The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25 00:00:00

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Tug CROPL—It is calculated that in wheat we
I shall guitar at least twenty per cent. beyond the
cuotoutary supply. Tbe Welcome rains of the pant week
bus done great good to the root crops, and wade the
nieedows green again.
MUTTON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUS POI 186&—We have
received • con of the handsomtly go up catalogue of
fresh tenoned bulboam Bower roots, plants, seeds, As,
hatted by the lemon. Reading seedsnien, Musts. Sutton.
In eddities to histoon seem...fel au Itivatio n,of hyacinth',
tulips.glaitioli, ranunculi, anemones, it will be found
to contain only such varieties u are most worthy of culti-
vation, and the merits of which have been tested at
Meters Sutton's grounds daring the past spring. The
list of hyacinths is especially choice, and includes all
those tors which were no much admired at the spring
shows. For the convenience of those who prtfer leaving
the selection of the various kinds to Messrs. Autton,they
bane made collections of the beat varieties, both for
pot. and open ground cultivation. It we catalogue
well worth seeing, and we advise our readers to make
application to bl-aors. Sutton for oopies.
RATNBIRD, CALDIICOIT, iIAWTISI, DOWLING AND
COMPANY, (LIMITID).—Ttv, third annual muting of this
company was held on Wednesday, Aognat 19th. at the
Red Lion Hotel, Buingstoke, when the report of the
directors was read by the Chairwati (Mr. W. Dowling),
and the proposed dividend of 8 per Dent. adopted. The
' directors and auditor (George Borne", Eeq.) were anent-
ntously re-elected. It was resolved that the company'.
'team mills at Wallop be removed and rerreeted at
Basingstoke, also that the premises at Basingstoke be
enfrancisel, and that for such purposes • call of £2 per
share be made on the entioary shores. The meeting,
which was numerously attended and of a most success-
full choracter, terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman. We subjoin the report :—"Tn. directors
now present to their shareholders the acoo.npanying
balance sheet showing the result of the put twelve
month's work, paying the usual dividend of 8 per cent.
per annum (free of income tan.) The period loeerad by
this aceount has been one f much anxiety, and in many
instances heavy losses to those engaged in the corn and
aced trade. l'he had debts incurred by the company
are heavier than heretofore, these are written off, and
the directors congratulate their shareholders on the
present poaition of the company's affair+, with which
they have every reason to be well satisbed ; they look
forward with confidence to the 10111011 now commenced.
and trust it will terminate with equally favourable
results. The good-will of the corn and seed busieue
as carried on by the late Mr. Henry Jesse, I. still
retained by the company, but sioo/1 the lune of the
last report, the services of his son have been di.oontinued.
The third meeting of the shareholders will be held at
the Red Lion Hotel, Basingsmke.on Wedneeday,Aagnet
19th, at three o'clock p in. for the purpose of musing
the newer:l4 and declaring the dividend. At this
meeting the whole of the directors, in aecordanee with
the articles of aseociiiition, will retire from office, all of
whom will offer themselves for re-election. The retiring
auditor, George Barna.. Esq., will also offer himself for
re-election. Al the same meeting, the opinion of the
shareholders will be taken auto the remittal of the
company's steam mill from Wallop to Basingstoke, the
latter position being more central, and greater facilities
for transit being at hand, the directors seticipate this
Intl materially lessen the working expenses"