The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-23 00:00:00

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STATE OF TR‘DE.

Lueverea, Oct. healthy tone pervades the
hosiery trade, although business cannot tic ilenominated
brisk, and iiinnufacturen4 are pretty generally engaged
with orders on hand. In the framework knitting di,
trkts of Loughborough nod Hinckley trade in
Yarns are is ithout material alteration in ',rice, but are
hardly .1 MUCII iii rtlitieSt. Wools are firm, and high
prices iii tunic to be asked fur superior sorts.
li,frrifiGuAlf, 17th. -- There has been very little
doing during the haat few slays in the lace trade as
respects the cotton branch, nesrlr all depart!' etas of
which are extremely dull. A few fair orders have
been completed for "whip' klechlins ; otherwise than
inn iian ig almost unprecodenteoly flst for the time
of the year. Toe cotton fancy trade is also in a dull
con .ition, °niers coining iii very blowly for this clAioi
of goods. The silk lace trade is showing more actively,
hut titatiufaLtorrri4 generalir are acting viith prudence.
and finishing for the most part to order. in hoisery
the improvement notic, able • few days ago continues,
arid future prospects are decidedly wore encouraging.
In material there is no iinportsut change.

Oar eorrespoadent in China writes :—" On arriving
at my quarters in Shangliae, I thought a cup of
" ' Young tlyson' would prove refre•hing ; imagine my
"astonishment when I observed that (he leaf the Chinn-
" Marl was about to iniuse Inokent different to aft'
" usually seen in England, it being of a dull olive liu ,
" bsving none of the arhffeial (down on its surface. I
" remarked on its appearance, when my attendant
"quietly said, ' We pinyr use painted tea in China. but
" as English merchants get more by it when the brown
leaves are disguised, our tea-men of course have no
" ' objection to cover them with faring powders, especi-
" ' Oyes they also obtain a better price from the merele
• coat of colour makes thefturouriess withered
" • leaves look equal to and sell for the best.' On hat-
tug the choice infusion niade front the pure leaf. I
" resolved to th•COIlle a COOVert to the faslMm of using
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Messrs. R. Wortherspooti and Co., 46. Dunlop•stris t.
etlasgow.—lkar Sirs,—l have, as requested, to-us)
visited the Royal leaundry,dritli reference to the adver-
tisement of the Nottinghalu firm, who state that their
Starch had been used fur many years in the Roy-. 1
Laundry, and have been assured by Mr. Thomson.
.the
Superintendent, that none but yourselves have any. right
to state that they supply starch to Her Majesty's
Laundry, as no other starch in there used, nor has Meen
used for son.: years, but the Cienfield Patent Starch.—l
have been further assured that your starch continues to
give complete satkfastion, and that though 'troll hs„
been made of demotes 4 various starches, null 4 of thesehave been found nearly equadin quality to the lenfield.
—I eat, dear sirs, Your obadaent Servant, WM BLACK.

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of flavour, are extremely wholesome; also for c'usTARDS.
CHEF:SRC %It V., I'!.LA NC HANGER and all descriptions of
sweets. effecting a great saving of Eggs and Butter, It
Is particularly suited to IN VALIDm and CHILDREN, owing
to its light/wine and strengthening qualities, and being so
easy et digestion.
Manufactured by Howard St Co. Scott-street Mil*
Rola, and sold by all respectabla Clinmiata and Groans.

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