The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-10 00:00:00

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The grain tea's, la..t seek own,' very firmly, but
later on weakened. is•el Friday there was very little
doiag mu wt.. at and dour, though prices' remained
moved. Beans and peas are fully as dear, and eats
have advanced fully Gl. per quirts r.
Front ,ompleints of dryness, saps the Former. we now
bear fema exiee-sed or ale elleats of flooding rains
wilt& have dropped wally 4 inch.; of water in one
week, thus giving absut six weeks' quantity in as many
daya. Probably the r sults will be genera,ly
and • good •utuutu seed-h d secured, ploughing going
on very rapidly. Of o nar,w, for the pre rut, thrashings
out ta prevented, and moat new samples are in such
damp euniit:on, that large quantities of dry foreign
grain in r.quired for maing with Eoglish wheat, owing
to whiab cruse, probably, importers advance their rates
and obtain them to the extent of Is to 24 per qr. The
various estimates formed of the European wheat moil
hays not. •porently, much altered the tone of the
markets, which, in the nisie, are fluctuating towards a
veil high pAarai level: we are now ras 74 per qr. for
whest, against 45e 41 at the same time last year, when
the crop Wllll countered barely an average, and whilst
foreign war made future tupplies doubtful. But °ore.
pathos of years serve vei little purpose, since the
Inc of grain depends lms upon actual needs apt
cocks, than upon facilities of bringing supplies to the
muketa when mid where they aro most requital. At
p.ateut, we bare large stocks of foreign wheat in granary,
there ion large fl at laden with wheat afloat, and even
our deficient home crop currently suprlns us liberally.
Nevertheless, to uncertainly of the future, and 1% newly
awakened spirit at speculation, added to the influence
created by a larg.t export demand, are decidedly driving
b-fore teens mudesate views, end the V 1011.3 of wheat
was, at the Glossed lest week, stronger than it has bee
siege huvw.t. In fact, the advance of the season is
such, that wieterly cold may, at any time, set in
auddenly, au 1 alrea.ty the weeks are being reckoned up
wheu northern 0,0101 mast be closed, • calculation
that gives salurs asufideuse, cil3C4l overwhelusing
supplies are r.O longer thought possible, whilst the
contingency of a am ell winter arrival Is rather
expected than thought to be unlikely. Experienee ot
Coo Mental farming and energy does not allow us to
look for largo new suppling in autumn, thrashing.
out in the 11•Idu, ant 'granting within a fort-
night. being operations almost unknown away from
English, bcotch, and American flaws. At the Came
time, there rare rn, spprel:ensioas of scarcity, not even
temporarily, whilst this 0 mealtimes who ar looking
for 51. 1.0 100. per qr. rise in the price of wheat, during
airy inmate, el winter sororities, se.is further in the
,litieg great reeks ahead. in the shape of large supplies,
on climb specalstors Ma) find its 110 Wiy 111•10 lUrt.ollol
wrecaed by a su deo fall, such as in, tne spring of Id6B
followed high prime. The imports of the past three
mouths klO2 returned at the rate of about twelve and •
hall million qrs. per annum of wheat and flour, and

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with 368 wheat ships us p maga awl active shipments
Ii progress in Russia and Ainericiano falling of in our
weekly arrivals appears likely for the next three months.
New Yolk keeps ahead of English buyers—ws advance,
to be on a level, American sellers take a fresh step
ferward,a movement that is °oilmen. j ust ssoostratiwlse
when k:iglish markets fall, Now York still keeps leading
on the downward course. Aster as Ountineutal markets
may guide us, they are just now qdiet, aid possibly,
therefore, wiser than Istriden, which as getting feverish
an 1 e stated without 'apparent reason. With prices good,
as at present. trade should be good and steady. but this
seems an impassibility, for the moment demand gots
strong, away jumps importer—higher awl higher—until
be gets to a 1 morons elevation, whence, as nobody
follows him, lie topples do on. Fariners, we believe,
will cc: more I....smokily aud kmp on gelling freely at
t " d r•tn•• the •ro offered, •nd t. tal they ni 4y act
~r. oeiAtit mid check to speculation. There barn been
but little inter t at shown in ether articles besides; wheal
and fl barley, iusic, hems awl peas. maintain full
prices ; oats Improve io dem rid,but only so at the very
toe puree th. y coedit any little advabce at ones
stops th,ir free sale. A. connected with wheat, the
pststo crop is anxiously watched, much is dossed,
but teeny Isree distriets have sound and Rood crops,
Toe Mayma says the harvest of 1871 may now be
considered. The latest reports front all districts' do not
vary in any material degree from those previously
receive.). Wheat has proved very deficient, and an
imp,tt ation of about 12,000,0 o.) quarters will be
neces,ary to supply our "routs, allowing consumption
to be at the sante rate as last year. Snob being the
ease, a high range of prices may be expected to prevail,
tsweeially as France will have to import freely. One
..‘l.!eining feature is the centrally Rood quality of the
iro 'tic the grain beiij lit fur immediate USe. All
uLhar kiwis of grain have yielded well, both in respect
to qusutity awl quality. We regret, however, to notice
that the potato disease is spreading, the late rains
hiving fostered its development.

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67 2 35 0 26 4
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66 7 31 0 24 9
67 7 3, 6 23 9
67 3 3:, 10 2310
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Aug. 26
Sept. 2 ..

CORK MARKET&

Batsrok, bth.—Moderato eupply of English wheat, which
sold slowly at Is to 1.• per qr. over last week's prices ; foreign
dull at a similar improvement. Malting barley scarce, and
useful mutples fis per qr. higher; granding In good mound,
and values utudterod, cscept undried Irish, which iri lt lower.
111Ji411 corn Is int qr. dearer. Oct. In I .5. ropiest at late prices.
Priewo—Wheat. English, red and white, old. SS, to tras ;
ditto, new, 620 to We ; American. spring, 684 to 60s;
other foreign, 63s to We per 49 :11). Barley, English malting,
36. to CU per qr.; Irish &WI French, grinding, te. 61 to 30e per
4)0 In. UAW, insh white, tes tkl to W. per 32011,.; Irish,
black, les 04 to 21.6.1 per 30115., Irish, tawny, th 6d to Ms
per 30115. Boats, Etigli.h, 404 LO 66. per qr. Flour, English,
geodes:ends. 410 to 43. s per 2:101b.; American, 20. to Ws per
li,rrol. Indian cern 31. to 35. per 100.11. Arrivals.—lrieh :
' 3,751qr5. oats. Uswitwise : 164 smoke Pour. Foreign: 26,612
qrs. cheat; 8,640 qrs. barley ; 3,615 qrs. maize. 5117 barrels
hour.
Sweat, October 1, 1071.—At Bristol: 63,761 qr.. wheat,
21,012 qrk barley, 7,111 qr.. oafs, 10,690 qrs. maize, Gil gm,
beans, 1 0 qrs. sundries ; total, 163,245 fir& Al Oluucester :
57,245 qrs. wheat, 27,074 qrs barley, 21,670 qrs. oats, 11,466 ,
qr.; maize, 3,401 qr.. beaus, 6,010 yrs, sundrim ; total, 129,603 '
traouersrarat, sth.—The tone of the trade since this day
se' 1111 l gist 1...1NCH deeldly upward, and at the clues of last
weck wheat, I. .15 English and foreign, was 2. per .tr. dearer.
TM, week there haa been low disposition for business ; holders,
however, Insist Upon full prices, and conseqoently low traits.
actions are roportol. Malting and grinding barley is fully as
that. Stocks of maize are much reduced, and velum have
improved Is per qr. elzmilies of oats smile., Cool, Wel new
, saUlple.. are prosied at • deeline of 6.1 per qr. Beim. and pea*
have 41.1 V .weed 6d per qr.
Divines, .ith.—There era. a very largo supply of wheat, moot
of Which W.H. of this )oar's growth, awl there WM a good de-
mand, especially for 'awl. Prices were about 1s per qr. above
loose of last week. Milting barley was In small supply, and
pricm must alio Ix: gavial about 1s per qr. 111.0Ve 1.4 Week's
Tate% 43. Whig tht. top Klee. lISO W.. 6.1 to Is dearer. Oat;
1N..11, and other articlo, about as before.
BINIIINOIIIg. 4111. rAlr supply of English wheat. Dry MM.
plc. seld readily at an improvement il 1. per qr., while out of
eoitilit uo ti Levels wore difficult to sell at Isle rate., Foreign
wheat in fair demand at an advance of Is to 2. on beet sorts '
only.
MASI:HUM. 516.—8H.t samples of English wheat must be
quoted Is per waiter, and foreign Sil to 3,1 per contra dearer
than on this day we k, hut tbe advents chocked sales. Flour
In limitel rcqumt, a: an unbent: .taunt of el to Is per sack.
liaptian besus and liullan cent acre each 14 per quarter
li lather.
Lrogareek, 60..—Theni was only a mr,derate etten.rance,
and Willi • quieter feeling the business ill wheat Wall to a
limited client, at a reduction of about 31 per rental. Flour
without mated .1 alteration. Indian corn met • slow ale,
and the improvement of Tuesday was lust. Other articles
goner illy quiet. Awl under to huy.
W4tur.raine, 61h.-0..1 wheat and fine dry parcels of new
were held for II per or. Over last week's price,: but the
advaiteu chocked the sale; damp qualities were difficult to
quit. Flue bailey woo rather dearer. Beans and oats were
fully as dear.
Miga-Lask 6th. —The grain trade at llsrk-liene to-day has
Nowt au • quiet attar. A moJerate supply of English wheat
I.a, been on sale, and a 1•11. show Of foreign. The trade has
buen quiet, aud the tendency of prime has been in favour of
bpunYgoonted Thsleorillh"y, aben.l"W'bllst Ono cornil
Slat he.
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dtill,,:dverr. izrilyinicolums...u...liasd :soh ,eenv.letui
Ott.
inferi , cet nh. 11. a • drooping leniency. Beans an I peas
has° iwtil I,urch.c.l cautiously, at about late rates. Flour
lboo wl,l at Mondity's prices.
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