The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

agriculture.

A SITORTOORN Bel.T. SOLD AT FIVE S:III.I.DiGS PEI
(ll:Neg.—Mr. S. Bid. ti has sold A bill eel( for 500
guineas. The animal. we may now add, was shout four-
teen clayl old alien Out diso.ned of. The buyer was
Mr. Thomas Atisertou, of Sp-ke, near Liverpool : and
the young patrician (so appears from a ce,uparbou of
his weight with his coot) fetched something above lye
stolineet an wince.
Titt.SerrtlFlELD et.re Carus Snow or 1862.—0 n
Srtuplay pre parationa Were Vonuneaced at the Baker-
street Bazaar to finish up the term and enr;agentent with
the Smithfield Clula in a initialer worthy of the catlike
lishment,and mere than ordinary attention is being paid
to the comfort of visitors La toe ensuing show. so that
ladies will ho melded to witneet the last of the West
End exhibitious of fatted cattle with perfect facility.
Amongst the novelties, although it is undoratood that
they will not be etttered as competitors for prizes,
various breeds of cattle from the Florence Exhibition
of stupendous bile and marvellous symmetry will, it is
anticipated, be exhibited, and
.fortei • 'Larked contrast
to several specimens el the diminutive Brittany cow s,
some breeds of which attracted so umli attention,
cal.eciuilly
of the fair see, last year, null which are
ationgst this year's entries.
TON Caine TRADlL—Nottlaglooll, Nov. 20.—At
this cattle-market to-day there Was a very large show of
of fat !waste, the quality of which was moderate. The
de.osnd ruled slaw, and all qualities were folly 3.1. per
stone lower than last week. The eupply of calves wee
shalt. Roil the tone of the trade was firm at late rates.
Of sheep the supply was abundant. and business tenure-
quently proved inactive at a deeliue of Id. per lb. on
reeeut currencies. Store lambs Were extremely MOW,
mid sold at late rate*. Pigs came to hand slowly, and
moved if at tot ince prices. quotatieno ;—Beef 6. tel.
to 7s. Gil. ; pork. Go. lid. to 7s. per tune; mutton,
to di. ; veal. 70. per lb. Leicester, Nor. 20.—There
was an increased supply of fat beasts at toelay's
cattle-market, and the demand proving quiet, holders
bad to accept of lower rates in order to effect sales.
The show of sheep was also very good, end some fine
samples came to hand. The inquiry, however, ruled
heavy, and in niO4 instances business was transacted
at a reduction of per lb. ou tete rates. Pikes :
Beef, bd to ld : mutton 6.).1 to Val per lb. Leeds, 20th.
Thuaue were 1110 fat beasts and 4.1)0 sheep at market to-
day, and most of them were in good condition. The
supply exceeded the demand, and prices were in favour
of the buyer. Beef, 6tl to Gsld per lb. ; mutton GO to
70. continues in good supply, coil the average
wholesale price is shout Ge perl b. Wakefield, 20.1 L —There
were 840 fat ',end.. and 3,100 sheep at wankel to-day,
with a fair supply of lean stuck end pigs. Prices of all
kinds of stock ideady, and a good clearance was effected.
Beef, 7e to is tel per stone of 1411, ; very choice, 7. 9.1
to tts ; mutton, 64.1 to 74.1 per lb; pork pigs, tiid to GO
per lb. ; mil!. cows and iu-calvers, £l5 to Lt./ each ;
drapes, LT to £l2. Salford, 19th.—There was • satis-
factory supply of fat cattle at market to-day,—viz., 2,109
beasta, 5,544 sheep, 122 pigs, and a small number of
calve,. Both Le.,ts ried sheep were rather slow of Ills,
mul /mit were left unsaid. Calves acre early bought
up. Beef, oil to 60 per lb., ainkiug offal; mutton Gd
to TO ; pork, Gid to 6iti ; veal, Gid to 74d. Birming-
ham, PAlL—There was out • moderate supply of beasts
at this day's mat Let ; the general quality iuferior.
Primo beasts realised fully last week's quotatious ;
inferior a steady sale at late prices. The supply of
sheep was again moderate. Trade steady at late rates.
Fat pigs a limited supply. Demand very slow. Beef,
fild to 6;t1; mutton, 64.1 to 8.1 per lb. ; bacon pigs, 9s to
9.6.1 per score; petite ditto, 9s 3.1 to 10e per score.
4dinburgli, 29th,. --There was a good **namable supply
of fat stock ou sale to-day. The market was a slew
but generally last week's prices were obtained. A full
clearance, however, we. not effected. Beef. Ts to Ss 3d
per stone of 111 b. ; mutton, GA to 71d per lb.