The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-17 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. I
ingeenaxi by the favourable weather for harvert the ,
grain trade has been quieter in tone. Old wheat has been
held for late market ,but hod sales been forced a reduction 1
of one to two shUllnipt per quarter must have been
subniitted to.
About fly, hundred quarters of the new crop have been
exhibited at Mark•lane in very variable condition. For
new Talavera weighing about Saba to the bunhol, fifty-
six shilling' has been asked; for the best white Kent
wheats about fifty-four and for red fifty-two shillings per
quarter.
Just now it is a matter of considerable difficulty to
attempt to determine the future ranee of prices, but
granting that our own rope will prose deficient we fail to
perceive why any important advance should be established
upon current rates, pros ideal the weather be sufficiently
favourable to enable fanners to secure the crops in
marketable condition. Of course if there should be
a mum., of rake prices would undoubtedly harden, but
to what extent the improvement would be permanent it
I. no easy matter to say, until the yield on the continent
Is more correctly known.. Spring corn quiet.

MARK LANE.—Tins DAY. •
Old wheat closed quietly. Late rates were demanded,
hut if „ales were forced lc to 2s. per or. less money must
have been taken. New Talavera held [or 50s. Best white
Kent, Us. Best red, 52a per quarter. About 500
quarters new produce. Spring corn quiet, unaltered.
Flour dull.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.-THm DAY.

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About 6,000 beast*. including 1,600 foreign. Trade
dull, and 2d. lower. Prices ranged from 4s. to to. About
20,001) &hoop. Market quiet at 4s. 6.1. to 7s. Land*, tk.
7a. 6d. Calves, 4s. 61. to sa. lid. Pigs, ts. tid. to 55. 6d.

THE CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.
The markets on Saturday were variable, some receding
a chilling, others being without change and ROM again •
shilling dearer. The weather is the dominating influence.
—At Dorchester there was a liberal supply of wheat,
fernier' asking late prices, but from Is to 2s per imperial
quarter reduction was submitted to ; the quotations ranged
from 54 to /I per imperial quarter. A moderate supply
of grinding barley, at late prima, from 28" to 32s per
imperial quarter. Fine old oats at fully late rater.—At
Mr. Symond's fortaighUy sale, the supply of sheen was
short, advanced prices being realised. tat beef, 13s. to 15a.
64 pier .core; bazreners £7 to £l5 each; cows and calves,
.£ll to £lB each. On Thursday at Mr. Ensor's Wimborne
sale, 120 head of bears and 800 sheep were disposed of. Fat
beef realised 141, tid to 10s. per wore; calves, £3 to £515..
each ; ewe mutton, 1•1 to firl per lb. ; whether mutton, tild
to 10; lamb, 104 to le—At Taunton cattle market were as
under :--Off-ewes, 415. to Sue; wethers, 52a; fat steers, £25
to £V; fat heifers, £l5 to £2l; cows and calves, £l5 to
£2215.. These figures show little variation in the fortnight.
—At Norwich corn market, the grain was languid, and
I' ces unaltered.—At Reading moderate show of wheat,
but with a rather slow trade prices remain about the mann
as last week—At Warminster a good supply of wheat. In
one or two instances Is. per quarter advance was obtained,
but the general trade was done at the firm rates of lad
week. —At Gloucester a fair supply of English wheat, and
the trade ruled slow, with the Ulm in favour of buyer.;
foreign quiet at barely last week'', rata% the advance of a
few days since being loot. Grinding barley and maize fully
0d lower. -At Bath trade was very slow, needy buyers
having occasionally to pay Is. per quarter higher. Where
mewing has commenced the reports of the crops are much
mom favourable.- -At Taunton the market showed an
Indication of falling prices, which it wants, however,
another week's flue weather to establish. White wheat
cold much as a week ago; if there was change it was of •
downward nature. Quotationx were made at 7s. for white,
and at Olt 61 to rlo lel for red samples. There was no
limiting barley on offer, and foreign sorts were slightly
tuskr. Maize about the came as last week, but oats &I
dearer. Flour, lii. per sack. Them was a full average
stock of corn offered, and a fair attendance of buyers.