The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-03-04 00:00:00

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS.—iramAy.

FRIDAY.—The Colonial produce markets during the
week have been without any material change, and the
prices of the principal articles are generally steady.
Co/rm.—The recent decline established on Java
coffee in Holland has been nearly recovered since the
announcement of the Trading Company's spring sale.
All descriptions remain Arm here, and the stock held by
importers is again much reduced. A vessel from
Colombo (the Appleton), containing 710 tons of coffee,
has been lost.
SUGAR.—In the early part of the week there was •
good demand for all kinds of raw sugar, and the quota.
tions had an upward tendency. Since then, however,
the market has been less active, and prices have been
barely supported. Refined g xAs—the supply of which
has continued limited—have changed hands at extreme
rates.

TILA.—The public sales of tea, held this week, have
gone off steadily, and, in some few instances, a slight
advance on previous rates has been obtained. In the
private contract market, • limited business has been
transacted ; nevertheless, prices have ruled firm.

Cooos.,—Grenada cocoa has realised higher tonne,
probably owing to operations for the Government
oontract.

Rios has moved off steadily at previous rates.

Dar FaUrri—Currants have i4traoted considerable
attention this week, after an entire absence of business
for the last two months. Great steadiness in price has
during that period characterised the market; holders
(of low fruit principally) refusing to sell at the ruling
prince in many instances, and invariably declining offers
• shade under lowest quotstionc In this view of the
market they are supported by the fact of a cessation in
direct arrivals till next season, the entire crop, consist-
ing of about 40,000 tons, being now, with small excep-
tion, shipped away from Greece. The duty-paid
clearances of currents in London from let January to
the arrival of new crop have the last two years averaged
over 8,000 tons. Valencia raisins dull. Red in fair
demand, at former prices. Sultanas lower, .

SPIOEIL—Brown nutmegs are again rather dearer, and
153 cases small to good chiefly sold at is 3d to 24 &I. 20
cases niece sold at Is ld to Is ; wormy and sea-
damaged in proportion. 864 bags white pepper partly
sold on slightly lower terms, via, Singapore, iSd to 6ad,
and Penang the same. 100 bags common pimento at 3d
went cheaper. 3,521 bags common dusty to fair Penang
pepper realised 334 to 31d. 594 bags good black
Singapore were bought in at 44 Good Zanzibar cloves
have sold at 31d per lb privately. By auction, 317
boxes 011111111 A lignea were bought in at 96s per ewt.
SALTPETHI.-5,000 bags Bengal were bought forward
at the public sales to yesterday, and the whole taken
in : refraction 10 to 3, 368 6,1 to 393 61. Privately, •
few lots of &lode refracting 21, sold at 38s per ewt.
LEATHISR AND 111DEB.—rhe leather trade remains
unaltered, the tramamions of the week and at Leaden.
ball on Tuesday having been on • limited stele. The
supplies are moderate, and prices unchanged.
Oria.—Otive oils are firmer on the spot: Gallipoli,
£56 10s to 07. The sales in fish oils hay* been small.
Linseed oil cannot easily be obtained under 35e this
morning, the demand been good. Rape firmer;
foreign refined, 48s ; brown, 465. A fair business has
been done in cocoa-nnt for arrival ; Cochin, 50s 6d ;

Ceylon, 50s. Fine palm keeps very iteady-it 43.
43s 6d perewt.

TALLOW. At a further reduction of ad per owt, the
demand has continued inactive, let sort St. Petersburg
TO., 46s 9.1 ; for delivery, in the last three months,
47s 6.1 to 47s 9.1 per owt. The official letter issued this
evening gives the prices as follows: Town tallow 41s 6d;
fat by ditto, 2 54; Yellow Russian, 48s 3d;
Melted stuff 354 6d; Rough duff, 20i; Grooves 184.