The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-07-20 00:00:00

Markets.

WAKEFIELD CATTLE. —Very large show of both
beef sod mutton, and • clearance could not be ellocted.
The prices of beef showed • decline of from 6d
tc ii per stone. The hest quslities made its 4d per stone,
and other sorts 8i to fls al. TO* mutton trade was also
slow, sat prices were in favour of buyers to the extent of
1 osr lb Smell shtsori : and ewes, to
BRISTOL CATTLE. TqUILIDAT.—We had but a short
supply of beef on y s market, the inquiry for which
was very dull, in consequeuice of recent heavy arrival•of
Canadian cattle. Best sorts fetched 755, and middling
from lib to ins per cwt There was • good supply
mutton, which was in good request Best .
fetched from ild to 9W, and heavy ewes from 8d to 9W
per pound. Lamb, which was plentiful, sold briskly at
from 94 to 10d per lb. There were &bent 2,000 store cattle
on oder, a number much in excess of the requirements
of trade, and although prices were again somewhat in
favour of the buyer a good many were left unsold. We
had • very short supply of pigs, and they were soon
cleared out. &wooers fetched llis-61 to Ile Bd, and porkers
12s per score.
BRISTOL CORN, TRUIUSDAT.-02 our market to-day
the demand for wheat was very slow at rather
Maim wee in steady demand at last week's prices. Vu°ste
In oats was very quiet, price, unchanged. Barley in good
request, and 6d

gourumwrroN CORN. FIUDAY.—Thin attendance
at to-day'. markets. Foreign wheat Arm, at last week's
prices. English ic woe, and fully me dear. Feeding stuffs
steady trade at ltst week's prices. Flour unaltered. New
wheat (English), rel. cs 104 to £l4 ; white ditto, CIO to
£1410.; grinding barley, It. to 30.; oats, 20s to Us ;
beans. 1,51 to 474 ; peas, 46. to 43, 2711 to 37i;
flour, 301 to Ult per sack.
SWCIIAILFFON cAnutb FRIDAY.—Ther• was again
• small supply of stock at our market to-day. Trade was
exceptionally good far mutton. Beasts sold at Hs to lfas
per sews, and nether., Os 41 toO. ed per stone. The
following were offered :--Sheep, 370; beasts, 20; calves,
; pies, ; horses, 7.
WAKEFIELD CORN. FILIDLY.—Tbere were more
millers than usual at our market this morning, and fair
business doing at about Is to 21 per quarter over last
Friday's prices. Beand rather dearer. Oats and maize
quieL

-ANDOVER CORN. 311 DAT.—There was atoll attend
ands at market to-day. and • good supply. Wheat was in
fair demand at the fell prime of last week. Barley and
mita fully at dear. N. alteration in bread or flour.
LIVERPOOL CORN, FRlDAY—Within average attend •
suet our market closes firmly. Wheat is generally 111 Fier
costal dearer. Californian. 5. 91 to 10• Flour has • fair
dames& and the prices are oteadv. Indian corn, new
mixed American, 5.14 to ss led. Beans. Eeplialt. 74 3,1
to 7s 44. Beans. Canadian, 7.14 to 7s Id. oalineril and
oats are still quiet
BATH CORN, Barunoitv.—There was a small attend-
ance at mullet to-day, ()etas th farmers bolas engaged in
haymeking. Roglish wheat sold readily ill. advance on
late rates. Feeding stuffs slowly at extreme prides, ram
waa Arm.
LOUCESTER CORN, SATt/ItnaT.-.Tbee• wee eo%
any English wheateffered to-day ; prima were 'Y....am...
last walk. Owing to the improvement in . weather,
foreign was not iu active request, and tt,. tut. ~ price
favoured buyer.. Ma* wee eery flrr:,, and grinding bar-
ley and cats wage unaltered in
wAimoisrbit CORN, S.Artinnar. There was
small supply of whilst, wlach met • !sir sale at slightly
advanced Prime. TiardlY any oats or barley on offer.
Wheat, best, 4Ch to ; seconds. 30, to 40.- grinding
barley, as to at ; beans, as to 551; oat', as to 99s per
quarter.
TAUNTON CORN, Eintlehar.—The weather being fine,
farmers were busy haymaking. and the attendance at
market was confequently thin. A dull tone generally
prevailed, the trado being slew, but very firm The
dln°o4.lgri°l4h ;Let: So SES t0t042:
oataAis to nos ; beans, 361 to 481 Pam, era to ; Maine.
round, 30s to 31. ; ditto. Bat, 84 to 26. ; dour. Net Ikeda
Wends. Vs to at
CORK BUTTER, SATULDAT.—Ordinary —Firsts, 115.;
aeconds, 110.; thirds, 1o; fourths, 9141; fifths, 76a.
Superfine, 1.119 i Fins mild. 1151 • valid. 110 e. 18i14 kegs,
110 s. Salt kegs—Firsts, 1151; seacieds, ; thirds, 103•
Number of firkins in the market, 2.365.
VANCHICSTER, Chemicals. The in_sproved tone
referred to in our last is fully confirmed this week, and
although
_prime have not risen to any considerable extent,
business has assumed • more = satisfacteasis, and the
for the time being is of • more cheerful character et have 'spate •wW-fer some time pest,
As usual at this season, but little aairaktimis noticeable
In the °col trade of this or other districts, aar} this brancht
of our trade pursues the "even tonoor of It. way
undisturbed either by pressing demands or alterations in
values. Iferabi.--flince our last • favenrablemt‘hrals
made itself apparent in the Middlesboro' and
prices have improved to the extent ofSs tld Ifse in the week • large Wainer was reported, enacting
makers to quote Lane
with an encouraging
result.—Trom .1. Berger Bpsoce's

SALISBURY EIHREP FAIR.
The annual sheep fair was held cm Thiusday in the
Butts, and was largely attended by farmers and
dealers. The number of sheep pinned was about the
average, but a great many of them were in very poor
condition. High prime were asked in the morning,
which greatly checked business. There was a good
trade for lambs, which were la t0!24. above late fairs.
RWC4 and wether lambs ware about the same. Stock
ewes made from 355. to Me.; working wither lambs,
254. to 42...
, wither sheep, 35a. to Ws. Prime lambs
for the butchers made bigb prima There were • few
horned cattle in the fair, but the trade was very dull.
The Mayor distributed the prises as follows : Plate,
value £5, giveto, Viscount Folkestone, M.P., for
the best Hampshire Down ram, of any agn—Mr.
More of Lit t. Plate, Tau. £5, given by the
Members for the City, for the bast pen of Improved
Hampshire Down nun lambs, In the proportion of two
to every 100 ewes—Mr. James Read, Hounington.
Plate, value £2, given by Messrs. Waters, Son, and
Rawlence ; second—Mr. Dibbeo, Blehopetone. Plan
vela, 2.5, siren by Lord Henry Thyme, Id P., forth.
beet pen of SO wether lambs, bred by exhibitor, from
any flock not exceeding 400 breeding ewes, or of 100
lambs from any dock not exceeding that number—sir
Edward Hulse.