped settle, nod large in pigs, horses about the mute
number as the previous year in this swanky. The
briadiee of horses for agricultural purposes has been
on the decline for some years past, bat =say are again
turning their &Hestia" to it, owing to the extremely
high prises at white bones are selling. The =oath of
Marsh, not having been so dry as usual, is telling wield
the wheat plant an all cold soils, bat on all dry soils
there is generally a good plant, looking fresh and well,
sod ooming forward fast, so that we may have an early
harvest should the summer prove favouralle.
The all farms are looking eepselelly goy, the clovers
exalt/at sad forward. The crops of rye, vetekno,
ILre very good and forward, an &bandana, of food forth.
gooks. There is also • large breadth of the turnip map
stall nneonsomed and now manning up to stalk. This
together with the greet and forward growth of grass in
meadows, forms • strong and favourable wettest with
the backward and baron springs and summers which
prevailed for several years.
On the Vale farms and strong lauds the weather hag
been very much against the hoeing of beau and pulse
crops. Than appears, however, to be a good plant of
winter beans. vomited, be. Trifolinin, tiro, has taken
well this year, and is very forward.
Mush diffieuity has been experieneed in sowing the
Lent earn at she heavy laid, and the season so far de•
lased that sales@ we get drier weather some lands matt
stead over far other mope.
Good hay Is ',Wag at a very moderate pries, and is
not likely so aid better in the prospect of • good crop
this year, and an abtiodeace of green fodder. Straw,
oaths contrary, is polling high and freely. Many parties
are in consequence selling strew and using damaged hay
for litter, interim being absolutely unsaleable.
April lOtb, 1672. Jaunt BLUNDELL, Southampton.

CORN.

111101INCIIIAlt, Ternaggilf. —binding* supply al English
wheat, Lad the demand wee eque/ly eri. Priam, hamar, did
oot vary from last week.
MANCHESTER, Tannest—Beet qualities al holli=
aod foreign erbwet saaintaloed the prime el this deg
bet with cooly a Malted demand ; while woodary sod WEI%
...1...we quite neerlanted.
BRISTOL. Tunaasse.—ltenall eapcLyd tarialt wiesakorlaites
met sluw sale et lam weekk prime ; la rataktisee cos-
mantle. demand, and 'atm ream moor. la baria
40in , grinding puonis the turn In buyers* seat
Indian corn premed, at a further decline el Id pa qr. Oil.
I, Languid requeet, and to make seise in quantity leas maim
saust ho lake. _

trad• SIM 114 ISA WIIOI6
prima with a good clearing Wainer& Of barley Mire wee
lOUs of prints quality on offer, but of inferior sorts ere Ind
i.erAway, 11.:011..t.501.dT.5t last weed'. =rm..
dispodlion, owing to the anOtlial of the weather, to operate
estemissly either lo &galosh or foreign wheal Hoiden,
bestow, .occesded in obuuning forma prime. Bailee
better demand for mt., wad quotationo somewhat higher;
other spring cora siow at late rates. Flour said slowly at pm.
Viuus qu01at.1.41..
CLIELILBYOND, FllDAT.—Trade firm, and white wheatm
fetch an Mom. of I. to I. dearer par qr on ths west. Bid
I. denier. .

rannr.—Wheetdall, at about WI weak% pima
LINCOLN, FAlDATt—Trbet raid Nat, at late Mat.
LIVERPOOL, Fatoat.—Busittatt uattest oa tho matt
lilwd3cale sad a aid. clasper.
. .

Falass.—VlbeTst sad barley Ina, at last wok's
pima
WAKEFIELD, FILIDAT. —Whist Mod,.

cArn.s.
METROPOLITAN, Turnatier. —There am a law more
and also • for. mare foreign teats oe The
slow for all kinds, and prime are lower. There is a lamer
supply of English sheep, but there ere mire it, Melia. The
total number Is make than leet week ; It le, however, (Sits
equal to the demand. It Is dlakeilt to easel a cleanse' Si
rather lower nem. Lambe fire lower. Oalme or. conslderahly
lower, there belug a larger eupply than for some thee peen
Them an, only 40 onto cows • trade le dull for thew Ow
foreign eupply ounsiste of TOO leesta, 1000 eheepand ITO alma
Per stone of alba d.
Beet /loam and Ilereforde. I to I
Ban abort-hon.. 10 to •
Illociond quality Beast' 10 to •
Bent [brim Half.hred Map tot
Beet Loolpwools. above 6 to I
Mese end wood quality, Shorn 4 to II

Bowes m market, 870 ; sheep and lamb; 6,960; calm 413 ;
"Idif=2E, ThosantL--Bhort empty of fat bee! Thom was
an improved Inquiry and ell were sold early at prices Nightly
higher than thaws of last week. Bat dee:alpha,. reaßsed
from 75. to 774 per cwt. ; middling aorta, from 70e to 71e
The supply of sheep on. not lane, hut It was man thew
enough, •Ithough the inquiry was considerably mare Native thms
last weak. Best wethers. In wool, rallied from Lid to Up,
and out of wool front 94 to ffed , middling and lallesior sere
were from Id to lid par lb. lam. We bad a good number MI
iambs on offer. and thoy were all &woad at is • very short
time at high rates, most of it fetching from la to ls ld per lb.
There teas • good al•ow of store theep, hat they did wet sell
wall. W. bad about 400 'tore math on offer. Tiede wee stal
dull, Lad prime high. We bad about WO plgs la the markM.
Trade was oonsiderahly bettor Yea last week, sod pekes alto
Improved, beam pip realieler from 104 to lb Id, sad porton
from les 3cl to 10.94 pot some.