The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-20 00:00:00

Markets.

BRISTOL, THURSDAY-The market ruled very qviet,
and trade fur most thit.ge wee slow. Eugliala wheat waa ease.
mg ails per qr. reduction, and foreign is. v ry poor demand.
Barley and oats sho • no alusiation in seine, but hoiden
of MAAS 3 IllUbMitted JO • reduction of 6.1 per qr., the
demand being very limited.-The cattle market was well
supplied with beef, for the beet description of which there
was • free enquire, at 75. per cwt., but inferior little
wanted, at 65s to 091. Steep scarcer; demand quiet, at
Sti to 91 per lb. for choice a ethers, and 7111 t., &I ter ewes,
Nearly 2,900 store cattle from Ireland, and the supply
nous considerably in exceed of the demand, trade was
quiet at about the advaoce quoted lest week.
SO U fliA2l PTON CORN. Firmisy.-Very little doing
at to-dsy's market in Eogiudi wheat, awhile/1r but the best
samples meeting with any attention, prices ruled rather
lower than lest week; foreign, dull trade, at Is to 24 per
qr. less money. All feeding stuff quiet without ebau‘a
Flour, fair sale at last week's quotations.-New wheat
(Eiutllah)-red,k9 10. to £l4; white ditto, £lOl .42.14 10.;
sriedine barley, 26.10 3'. ; malting 0at..., 355 to 46, ; eats,
17s to 28.; beaus, 45s u. 47. ; peas, 44e to 42, ; miuse, WA to
33.; flour, Ile to 42. per sack.
SOUTHAMPTON CATTLE, Fatimr.-Taiire was aa
average supply of sheep at to-day's market, but beasts
: were scarce. Trade for stock of the best quality was goo&
but for indifferent lots no trade was done. Beasts cheesed
hands at VIA to 141 per soon., and wetbers tis to Ss 6.1
per stone. The fulldwing were afferod Beasts 26, sheep
g. calves 17, pigs 180.
• LIVERPOOL CORN, FIUDAT.-With a thin attend.
lace our market Lai been quiet. Wheat was sold to a
modersto extent at a reduction of 21 per cental on Tues.
dey's rates. Californian, 10s 91 to lls 21. Flour, dull,
atadit 31 i.e newel low or. New mixed Arnericen, 5.64.
and elo 0, it per cents'. Beans, Esyptian. ls Otto 7.24,
Peas, 7,.
YEOVIL FRIDAY.- WLOSt Rid to barley 421 to 134.
oats 20. to 213., hese, 3/i. to 50., peas 40.1 fl or us
61 to Ms pit 23dlbs.-Tuero was a loge attend sine and a
goal retail trade was dens in foreisn wh.sr. at Is decline
on the week. Market elosed firmer. E iglish a beat in
very poor condition, and prices irregular. Gsrid makes'
barley very scarce and dour. There was a good supply of
cattle, many of which speedily changed hassle. There
was no improvement in twiner.. Cows and calves fetched
from £l3 to £2Ol, barremas from 1:9 to 2:15. There was a
moderate pitch of cheese, princlp.lly household, which
sold at 2.5. to 354 per cert.
fiIIEPTUN MALLET. Fninsr. -Wheat 40. to 56..
barley 321 t / 45i, oats 28, to 26., bzans 144 to 54., pea. 3611
to 410, floor 40. to 61a, bread Old per 411 s. loaf. Beef 11.1.
lie per se on, ILUITOU 71,1 to li4 per lb., veal 91, fat pigs 10.
to 104 9.1 per score, milk butter 20s to Ils per dos, eggs 14/1
per doz., potatoes Is ;id to Is 61 per peck.
BATH CORN, SATURDAY. - supply of English
wheat was smaller to-day, ai.d while dry Satittilist were
firm, damp sorts were wholly neglected. Flour quiet.
Wheat, white. W. to sis per qr ; ditto, red, 421 to 504;
barley, malting, 304 to 15.: peas, 17. to 19.; oats, 20s to
231 ; tLiur, iltis to 48s ; ditto, plain 41•• 42, to 434
ditto, aeconde 414 to 420.
GLOUCESTER COEN. SaTtiltDaT. - English wisest
was in moderate supply, and must be written Is est
qr. lower. Foreign in retail dentinal at • similar de-
cline. Mains 61 pi r quarter cheaper. Crindiug barley
and oats ware unaltered In value.
TAUNTuN CORN, SettillMAY.-There was • very small
attendance, and truntie-s was elm*. Wheat declined Is
per qr ,ex :ept the 11)it sorts of English. Simples were
rather plentifuL and buyers at lls 61 per bushel found no
ref Outs were dull of sale. Quotations were as
follows :-Wheat, Eoglish, red, 5. te 64; white, 5. 61 to
7.; foreirn, Ws to 37e per qr. ; barley grinding, 24. fid
oats, is lid to 3s per bushel; rumse. round, 34. to 36s ; flat,
27s to 96s ; beaus, Sit.. 5.31 per bushel ; peas, is 64 to 64
S tur, 42. to 4:11 per sack.
WARMINSTER CORN. -There was • somewhat
better trade dome, but prices underwent no change from
last week, the quotations being-Wheat, 384 to ON;
barley, 34, to 46.; oats, 24. to us; pea., 17s to 28.: beans.
20. TA 26.; rye, IS. to 21.- Vll:che., 9. to ins.
CORK BUTTER.-Ordivary-Fir.te, 1 id. ; Seconds
135.. Thirds, 108 I ; Fou the. 91, ; Filth 031. Mild, 1325.
Mild Ks-Second,, 131,; Third., 1954 ; Fourths, 83.;
Fifth., 62a. Number of firkins in the m irkei, 245.
CHEMICALS.-The condition of the Chemical Market
continue, to be one of improvement, notwithstanding
the substantial advances already secured.
METALS -During the week a sustained demand en
American and Cuutinental account generally has been
noticeable. Ti,. geueial tendency of prices is still up-
ward, thdugh the le glint rate* Lave not been malstained
in every case.-Frour J. Berger Spence and Cu.', Weekly
Report.