The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-06-28 00:00:00

Itarkets.

The tone of the stock markets has been heavy daring
the present 'neck, and in nearly all olasses of securiti.
• further decline has taken place. To some eat, nt
endeavours have been made—and have proved Recce...
ful—to influence the markets by arguiogth.t the wheat
crop promises to turn out badly, and that it will be
found neeeesary to import largely at high quotation..
So far as wheat is concertiel, however, the preysiling
fine weather seems t 'be exerting • favourable influence,
for from nearly all parts of the country satisfactory
aceounte have been received, both with regard to the
probable yield and probable quality. It is asserteJ.
Ilyll.lthele.s, that • soldier area of land is under wheat
cultivation. Respecting spring sown prorluo., the
prospect is by no means no (avow-abb., more esp. cielly
AS r, grrila late scivainri,. Winter barley, aate and been.,
however, promise to be fair crop.. Gras., it is now tou
well known, has failed so far es the B,st crop is con.
cerned ; but a more titan average second crop is cm.
meted. unless the summer should prove to be e* dry as
the spring, in which case the question of • *apply of
animal food and of dairy produce will be a very serious
onc.

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A circumstance also affecting the markets is the im-
Penance of the late rise in prices, nearly all al*. f
securities, more especially foreign stocks and British
railway shares, being nine', higher than at the com-
mencement of the year. 1 his week speculators have
been indifferent in their operations, owing to the uncess
tainty wirch prevails with regard tol the future cour.os
of to e msrkets. Helmet business has been rather more
restricted than usual.
Respecting National stooks the market is decidedly
weak.r, and Commis are lower in priee. Colonial
Gov. roment Securities have ciontinued to rule firm
Bank shares, however, are rather dull, and in financial
compantee states the business doing is very restricted.
The &sunward movement in the foreign marktt has
continued, and prices are now considerably lower than
'hey were • fortni.rht ago. Turkish 6 per Cents. base
I.een very fist, but, on the whole, the Spsnish mark. s
ha. been firm. The two new loans introduced at the
couirneneement of the week, mann ly, the Honduras awl
eh- Stste of Buenos Ayres loans, have been well re.
mist d. Toe wit, of the former is at 21 prem., and of
lb.' latter at Ito 1.1 prein ; Perovian scrip is pram ;
Milan. 7to 8 prem.; and Russi•n, 7a to 8 Prsm•
United States 5•20'• sod 10 40's are in cl.-manii for in.
ir•stment, and although the importations of American
Government Securitiee have be n so large during the
is•t two yeses the supply of flatting stock here and in
many is vet,' limited. This clearly shows that the
stock Is well distributed amongst the investing classes,
The trade of the country has loan rather quiet, but
a healthy tone prevails, and in nearly ail castes prices
rule firm.

The following statement shows tbit average prices of English
wheat, barley and oats, in England and Wales, for last week,
compared with the four previous years :-
1870. 1801 1868. 1867. 1866.
s. d. ad. a. d. ad. ad.
Wheat.. 48 0 .. 48 2 .. 66 1 .. 65 8 .. 48 5
Barley .. 32 6 .. 32 .. 39 2 .. 33 0 .. 84 4
Oata .. 25 .. 27 8 .. 29 3 .. 27 .. 267
Annesed is a return showing the imports and exports of
cereal produce Into and from the United Kingdom for
last week awl since September I, compared with the correspond-
ing periods last MEMO.. -
Fur the week ending June POll.-
180
Imports.

16d8-09.

1869 70.
Exports. Imports. Exports.

cat. c.t. Cwt. cwt.
Wheat 590,933 .. 52.188 .. 230,337 .. 218
Barley
Pea+ . ....... 103.221 .. 121 .. 10,336 .. 248
Indian Corn
Flour . 3,313
Since the

Flour

122:405_

2

of the.;;rooffleptelnll;ir

Wheat 31.144,7131 .. 3113,542 ...21,.321,610 ...151,c60
Barley 0,483, 97 .. 35,891 .. 8,164.614 .. 100.248
Ohta 8,581,270 .191,78. .. 4,612,284 .. 190,245
Peso 1,374,121 .. 11,719 .. 912.119 .. 23,762
Beane .....
Indian Corn
Flour .