The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-24 00:00:00

Crate anb Commerce.

LONDON SPIRIT MARKET.—The dealings in MIR see
very moderate. Proof Leewards, is. 7d. ; Cuba, Is. 6d.
to Is. 83.. ; and Demerara, ls. lid, to 2s. per gallon.
Brandy and grain spirit move off slowly, at late rates.
TA.—There is • steady, though not to say active, dip
mend for most kinds of tea, and late rated are well sup-
ported. Common sound congou is selling at 10d. to
10Sd. per lb. About 20,000,000 lbs. are now on passage
from China, against 6,000,000 lbs. last year.
SOGAR.—Our market still rules very firm, and prices
have an upward tendency, although the stock in ware-
house is somewhat extensive. Refined goods move off
freely. Brown lumps are quoted at 535. 6d. ; and
crushed lumps, sls. to 525. 6d. per cwt. Bales of Dutch
crushed have been effected at 355. 6d. to 360.; and Eng-
lish, 38s. to 395. per cwt.

A meeting of the proprietors of the Alliance Bank
took place on Tuesday morning, Mr. Higgin in the
chair. It appears that since the last meeting the Com-
mittee of the Stock-Exchange have again refused to
allow the shares to be quoted in the official lists, although
the company had fulfilled all the required conditions,
and that for this reason §everal parties are anxious to
withdraw from the concern. It u proposed to pay off
the latter at par, and applications will be received up to
the 15th of next month, to which day the meeting stands
adjourned. After the operation the bank will continue
to curry on business with the remaining capital. The
profits of the past half-year were stated to be ,C 25,000
which will be divided among the proprietors not claiming
redemption of their shares.

The biddings for the Indian loan of £3,579,000 in 4
per cent. debentures were handed in Tuesday morning,
end the whole has been taken, with the exception of
2398,300. The minimum prioe fixed by the Indian
House, with the concurrence of the president of the
Board of Control and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
was, upon the previons occasion, 97, and the tenders at
and above that point amonnted to £3,180.500. They
' ranged from 97 to 99, but are believed to meme only
about 974. Several large hats were made up in the
Stook Exchange at, or $ little over, the twister's's.
Thus nearly a sixth of the whole was obtained at 97,
and nearly two-thirds at or under 97.4, while the highest
price for the remainder was 97, with the exoeption of
°C70,000 at 98, and £7,000 at 99. The fact of any ten-
ders being Bent in at the latter pries is a remarkable in-
stance of the ignorance under which such transactions
are occasionally carried on, since purchases of tr
former issue eould readily have been made in the market
at 1 per cent. less. As soon as the adjudication bad
taken plasm the price offered for the new debentures by
the dealers was 97i to at which several transactions
were effected. On the whole the negothation has ro.
suited as satisfactorily as that for'the first amount in
April hAt, eipoe while the accepted lenders then aver-
aged about'B9, Consols were a half per cent, above their
present quotation. The total extent e° which the valid
tenders fell short of the auto required it that time was
£421,000. It is understood that the tenders Tuesday
below 97 were to the amount of £BOO,OOO, including
some large ones at about 96. The first instalment, ill
addition to the 5 per oent, deposit, already paid, will
be due on the 23rd, and will be about 18 per cent., og
nearly £600,000.
BANKRUPTS.
(From the London Gazetto of Tuesday.)
Stephen Poole, Windmilletreet, Lambeth-walk, Cheater.
street, Kennington-lane, timber dealer.
Robert Biles, South.plaes, Upper Orange-road, Bee'
mondeey. and Seething-lane, Cheat Tovrer-straet, rope
inanufecturer.
Charism Lane, Savoyetreet, Strand, cab proprietor.
Josiah Hill, Amersham, Bucklnghaineltirs, butter
factor.
laaae Bensand, South-street, Finsbury, merchant.
William Underwood, Oraoschurolestreet, tee dealer.
Henry Lodge, Huggin.lans, tailor.
John Harris Bialsoinere, Weilneebury, Stafforaehirsi
braes founder.
Thomas Henry Cold well, Wakefield, worsted spinner.
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLRO.
Robert Atkinson, NewoluillssapeseTyne, hosier.
(From the Londe* Gamete of Friday).
James Manley, Cranbournelemage, Issieester-Neorei
victualler.
Frederick Howe, Whitelabie, Kent, butcher.
Leonard George Boor, fit. George-street, at.
the ifewe, aurgeon.
Samuel Rioliard Whitehouse, Birmingham, factor.
Samuel Wriglit, Sboke-upoia.Tomt grocer.
Henry Slater, King's Norton, Statordabirs, wholesele
porter brewer.
Within' Smith Slater and Thome. Herbert, airkenh"d'
siep444w•will proprietors.
John Og Mackinnon, hate of Liverpool, oommission
*gout
Benjinnin Bradley, Mancheseer, iron merchant,

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