The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-12-07 00:00:00

erne nitb Commerce.

!Amnon ttrtnivAnnwr.—We have no chants te
naive In that rah*, of rom,imil the thnnand I. rathor
flat, Drawly and grain oplrlte atetullly, at very full
—Advloem from China state that the total ON MOW
Of toa ware 111,140,011014,. lomm than at the oorrompund•
In period In UM. Ottr tunrkt,O, thurrfors, le Aron and
1101111 ii Conyuo la now worth I Id. par lb.
. . . . .

Nou transnatlons In 11101 kltnl of raw Miele
continue on a fair &wags Isola, mid On late Improve.
mut in grim is wull supported. Knelled sagas aro in
ropiest. Brown grocery lumps have realised 6:h. to
Ms, W. j aruslistf, 19. Oil. ti 81.. par out, Dotolt
crushed I. Arm, The total stook of sugar in Louth's la
now 69,000 lons against 00,000 tons in 1067.

In the produce market during the week vary little
alteration has oecurred, and there has been stair Inquiry
for most of the pricielpol articles. Simulation being
entirely dormant, price. ealtibit seemly any variation.
The inipertations have been rather considerable Itiee
is how Ms eagerly Bought, yet opinion still seems gene.
rally in favour of the holders, The intelligence by the
overland mall from China imparted additional flonnees
to the tee-market, and a good amount of business has
taken place, the dealer' manifesting general eonedenoe.
Black leaf oongou attracts much attention, closing ad.
to Id higher, and common hae advanced to lid. per
lb. All the new seamed tea, by the Chrysolite have
been diepoeed of. Heavy public Wee are announced
for the 7th inst, including about 8,000 packages
" without reserve.' A change of wind has led to nume-
rous arrivals of sugar front the East Indies, and the
home trod., anticipating additional supplies, have
shown less desire to purchase. The few parcels brought
to auction tine week went at former quotations, par.
ticolerly as regards good qualities. The Calcutta %meals
just in bring 1,200 "One of ealtpetre. The demand for
Bengal 'float keep. steady at 425. aa. per owl. ; on the
spot it is lees readily saleable than of late. A cargo of
cassia Nines, by the Hindoo, from China, has just been
' received-, the bulk of which will shortly be brought for-
ward. Other specie. are unchanged. In coffee, beyond
the sale of three cargoes of Rio, nothing of interest has
transpired.
Late accounts from Brasil announce that the Imperial
Government have made important reductions of the
import duttos upon several articles of primary necessity,
with the view of assisting the poorer classes.
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One of the principal features in the money market on
Thursday was • fresh rise in the stocks of the three
great English railway Companies which have just ceased
hostilities. From the moment in which the rumours of
coining peace gained credence these stocks have ex-
perienced a steady and unchecked advance. Although
moral oonsiderations are occasionally ignored, railway
shareholders are rarely insenaibls to Innocenti' based
upon pecuniary grounds. There to room, therefore, for
the hope that the rise of several hundred, of thousands
of pounds which has taken place during the last few
days in the property of the three companies recently
contending, will furnish an additional guarantee for the
maintenance of harmonious relation, for the future,
'limit is clear that the previous depreciation was almost
solely caused by the reckless competition. The losses
which the companies have sustained through carrying
passengers and goods at absurdly low fares, no order to
damage each other, form a distinct but equally impor-
tant item in the amount,

The annual report of the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Company, issued preparatory to their meeting on
Saturday week, reomumends the usual half-yearly divi-
dend of 3i per cent., with an additional payment of 1
per oeut., besides 9 per cent. on the underwriting se-
°punt. The net profits on revenue +mufti' for the 12
menthe ending the 30th of September have been
182,60 P, of whieh £29,504 was carried to the insuranee
fund. The total paid up share capital of the company is
£1,700,000, besides debentures for 4'280,900, while the
valuation of mints amounts to 122,303,975, showMg
surplua of £323,775.