The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-23 00:00:00

POTATOE MARKET.

Boaovon AND Srlistmarg, 19th.—The supplies ol potatoes
have been good. Sates have progressed g Wetly, at late rates
English Regents—. ire to 70e per ton.
Scotch Repots
Rocks

HOP MARKET.

NOP.OOOII, M 7 111.—A blr amount of firmness hat been
noticeable to this market. Transactions have been concluded
steadily, and for due English hops advanced relpes bare bean
realised. Yid and East Kent; 42 to £7; Weald el Kent.,
£2 to £315. ; Suseex Li 15e to £310.; Farnham and country,
BJ IE4 to £5 15. ; and olds, 15. to Ai 10e per cwt.

PRODUCE 11A114111T.
A fair amount of business has been transacted in colonial
produce. Sew .01,1 steadily at the opening of the week, but
the market hail dosed with quietuses for both raw and refined
geode. Coffee has ruled flat, and n decline of la per cwt ha.
taken place. Rice has found buyer. at firm prices. In tea
there is Do material al,emUon. spices generally remain an-
in value.

SUGAR MARKRI,
.14,.......••••3 wind.; WOlon 041 PO DOW DOM prersient for
sever& weeks, keep out supplies; the market is consequently
comparaUvely bare of suitable qualitlea, sad with a stassly
demand Irma redness as well as from speculators, peon have
furtbor improved Gil per ea%

MONEY MARKET.
The money market wee extremely quiet at the openlag of the
week, but the discount demand subeeq neatly improved, es a
large amount 4 China and American paper fell due. The
rates, however, have still ruled at nto 21 per cent. On the
Block Exchange Ovarian on British Government sccuritha
are made from to-day at Ito 1{ per cent.

134m0.

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11611 P, FLAY, AND JUTIL
In hemp there is no chutes to note—the market remaining
quite inanimete.
Jute has met more enquiry at the public ries reflex higher
rates were obtained for the better qualities. Privately exten-
sive purchases have been made for arrival, chiefly of the
narks TA Oo Ate, end AB et Z9O per ton.
Menu, 19th—There has been rsther more detnand for Anz
on the spot, and the transactions that have taken place have
been at very steady prices,

SHED MARKET.
The seed trade continues In the inactive state noted in our
last report. Mew parcels et American red clover have changed
hand., at • considerable reduction on the rated current during
the season: of speculation, however, there has at present
been scarcely any. In &Nike and white clover nothing what-
ever ls psedtig. Trefoil sea& in conseq nonce ot bad reports of
the growing crops, meets with more Inquiry. Mustard and
rape are in fair request, at the high price. recently reach'
Hemp mod is soiree and dear Cansity pewd dull —Joel SEAT
k Sons, Seed Merchants, 10. Water-lane, London, S.C.

LEICESTER MAY cur.z
This bar was held on Ilionday, and in consequene of the
remarkably dry summer, of last year the pitch wee unusually
small. There weebriik demand for good lots, which were
speedily bought up at priori ranging from ern to 90s ; seeoodary
and inferior qualities fetching puler Turing from dile to Ile
per cwt. One exceptionally due dairy wee sold at Ns per cwt.
The whole was leared off by mid-day. There wss
teh of Stilton °home, which varied very mink in qiVteyf.
Fia,:itioerrlotirilzfgouLdp,LluedrciolitruteAd
tor Is per 4..;res was
ome
a luxe attendance of factors. The prime mired on the whole
were not quite so high as anticipated.

MR WOOL SAM:
Thesecoad series of sales Co the year, comb; nig of 20,110
tales Hyde., sad Queensland, 93,353 bales Port Ptilillp, LOW
bales Van Diemen-, Land, 31,143 bales Adelaide, 17,171 bales
New Zadand, 1,100 bales Swan River, 84,644 bales Ce of
Good Hope; total 192,310 bales Colonial—commenwd 13th
uIL, hav eterininated.
'rho general ationdanoe was very numerous, with a large
on taken for foreign wroounL With only light stocks
r:rbiads of the trade, competition Wag vary Wooded, sod
purchased freely wok-