The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-23 00:00:00

Maduts.

THE CORN TRADE.

There easier ateadiness in the wheat trade on Friday,
and althocigh prloes were not actually lower, forced
odes could have only bun concluded at rather lee.
money. TEM Meddler towards ease is the result of a
heats arrival of foreign practise, coupled with as
absence ct business, and not to any improvement in the
position of affair.. The conditlou of the English grain
forwarded be market hoe much deteriorated, owing to
the wet weather, and the sale ha. in oonuqueno• been
rendered somewhat difficult. The prices ruing are still
very high, and the Imperial average is about 6. per
quarter .bove that of this tune last year. Any perma-
nent reduction of prime is considered unlikely until we
Mae • continuum of heavy import.tions. Barley has
beau arm, and malting and other produce has com-
manded very full pries*. Malt has been steady. Good
sound mete have bun seams, and quite as deer, but
inferior urn has been dull. Maize, although not active,
has bees firm. Bows and pus have been quiet Flour
hes been Inn. The London average price of wheat is
665. 4d. ; barber, 43e. 6.1. ;est., 254
At Bristol Cu Thursday, there was • better supply of
English wheat than of late-good dry qualities gold
freely at fully last week', prima; secondary samples
dlEmilt of disposal. Foreign slow of ludo, at an
advance of Is. per quarter. Maltiag barley fully aa
deer; grinding in good request. at 61. per quarter more
money. Males fully Is. per quarter dearer. With
more liberal supples of oats, black awney gave way 61.
per quarter, white, from uaroity, maintaining thaw
vales. Beau Mu turn higher. At Bumingliam there
we. more new English wheat on offer; but lb. condition
of the majsrity was very Inferior, aid such soli slowly,
and at irregular price., while the lots in good condition
met • ready gals at U.e extreme rives of lust week, viz.,
for seconds red 64a. to 675. and whits 66. to 70s. per
qr. of 49611.5. At Devise wheat was in better supply,
mod there waa a good demand for dry parcels at an
advance of 14. per qr. A good deal of what was
oabibited was so damps. to be altuoat unfit for grinding
purposes, and for such sorts the trade was very dull. A
few samples of new tacky were Cu tffer, of various
I quality, the price. of •biob mtge.( hour 351. to 524.-
at which latter figure Mr. 11. Stagg, of Neitboravon,
sold a prime le.. 0.5. are den-tr ;in some Uvalde. ag
much 2.. to 3.. a qr. more w. I,a ie. Vetch strum
25. to 32e. per seek. The barley, we are glad to hear,
I. not so much damaged by the weather. seams expected.
I Should it hold fine for a few dap., in at of what is out
, will bays been booted in good coidition. Prices :-
Best wheat (old and new) 30e. to 35e. 01 per sack ;
secondary ditto, 25.. to 29. ; barley, 35. to 524. ; fine
or, 52.. to 55.. ; brit stco.ds, 47.. to 515.; oda. 27..
to 33e. ; peas, 18. to 23.. ; heats, 2.'s. to 25...; rye, 154.
to 174. ; vetchee, 255. to 325.; best brand, Is. dl. per
gallon. At Newbury • for qdantity at wheat, but the
mejority of tie parotid were to mid i:lng condition, and
for these l'oldore were compelled to swept slightly
r deiced rates. Foe dry qualities told readily at firm
prices, and in mune oasis an advance ol 10. per qr. on
late rates WWI reclined. White wheat, 52. to 775.
per qr. ; red ditto, 581. to 684. per qr. A larger
supply of bale, theta for some weeks put, and, with
an active inquiry. last w. .k's primori were well supported;
malting barley, 44.. to 53e. per qr. ; and grinding, 341.
to 38. per qr. Oats dist a ready demand, at GI. to Is.
more money-24. to 32e. per qr.
On Friday, at Mark Lane, attendanoe
English wheat trade more quiet than for lotto time
peat; few sales effected at about the prima of last Moe-
de;. Foreign in moderate deman', without alteration.
Four utiehangsd and not active. B .rley scares and
, full prises 4lotalned. Oats folly as deer. Beans and
I pus Tory firm. Linseed and rapeseed a slow trade.
Ude* fully as dear. Floating torgou -Wheat TNT
Muth*. Mane rather dearer. Beans very firm.
L'used In moderate demul, filt. 3 1., ex ship. Rape-
seed • slow trade, 56 61.. Calcutt brown; Niger firm,
49. Cottonseed fl- in. At Derby, a good @apply of
wheat. Baldwin was now, and the priors of lest week
mould not generally be maintained. At Lincoln. • fair
,how of wheat, and prices wore generally Is. per qr.
lower. Malting barley firm in vale; is feeler Is. to 2..
lower. Oats, no @lmage. At Liverpool a fair attend-
case. Only a. limited bushiest done in wheat at fully
Id. per motel decline like* Tuesday. Oat. wi re Id.
per bushel cheaper. At Wakefield, new wheat more
plentiful. Factors asked last week's prices for dry
parole, but millers woald only buy •t a considerable
reduction, and common wheats were nearly nualuiblis.
Porgies wheat quite as dear. Barley Is. to 2.. pee qr.
*duper. Oats cheaper. At Andover, the attendee's
of farmers and dealer, was small. There was • better
supply of torn, and prices for all dueriptioas were the
name as last weak. Wheel 64.. to 70s. ; barley 341. to
465. ; oats, 244. to 36e.

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BRISTOL, THl7lllDaY.—Very large supply of fat
th beef at market, e Irish consigninente being unusually
heavy, but the quality on the whole wee very Inferior,
there bring but few first-edam samples on offer. Thi
demand for inferior sorts was but very limited, and
consequently business was altogether restricted, and •
goodly number of animals were sitl unsold. Beet
samples fetched from 80a. to Ca, and middling qualities
from 725. to 75.. We bad also • very large supply of
mutton. Trade, however, was very dull, and many
were left In the pens at the elms of the market. Best
descriptions fetched 91. pee ; heavy ewes, 81. We
had no lamb on offer to day, and none was Inquired
after. There were about 2 000 store cattle on offer, nod
thou was • unsiderable improvement In the despoil,
priors remaining about ths same. There was • pretty
good show of latish eves, sod. rather aoUve tee& pre-
vailed ; prices firm. We had a large eupply of pin, and
trade was brisk. Bowe piss realised from 12a to
Ile. AL end porker. 12a. 6.1. per goers.
UCTROPOLITitN, THURSDAY —The beef trade la
aot gaits so Arm at the prevent hour as at the oom-
mencemant of the day. Our rata, which are Monday's,
are however, fairly supported. A better state of trade
woald, doubtlem, have shown Itself bad reports from
the dead market been mere satisfactory. The mutton
trade la languid and riot improving liras morning.
Priem droop. British goes off el Arly, and for foreitn
the demand is henry; but no alwation in price can be
noted. Calves are in good supply, sendeet to hand im-
rrtires: inqmality ; on the whole meetings fair deniud.
no subjoined. There is more business in the *ow
market at more money. T.. 0 pork trade Is dull end
Total Supply. Foreign Supply.
Heaeta. 1,250
Sheep Lod Lamb' lu,PlO .. 6,000
Calves .. 700 . 510
Pip 50 30
doled*: Q alily First yea Sty.
Beef .. Sc Id. to 54. GC ... 64. Od. to 04. 41.
Mutton b. Da. to 64 ti 0.. ii. 1,74. Od.
Veal .. ts. td. to 2L 04 6.. 4. to 0.. 2.1.
Pork.. te. ed. to 44. CAL .. to. 1.1. to a.. tat
At per atone of 616., sinking the iDe.
Hitch calm Hannah £2l to CV per Wad.
Ditto, Dutch LIS to Ltd „
Aaattlake.
Mitch erms—Enalisti, *0 ; Dula, 510,.