The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-25 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE.

LATEST NEWS.

‘..;as state
ream n a very q et
owinl to the very brilliant weather, and the meisfactoef
harveat PreePecta. Business in wheat has been almost at a
standstill in consequence of buyers being indlelemled to
give the prices asking.
Wheat eau hardly be quoted actually lower, but had
gales been forced less money must have been aoceptod•
Factor*, however. appear now determined .
to mak• a
stand, and as the uneonsumed supply of Mime-grown
wheat is now in the hands of wealthr.b mal
for the
expert that markets; will boa ee •
next few weeks if they keep to- their utlon thold
out for nigher rates ; hut so long ae Preellfte remain em
matisfactom, as at present, and the weather COMalaUeS
mottled. anY recovery from the prevalent depression seems
has been very dull ; malting produce has been
notnrina ; grind ins tier quarter easier.
Oat, have fallen 6d. to la., and maize has been 6.1. per
quarter easier.
Beans and Peas have been dull and drooping.
Flour depressed and rather lower in value.
MARK LANE.—THts DAY.
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Wheat dull, and lower to sell. Malting bailey nominal;
grinding sixpence easier. i iota shout. one chilling lower,
owing to large supply of foreign. Maize sixpence to one
shilling down on the week. Beans and Peas drooping.
Flour depressed.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—Tms DAY.
About 1610 heastA. Trade active. Inferior, 3e. lid, to
4.; ; prime. Is. 10d. to Us. 24. Sheep about 22,910. A
fair demand at easier rates. Inferior, 4s. tid. to ss. N,L
prime, 54. 10,1. to 7s. 24. Calves in strong demand, at
od. to tis. 44. Pigs steady.

Tilt: CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.
The trade was quiet on Saturday, but there was no
further recession of prices. At Dorchester corn exchange
wheat sold from :Ins. to 12s. per imperial quarter, late
prices, the official average of last week being -Ms. : the
supply was about the same as usual, sales being pretty
lrrk. A dull trade in grinding barley. A rather better
demand for oats at the late reduction. At the fortnightly
cattle market an advance in prices. The beet fat bee
commanded Ir.. to Ns, per score; barreners .Cl 2 to £l5
per head ; rows and calves, .1:15 tim .010 each; ewes, als. to
70s, per head; wethers, Ilk to 70s,' mutton thus making
10d. to Ild, per lb. ; lamb& 2,-is, to 42.. each, or about I Id.
to Is. per lb. ; calves, NI. per Ili., or 111 s. to 1,101. per head.—
At Reading, wheat a dull trade at late rates,—At Glouces-
ter, the trade was quiet at last week's prices ; foreign, 04.
to Is. per quarter decline. Maize fully Is. cheapen—At
Warminster, trade a little firmer. and late rates sustained
for wheat—At Rath, wheat trade was not very brisk, at
about late rates. Wheat. rod, No, to lts. per quarter;
ditto, white, ilk. to 15s. ; llme, tine, :15s. ditto, seeonibi,
bread. 541. per 111,. loaf. At Taunton, the general
feeling of the market MA. Armor, though it had no result
In an increase of prices, which remained very much as last
week. Only • moderate amount of business wee transacted,
sellers not forcing their supplies, and buyers proceeding
with caution. English wheat averaged about ss. 3.1., and
foreign was not in any great demand at late rates. Quota-
tions of hurley, maize, iate, beans, and peas, evinced no
decided fluctuation in prima : there was a moderate supply,
and sufficient to meet all demands. Flouralso maintained
ita previous quotations.

A ROYAL COMIIISSIoN ON VIVISEXTION.
The Covernment will appoint & Royal Commission on
the subject of vivisection.