The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

CATTLE MAILKSTE.

MITIOPOLITAM. Tbarsday.—Although the supply of
beasts op offer here to-day was only modaste, the
demands from all breeds ruled heavy, and prices had •
:Tx.tendency ; extreme quotaon ti far bernt
4d. per The thew of sheep was ratline
limited, yet the trade wee in • mart Inactive state, and
inferior breeds ware rather simper ; the top prim was
is. per 81b. Calves were v.q dull, and quite 2d. pee
Mb. lower. In pigs, both English and foreign. very
we. doing. at barely datiousty prism
Per Mb. to sink the Offal.
& d. s.d. d. s. d.
Ist coarse beasts 3 6to 3 10 Pripooloutbdowsai 10 to 6 0
&woad quality... 4 0 to 4 6 LT. ammo calves 4 6 tt, I
Primo Wee "so 4 Ilto 3 0 Primo small
Prissy Soots. he. 5 2to 5 4 Largo bop 3 tc 4 4
lot Inane tangy I to 4 0 Jest sal. porker, 4 11.4
Seeoud quality ... 4 Ito 4 10 Illoitag. ulvosoatb3o It. 13 0
Prime coarse wild I 0105 Qr. old tty.piga,Ao2o otouo
Tow. Sarn.T.—Britisb—B•sals, 982 ; cola
_—
sheep and lambs, 4,890 ; calves, 212;
Foreign—Bess* àl2; sheep and lambs, *IN; calves,
100; pip, 70.

NIRCIATE LILADWIALL, Frtday.—These markers
me moderately supplied with meat. For all kinds the
trade is heavy, at tbe.annored rates.

4:t-b:-.-m..

d. d. s. d.
baterior test.. 3 0 to 3 4 Inferior :natant 3 oto $
Middling ditto 3 6 „4 10 Middling ditto.. 3 „ 4
Prints large do. 4 0 .4 4 2 Prints ditto.. . 4 6„ 4
Prints snaliditto 4 4 4 II Large pork .. 4 4„ 4
Veal 4 e 5 0 it ditto._ 3 8
BIWITOL, Thurelay.—A. large supply of bed though
the number of animals was rather les• than last week.
The majority either on offer were of a rough description.
and the few good samples were brought up at very high
prices, probably In the anticipation that the prises pest
week, at the great Christmas' market, will be still
higher. In some same for anything expo:Woolly good
from 75.. to 735. warn given. but a more avenge gone
was from 136 a. to 68e. ; and for Inferior descriptions.
which were very difficult to sell„ exceedingly low Flaw
were aceepted, from 584. to 625. being about an average
quotation. A good many of the rough samples were left
on band MI late in the day. Store cattle matinue to
arrive from Ireland, but they are not in such demand as
they were a few weeks back. We had a good supply of
sheep, but trade was eusetlinedy dull, and prime icrad
a masted redastion, best enims selling at from 70.
to M. per lb., and ewes and interior descriptions at 7d.
There was • very barge supply of nine at the West-street
yard, about 9000 baring arrived from Irekod on
Wednesday. nebulae market, however, is very gide,
and trade WY SO ldull that prices were lower than we
have known thorn for malty months. From Si. to es. XL
was an averaiiteirsodeetion for porkers, but in soak eases
henna pigs from N. 64. to Si. 64. Per Mr;
Business in mach sows Is rather dull at present, saw
prices are drooping, from £l5 to £9O being mon,ted for
very fair samples. Very few horse' were on offer, arid
traria was very dull.

HOP MARKET.
Bozmon, Prlday.—Thero has been a Mead,
demand for most kinds of hope, bat owing to the Aort-
ae, at the supply the tranesetione have not attained
to say magnitude. Ilse recent *dream has in every
butanes been firmly maintained. Continental amounts
reports firm inarleet with improving prices. Kid and
Bast Bents, 168 a to 231 a.. Weald of Hants. ON. to
180 a, Ilmear, 15. to lege, and Yearlings, 106 s. to
150 s. per Sara