The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-04-27 00:00:00

Crain anb Commerce

LONDON SPIRIT MARIZT.-Bum is in fa
full quotations. Proof East Indian, is. 10d
proof Lewards, Is. 11d. to 2e. per tenon.
grain spirit move off slowly, at late rates.
TZA.-Owing to the prospect of large shi
Canton, arising from the re-opening of tradi
I. heavy, and last week's prices are with
ported. Common sound Congou is freely_
per lb; Congon, Ild. to 2s. 4d. per lb.; N
Oolong, is. 24. to 21. ; t3ouchong, ls. 9d
Flowery Pekoe, 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Scented
to 2..; Orange Pekoe, ls. 241. to Is. 8
Orange Pekoe, le. Bd. to 3e. id. ; Twa
lc 3d.; Hyson Skin, ed. to is.; Hymn
3e. 104.; Young Hyson, 84. to 2s. 6d.; In
2s. 4d.; Gunpowder, is. to 31. 64.; Asia
41. 6d. per lb.
Suomi.-Good and fine raw sugars are
request, at full prices, but inferior qualitit
at is. per cwt. less money. Relined goo
Brown grocery lump., 545. 64.; middling t
605.; wet lumps, 50e. to 525.; pieces, 46e.
and bastards, Ns. to 42a_ per cwt.
MANCHESTER, April satidae
that there is some improvement in one
trade. At the dinner to Itajah Brooke, m
it was stated that the heed of one of our I
trade houses had been heard to say " th
only the brightest day we had had this yea
weather, but in reference to trade;" and e
as the home trade is oonoerned, there is
remark.
THE SLAVE TRADE. -Twenty-two yew
tured by English cruisers during the last
being engaged in the slave trade. All
Amerioan,and the larger number belonged
Boston, and New Orleans.
TERMINATION OF TEE COLLIERS' STRI
YORKSHIME.-The colliers' strike in the Bi
has ended, as few strikes end, in the victo
The ten per cent, redaction insisted on
has very generally been abandoned, and
stances, the colliers have obtained a it
hours of labour. The masters have not
unanimity in their proceedings, while I
founded • union sines the strike, and ha
amount of funds in head.
COSTOMS.-The annual report of the
of Customs has just been issued, detailing
of the year 1857. The total mein
£22,856,371 against £24,206,844 in 1856
reductions of duty on tea, sugar, coffee,
curtailment of consumption resulting f
Menial crisis, although this was felt t
than might have been anticipated. In ti
of the chief foreign commodities used i
there has been an increase in all but
cocoa, coffee, spirits, and wine. In thi
most all articles of raw material there ,
able augmentation, cotton being the on
importance. As regards Customs' rece
the Sootch ports show an increase, acei
Irish a decrease. Henceforth bonded t
stored like all other goods in trade ware
nuigementa are being carried out for t
render of the premises hitherto held
this purpose. Notwithstanding the his
of the Customs' officers as to the amour
of wearing apparel allowed to pass free,
man, many ladies, and more ladies'
silly and perverse enough to risk pound
and both incur and inflict endless troubl
for the tremulous and vulgar joy °I
revenue." With regard to the fraud
Moore, • tea merchant at Belfast, who la
access to • bonded store, and removed E
without payment of duty, his surel
£3,000, and it is thought the Crown wil
little. When dutiable articles are
marks intended to give them • Britisl
are refused entry and required to be
port of shipment exoept where neutn
,*oduction of a foreign word, and in ti
where they bear the actual names of
timers they are confiscated and destroj
protection is thus afforded to our manui
fraud and forgery. But of late there h
growing practice among English man
selves, especially of clooke, watches
gauges, and various' articles of glass, t
made abroad and to import them it.
own names or brands. In this case,
order which permits it, the articles are
on the application of the manufacturer.
allowing the bagger of through passe
to London by certain trains to be exs
bridge station has been extended end
nent, and more than 14,000 persons h
modated by it. This facility mvolyee
without any return. A new system
In course of introduction at the outpor
to effect great economy of time a
publication of the statistical tables con
and revenue will likewise be aoceleratt

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RITURNB.-Thl
railways in the United Kingdom publi
• ending April 17 amounted to £421,1
corresponding week of hist year to 1
a decrease of £16,790. The gross rei
railways having their termini in the me
for the week ending as above to £l7
corresponding week of last year to El
decrease of £8,958 The decrease on tl
Railway amounted to £1,647; on the 4
£990; on the London and North-W
on the London and Blackwell to El&
Brighton, and South Coast to 12828
and South-Western to £936; and on
to £1,144; total, £10,682. Bat from
ducted £1,877, the increase on the
leaving the decrease, as above, £8,958
the other lines in the United King
£246,437, and for the corresponding
£254,269, showing • decrease of £7,8
of those lines, which, added to the di
troPolitan lines, makes the total dec
compared with the corresponding wee