The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-09-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE,

AIONDAT.

There were about 3,500 beasts, including about N4O
foreign. Trade quiet. at 4s to 51. 101. Abut 5,500
aheep. Prioea firmer, and 51. to 6.. E I.• calvre, 5..
41. to fit; 44. 81. to 31. 41. ptr sig,fit lbs. At
Depthad incr., were abJut 2,000 beasts, and 8,043
sheep.

SOUTHAMPTON CoMN, Friday. Far atttendance it
ty-day'. market A weaker tone prevailed, buyers holding
off In expectation of lower prices. Tbs supoy ol new
English wheat was cmsidsrably larger, and rondium fainy
good, to sell whicti lees money had to be taken. Foreign
weaker, but quotably unchanged. All Iw-ding, ugs dull.
Flour quiet, with downward t-n fenny. New red wheat.
£l3 10.. to £l5; white, LU to £l5 lUs. per load ;new oats.
S./.. to 28s ;masa-. 31a. to 34t
Soarusurroa Carria, Fridsy.—There was • small
supply of stock of indifferent quality at our market to-lay.
Trade for iitciik of toe best quality was very good, at the
following prices, via :—Wethers. IL. 81. to 7e. ger stme,
and beasts 13a. to Lis. per awns. Ths toilowing were
offered :--81msep, 370 ; beast', 30; ceives, 8; 98;
horses. 7.
DoacassTaa Carr's, B.tanlay.—Ths cattle sales were
principally confined to fat stock, which wen not ot a
tint-rate quality. Down ewes made from 454. to 61'.
Down withers 58.. to 83.. ; horn ewe., 48.. to 564. ; hum
withers averaged 58e. ; Down lambs, 23.. to 3g, i mit Down couples 601. Fat heifers rsinainl 14.. 63. per
.core; barreners recent price.; bulls, .E 8 WI Ll 2; healers
and calves, £l4 to £2l
0011.OHNSITIUt Cone, B.torday. In consequence of
Larva...cut operations theim wits a thin attendance., ths
Corn IL:chaise. A few samples of new Eaglish wheat
were on offer ; but where the °audition is gc..l I •iiit
re realised—the average Wing 5t34, to
rune: we
in wheat a very steady trade. Foreign bad
,v to
short supply, and sold at last week's rates. if• in,
beans, and pees, steady Considerable d,man !for oriukr
oata. Flour, 43s to 44..
BATH 0011 N. Saturday.—The new English wheat on offer
was found to be muck grown out, and was almost unsale-
able, at prices favoutinr buyer*. Onlid samples of Old core
were Oren at gutty lato rates.
Otmoconna Ooay, Sanoiday.—Thsre was • large supply
of new Ea‘lish wheat offered, but prices were very
regular, varying accorling to quality and condition.
Foreign slow at 81 to 1. put quarter redaction. Mame
we. staler. Otte piled Sem.
Suarron liamarr Cony, ii.tuniay.—Whest, 22. to 591
per qr ; barley, 21s to 28i ; oat., 52i to 26.; beut.e, 45, to
L.r.L

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—Tsurrron Cone. Satutday.—The attendance at the Own
Exchsnge was mill, farmers taking advantage of the
floe weather to get iu thelr rr pa. Lete prices were filly
maintained, but only a small amount of buelosse was
transacted.
Weenier= Coax, Saturday. —There were *primal
samples of new wheat on offer, the condition of which
was much better than those of last week. With improved
wee her, the upward tand.moy of prices wee more than
checked, and to effect sales 5s per qr lees money had to be
taken. Several lots failed t a find purchasers. Ni dew
Fowler on offer. Wtest, 35s to EC pet qr ; barley, sa, to
38.: osta, 214 to 30..
TAtneroN came. Baton:11y. —Thsre was a rather oniall aupply of stock. The toll..vrina were the prices real se.i at
auction :—Fat wetb..rs. 63f to ; fat ewes, 49. to
fat heifers, £lB to £24; fat steers, £2O to MIS; bermesre.
to .Cl 5 cows mid Weak £l2 to Al&