The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL ARTICLE.

The Bavk return mused the English funds to open

with increised strength, and Console, which left off at
89f to a, ranged throughout the day between 89a and
89, chiming as 891 exactly. Nor the 7th of December
the final quotations was 881 to fex dividend. Toward
. ;eV ,the close the arimation of the market was checked by •
Ve'lm"'/ 'demand for money, consequent on • large delivery of
•alba. Rank Stock left off at 248 to 250; Reduced and
igive New Three per Cents., 87f to 88; India Stock, 216 to
4., bad 44 119; India Five per Cents., 105 to ; Rupee Paper,
ft0:11 .101 to 102, and 107 f to 108 k; India Bonds, 14s. to 20s.
eo"
pm.; and Exchequer-bills, March, 6e. to 2s. dia. ; June,
10... to Sc. die.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the 22nd at November gives the following results,
tr.e
, • , when compared with the previous week:—

'Bret £3,210,548...1ncrea5e... £12,763
Public deposits ... 6,144 063...1nere55e... 453,915
• Other deposits ... 12,878,983...1ncrea5e... 603,967
4 - stit On the other side of the acootuit
-Government securities 741,100.,.N0 change.
-Other securities ... 1.9,004,565.. Decrease 304,317
' .4" Notes unemployed ... 7,739,940... n °tease 1,382,070
The amount of notes in circulation is £20,583,960,
sai • being a decrease of £568,165, and the stock of bullion
in both departments is £14,465,032, showing an in-
crones of £787,934 when compared with the preceding
• teen. 'return.
.4.4 c In the sham...market with the exception of British
mines, the doting prices' were maintained with average
tn firmness, the Improvement being very general in English
railways, of which Great Northers (A stock) advanced
lt, Glasgow and South-Western I, South-Western,
• mit North-Faddism (Bervriok), and ditto (Leeds) 1 each, ditto
mit hi (Fork); Lasicaphire and Yorkshire, and Midland a
•66.1'. bother è each, ditt,o (29) a, ditto (Birmingham and
or Derby) 1, North British *, and Great Western, North-
gin*i Western, Metropolitan, and South-Bantam n further
. ' each. and Manchester, Shefflad, &0., declined I. In
eeksoial, Buffalo and Lake Huron improved 1, Indian
Blanch a, and Calcutta and South-Esstern, Grand
• Trunk of Canada, and ditto (4th preference of both do.',
NOT. mriptions) 1 each. In foreign, the only alteration was
Ilqi .of an advance of 1 in West Flanders. In American;
Mriedebenteres advanced a, and Illinois Central (shares)
S., and United States (5-20) further I each. In British
1.04- -; mines, Great Wheal Vor declined 1 South Wheal
r
Men Frances 21, and Clifford Amalgamated a further 1. In
foreign mime, Brazilian Land improved 4, and Fades-
.rot

ted
owe amatano receded 1. Of the banks, Bank of London,
aJ: Let d Commercial of Indio, and Standard of British South
' se ,akt Africa improved si each, and Ottoman, Mexico,
41,470,', and Oriental Commercial j each ; and Brazilian
skim** ,and Portuguese declined 1. In miscellaneous Elec.
' +tries Telegraph advanced 11, Societd Pinancidre d'Egypte
• ="4 4, Ebbw Vale 1, Egyptian Trading and General Credit
1 each, National Discount • further 1, Hudson's Bay
mad Imperial Mercantile Credit • further 1 each, Joint-
ate* Discount a further I, and Canada Company a
sine tutilfther 5; Crystal Palace relapsed 1, and Overend
and Co- è; Penitianlar and Oriental (of both
dencriPtions) declined 1 each, Madras Irrigation 1,
, well Ironworks 1, and Union Marine Liverpool , and
: •• , *1774' Atlantic and Great Western Debenture* were a further
4 better at 85 to 86. The share-list of the Matella
eticasts
Cott e Company wIl close on Wednesday next; and
ohms L *hat of the Mational Poultry Company on Thursday
.act.
-tt
The traffic receipts of railways in tbe United Bing-
amounted for the week ending the 19th of November,
sr ate 12,299 miles, to £659,517, and for the corresponding
'week of last year, on 11,889 mile., to £610,227, showing
Auk increase ot 410 miles and of £49,290. The gross
•-nteeipto on the following 14 railways amounted, in the
sg- oda aggregate, on 8,808 milcs, to £548,878, and for the
• • corresponding week of 1864, on 8,489 miles. to £509,686,
~! showing an increase of 319 miles, sad an increase of
£39,192. The increase on the Caledonian amounted to
d si £1,714; on the Great Eastern to £1,050; on the Great
" Northern to £2426; on the Great Southern
tied=
WAy and Western to £1,392; on the Great Western to
` gni 43,084; on the Llnca,bire Lad Yorkshire to £5,028 ;on
I,'• *he London and North-Western to £7,096; on the London
Nwe.
and Brighton to £3,096; on the London and South-
, t lee 1 'Western to £1,728; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
eselts=o., land Lincolnshire to £2,531 ;on the Midland to £2,169;
16" " sou the Midland to £2,359; on the North British
Al Ls: t.• £761; oa the North-Esetern to £4,136; and
' • r tr.l :/
74 'o .eni the Soutb.liestern I £l,792—total, £39,192.

purr -_
!lieL.^ •,-,., The goods ant miner4lMffic on time lines
1
trill ~' amounted to £336,452, aid for the corresponding
Let .7),
..;Spealcif J 864 to £316,858, slowing 1•32 iDer °AAA of £19,594.
ire,rl o. fiheitiensipts for paseengers, parcels, in, smomited to
22/11,4316, against £192,828, showing an increase of
£19,998. The traffic receipt/ on 60 other lines amounted,
eni 3,491 miles, to £110,639, and for the corresponding
'week of last yeas, on 3,400 miles, to £100,641, showing
an income of 89 miles and of £10,698 in the receipts.
The 144 reoeipta of the past week show a decrease of
£6,811 as compared with those of the preceding week
ending the llth of November.
The coloand produce markets have been firm, especial-
ly within tholest two days, partly in conseqwetee of the
, sudden reduction in the Bank rate. Coffee continues ,
In active demand, thefavourable result of the Nether. '
..
~ . lam& 'hiding Company's sale (the last this year) giving
decreased confidence to the buyers. Naive is also
I wither higher. The sugar market opened flatly, with
' orowdonal transactions at 63. per cwt. reduction, but
,
;there is now more inquiry from the refiners at
; Utter rates. Soft grain rice is dull, the buyers
'being at present Indisposed to operate at the
,
late rapid advance. Stocks have become so mach
reload that holders do not, press sales. Bengal salt-
ti; ot li,' • petre is law readily saleable than last week. The tea
. l'" ' market fully maintains its recent improvement, and a
ell' good balsam is taking place in the fresh arrivals of
MINOS
sew Mooting s There ad Kaisow oongou. ere is
N
sir '• stall seine export demand for green descriptions,
autookesed Japan, and fine oolongs, for America.
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