The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

COMMERCIA L ARTICLE.

Tee Comsat market bas bees inactive, but a Mk less
week, the qootatioes frost the epeeist to the aloes
having hese 87 to 1 for delivery, sad 871 to 1 fee the
searent —or so eighth higher than formerly, Bask
Stock left off et 245 to 247; Rotated sod Now
TIo-oo per Coats., 87 to ; ludis Stook, 208 to 211;
tril's Five per Ceuta, 1021 to ; Rapes Piper, 1001 to
1011 sod 108 to 109; lads& Bonds, se. to 15s. ; sad
Fecbequer b Ile, ris, to le. di..

The r. tens front the Beak of Banked tor the week
• .I,ng the 17th ol Jumary gives the following results
when compared with Use previous week :
Kest t1,502.096...1nerear... £12,333

Public deposits ... 3,270,495...Deerea5e . 373,143
Other (*midi ... 14,386,200...Deere5ee 1,846,343
On the °lbw aids of the mooted :

a event ment securities IV 870976...Decre55• £19,974
r-Pi.or securities _19,999 599.. Decrease 2,331509
Nok. uheutpleyed 5,427,750...1Dare55e 149,505

The aliment of notes in simulation is £21,406.260,
being au decrease of f. 40.345, and the stock of bullion
in both departments is £i1,031,834. sheering an in•
crease of 1:144,01 LS when compared with the preceding
statement, attributable ta the return of sovereigns from
Sootlend and Ireland. Although the recovery in the
Reserve is mull, the position of the Bank shows a peat
tncros of strength by the large diminution of liabilities
under the head of deposits.

In the share-market there was again • rather general
rise in Reg'fah railways; minis and American seenrities
wore rather eenker, and the other descriptions showed
no material average alteration. In English railways,
Great Eastern, North-Eastern (Berwiok), and North
London improved a each, Manchester, Shedd, ha.,
and Great Western (Word) 1 each, ditto (original) and
riouth-Eastern farther I each, North-Western, Metro-
pditan, and Midland • further a eseb, mid lausembire
and Yorkshire a farther : and Metropolitan District
recoded a. In oolonial, Indian Branch further improved
4. In foreign Patis mid Mediterranean advanced a, and
Lombardo-Venetien ; and Malden dedised 1, and
Sambre and Mame • farther 4. Ia Andreae United
States (5-20 and Illinois Central (shams) totalled 4 and
respectitely ; sad Atlantis and Great Western
(Pennsylvania Ist mortgage) destined 1, and Erie shares
( aid up) ). In British Mises, East Grenville advanced
4; and West Bassett deigned 1, Great Wheal Vat 4,
nod East Cans 8r..). In foreign mines, Coheir Copper
end °opiate receded 1 emit, and Washer Gold (of both
descriptions) 4 each. Of the banks, River Plate and
Chartered Mercantile of India improved 1 each, Bank
of Egypt and New Sealed 4each, and Angle Egyptian
; and Hindustan (new) declined 1, Agra and Master-
men's a, and London Joint-Stock a further a. In Erie
collarreous, Electric Telegraph improved 2, Milan
Improvements (ordinary) 4, Fore-street Woodmen 4,
General Credit arid Imperial Mercantile Credit 4 each
Hndsee'll Bay • farther 4, and Loaders rhomboid a
further ; Humber Iron Works, Peel Elver lend, sad
Royal Mall Steam declined 1 each, Bast India Land
Credit and Scottish Marine a each, Mika Mario* Liver-
pool 4, and Thames and Mersey Marine • further ; and
Atlantic end Great Wester Debsetured were steady at
84 to 85; small, 85 to 86; ditto (New Coesolidated
Bonds) 4 tot premium ; paid op, 78) to 794 ea empire
The sobseiptioe Hat of the Egyptian Government Rail-
ways Debenture Loan closed for London and the
country at noon on Monday, and for the Continent at
noon CM Tuesday; and the share-list of the Galata
Candle Company will be dosed on Wednesday for
London, sod Thursday oast for the country; and that
of W. B. lioldsworth and Co. will be closed on
Wednesday, the 31st inst.

The traffic receipts of railways in the United King-
dom amounted for the week ending the 13th of January,
on 12,307 miles, to £995,968, sod for the corresponding
week of last year, on 11,897 miles, to £570,536, showing
sa norease ol 410 miles and of £25,433. Tbe uoss
receipt. on the following 14 railways amounted, in the
aggregate, on 8,808 miles, to £500,469, and for the
corresponding week of 1865, on 8,489 masts, to £481,044,
showing an increase of 319 miles, and an
increase of £19,425. The increase on the Cale-
donian amounted to £1,725; on the Great
Soother. and Western to £144; on lb* Great Western
to L-794 ; on the Lanesahlre and Yorkshire to £5,072;
on the Loudon and North-W.4m to £3,060;
on the London and Brighton to £985; on the
Manchester. Sheffield, and Lineoloshire to £3,118; on
the Mioland to £1,993 ; 00 the North British to £1,827;
on the North-Boston to £5,301; total,' £51,066.
But from this must be deducted £BO. the decrease
on the Great Eastern; £9B on the Grant Northern;
£l7B on the London and South- Western ; and £575
on the South-Eastern; leaving the inereeme as above,
£10,425. The goods and mineral traffic on thosellnes
amounted to £297,216, and for the corresponding week of
1465 to £284,376, showhig so increase of £12,840. The
receipts for pesseogers, paresis, da, emounted to
£203.253, against £196,668, showing an increase of
£6,585. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted,
on :4,499 mike, to £06,499, and for the corresponding
week of last year, on 3,408 miles, to £89,491, stowing
an increase of 89 miss sad of £5,008 in the reesipta
The total receipts of the pest week show a decrease of
£16,942 as compared with those of the preceding week
ending the 6th January.

The colonial prodare markets this week, although I
quiet, bare shown leis general &Tendon than last
noticed, and for some few articles a partially improved
demand has been observable. Plantatiou u well 61
11111140 Ceylon ease has been dimmed of at an advance
upon the lowest rates lately doormat, and the export
deliveries tiontinas very Imp. auger remains flat,
and cannot be sold freely even at • redosslos of dd. to
is. per owt. flome parcels of Mauritius at the sew
crop have been offered, but • portion only has been
taken. Soft (min rice attracts more attention. 7lie
4114 market is dull, transections by private sentrast.
being unimportant. Common grades of sew red-leaf
Congos are lower. At the public sales on Tuesday
and other days, prices were tamialcmally In favour
of the buyers for Cowes of old import. Low Cantos
made green deseriptions show a decline. Coneiderable
supplies of black and white pepper brought forward by
emotion, went at steady prices. Other spice is in fair
demand. There has been an Increase of business in
Bengal saltpetre.