The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-03 00:00:00

Markets.

The Board of Trade returns for Nareb and the three
I months ending March 31st show that the declared
vale. of our exports in March emanated to 617,300.210,
v[einst £15,697,463 in 1809, end 1:14,829,249 l 1868.
In the the three months the exports were valued et
£45,678,774, against 1:42,803.605 last year, and
£41,422.916 in 1868. The computed real value of the
principal article, imported in February was £14,935.567,
against £18,148,799 in 1868, and £15,494.140 in 1867.
In the first two months of the year the imports were
valued at £29.190,333, itgan4t £29,60,204 lad
[24,983,732 In 1869 end 1868 respectively.
Businese has been rather Quiet during the week, and
the fluctuations in prioes have been unimportant. On
the whole, however, the tone is steady, and from the
midland and northern districts the acooounis are setup 1

factory,
The recent dry weather has huhu:led some millers to
operate more largely, and henoe the eorn trade I. some-
what more active and • aligh t advance 11 as been establishe
Is prices. English wheat is Is. dearer. Barley, oats,
beans, and peas are somewhat firmer, and, in some
inatanees, the qeotations have slightly improved.
Flour has changed hands at previous retea.
Annexed is a return showing the average price of English
ahrest, barley and oats In England and Wailes for last week
compared with the four previous year,:-
1070. 1369. 16611. 1867. 1866
s J. s. d. n. d. 0. d. s. d
Wheat .. 42 7 .. 4.5 6 .. 73 11 .. Silt .. 43 6
Becky.. $4ll .. 43 6 .. 45 2 .. 39 1 .. 36
The following return Mows the imports and exports of cereal PROVISION MARKET,
produce Into and from the United Kingdom Jor lan week.
compared with the four previous yells : Foreign butter has further declined in value. Bacon, how-
-1300-70. 1881). mer, Is dearer, and ha/mend lard are firm In prima. Friesland
port, mpOrts.
Export, butter Is quoted, 1164. to 118 s. ; Cheshire Cheese, 7ia to 96..;
cwt. cwt. cwt. ow. double Gloucester, Nis to itis.; Cheddar. 80s. to 94..,Amerieso
3110,435 15,858 fitiB,o79 too 51s. to itis.; York hams, 90s. to 112..; and lAA, nee. to 112.2
, 317,435 .. 2,238 .. 141,340 .. 2,038 OF on.
287,t38 3.571 110,497 284
Peas ........ 11,296 .. 129 .. 34,171 .. 15 MONEY MARKET.
Beans 38,48 —• • 24,879 " One of the leading featurei in the city thin week is
Indian Cora 166,6141 312,119
Fl or .. ....... . 385 . 80,6 M .. the iutrodectiqu of a new loan for the Viceroy of Egypt.
Since the commencement of is 118.334 .
the I) It was stipulated some time back that the Government
Wheat 27,858,277 .. 189.623 .. 18,615,114 .. 137,154 of Egypt simold not bring forward another loan for the
Reny 6,435,216 .. 18,153 .. 7,751,038 .. 90,4291 space of five years. Thin stipulation wi made in 1868,
Osta 2,307,837 .. 79,107 .. 4,090,724 .. 78,015 Iwhen the 7 per (tent, loan was introduced ; but the
PwW. 553,126 .. 10.527 .. 868.037 .. 12,407
Purports to be an entirely separate Deg,
flea IM 1
j1:02.747.3.8L6
131...mM
91:011:4„.324611111
irit7o"l::-...n"d, indeed, a private loan of his Highness. To
Flour
differenoe between a loan to the Viceroy and a loan to
the Government of Egypt cannot admit of mush
discussion, for, undoubtedry, there is no practical
dill, repo.; and, therefore, the rreeent loan is considered
to be an infringement of the etirnlation made in 1868,
..nd, therefore, • breach of good faith on the pert of the
Egyptian Government Hiram, the dealings in the
amp have been very limited, and the loan has been
quoted at only 4 t prem. 'lbe applimtions here have
been rather limited. The Japanese loan for C 1,000,000
Les excited attention, chiefly from the fact that although
the railways to be oonstructed out of the proceeds of the
loan are to take from three to five years to complete
and equip, the whole amount is required by the end of
July. At the commencement of the week the price was
about 1 prem., but it has rinse receded to 4 dis. to par.
Apart from the above loan; very little of interest hal
transpired on the Stock Exohange.
The tone of the railway share market has somewhat
improved. There is more hoed de business in progress,
and prices show a moderate advance since the close of
laat week.

Wheat
hr*

CORN MARK ET&

: Only &small supply of English wheal,
whist radised an advance of Is. te b. per qr.; Irelen in
better request, and Is. per qr. dearer. Orlndine barley and
Imy each 141, per qr. higher,. with • far deznand. Indian corn
unaltered.

American, wing,
Ditto inter

B. . p
par 4961 b. .. 42 .. 49 0
.. 45 .. 46 0
• • 33 • • 460
... 2s, .. 37
.. 40 .. 41 0
.. 41 . 41 0
.. 47 .. 4.9 0
. 0 .. 0

-
English, red and white, row, ditto
()snubs, Ibrallia, oolt, ditto
C. Wks, Tagsnrog, .oft, ditto
Berdionoki Mmzisnopi., loft, ditto
whits
. .

Poli.h Od, Nlcold. .01%,

dlito

English, good te tine maltirgg. Jeff Insp. qr.. St 0
Irish and F`rench, grinding, per 100 lb. .. 46 0
_ . .
OATS.

Danube sod hisdit-o-rrsocZo%

dlv. 23 6

.. 27 0
.. 23 0

Limerick and other, doe ebile-,-per- 3201 b .. 24 0 .. 24 n
Cork, Dublin, light, ditto .. 0 . 22 0
Cork, Waterford, black, per 0341 b .. ID 0 .. 20 0
Irish leanly, ditto ..20 0 .. 6
Prince Edward Inland, black ditto .. 21 9. 22 0
mum

Ent'. prr 480Ib.
ai l rab, per Imperial

.. 42 0 .. 48 0

ruoca_

English, good seeondA, per 200Ib. . .. 30 0 .. 0
United Mate., (.din, Ice., meet super-
dna, pet barr _el.
ig DILI CONJS.

Egyptian securities were dull in the early part of the
week, but they bars since become firmer ; and the
foreign market wu altogether more buoyant se the week
advanced.

-.

-- --
Mixed Ameri per 0101 h.
Mallen told Dea.Oloiae, ditto
Dan, per QOM
Millet, per 4001 b..

.. 0 • .. 0 0
.. SO 6 .. 31 0
.. 11 0 ~!t 0
• . 17_6 .. 16 0

Asa.rii•La. : 967 qrs. nat.. Forencit3:B63-qra.-04711,
Glostoseter : Small supplies .4 English w at this and the
neighbouring markets, ttr which and foreign there In • good
healthy consumptive sale, at an advance of la per qr. Malt-
ing and grinding barley held for full price., but the demand is
small. Oats sell more readily, and values have Improstal fkL to
Is per qr. Maize, beans, and peas unchanged • :
ttc,,,,ty a cheat „,,,en even tor the time of year, but there sea
an Improved tone in the market, and • Islr amount of business
was transacted, at an advance of from Is. to per qr, on h.„t
week'. rues Marley nominal yin favour of the buyer. In
other grain no alteration. —BirmonoAem : At this day's mar-
ket there was a short supply of English wheat, which met an
Iniprosed demand st an advance of Is. per qr.; red making
4:n. to, 4.50. (44, Owing the currant 'tricot; and white, 441,
441.; all per qe. of eirelbs. Foreign wheat wan taken rather
more freely tot corpumptlon at an improvement of Is. per qr.
on hest American and the finer kludge( Rumian.

Feiner -Mewk-ldint Flrmnma appesrs in the value of
grain at home and foreign markets, and American telegrams
alto report pries tending upwards. In degree the Baltic,
French, and German markets are even etronger than those of
the Frites' Kingdom. our imports are xtill only about half
the hulk they may shortly be expected. atul with farmers able
to withhold wheat, millers fhol their stocka running out. The
mann keeps very changeable; in N.E. England last night
Wien oar. 6 iltlfrees of fret. The reporta, however, of the
growing cs,ns on all good land are satietactory. To-day, In
Hark-Lane, English sheet, in very abort supply. made Hon-
day's top prices Forcign was fully I. per quarter hi . her hir
lessonaka, ane American. Flour was Bil. to Is. per
neck dearer than on Holiday, genera nor) arm. Maine is some-
what iieglerted at its last inhume, and Ws. 01l stands in not
often exceeded, Nor Irf OSLI selling quite no bat no on 1011dAY
value is Bros, hut trade is slower. Barley la the turn dearer,
but there Is not a brisk demand for it. For beans, peax, and
feeding stuff* retail C.SIMIMSTS ley full rates. Tares are rather
cheaper, and the seed market quiet. For rape the terms are nowt
very high —nay sisolt ties, per quarter. "Ilse tone of the wh.de
market has been strong throughout, the elm of prime Siding
buyeni all much out of • tick. Navigation with St. Peters-
burg is expected the fleet week in May. Ilse &slaw
cargo 1 ode is equally firm as that of Mark-lane.—
ewe*: Barley, 7. 611.; black oata,74. U. to 70 dd.; tawny, Ss.
—Glasgow: P. healthy tone pervaded the market today for
wheat and flour and, though Ow mice effected were not no ex-
tensive as in the wick. Wein...Jaye extreme prices were
reahsed. Barley dull, and rather cheaper. Oat, firm, with an
upward tendency. Beans and maize unchanged 1.. value.—
Lieetpuoi ; The market opened istrong, with a frwsl show of
bionic her millers, who have not been in large attendance,
have been reluctant to pay the ',elegant fir& -Icelander], and a
moderate Mailmen bag been done at Id. to NI, per mute/
advance. Flour dearer, ibui in improving demand. Beans 6.1.
higher. Indian corn in slow coneumptive demand, without im-
protement. Other articles unchanged.— Wakefield : Bur-
plies small. Fine fresh red .heat In demand at I. per quarter
advance from last Friday. Finest whilen fully am dear;
acconslnry ample neglected. Barley, oats, and beans firm.

!, Telegraph shares have oontinued dull, and the demand
for investment hes been trifling.
Money has been in good demand, said the rates of
discount, although without important variation, are
somewhat firmer; The official minimum remains at 3
per cent., soil in the open market three months' bills
are discounted at 211 to 3 per cent.
The forty fourth annual general meeting of the Standard
Life Amman's, Company was held In Edinburgh on 23th
April: -The followle.g resole were reported—New Atentrances
accepted during leek 11119 for £11102672,, 96.: premiums on
new isdicien, £.32,3311 0.. ed. claims by death duriog the year,
with bonus additions, £268,71.17 2s. ed.; usurances in force,
£10,315 419 2s. ed., (whereof £931,819 12s. reassnaredt SOCUIOII-
- funds, £022.4,1148 7s. ad; annual income. £710,4ti 16s- 3d.
The romper*. have adopted a special system of Axed surrender
values for policies.