The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-02-16 00:00:00

DORCIIINTER UAJULEMAS FAIR.

The great hiring fair of the county of Doreet WAS held
on Monday, the 15th, the day of the fair falling on 31.14.
day, and the 15th being fixed by the Mayor of the borough
(Mr. E. Burnett). There waslinvely weather, the air being
balmy and the tun bright. The attendance of fanners
and dealers WAS very large iu the stock fair, and of
labourers there seemed to be a greater number than for
several yuar. past. In very few cases, however, did the
men wear the lem, ribbon.' (the union badge) in their hats,
which was no common.% toktti at the preceding fain.
During the early part of the by there SOBIUO4I to he
much bargaining going on, and we hoard of B.nge
yearly hirings being made at It. per week. with per.
quisites, though Sill. wo, 110 alulL, to exceptionally low
rate. The class of labourers at the fair for hiring did not
seem to be no good as in former year, AO! A great many
fanners could not anit themselves. Both morning
and afternoon there were biro meeting,' of labourers on
Vordington green, awl addressee were given in advocacy
of Unionism and of the assimilation of the county with
the borough franchise by .I,oph Arch, Mr. J. C. Cox,
J.p., of Belper, and 'Ann' Ulla' Dorset branch of the
Union. . .

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In the fair field there was a very large supply of heifers
and calves and harreners, and auctions were held by bulb
Mr. Enter am! Mr. Symonds. Beginning with heifers and
calve., Mr. Ensor started with an excellent I wast with oral,
at her rile whirl, mule £25 50, and that was the t m price.
The others reali.ed from 24 Illbr as tit Ins. up to CIO, £ll
£l5, M0...C0 Ito, £l9, C2l. A lot of Shorthorn heifers,
draughted from Mr. 11. Mayo's stock at Coker's Prows,
were offered. Mr. Mayo has a red dairy, and the., were
coloured stock taken from another farm, and now ridded
as he has others of his general breed in their places.
Some had calves and the others near calving.
They made front '.CI3 15s. to L 22 Ins. each. Bar.
reners realiawl from Clir to Ce a pair, a couple of
Mr. l'arry4 making the higher figures. .% couple of pedi-
gree roan yearling Shorthorn bulls. bv James 1, and
Eighth Duke .1 York, the property of Mr. F. Pope, of
Chilfromo mule:Wand*: guineas, and a third (by (7onmt)
14 guineas. A two-year-old shorthorn bull went for 12
guineas, and a Hereford for the same money. Some of
Mr. J. A. Smith's improved Dorset pigs were also sold,
anti, It of dairy utensils.
Mr. Symon.b. atm held an auction, but the above figures
represent the general run of the trade. The tomply
yearned to becalur in excess of the demand, and business
rattle!. drocced. . .

In the corn exchange the attendance woo not large, &aid !
prices for all duseriptiot., ef C,411 wen: weak.
There WWI a large display id! agricultural implements in I
the usual places, and the gingerbread and nneeellaneous
stalls %ITN VI numerous as ever. Uti to six o'clock—
although the streets were throne...ol —there ...tined to he "
but few .3.. e of drunkenness, aud we are led to hope that
the I ionwt labuirer jo liegintringto lerni that he ..an enjoy
annul lkoli.try without getting luiserahly ,trunk and I
making hitnaelf • general nuisance.