The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-21 00:00:00

Markets.

As wOe anticipated during the dosing month of elm year,
there 1,.0 betni numerous faihires and several have
Ism, repined during the prevent week. Laniaohire and York -
ehire have been the connties hi which inispenseons have been
the most numerous, but, so fm, they have not been for any
serious amount. The failure to steaks c profit for • consider-
able length of time has severely tried many of the =allot
manufacturers, and it Is chiefly ismonget there that the diffi-
cult!cu have arbor,. But, notwithstanding them embarnoe-
merits, we cannot hut endorse the remarks we made hut •eek,
which were to the effect that • healthier tone is apperent an the
commercial worki, and there Is more confidence, nod that
merelants ere, on the whole, rather more dispeeed to extend
than contract their operations. Of course, at .o late &period
of the yearas the present, the dealings id the mercantile dame
are renricted to immediate requirements, but at the same time,
there is • feeling that, atsoon asthe )ear shall have been fairly
weal, bush*. will 'nemesia, for money is certain to 4,”0„.,,u0
cheap, and there is no anticipation of disturbance on the Con-
tinent.
At Liverponl, this week, Mahone has been to • fair extent,
and prices ruled firm. Large quantities of cotton have arrived,
chid!, from the ITnited States a.nd Egypt.
At Manchrgter • moderate amount of buenm, ham been tree-
meted in yarn, and cloth. The dcneand, however, cannot be
eonsidenid active, but JAMS WV very firm.
Very little business ha. been Unneeded In wool mince the does
id the public ...den The tone of the market, however, is good,
and the recent ad.noe In the quot tim. I. well supported.
The trade of Leeds and of the Weet Riding is repormi to
sound, notwitlestnniling the failures which have recently Mk,.
place and the einucel.nt uneasy feeling which prevail. in ~111.•.
quentv. As regards prices, there has been very little alteration.
I and the transactions ha. been to • limited extent.
I Silk remains firm, end the recent advanos to prices is well

sui,-ported.
In the position of the metal trade, there is very little change.
The wheat sent to market this week hei been affected by the
damp state of the weather, and, m usual towards the close of
the year, there has been no thsposition en the part f millers to
operate to any important extent. Our importations of wheat
continue very considerable, and the stocki of produce here are
large --owasequently, the tone of businow is still dull, and, as
regards Inferior wheats, the tendency is drooping. Fine dry
wheats have, however, lawn dispved of at the full prices of last.
week, but inferior qualities are, in some Instances, is. to 2s. per
quarter cheaper. For fine barley the trade I. firm. There is
an abundant supply of medium pn,duce, for which the trade is
slow, at barely late rates. Odle continue to snits In large
quantities from abroad, and a further decline hau taken place in
the quotai lone. Beans and peas hare sold slowly at late prices.
The thmr trade is dull on former terms.
The Imports of grain continue on a very eensiderable scale,
and, m regards wheat, flour, Indian corn, and oats, they are
very large. Of barley, beam, and peas, however, they are
rather email. Leal week wu received 1503,940 cwt, of wheat,
a.rainst 500,0119 owl.; 137,76 e cwt. of barley, against 2.50,4411
2S2,:Xtb cwt of hate, against 14..727 cwt.; 42,432 cert, ell pew,:
against 54,9195 eat; 15 ft cwt. i 1 beans adailist 49,900 cwt. '
Zt2,l7v cert. of Indian 'en, &isnot 117,102:3 cwt. ; avid 107,150'
ewt, of flour, againet 70,344. The following bare been the
imports and export of cereals since the issamenoentent of the
maeon.

1301/-71. 1868-9.
Import& Exports. Imports. F.xpeniel
cwt. on. cwt cu t.
Wheat 14,006,516 .. 8.,133 .. 9,086,002 .. 112,560
Barley ...... • 1,1444,356 • . 5.956 .. 3,441,862 .. 44,843
Oates
Beans
In. Ban Corn
Flour
The following statement shows the average prices of English
wheat, barley end oats in England and Walen, for the week
ending Dec. 11, .3111111 Wed with the four previous years :-
1869. 1868. 1467. 1666. 1866.
• 4. 0. d. 0. d. 0, d. s. d.
Wheat.. 43 8 .. 49 8 .. 673.403.468
Barley .. 36 2 .. 46 9 .. 40 6 .. 45 .. 32 9
Oate .... 22 6 .. 27 3 .. 25 5 •• b .. 21 11