The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-12 00:00:00

WOOL FAIR.

Blandford annual wool (air took place on Saturday
last, when there was • large attendance of dealers,
• capital display of fleeces, and although prices did not
reach what I. acknowledged to be • fair figure both
for dealer and grower, Id. per oz., yet in some cases
14(4. was touched.
The mum, annual dinner was held at the Cmwn, the
well-established reputation of the house for good
" feeds" being well maintained. Mr. C. H. Flower.
of Lance Farm, Blandford, occupied the chair, and
Mr. Spioer. of Athwell, the vice. There wetre also
Present :—Messrs. Boon, of Axminster, R. Ellen
(Warminster), J. B. Stacey (Pointlngton), J. Down
(Blackford). W. Burr (hf (thorn. Wick), C. Spicer
(Bishop's (laundle), H. Richards (billberne Port), W.
Halter (Bishop's Connate) John Burg (Caunale
Marsh). Bosant (Kingston), Sims (Pitoombe), Hawkins
(Martinstown), BNaut (Roger's Hill), Eddison (Dor-
chester), Lance (131antiford). C. Cox Bartlett (Dur-
weston). R. Lewis ( ash). Tory (Furworth). Schofield
Leßoclorlale), B Watfe ( abbey Milton), B. Asney
Blandfor I), J. G. Fowler (Tarraot Gunville), H.
nior (Shroton), H. Duke (Dorchester), W. H.
Atkinson (Blandford), T. Ewer and F. T. E'IM
(auctioneers, Dorchester). J. Goo I. W. Buck, J. Cog,
White, B. Damen (Dorchester), J. Tett (Milhome
St. Andrew), John and JAMOS Coke (Bincombe), R.
Lewis, C. C. Bartlett, J. F. Roger., (Purbileh'iiton),
Scutt (Martinstown), E. Simi, H. Bevis, H. Pope. 11.
Chamen (Tarrant Hinton). M. Mahoney (Cork), T.
Renton (Bradford), W. Taauston (Salisbury), Garrett
(Bradford), Martin (Shaftesbury), R. Brine, J. Mee,
larker, T. Reyna W. Bartlett, he., he.
The Royal FAMIII buries been duly honoured,
The CHAIIIXAM, bef ire proposing the toast of the day,
expressed his regret 'hat he could not oongretolate them
upon improved proapects in agriculture. The crop' in that
neighbourhood did not look near as well at they could
have wished. He then gave the health.; of thus, gstatlem -n
—"The Dealers' —who had come long distances to boy
their wool. Let year they (the growers) made excellent
pecks, but he use sorry t bear 'hat the huyers did not
make anything like a fair profit. His advice to
the growers ITIM that if the buyers offered anything like ,
a fair market price ther should sell, and so endeavour to
make it up to tbsm for last year.
Mr. Ettgx reoponlel. and in doing so remarked that
the does administered to then, last year was one whieb
they would not recover for the next four years. even under
the most pr miming clic itustances. The importation of
colonial .0,1 had crippled the home triads, and although
he hoped next year they m'ght hr able to offm then
better pric-e 'hoe they could that day, yet he confessed
he did not Ike the anpeuanc , .4 things at all.
Mr. BOON .'so refilled, and expreerei his opinion that
the prices paid at D ircheeter were fair. 11, gime aed
these wool sale', a. Mayen could not run all over the
country to look after wool. He thought if they fisted
their prices at 131.—ei Oh. oh,' and "What next /I—
then some of them might find heart to go in for it
Mr. SCUOVIRLD corroborated Mr Ellen as to the bad
bunrains the buyers made last ye.r.
Mr. MAHONEY said the clio in Ireland was all sold in
the bands of the dealers, and it realised from 100. to 114
(Mitch lanchter.)
Mr. HILISP, in reply, said the caprices of fashion was
answerable very much for the pees-nt decline in prom'.
and no doubt there W • considerable call for colonial
wool at the present time. If people would only exercise
a little common sense and buy really good genuine
materials, made from ROM Down wool, they would not
only feel more comfortable themselves, but confer a
material benefit upon the trade. (Hear, hear.) They
' could only w.it for a chance of fashion to intervene
In their behalf, and when the time came than they would
I be happy to meet them and gye them good prices.
Sixteenpence, he took If, for D .wn Wo3'll did neither
buyers nor sellers anv harm. (Hoar. bear.) Ho con-
cluded by propodne the health of the Chairman.
Mr. Fowtun acknowledged the compliment, and pro-
posed the health of Mr and Mr.. Saes, thanking them
for having given them so eapital a choler. Hs believed
a good dinner was • great necessity to the success of
them gatherings, there was no better way to hold a com.
pen, toeether than by the teeth (Ltanghterd
Mr. &La a:plumed his think., and was delighted to
find he had g ven sati.fac ion. (Huy, hear.)
Previous to the • ornerier I've:ming, Mr. T. lima made
a few remark.. Mr. Blen's speech he said, WAS so
depressing that It almost took away hi. breath. Now, he
did not himself take cub a desponding view of things as
Mr. Ellen did. (Hear, hear.) He thought they were
going to improve. They must remember the grout loss of
sheep there t ad been daring the put three yearverthree
milli d therefore the clip of English wool had been
very much Inferior to what it had been for years past, and
otiose had been below the avenue for the last seven years.
Looking at foreign polities and affairs they eppeared to be
at pesos with all the world, and therefore be thought there
wu • churns of trade reviving. When • man lost money
at • market the b«t policy wa, to no to the same pleas
and try to get it back. So he hoped thou buyers who had
come there that day would be able to rex sup themselves
for the le.es of last year. to conclusion he gsnrsd
kis belle( there was • more hopeful time for Englad in
the future.
The company then adjourned to Mr. Basses marquee,
where he offered Nihon, &Me fleeces. The highest price
„awed was for some Down ewe arid lamb fleeces, 1411.
Other lota realised 141., MI., lif 1., 13kii, and • few lots
went Oren as low as Is
Masora Senior and Creech also bad • capital sale, and
the following buyers became purehaaen at the following
to: :—Kessm. Still, 141._; 141.: Brown. 13d.:
, : Brown. 13(1., HU SIM 13}d.; and
Taunton, 131 d.
Duties Ilse evening Mr. Zeros' band played some admir-
able selections in the ornaments' garden attached to the
Crown Bois!.
Tsovi L.
An order has been issued by the Privy Council
prohibiting the entry of stook into 'menet from
other counties except by lic•nse. This oourse has beers
taken In consequence of the prevalence of foot and
mouth disease in Wiltshire.