The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

VI

HOPS.
•
The acoounts from the plantations continue favour-
able, and an early crop is anticipated. Most de-
scriptions of bops support previous rates, owing to the
limited simply on offer; but the demand rules fax from
active.
Per owt.
Mid. and FAst, Keats Ms. to 180 s.
Weald of Kents
.. 100 s. ~ 110,
awalsx • • .. 100 s, „ 1448.

CQMIARRCITII ARTICLE.
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The funds are rider appreasion, prioes low, sales
difficult, consols felling rift for delivery and 904 for
the amount. Bank Stoek liftoff at 246 to 248; Reduced
and New Nine per cents 801 to t; India Stook 216:t0
233; Indian Five per cents to4i to ; Rupee Paper
102 to 193, and 1094 to 1104 ; India Bonds 18s. to
225. pm.; and Exchequer Bills par to 4s. pm.
The return born the Bank of England for the week
ending fhe 19th of July gives the following remits
when compared with the previous week :
Rest ' E3,460,096...Derea5e £31,756
Public deposits ... 4,932,101. Increase 341,870
Other deposits ... 14,894,217.. .Increase 1,335,028
'CM the other side of the account:—
Government securities£lo.39B,9o9...No change
Other severities ... 20,496,546.. Decrease 664,459
Notes reemployed ... 6,564,446...Deerea5e 253,760
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,234,435,
being • decrease of £158,510, and the stock of bullion in
both departments is £15,083,367, showing a decrease of
£451,099 when tempered with the preceeding return.
In the share-market on Friday the chief business was
limited to English railways and banks, in which de.
eeriptions the variations from yesterday's aiming prices
were nearly all in an adverse direction; the few in
rimeellemeous shares were towards firmness, while the
other descriptions closed with scarcely any alteration.
Of the English lines, Manchester, Sheffield, dio., re.
lapsed /, and Great Northern (A. stook) ; and Metro-
pelitan declined 1, ditto (neer) 4, ditto (extension) 4,
Great Western, North &Stern (Berwick), ditto (Leeds),
and ditto (York) 4 each, and Midland farther I. In
colonial, Madras (q per cent.) declined 1. In foreign
railways, American securities, and British mines not •
Magas alteration is recorded. In foreign mine&
Vanoonver Coal improved 4, and Camila Silver
receded 4. Of the banks, Alliance of both
descriptions advanced 1 esele, and Anglo-Austrian ;
Chartered Mercantile of India and Metropolitan and
Preisoial relapsed each; and London and Wat-
tles]. seer declined 1, Australian Chartered and European
sash, and Maxie° a 'farther 4. In miscellaneous, Peel
Meer Lend advanced 14, Peninsular and Oriental (new)
I,•and Joint-litook Discount 4. The shares of the New
Metropolis Sewage Company left off at 5 to 6 pm., and
these of Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 14 to 14 pin.
The subseriptiontist for this company cloeed this after-
noon, and the applications are for a total of 221,701
shares, Irbil° the number available for allotment is
83,334.
The traffic reeeipte of railways lathe United Kingdom
&wanted for the week ending the 15th of July, on
12,875 miles, to £718,860, and for the corresponding
week of lust year, on 11,674 miles, to £697,520, showing
an Comore of 401 miles and of £21,340. The gross
reripte on the fallowing 14 railway,' amounted, in the
aggregate on 8,462 miles, to £56r,040, and for the corres-
ponding week of 1864, on 8,190 miles, to £574,036,
showing an incresee of 272 miles and an increase of
L'13,00., be 'barium on the Caleclonien amounted to
£1,261,; en the Great Eastern to £730; on the
Great Northern to £1,200; on the Great
Wrkern to £2,376; on the London and North-
Weekern to £3,312; on the London and Brighton to
£556 +on the London and South-Western to £1,463;
on ON M•oo6ltabet. Sheffield, and Linoolruhire to £268;
on ahe Midland to £336 ; on the North British to £875 ;
on *he North-Resters to £1,914; and on the Smith-
Eastern to £39—total, £144339. But from this must
be '4eBneted'El7s, the decrease on the Great Southern
and Western; and £1,160 on the Lancashire and York-
shire, homing the increase as above £13,004. The
goods and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to
£290,991, and for the corresponding week of 1864 to
11281,866, shearing an inures of £9,125. The receipts
for passengers, percale, &a., amounted to £296,049,
against £292,170, showing an increase of £3,879. The
traffic receipts on 63 other lines amounted, on 3,613
miles, to £131,820, and for the arresponding week of
last year, on 3,484 miles, to £123,484, showing an
increase of 129 miles and of £8,836 in the reripts.
The toed reeelph, of the past week show an increase of
£7,919s compared with those of the preoerfing week
ending the Bth inst.
In the colonial produce market this week there bars
been few elteratioes, • steady tone prevailing at the aloes
on Friday enema:mt. Sugar is firm, with a good demand.
and memo importers infuse to accept present rates.
Various floating cargoes have been disposed of for the
United Kingdom. Quotations are occasionally CO*
higher than on the previous Friday. The bulk rifts
hearysupply of coffee brought forward has found buyer&
Plemeition Ceylon, and all qualities of East India,
generally obtained the full valuations, while the COM.
mom kinds of native Ceylon went cheaply. Costa Rica
also brought rather leieer rates. Floating cargoes of
foreigneoffee are to mel4 The tee, market re-
mains fiat, the on T.- and Wednesday
green teas
parcels have
me at prime
;lower grades,
is firm, with partial
grain description& White
tp, was taken at 15e. 6d. to Illea 9d.
Per cocoa commands full rate.. Rum
is leas readily saleable than before.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.
GLOSS OP TUB POLL.
The gr_oes return of the Liberal Central Committee
placed Mr. Gladstone second. The numbers were :
time..
Gladstone ... 9,189
8,800
Turner
. . . . 8,482
.. 7,6 ft
" himi third, the
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4014 1!

have 1
been :

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are diiffeult
is public sales on Tuesday .
passing off irregularly. By private oontraot
been in abundant supply, and some
sold by tender ordinary terms
favourable to the buyers, especially for the'
fine being tolerably steady. Bice
nquiries for soft grair
Bengal, of the new crop, was
owe. Good to fine

1;11i1
fih"rnal
The Conservative iettini*"piliited Liz;l
numbe6 oe their showing, being
trwood