The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN
,CATTLE, THIS. DAY..

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Beast. 2,,..;0; the demand krather slow for all qualities ;
Inferior 3, ea ad., prime 4.. 10d. to fi Sheep 23.710 ;
trade moderately active; inferior ss. to Bs. 10do prime 6s.
to tis. 10d.• lambs quiet at 6s. id. to Bs. 6d. Calves and
pigs =atoll:cf.

CARDINAL MANNING.
Cardinal Manning arrived in London at seven o'clock
Ws (Monday) morning.

THE SEAT POE

Notice of motion MU filed to-day (Monday) to set 'aide
the petition against the return of John Mitchell for
Tipperary. on the ground of knowledge of Mitchell's
death previous to filing the return.

THE CORN AND CAITLE- TRADE.
Wheat was firm at Saturday's markets, and prices in
some excnanges improved.—At Dorchester there was a
large supply of wheat at the corn exchange, all the best
qbalities selling at an advance of Is. per imperial quarter;
quotations ranged from 38s. to 43r. per imperial quarter,
against the official average of 39r. 4141. made at last week's
market. A moderate supply of barley, which was quite
neglected; quotations from 345. to 42a. per imperial
quarter. An improved demand for °ate which were 6d.
per quarter higher. There was a large supply of stock at
lir. Ensues fortnightly cattle sale, and a good demand.
Fat beef made ISt per score. Cows and calves realised on
the average about £I2 each. Ewe mutton may be quoted
9d. per lb., and *ethers at 914 Oood Dorset lambs made
335. per head.—At Reading wheat a firmer trade, at •
alight advance in price for white descriptions. —At
Gloucester English wheat sold at prices slightly_ in favour
of sellers. rine Dutch oats 6d. higher.—At Warminster
a small supply of wheat, which met an improved trade,
at an advance generally of Is. per qr.—At Bath trade was
not brisk, and prices must be quoted about the same as
last week.—At Bedford wheat steady. —At Carlisle 6d. per
bushel advance.—At Chester ld. to 2d. per bushel more
money.—ln Cornwall previous quotations readily made.
—Business quiet in Devonshire.—At Doncaster a slight
Improvement—ln Essex steadiness prevailed, and the
same in Kent.—At Leicester active trade at late rates.—
At Newcastle wheat improved Is.—At Norwich late rates
prevailed—At Nottingham firm prices.—Oxford market
was very firm. —Peterborough sellers made 6d. to Is. more
money.—At Ripon there was Is. advance—At South-
ampton late rates—At Worcester a slight improvement
—At York Is. more money was made.

THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BILL.
At a meeting at Northampton Chamber of Agriculture
held on Saturday, Lord Henley in the chair, the Govern-
ment Agricultural Holdings Bill wu discussed. and a
resolution was passed that the Bill commends itself
mainly to the support of the chamber until it arrives at
the general application of the Act, when, in the opinion
of the chamber Clauses 37 and 38 pratically render the
Bill useless and inoperative.
The Cambridgeshire Chamber of Agriculture passed a
resolution by 7 against 5 that the Bill as drawn is unworthy
of the occasion.
The Gloucestershire Chamber condemned the Bill on
account of its permissive character.
The Cheshire Chamber, which was presided over by the
Duke of Westminster, approved of the Bill, but expressed
an opinion in favour of making the 37th Clause compulsory
Instead of perinisaive.