The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-16 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL CORN, THULIIDAY.—Wbeit met with a
more active inquiry, especially white descriptions, at full
prices to Id per rental advance. Flour in fair demand at
steady prices. Beans in buyers favour. Peas unaltered.
Indian corn in moderately fair request, closing at much
the same rates as on Tuesday; new mixed, Fe 9,1 tote Rld
per centaL

BRISTOL CORN, THURSDAY.—EngIish and foreign
wheat in fair consumptive demand at is per qr. decline.
Barley and oats ad dearer.
BRISTOL CATTLE, THURSDAY.—There was a large
supply of beef, with selling trade at 71. per cwt for best
qualities, and Ms to 7us for middling and inferior. Very
short supply of sheep, but few wanted, and they were
quite enough for the demand. Prices ruled high, best
wailers, in heavy wool, selling at 94 to Old, and ewes &L
Upwards of 1,060 store cattle, and a slow sale at last
week's prices.
SHEPTON MALLET, FAIDAT.—Wheat, 354 to 4.6 s ;
barley, 3.1 s to 45e; oats, 92s to 2811 ; beans, 44s to 52.;
36s to 44e ; flour, 40s to 42.; bread, 644 per (lb. loaf.
to Its ad per score ; mutton, 844 to led per lb ; veal,
fki to lid ; fat pigs, 11, 64 to lits per score; milk butter, 17s
to 17s lid per dos. ;eggs, 94 per doe.; Potatoes, 1.1 34 to Is
&I per peck.
SOUTHAMPTON CORN, FRIDAT.—There was a 'mall
attendance at to-day's market. The samples of English
wheat were dearer, and brought full pricea Barley a firm
trade at 66 to Is advance. Oats 6d dearer. Maize steady
without change. Flour good sale at last week's quotations_
New wheat (English)—red, .C 9 10s to All ; white ditto, £lO
to £l4 10s; grinding barley, 26, to 52,; malting ditto, rsi
to 46,1; oata, 17s to Zit ; beans, Its to 47s ; peas, 41. to 425;
maim, 22s to Xis ; flour, 406 to 42s per sack.

SuUTHAMPTON CATTLE, FRIDAY. fire was a
large supply of stock i 4 good quality at this day's market,
but a thin attendance of buyers. Best wethers fetched
60 4dte fit 8.1 per stone, and beasts 13s 6d to lis 6d per
score. The following were offered :—Beast, ; sheep,
746; calves, ; pigs, ISO; bones, 6.

LIVERPOOL CU {N, FRIDAY. - With an average
attendance, a fair bmineas has been done in wheat, at
rates of Tuesday last. Californian 1056 d to Its. Flour in
limited request, without chanviin quotations. Indian
corn—new mixed American, d; old, 5s lOW to 5s lid.
Beans, Egyptian, 75 al to Bs Peak is U.

BATH CORN, SATURDAT.—There was • small supply of
English wheat on offer to-day, algal was nearly all cleared
at the full prices of last week. Foreign wu very firm.
Barley is dearer. Flour firm
GLOUCESTER CORN, SATURDAY.—There was rather
more English wheat offered, and for the best samples
prices were is per qr. higher. Foreign in good request at
similar advance. Spring corn firm at the extreme rates of
last week.
TAUNTON CORN, SATUILDAY.—There was a good
attendance at the Corn Exchange to-day. Business,
however, was rather quiet. A healthier feeling existed in
the wheat trade. Prices may by quosed as follow,:
Wheat, foreign, 52.1 to tins per qr. ; ditto, English, 46e to
544 ; barley, grinding. s: ditto, malting, 3s to Lis oats,
El. to 25s ; beans, 421 to us; peas. 38s to 425; flat.
27e ; round, 321; flour, best seconds, 425.

WARMINSTER CORN, SATURDAY.—There was every
short supply of wheat and barley. All good samples
changed hands quickly at Is per qr. advance. Wheat,
best, eos to 60s ; seconds, 24s to 10.; bat barley, 30s to 45s ;
grinding, flOs to 20s ; beans, 411 to Id.; oats, 20s to M. per
quarter.

CORK BUTTER, SATURDAT. - Ordinary seconds,
158.; thirds, 1M; fourths, 96.; fifths, 704 ; mild, 176 a
Thirds, 122 s ; fourths, 96.; fifths, 70a Number of firkins
In the market, M.

CHEMICALS.—There is stiU a considerable amount of
quietness about chemical business that • few weeks ago
was a stranger to it.

MIN ERALS.—There is little alteration to report in
these articles, most of them having been stationary all the
week as far as pncee are concerned, and the tendency
being towards • decrease in the bulk of trade.
METALS—The condition of the pig iron markets ha•
undergone eery little material change IMO, last week.