The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-10 00:00:00

LATICEIT NEWS.

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE.
The erste trade though quiet has been firm. Wheat
has been purchseed very quietly, but has advanced one
to two shMings per qr. an the week. The trade loin a
very sensitive state, and, pending the receipt of reliable
information. may be expected to remain so.ne deficiency
in our own crop is not, however, a matter of so much con-
so • partial failure in the harvest in the great
grain growing districts of Europe and Anieriee.
It is admitted the yield per acre even in these import-
ant centres le frequently below the average, but in others
there is an eve., while so a greater area is yearly
brought into cultivation, the acreage under wheat pro-
portionally incresaes.
There certainly appears to be no reason to doubt that
the total yield of wheat will he very large and quite sufh-
dent for requiremente : betides which. in all calculation*
auto the future range of values, attention must he directed
to the large proportion of last year's crop still unconsumed.
In the vane of spring corn no change can he noticed,
and prices rule about the same.
MARK LANE.—THIR

Wheat closed firmly and Is. to ta. dearer on the week.
Barley dull. Oats shout the same as on Friday. Maim,
beim; and as quiet. Flour fully as dear.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—Tins DAT.
About 6,000 beasts including about 1500 foreign. Trade
quiet Inferior, 4a. to 5a ; prime, Ea. Rd. to ea. About
*OOO sheep and lamb& Sharp dull. Id. to 44. lower.
Inferior, 4s. 64. to ss. 64.: prime, te. ed. to 6.. 104. Lambe
quiet Too price 7a. 64. Calves and pigs dull. At
Deptford 540

THE CORN AND CATTLE TRADE.
The grain trade, on Saturday, had again an upward
tendency, the damage done by recent thunderstorms
creating an excited feeling in the trade.—At Dorchester
there was • moderate supply of wheat, and notwithstand-
ing the improved harvest prospects, prices were from Is.
to 2s. per imperial quarter dearer. Rasher more inquiry
for all spring corn, at late prices. At Mr. Emcee fort-
nightly sale there waa a rather small supply of stock, in
consequence of the fair falling the preceding day. Fat
beef sold at from 1.16. to 15e. M. per score fat ewe
mutton, Sid. to 90. per lb.: wethers, 9d. to lad. ; lambs,
32a. per head—At Reading a fair amount of wheat on oiler;
with a slow trade there was an upward tendency in prices.
Osta commanded inquiry, at late rates.—At Gloucester
there wee more English wheat on offer, and prime were
firm at 2a. to 3e. advance. Foreign in fair demand
American ita, (Mirka la. per quarter dearer. Grinding
barley id. lower. Oats firm.—At Bath a much larger
supply of wheat, which sold readily at the full prices of
last week, and In some cases Is. to b. per quarter more
money. Wheat, red, las. to 51a. per quarter ditto white.
M. to Ms ; four, seconds. Ms. per sack; bread. 6d. Per
loaf.—At Warminster a small supply of wheat. and
prices advanced about Is. per quarter, but trade was very
limited and dull. Wheat, eta to 521... per qr. ; barley. 3lie
to 7i,;; cata_tfia. to 3fia ; beans. 475. to Ws. : Peas, tea to
58..; four, Marto MS. per sack.—At Taunton the atten-
dance was but small. In consequence of the reported
damage done to standing corn by the thunderstorms of the
preceeding night, there was some excitement in the
market, and good white wheat was worth 7• for the alb.
Barley reached 3e. M. to 3. 9d. per bushel. Beans and
peas were not offered in sufficient quantities to affect
- Maize, fa to M. Flour. per sack.

THE FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
In answer to • denotation of dealers in foreign cattle.
on Hatnnliy, who complained of exwg legtalation with
;tatlto the foot-and:mouth disease, the Duke of
oud while dissenting from a proposition that laws
on the sublert tended rather to increase thin to diminish
the evil. promised to confer with the Council.

BLANDFORD DAY.
Mind Ora August sheep fair was held on Monday last.
and WAS well attended. About 2,000 sheep and lambs were
nennwtincluding the nuns and ram lambs belonging to Mr.
Brine, of alliaige. which were offerei for sale and t
he Mr T. Ensor. The prises offered by the Mayortan't
Corporation of Blandford, were thus awarded : For the
hest pen of lambs containing not less than one hundred,
5 guineas, Mr. Cave, of Almer ; second Allan 2 guineas,
Mr. Cove. Almer ; for the hest pen of one hunãred ewes, 3
guineas, Mr. Rogers, Quariestone Farm, Stiekland. me
iiniges were Mr. G. Keynes, Spettishury, (r. John Friend,
11Inton, owl Mr. Robert I)oininy. Pimpenm. Mr.
Ensor sold by auction twenty superior shorthorn
heifers brysi by Mr. Owen Riehanis, Langton ferns.
ten of which were two-year-old and ten one-year-old. sire
Marathon. The yearlings sold at from twelve pounds
to twentyone pounds, realising one hundred and
ill ty-one pounds, an average of fifteen pounds two
*billings per head. The two-year-olds sold at from
twenty-one pounds ten shillings to thirty.five pounds,
realising two hundred and forty-four pounds, an average
of twenty-four pounds eight shillings per head. Mr.
Know Announced that Mr. Brine's sheep were descended
from COMA and rams of the celebrated flulbridge Rock.
The first three ram lambs were sold at eight and •
half, ten, rind eleven guineas, total thirty pounds
nineteen shillings and sixpence. The next three were let
for eighteen guineas. The next forty-nine were sold at
from four nrel-whalf to nine guineas. realising three
hundred pounds in shillings. average six pounds two
shillings per head. Four two-tooth rams sold for twenty/-
two guineas. and two fourtooths let for eight to eight
' toslf guineas.