The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-08 00:00:00

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BRISTOL CATTLE ann/our. —There woe
supply of bat. with • arm trade, best qualities osooi
W Sgs per cwt., and 'gaudery sorts from 72s to yr,
Ices on offer beinj sold. Mutton was in tar sums, soi
deo= Tor best descriptions per 10. ou
mid end for ewes gd to 13*4. lamb sold funs*
la. per lb. A large number of store sheep woo
and the derund continuing brisk, • good bus.. „I
done at kW ratan There was • moderate supply Of
cattle, and they were nearly all sold. About an
supply of pig", and prices were—for bacon pip, 12,:ai
for porkers, llts (Id ,per wore.
LIVIERPOOL CORN. 7/LlDAT.—Whsat met with oo,'
• moderate demand; prime qualities were unchsom-,',
value, but ordinary parcels were ld. per or low
Flour quiet and rather easier to boy. Bean, 21.4
Id. per cental cheaper. Malse quiet at a reductioe It
.04;oar
Weather unsettled and cold for the season.
YEOVIL CORN, FRIDAY. —The market wee thio
attended, and • slow trade WM dons in what is
about last week's priom. Wheat, 401 to 40. per seem;
barley. iffis togle. Maim and oats Si. dearer. fIOW
same at lest week-319s to 40e.
CHIPPRNHAII CORN. FRIDAY. There en s
moderate supply of wheat, and sales .et e made si
about lest week's prima. Oats • little higher, oeuu
unfavarable weather. Wheat. its to NI : holey, So
395; oats, 114 s to Xis; bans. Ms to Ilk Docks, i'iitt
Ile per auntie ; fowls, Is gd to fle per couple. Milk bent
Ls pailb. ; whey ditto, hi to 104 per lb. Eat 14
16 for • shilling.
WAILIFIRLD CORN, FRIDAY. —Wheat on the epe
route • steady consumptive donand at about last sika,
=Melting barley trade nearly over for the seam
and amine study : oats rather dearer.
WAR MINSTER CORN, ibauarw.—Tbere was slur
'lmply of wheat, which sold slowly at last week', prns
There was no good barley on offer. Of oets and heauthin
was a short supply, which sold at full prices. Wheat, her,
40s to ble ; seconds, 30. to 401; hest barley, ertodro,
IS. to Ids beans, Ms to 66i; osta, Kis to 28. per Tune.
BATH CORN. ELLSOZDAT.—There was • limi•A turaq
of goglish wheat, the best sample. of • hich [aloud
last wesk's prices. Foreign was firm. Oata It dawn
Maize and barley unchanged. Flour met a sl.Ar or
bite raise.
GLOUCESTER CORN, SATURDAY. —Tam was 6 Veil
trade both in Eoglisei and foreign wheat at barely is
week's rates.. Maui 6d per qr. lower. Outs .Icle of int
Grinding barley steady.
TAUNTON CORN. SATURDAY_ —The attendants is
thin, and the supply of grain rather *mei The mei
DODO of the market was doll and in favour of buyers. TN
average prices were :—Wheat, Eoglish, 91 to lull:
ditto. foreign. 48. to 54. olu. grinding. ffi.; oat.. M, •
bogies, 39. to 49,; peas. 3Te to 395; mar,-, fl .r,21. Ii
Mee Siround, 36. 3ge ; flonr, hestElgitsb tece.gda
Ns to 40..
CORK BUTTER, SerViLDAY.—Ordinary ',to, Illy
seconds, 106.; thirds, 1113'; fourth.', 96 ; fifths, 76.; goo
flue, 116 s. Fine milt. 111 a ; multl. 107.. Fine keg., lF
Salt keitiv—Firsts,lol/1; wounds, 107,; I lima
: fifths. Tg• NUM44If of firkins in the market, 2,111
CHEMICALS. More enquiry is noticeable to ow
market this week, but the wide margin betwen Its
buyer's limits and nuoinfacturer's ideas and quteitea
has prevented the transaction of nun than a limed
amount of actual business.
MINERALS.—The expansion In the price of mulatto
bad • very d•Uimeatal effect upon the mineral trait
Abandoned workings have been resuartated. ant We
workings opened out; the result being now the thus s
no outlet for the increased quantities of ores ant kin
been brought into the market, and at is almost no
difficult to dispose of =Morals now, than bef re the meat
advance. The only branch of the mineral trade that tat
he 'Token of as satisfactory is China clay, and it t. ear
factory to note a renewal of purchases on foreign some.
This is an encouraging sign for this branch of our trak
Common clays continue neglected, and stocks, both silts
mines and in store, are fro in excess of all present roma
mint.. Lead and copper ores are, in sympathy with thit
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difficult to move. 9119VALS.—The greet efforts that are being wads ts
some of the merchants who hold large stocks of its.
=lt at what are DOW high prices, prove unavailing to
the downward moues of the market.