The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE,
AND LATEST STATE OF THE
MARKET'S.

131" EXPRESS ti BLECTRIC TELSGRAPR.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
Maud Lax; Monday, October B.—The aniVala et
bome-grown wheat during the Pal week keve been on a
very moderate male. Selected ample have sommanded
rather ......u..tio"ag taa quotations have been well
supported. Other wheat. the show of which ham not in-
creased, bail met • mat rile at about stationary prima
Con Monday barley &Mined Is. to 2a per qr., with a
heavy @aka Shwa Men, however, the Inquiry 'have 1..-
proved, and Me ourreneies have ruled steady. ma
nppb, a.rioy to the hands of the dealers are limited.
The omit trade ha. been in a sluggish Mate, at about
4
mem Good sound oats have sold somewhat , at full currencies ; otherwise the oat trade ham
beim ía a sluggish state, at tbe late decline M value.
We have no change to notice in the valued either beans
or rem. The demand for those articles ham not
improved. The flour trade has been devoid of anima-
tion ; nevertheler the quotations have been 'imported.
The importe of foreign dour have fallen off.
Most of the continental marketa have continued
heavy for nearly all kinds of wheat at about stationary
prima Spring corn has ruled to a fair extent. at full
currencies. New York advice@ state, that owing to the
advance in the value of gold, both wheat and Sour
were rather dearer. The export demand was steady.
The Scotch markets have been very inactive for wheat
and moat other produce, at about stationary prima.
In Ireland wheat ham ruled • shade lower, and all
ether Lelia*, have moved of slowly, at easy carranciss.

LATIRT RTATI 01 TEI MAIIIIT.
CORN.—The supplies of min during the week bays
been moderato The tone of the market was inactive,
and buyers were indisposed to undertake large transac-
tions. Business wee done at previous rates. Foreign
grain was in rather better request.
CATTLI. The supply Of beasts this morning truisms,
and the attendance of buyers was also good. There is
however no quotable change to report. The top price
for beef wu 4e. 10d. ; for mutton, lie. Tha business wee
slow, oirePt for tb:lfinest sorts, which met with a steady
sale at late rate.a,

THE CORN TRADE,
LONDON CORI" &CHANG', Friday.—Only • mode-
rate supply of English wheat was received fresh up to
this morning's market. The demand for all qualities,
however, was in • sluggish state, yet prima were un-
altered from Monday last. With foreign wheat the
market was well supplied. In all descriptions sales
propessed slowly at late rates. Floating *argot's of
gram were in slow request, at previous currenanm—
The supply of barley was moderately large. The
demand for all descriptions ruled heavy, at Monday's
decline in the currency.—The malt trade was dull, and
prices had • downward tendeney.—The supply of oats
was moderate. All descriptions moved off skterly, at
late !atm —For beans and peas the trade was la a
s'aggish state, on former terms. In the demand for
flour no activity was observed, yes prices ruled
stationary. .

sai•orn., Friday. A Terme attendance. Fair
business in whet; no change in value. Weiterna are
Cid. lower. Indian corn snd beans rteady. Oats and
oatmeal dull, and rather lower.
. _

WAICEZIILD, Fridiy.—Large supplies of wheat. POT
the best qualities Is. decline masked, but mitten' refuse
to buy freely. Fine Earley steady. Other sorts Is. per
qr. lower. Oats and beans slow sa/e.
Friday.—A small su.pply of wheat, which
realised the rates of last week. Barley Is- loiter. Oats
and beans without alteration in price.
Decizza, Friday, There wale hap attendance at
our market to-day, and trade wee tolerably brisk, the
prices of wheat being from la. to 21. lower. For barley
there was an improved demand. at &decline of about Is.
per quarter. For other descriptions there was 000211
activity, at late rates. . .

Thursday.—Our market to-day was
moderately supplied with English wheat, which met a
fair demand, at the full prices of this day se'nnight In
foreign not much doing. American supported last
week's currencies, but Black flea qualities were la. per
qr. lower. Malting barley more plentiful, and Is. to
2.. per qr. lower. Grinding in better supply, and prices
have given way Gd. to Is. per gr. With increased
supplies of Irian oats, values were again Gel. per qr.
cheaper, at which the demand was tolerably good.
Maim offered r.t fa per gr, decline, with few buyers.
Beans nabs! easier.