The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-11 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL ARTICLE.

The week closed with some additional firmness in
consols, which, after receding to 901 to for the
account, closed at 901 exactly; for money, transac-
tions were done at 90f and 901. Not only are the
funds, therefore, about A lower, but the leading rail-
way stocks have also slightly given way. Reduced
New Three Per Cents., 89A to i; Exchequer Bills at
par., and Bank Stock 248 to 248 A; India Five Per
Cant. Stock itui to ;- Rupee paper, 102; five and
a half per cent ditto, 110.
The return from the Bank of England for the
week ending the sth July, gives the following
results when compared with the previous week :
Rest ... 24,p1,9F...Increase £59.088

Public deposits
Other deposits

... 9;348:667_ Decrease 1,139317
... 14,443, 335... Increase 719,147

On the other side of the account :
Government seouritieselo,399,B7B...Decresse £80,147
Other securities ... 23,229,578.. lecrervie 1,193,503
Notes unemployed ... 7,553,740...De0rea.5e 1,393,400
The amount of note* in circulation is £22,220,965,
being an increase of £1,095,120, and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £16,073,259, showing
a decrease of £334,407 when compared with the pre-
ceding return. These figures are influenced not
only by the withdrawals of coin, usual at the end
of each quarter for wages, acc., but also by the pre-
parations for election expenses.

In the ohare-market on Friday dulness very
generally prevailed, and the banks and British
mines closed with a weak appearance, the other
descriptions showing no material average alteration I
in the prices. Of the English railways, Great
Western recovered f; Edinburgh and Glasgow and
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) improved 1
each; and North-Eastern (Berwick) receded 1, and
ditto (Leeds) 4. In colonial, Madras (five per
cent.) further improved fr. In foreign, Bahia
advanced ; Antwerp and Rotterdam 4, and San
Paulo a further 4. In America, Illinois Centhl
(shares) advanced 14, and Virginia (six per cent.) •
farther 4; and Erie shares (paid up) declined
Atlantic and Great Western (New York section,
first mortgage) 2, and ditto (all the remaining
desoriptions) 1 each. In Britisli mines, East
Bassett and North Itoskear deolined 1 each,
and North Wheal Crofty 4. In foreign mines,
St. John del Rey further improved 14, and Port
Phillip receded 4. Of the banks, Union of
Astralis advancei 1, London and County relapsed 4,
and City declined 1, London Joint-Stock and South
African f each, and Union of London a further I.
In miscellaneous, International Financial recovered
; Royal Mail Steam improved 1, Eastern Assam
Tea, Scottish Marine, and National Discount} each,
and Crfidit Foncier and General Credit 4 each ; Rio
Improvements (paid up) relapsed ; ditto (ordinary),
Joint-Stock Discount, and Ottoman receded 4 each;
and Atlantic and Great Western Debentures are
steady at 86 to 88. The share-list of the Hop and
Malt Exchange and Warehouse Company will close
on Wednesday next, and that of the Austin Conso-
lidated Silver Mines on Monday, the 17th of July,
for London, and Wednesday, the 19th of July, for
the country.

The traffic receipts of railways in the United 1
Kingdom amounted for the week ending the let of
July, on 11,961 miles, to £708,694, and for the cor-
responding week of last year, on 11,605 miles, to
£678,293, showing an increase of 356 miles and of
£30,401. The gross receipts on the following 14
railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 8,422 miles,
, to £576,439, and for theoorresponding week of 1864.
on 8,167 miles, to £551,704, showing an increase of
255 miles and an increase of £24,735. The increase
on the Caledonian amounted to £642; on the Great
Eastern to £67; on the Great Northern to £2,954;
on the Great Southern and Western to £2,179; on
the Great Western to £69; on the Lancashire
and Yorkshire to £3,084; on the London and
North-Western to £3491; on the London
and Brighton to £1,867; on the London and
South-Western to .£1,776; on the Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to £1,393; on
the Midland to £1,411 • on the North British to
£1,715; on the North-astern to £3,143; and on
the South-Eastern to £l,o44—total, £24,735. The
goods and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to
£279,879, and for the corresponding week of 1864
to £267,030, showing an increase of £12,839. The
receipts for passengers, parcels, &0., amounted to
£296,561, against £284,665, showing an increase of
£11,896. The traffic receipts on 63 other lines
amounted, on 3,539 miles, to £132,255, and for the
oorresponding week of last year, on 3,438 miles, to
£126.589, showing an increase of 101 miles and of
£5,668 in the receipts. The total receipts of the past
week show an increase of £714 as compared with
those of the preceding week, ending the 24th of
June.

In the colonial prodnoelmarkete this week there
has been more steadiness, the demand for home
aonaumption being good, and the deliveries of moat
articles large. The ample stocks in the hands of
Importers, 'however, still operate against speculative
business. Sugar has been active, at fid. to Is. per
owt, advance, and in some instances even a greater
rise paid, unusually extensive sales being made in
floating cargoes of foreign for the United Kingdom.
Rice is steady. The public sales of tea have gone
off rather flatly, and at irregular quotations. Ordinary
to fair red-leaf congon haa been sold at ed. to Id.
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relib. decline. Other descriptions have occasionally
disposed of at some reduction-30,250
packages were taken in four days, nearly all printed
without reserve." The only noticeable feature by
private oontract has been an export inquiry for
common black leaf oongon, in which several contracts
are reported. The Indian sales will be postponed
until Thursday, the 13th inst. A small portion of
recent arrivals of plantation Ceylon coffee
forward to-day went upon term, not quite
those current last week. Native remains
steady. Common qualities of rum are readily
saleable, at improved quotations. Some parcels of
Bengal saltpetre have been disposed of at a decline
of 6d. to le. per cwt. Noilbsage of importance has
occurred in spioe. Agott,

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