The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-29 00:00:00

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Trade remains quirt, but without any imi
feature. Cotton Is rathrr cheap.r. The continuum:re
of oold weather Las had A d.P[CSSIng influence on the
trade for light opting and summer goods The demand
for iron is very woos. Shipbuilder% are wary busy. •
The trade for wheat has been very quiet. Last week's
ire oort of whit was 681,945 ewt.. against 644,562 owt. ;
170,670 ow:. of had. y, against 198 215 ; 61,219
cert. of oats, ag.inAt 109 255 cwt. ; 10,818 art of peal.
against 8'453 c•t. ; 36.744 cwt. of twans, seeing* 44,067
Oct. ' • 425.829 cwt. of Indian corn, arsiost 290,973 est. ;
aid 19/.546 cwt. of flour. ausinet 110,049 cwt. last year.
From September 1 to tie close of last week, the import.
and expora of cereal produce iuto cud from the United
Kingdom were as under

TmUnt

1809,0. 1869.
Import+, Elporl6. Import& Exporta
cwt. cwt, cwt. c.t.
Wh996 • • 76,562,180 —141.222 —18.872,713 .. 125.549
/24M •
Oats 6,626,418 .. 401.418 .. 8,829,013 .. 66,828
Pees •
748.,.03 .. 9,319 .. 787,048 .. 8837
Beans 1,(33 948 . • 1,335 • • 1.788.891 • • 3.783
Indlaa Corn 11.76%253 .. 11.878 .. 7,966,244 .. 837
Flour . 3,759,309 . 11,814 .. 2,329,199 . 20;44
The following are the ammg, prier of linglkh wheat, bar-
ley mid ost• Ir•netBnd and Wale. for last week, compared
with the four Fret-loos )Ctrs :-
18.0. 11460. 1866. 1887. 1866.
• a. d. n. d. L d. • d.
Wheel.. 41 9 47 9 .. 72 5 .. 50 9 . , 46 3
Barley .. 34 4 .. 45 0 .. 43 4 .. 40 5 366.
Oats .... 21 1

CORN MARKETS
TIIITIMDAV.--Brislot: At our market to-day there wax •
moderate aupply of English wheat, which sold alowly at barely
last week's prices ; foreign Is. per qr. lower, and very little
doing. Miping barley steady; grhnling firmly held, but de-
mand much leis brisk than LIM week. In MLIJO but little doing,
values tending upwards. Oak dos TA isle, without change in
value. -Prices: Wheat, English, 365. to ka. ; foreign, 28e. to
Us per 496 lb. Barley, %OM, malting, ftx to se. per qr.;
Irkb and preach, grinding, 25. to Ws per 400 lb. (Am, kith,
white, Os. Od. to 23s 34. per 310 lb.; Irish, black, 19.. 01, to
lik. fid. per 304 lb. Beans, English, 45. to 45. per qr. Flour,
English, good mconds. 30. Od. to 31s. Od. per 2801 b.; American,
superfine, 21s. Od. to Mi. Od. per barreL 'lndian corn, 275. 64.
to Us Odper 4/0 lb. Aram's. : 140 k.., oats, 6 gra.
ssrley. Courted/re : Ea qra. oats, 321 qrs. barley, 120 eke flour.
Forehen 1,400 qr.. wheat, 18,1121 qrs. barley, 1,086 barrels
%our. -G forreester : The corn trade dnee thle day stennight
Me relapsed Into a ve-y quiet state, and but kw trassactions
are reported in any article. Supplies of English and foreign
wheat are fitly equal It. the went.; •,1 the trade. and values luo
given way I. per qr. Barley, both malting and grinding, is
firmly held for full role.. Maim, beans, and peat, about main-
tain late currenclen The eels for nate continues restricted,
without change in prices-DM:. Wheat was in very
to-day, but bioinees experienoed no alteration,
atrvi being without improvement and trade very dull. In
alai there mut • similar dullness, except for Ned quali-
ties, ter which there war a brisk demand. In other descrip-
tions of corn there wee no Manta in value. Spring vetches.
SS. 641. WU, per biediel.-ffirminphant : At thisday's market
there WWI a fair eupply of English wheat, which sold at the
clam of the market at the price. of last week-red making Its.
aced 44a.; and white, 45. to 40.. all per qr. of 4961 b. Foreign
wheat also closed firm, at the quotation. of Thursday last.
Moan iiatak-Priday : A Utile fresh confidence in Mark-lane
to-day has strengthened the tone of trade, and the market
that mimed deathly has clmed with a Utile extra firemen, sup-
ported by telegram; from Liverpool and Wakefield. The total
amount of badness however, ha. -say been small, nor can
quotations be changed, Fortune mill favours American
wheat, which ha. recovered 64. of Ile law on Monday.
English and all ordinary sort, of wheat off Mande KM elf
roaM auPPort previous value. Flour that was depremed at
Its to. decline of Monday I. been beld at Mem= tiffdr",
some sellere requlmg more money. Make has been lid to U.
per quarter dearer to buy for landed parcels, and carrvee are
abio dearer. Parley is rather neglected at Monday's rates, and
the sample man be very fine to fetch 40e. In Mark•lane,
Grinding P.M are eteady in price, but do not *ell freely.
Buyere of °ate pees by offers at former term., and xenon do
not care to reduce them. The retail demand of beans and
peas about balance.. guppy. Feeding miffs Mare no recovery
in price, and bran is reduced re. and 10e. per ton.
The mad market remain, firm tinder • brisk demand.-
Literpeoi There was • fair attendance of the 'own and
country trade, and m.me illapsition to buy, which however
wan in some measure checked by the advance asked by holders
• beat met with • moderate consumptive demand at about
SI. per 100 lb. riser Tuesday's rates. In flour there am no
change to note. Oat, and osuneal sold slowly at late rates.
Barley, Maas, and yam were each with sit material alteration
In value. Indiane, torn, however, being wanted, and with •
short irepply for the moment, advanced fully Dd. per qr., prink
round 'elks Danube or Trieste bringing Stst. to Be., 3d., and
Italian 27a. Ird, to at per 480 lb.- flekrfisld: Supplies of
wheat were small, ane trade WSJ quiet; fine dry red wheat sem
Is. per qr. dearer than last Friday; other sorts without
anent/ctn.-Dublin No change to notice. Oats ah,rper.
Inquiry for foreign flour withal ImprOvOMOllt. HMIO-grO.ll
wheat, 25e. to 275. ; fmeien ditto, 20.. to Be, ; oak, 10e. to Its.;
flour, IS., 1. tie.; Indian corn, 275. to 36.-terry: Wheat
tem • moderate dam, and a fair demand wari experienced,
prima being aimikr to time of hat week, barley was fission-
able show and made extreme prior.; oak and beans firm at
late robe.; while wheat, Ms to 20.; red 406. to 44e per
quarter. -Lincoln : Thee we. • small show of wheat, which
eold steadily all., per quarter higher prime New white 47a.
to 53e. ; new red, 40. to 43a. per 36 done. Barley scarce, and
le per quarter dearer. Oats supported their full value. BOW
as before.

CATTLE: MARKET:I.
Baisrot, Thursday. —We had • heavy supply of beef at our
market to-day, and trade was sow quiet, with • reduction In
priors, best descriptions mainline from rob. to Ma per cwt., and
secondary from 60s. to tie. Me +lmply of sheep was rather
shirt, and tea& Mloo any thin:: Ind husk, owing to the high
priest, ',others reahaing adi., and in isolate else, aid. per
lb. There was an Inquiry for iamb., which wild at Is. per lb.
The etwiy of store cattle "ca large, the Irish consignments
numbering about 1,600 bewl. Tr.ele u.s. exceedingly dull,
end prices In honor of the buyer. There was a good supply
of stitch cows, with • very quiet trade, at NA week's rates,
warmly any gelling for more than £l9. The supply of pig.
front Ireland numbered about 1,600,and they met with • stmd3
trade, bacon pigs realising from 10s. 10d. to 11. per snore, and
po!ken from 11..3d. to 11., 64.

111R)1121011;M7 i1171...Ta;:-7-Thor• WM • full supply of beams
In fair condition to-day. The beef trade was very dull. In •
few nurtances, 74d. per lb. ens realised, but the general maxi-
mum NM 7d. The supply of sheep waa oeanonable large, and
the trade steady at about late eaten The number of calves on
offer was lair and the demand active, choice qualities realised
extreme prices. Fat pigs a fur supply, • clearance made at
about Tuesday'. quotations. Beef, dd. to led. per lb.; ditto
shorn, 84.1, to ; veal, 6.1. to *I.; baron pigs, 10a. 6d. to
lin 3d. per score,. porker ditto, lie. to li.. dd.
MITILOPOLIT• Thursday. —Thera wen full a.'enlre supplie•
of cattle on sale to-day, including a large number of animal.
held over from Monday's markga The general character I
the heads on offer was rather Inferior, but there were some
good Scotch animals among the arrlyala Trade showed very
little variationa from Monday last. The depressed tone then
prevailing continued to affect sales, and transactions took
plate at the late decline. Beet Scots andcrosses changed hands
at ss. per bib., to sink the offaL The market was well supplied
with sheep. For choice animals the rates of Monday last were
rather exceeded, as prime mutton was 11Coren, but the general
tone of he market was dull. Lambs changed hands slowly, at
from 7. Bd. to M. per Sib. Prime small clayco were etes.iy In
value and demand. Pigs were without uhange.
Per dlb. to sink the offal.

8. d. 5. d. 8. d. s. d.
of. coarse boasts 3 21o$ IPriroolloothdowoo6 6to 6 1
lotood quality... 4 0 to 4 6 LIT. coarro calves 3 10 to 4 1
Primo large C/00 4 St. 4 10 Prime small
Prime Soots. te. 410 to 6 0 Largo hop ...... 4 Os.
Is!. coon. sheep S oto 3 8 Neat porton 6 6to 6
immod quality .. 310 to 4 4 Sakai. calresoieb 22 oto 26
Primo coarse wild 5 oto 6 4 ear.oli sir gstdo.do 10 oto le
Irony.

lAb. 7.. d. to 8.. Od.

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Ir. 1•61• •Nrrla. ..--....- -....
Mute 1.020 1 Boma ign
Sheep awl lambs ..... .... 6,50 lbw sod baba LIMO
Calves 223 Oakes . —. LSO
Pia.
Ilmoreursa MU? MAWR. Slinratity. --There were
ntr‘lerstes Telles fli all kind. of most on ale beret -day. for
which the trade ruled quiet at unuttered currencies.
. .

Per gibe, by th. digger.
Interior beef 2Bto 3 0 I Interior mutton nlO,, g 0
Middling ditto 3 1 „ 3 8 Middling ditto 1 4 „ 3 8
Primo lure do. 4 2 ~ 4 6 Prime Ado.. . 4 6 „4 10
Primo mosll ditto 4 4.. 4 6 1 Large pork ... 4 0 ;. 4 4
Vol 4 5,, 5 4 I Small ditto.... 5 0 „ 5 4
Lamb. 84. to 80. 6d.