The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

Markets.

The brilliancy of the weather has had • favourable
influence upon the trade of the country, and firmness
has been the most prominent characteristic ic
cons-
merejelcireles throng, out the week. Now that the
winter has undoubtedly passed away from us, the
spring tub way be eines:tad— to commence in earnest,
0 reason to change the opinion which we
T.lvutlize i ,
fI DO
expleastel. that it will be more
than u-iially metier. eFger /SON% -- that IS to say,
butchers' meat •nd dairy produce—are certainly dear,
but on the other band bread is cheap. There bee also
been some relief in direct taxation, although sines, the
commencement nf the ye .1. the public bass had to find
lsrge semi of money in order to meet the tea-gatherer's
demands. Some further relief, however, is now
anticipated, owing to the favourable position of the
national fluances. Money, also, is very abundant and
cheap. The agricultural pros ect is good, and from
all quarters of the globe a d for peine exists. I
Another circumstance in favour of a good sprieg trade I
is to be found in the fact that most of the companies
which failed in 1866 are in no advaneed a state of
liquidation that not only are no calls bk.-1y to be
made in the current year. but, on the other hand,
further sums of money are likely to be returned to the
unfortunate htireholilet• Hence, the purchaaing power
of the community is likely to be increa,d.
In the corn irate there is very little change to
notice in piton, and any advance at present items he- I
probable, more especially as the weather is favourable
for agricultural work ; while, as the winter ha, now
passed, the supplies of foreign produce can be calcuLited
upon with stealer certainty. The spring ooru trade is ;
quiet, but firm.

Last week's import of wb..st was 455,W4 cwt •ot.inot
426,613 cwt. ; 138,683 cwt. of had. y, •gaio.t 119,712
cwt.; 2110,096 cwt. of oats, agoin.t 76.112 cot.; 23,3116
cut of p.a., against 7.8.51 cwt.; 34.613 cwt, of beam.,
• /aloof 43,371 cwt. • :121.4700wt. of Isr ndian corn, aaimit
187,894 ant ; and /4,12.-, owl, of dour, agaiust 60,097
cwt, last yew% From September Ito the close of lea
week, the imports and • xporta of cereal produce iuts
said from tho Muted King mOin were a. and..

131540. 104.
linpurta. Eap.rta. Import. Exports.
est. eat. cwt.
Wheat, ......... 26,24.209 ..161,5 —17.514,1:0 .. 186.11*
11.,m) . 13.:417 .. 7,3:0.807 .. 55,706
4104 ....... 5,944,9443 .. 75,04 .. 3,313,797 .. 71,121
..... 762,Z30 11,1.31 730,992 .. 03476
Beane ..........1,153 515 .. 1.253 .. 1,304,330 .. 3.814
Italian Corn 12.140.297 .. 12,00 .. 9,310101 ..
731
3,005,19 . 12,403 .. 2,453,914 .. 21,251
The 6,1103r1;.5 are the a .erage 4 Engii-h wheat, hat-
km and 004 in England and %ales fur 04 neck, cumpared
with the lour reviews 'earn:—
IMO. 1301. 1868. 1867. 1866.
• *. d. d. d. a d. P. d.
Wheat.. 42 6 .. lii 4 .. 72 6 .. 61 2 .. 44 9
Barley .. 35 0 .. 44 1 .. 43 4 .. T./ 7 .. 37 2
Oats .... 21 .. 9 .. 2 .. • .. 24 6
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_ .t.3/RN MARKETS.

- Ib..M At mtr tnarket to-day there wee II
moderate milady 4 Knglish wheat, hkh sold slowly at hurl)
11.4 week's Mit,. for foreign scarcely ant* inquiry, and %slues
Wolf downwanla. The demand for barely has fallen off, and
prim. gd. to ed, per tg M.W. I teady request at
lea tt ask 11 values. In val. rather more doing, at full) prevluus
prima

VIIILIT. I. d. 4. d
Amalie:an, 'Tiring, per 40613. .. 42 0 .. 43 u
Ditto winter • • • • • •• • • • 41 0 .. 45 0
Endliiih, reit •iiii .bite neer, ditto .. 36 0 .. 41 0
itanutie, Itirailla,..,ft, ditto ... 2i4 0 .. 30 i
Ghirka,Tairant.,, A.c., 'oft, ditto .. 38 0 .. 40 0
Berdiantal Ilariantiple, 4olt, ditto .. 39 0 . 40 0
Calilorniaii, •Inte • . •• • • • • 413 0 .. 1; 0
Puli4l4 Wawa, Nio.ilati, iiiitt,._. ditto .. 0 0 .. u 0

INLAY.
Engliah, rexi to fine malting. xr imp. or.. n o 0
DIA and Preneh, rindibli, per 1001 b. 213 0 27 0
Danube and Ilediterranean, ditto
OATS.

Limerick and other, tine white, per 3201 b .. 0 .. '23 G
Cork, Dublin, light, ditto .. n o . 21 6
Cork, Waterford, black, per 30411)
Imih lawn), ditto .. 10 0
title . - -
VW&

Prince kaat'aid bland, black

ditto .. 20 6

Egyptian per 480Ib. .
English, per Imperial qr.

21 6

PLOI7II.

• • .. 48 0 .. 48 0

Enelllh, reel second,. per 2601 b. 22 0
Malted State-, Ca... Alan, ate., sweet super-
. One, per barrel. .. • • .. ft 0 .. 42 6
£qDIUCOLN.
. . .

Mixed America •, per4Bolh. ... 0 0 .. 0 0
Italian and Intaubian, ditto .. • 27 a 2, a
Ilan. per 40011 i 2D t; .21 0
Millet. per lOulh., . 11 0 I 7 6

lAaNtIAI.. Irish : 6 qrs. wheat, 26 qrs. nat., 63 qrs. barley.
Covst wise 400 wicks flour. Foreign: 4,392 sin wheat.
Devizes: Wheat was In short amply to-day, but trade neverthe-
less ruled dull and lut week's prime again receded Is to 3.
per quarter. In other grain trade woo quiet, and there woo no
alteration In prices. —Sertniredlatn : To-day', markets was
fa.rly attended. The .upply .4 English sheet was moderate,
hut with • deprave., tee throughout : Id. fur bushel datilhe
had to he concealed to e 1..% rales red making 42.. to 435.
' helot( the current table); and white, 445. to 44.., all
per or. cl 4061 h. Foreis_m wheat suet quite • retail Inquiry,
at twice. in favour of hover,.. Engli.h, old, 44.. to
45..; stew, 41s. to 43..; Egyptian, 40.. to 425. per sir. of a 4 lb.
coni 3.1 a. to :14, per qr. per 15221 b. tit*:
English Vis.. to M.h. per qr. .4 441 b. per bushel ; white Irish,
23.. to 27., per qr. of mib. per bu.hel. Peso : grinding, 37..
40., per qr. of 0.121 b. It.rley: grinding, 24. to Sse, per qr. of
40011,.; ditto, malting, :et.. to 425. per qr. Imperial.
Flunay.—Marl, LA : The fine wear her 111fillet1(141 the
market usilasourahly, .1111 chile quotation, are nominally
maintamed, wheat we.,.. is tecimkally described, •'lower to
sell" Isi Mark-10t,.'. Tll, Liverpool telegram also reports de•
dining prices. There were but very fee aaniple. of Eng(kh
• hcat tot oiler, and these .lowle changed hands at Monday'.
rate.; nor did sellers of Baltic wheat often accept lower terms;
lost Anterimi aorta were cheaper. The wheat cargo trade I.
tints, but 11.111.V1) 1/41 strong a, 11 was yoderday. Flour ha.
been quite neglected, and businem has not been putficient to ,
trot value. The holders .4 maim demand frill peke., and 1
etlieci to advance currencies., owing Ito the mhort /supplies 1
on peetage, and the report that Trieste has wellmigh exhausted
her ',hipping docks. rhinding barley was dull, and a. low a.
12.. per qr. for rough ; other .orto were In /paha I
demand, lot not reckoned cheaper. sham sell with dlMculty at !
their &I. 'we qr. naltn•tion of Monde, . Bean., was, and teal. I
Mg stuffs •mq..rted .ad orrenele.. The ...teel market remain. I
lima, hut the demand 1.1 Willie ..IT. The Preroo, govwtino w. to'
.pring a/tip:mots and home supidies has now to he conablenal ;
it has hoe wanted off a month longer than usual, but rannot
IlinV he slavered, with summer heat come auddenly upon us.
and the sae {station of most of the European firer source. of
•up..ly cast of Gibraltar and In the north-west of Germany
open all together. The former to the claws qnestlon will, ac-
cording to the ruling iewsof merchant. and Importers., simin
make a change in the level I value.-- Leve,ponl: The
market sea but thinly attended, and Liminess in wheat waa
set) slow. millers offering prices • bleb few holders would
accept. T effect sites a reduction of 21i. per cental slime 1
Tuesday we. found neeetwary, hut the transactions were MI a
very limited male. Fooar 11.34 very slow. and nominally Is. per ,
seek lower. Indian corn met with more attention, but the I
anall quantity on offer hinds-nal Lushness, and prices are 9d. to
IV. per quarter higher. tither articles without any new
feature. —Cork ; Barley seed, 10, to 10.. 6.1.; black oats,
7., ski. to So. led—Derby: A tolerable show .4 wheat, which
.4.1 slowly, at barely the prices of last sveek.—Dublin: The
supplies of wheat 3114 bard were smaller. Balm limited,
There vs. tos change In pries.. tato were ograin.t buyers.
Wheat tit 1111 l el, V... to 275. GI.; foreign wheat 26.. to 20.; oat.,
100 to Ire.; Indian con.. 335. —Wassrote: Market dull.
seskeel for wheat and fl-tir, but almost
:tot lung done, consumers shoeing no Inclination for business.
Barley, oat., beans. and maize are unaltered In value. On
SC, /11111 of the sacramental hclidays, our market will be elowed
till Wednesday. —Liacola : erie.,o fill Cheat to-day were lc
per quarter lower, and buaineo WI, rather dull. New white,
47., to old, Sea. to Ma; new 11.1. 40a. to 430.; 444. to
Ino. Barley unaltered. Oat• and leen. not In '1C1:11.'ill at
former, quotation. —Wakefield: Rather more wheat offering.
Irry qualitle. In moderate demand, at alm.it Into rates. Barley,
oat., and beans without alteration.

CATTLE MARK ETS
Ilaterrot., Thorslay. —We had a moderate supply of beef at
~or market Ida,. the Irish comigninetats being rather larger
than la.t reek. 'rim demand was about ecitial to the supply,
and pi ten. -hound Hula alterathin from last week, hest descrip-
tions realising from 68a. to 20a. per cwt., and itderlor from 004.
.014.. We had a large eupply of sheep, with a quiet trade,
best whethern in the wool railidng 2d. to gd. per lb., and oat
.4 the wool from 71d.., while ewes in the wool changed
hands at bd. Imnihe 30111 at from 10,1. to le. per lb. We had •
large supply of store cattle, with • very quiet trade ; • Imp
nutuher wen left on hand till late in the day, and price, on the
whole were a shade easier. Of mileh cows we had afull supply,
hut trade am doll, and prices hardly an firm ae lad week,
although iin a few exceptional instance. £2l to lets were
"btalited• The noire average figure., however, ranged from
£l6 to £2O. We had • full supply of pigs, which met with •
F .:cilliemanil, and there was an opitrard tendency in price.,
pigs realising from 11. 2,1. to It. al, per ecore, and
porkers from Ile. hi, f. Ils, 64.
NeraorouTax. Thursday.—The midden change In the tent-
Perature hm had a delegating Influence upon the cattle trade,
and the quotations have had a down weal tendency. The sup-
plies., stock no sale today were moderadell good, but the
attendance of butchers was mall, &MI pmgremeed slowly.
The animals generally were in fair ci sulition, though the appear.
auee of the Noel lik bouts yrs. karoely an satisfactory seat the
epenitig of the reason. Many of the animals, however, were of
great aelght and good character. Best Soot mild at 44, Ind.
f.ss per 811 k. but good shorthorn. could be bought at ts.
per nib. The demand for aheep am quiet, and animals In the
mind mere sexy stall of male. Lower row were accepted for
nn
hear) sheep, crime uthdown wet ere In Um wool may be
quoted Is bd, to to, 104. and at te. 10d. to 5a per glh. chorn.
Lamle. changed hands slowly at our quotations. Calves were
Inactive, and rather lower.