The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

HAY AND STRAW MARKETS.

SIIITHIPIIILD.—MeatiOW hay, £1 16s. to £5 ; new
ditto, £1 ;161. to £4 ; clover, £3 103. to £6, and
straw, £1 16e. to £2 per load.

WOOL MARKETS.

LONDON, Thursday.—English wool is in limited
request, at late rates. Low colonial qualities are in
fair demand for export to America; but other kinds
command very little attention.

GROCERS' GAZETTE.

COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET, LONDON, Friday.-
The Colonial Produce Markets during the week have
been without improvement, and the transactions are
of moderate extent. The demand for coffee continues
steady, and for the small quantity submitted holders
have obtained full prices. Considerable imports of fine
East India, as well as of Ceylon, Sr. reported,
and these will be immediately brought forward by
auction. Sugar is still quiet, the dullness being attri-
buted to the protracted depression in refined goods
the favourable reports of the crops, and the quiet tone
of the Continental markets. Quotations, however, are
not generally lower. Saltpetre remains firm, and the
deliveries in September were remarkably large. Rice
is less in request, some fioatigg cargoes of soft grain
being sold on easier terms, but cargo Bengal descrip-
tions support their previous value. Black popper has
lost some of ite recent firmness, owing to the unusually
heavy quantity afloat to Europe. The new season's
Raisow congou tea by the Fiery Cross and the Flying
Spur from Fowahow have been sold to the exteat of 1
6,000 to 8,000 chests and half-chests at 2s. lid, up to
2s. 10d. per lb. Some of the large buyers have
hitherto taken supplies rather sparingly at these rates.
The Dameo, from Shanghae luis arrived, bringing • full
assortment of green tea. About 3,000 packages were
disposed of to-day at fair prices.
Oms.-Linseed oil 435. Od. ; pale rape 525. 6d. ;
brown, 495. 64. to-.sod; cocoa-nut, 535. Od. toSS., Od
Palm, 38s. Od. to 445. Od. Turps, French, 120 s. Od'
per cwt.-Town Tallow, per cwt., 638, Od ; rough fat,
per 8112 s. is. 6d; Russia candle, per cwt., 495. Od
melted stuff, 31s. Od ; rough ditto, 21s. 64 ; graves,
per cwt., 16s. good dregs,7s.
LONDON Bernie, BACON, AND CIUMBE, Friday.-
The butter market is very depressed, and prices have
a downward tendency as well for Irish as for European
and American descriptions. In Irish the transactions
are small. Of European the receipts are more than
equal to the town consumption. The low price of
American tempts country buyers to try it; best brands
have so lel this week at • reduction of 4s. viz., at 908.
per cwt., and inferior is only saleable at a similar
decline. The supply of English butter is good, as is
likewise the demand. Finest Dorset obtains 114 s. to
116 s. and Devon 108 s. to 110 s, per cwt. Of fresh
butter there is a fair supply for the time of year' the
quality is affected by the weather. The demand has
improved,firsts sell at 15e, seconds at 148., and thirds at
135., and west country at 13s. to 14s. per dozen. Ostend
lls. to 136. For fine foreign butter there is a fair
demand, but inferior goes off slowly. Fine Friesland
is quoted at 1063. per cwt. Supply good. For Irish
lard there is • limited demand; American rough has
obtained an advance of ls. per ewt. Of Irish hams
the supply is very short. Irish bacon keeps scarce ; the
best fresh cured sells at 675. f.o.b. The best brands of
Hambro have sold at a redaction of 25.-prices range
from 56e. to 62e. per cwt. American is quiet; the
demand from the home trade is interfered with by the
low price of English hand sure, as well as by Waterford
winter sure. Prime qualities in beef and pork are
now in small compass, and holders are firm in price.
Prices of Cheshire cheese are a little easier, and
afford fair profits to the trade. American cheese is
coming freely, the arrivals for the past three months
exceeding those of the corresponding quarter of last
year by 65,000 boxes. Dutch cheese meets a dull sale.
Ostend rabbits are quoted at 3s. 84. per stone.
Of eggs there is a fair supply, but the demand is
slack.

LIVZRPOOL, Friday,—Sugar : Market quiet. Na
sales in molasses or rum. Coffee steady. .No sales to
report in rioe. Other articles unchanged.
BRISTOL SUGAR Magus; Friday.—The demand has
somewhat fallen off during the last few days, and both
refiners and grocers purchase with great caution. Rum
—very little doing, at former value.