The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-12-08 00:00:00

Illarkets.

BRITISII CORN TRADE

There has been a sort of low fever running through
the grain trade lately: a feverish excitement existing
without activity in demand, with unhealthy symptoms
of despondency when prices were falling, and a con-
trary feeling of over-confidence Whenever value in-
creased. Now the general conditions of supply and
demand have not changed, and whilst recovery from
the too low prices of October is a cause fur ummerved
congratulation to the public, as well as to farmers and
other sellers, it is nut a ground on which to raise ex.
poctatiiLf those still higher such as would benefit a
tew speculators at the expense of regular and healthy
trade.

The fact must not be forgotten that 38s. to sos. was
a level for foreign wheat, at which shipments were
beginning to decline, and it is also an undoubted fact
that with ss. now added to the above quotations, the
advance is quite sufficient to attract larger imports in
the future. This situation of affairs is the result of
foreign trade. since Englisn farmers have only quietly
brought small supplicm to market, selling chiefly from
their growth of barley, as is usual ia autumn when
wheat is chimp. Ilhwever, the current range of value
to which wheat is advanced is still a very moderate
one, and should be maintained : the only warning we
wish to give equally to buyers and sellers is not to push
prices upwanls to a point at which a sudden reaction
would be likely, and result in loss and disturbance.

By regular trade, steady supplies, and steady pur-
chases transactions do good to all concerned, whilst
business either inflated or depressixl, irregularly bene-
fits some, and nuns other persons. It may be, there-
fore, hoped that through the coming Christmas season,
farmers and others will neither withhokl nor press for.
ward supplies, and the consumptive demand will be
found large, and equal to the large bulk of grain on
its way to this country. Very likely the wind may
at one moment bring large batches of grain vessels to
our coasts, and at another time keep them back ; but
on either occasion there should not be any special
excitement or fluctuations.

The week's London supply is good, but not large.
This season the supply of -barley from Scotlond is a
revived feature of businms.

_
As regards recent country markets, the corn trade
ha.s continued to exhibit firmness and strength of
tone.

English wheat has been in fair request at rates in-
clining in favour of sellers. Supplies have been good,
slightly exceeding those of thc corresponding periods
of 1573 and i 572.
The trade in grinding barley has not been active,
the market resting in a state of indecision. Malting
barley, on the other hand, has encountered a good
inquiry throughout the country, and currencies have
been again slightly advanced. Taking all sorts of
barley, the past week's sales have been larger than in
the corresponding period of any of the last four yam.
. . . .

Oats hive ber rather le:s decided than 'other
staples in their position off the stands. As a rule,
firmness of tune has prevailed, and currencies have
been pushed upwanls ; but at some ol the ports
businc4s has inclined rather more towards buyers than
sellers, while at a good many places trade has been
quiet at entirely unchanged quotations.
Beans and peas have been a faily active trade at
advancing rates At most markets the improvement
on the week has been about is

Maize has been very scarce for a lengthened period,
and but scanty supplies have been imported during
the past week. Under the influence of this continu-
ance of inadequate arrivals, the market has become
extremely stiff, and abnormally high prices have been,
and arc being paid.
Flour has been rather dearer to buy at most markets,
but business has not been brisk.

Quietness is the present characteristic of the French,
Belgium, and Dutch markets ; but just now English
trade seems to rise and fall by its own strength or
wcikness, rather than from foreign influence. Yet,
let thc fact be noted that wheat in Paris, now at 445,
is offenal at those quotations fur the first four months
of ISys, and, as comment, may be withal, London
millers are still willing sellers to a large extent for
future delivery on existing terms. The Scotch mar-
kets on Weilnesday well maintained the advances
made in England,
oirmum.

AVIRAUMO.

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lin. ; 8. d. qrs. . V. d. lini. . ,i. .1.
.1.,11 3.. .. 161 8 44 4 .. 125 :.
-10 .. 37,778 02 1 54,21 43 11 5,100 1 2il I
55 17 .. .524 02 70,40 46 1 5,141 127 2
- - 24 .. 60,,22 63 65,947' 40 5 5,075 '27 10
31 .. 50,652 63 04,148 47 7 4024 23 2
Erb. 7 .. 44,100 63 56,53., 44 9 11,9!r2 21 3
14 .. 43,015 GI 0.1,520 44 9 5,6:.:. 24 I
• 21 .. 59,964 02 1 47,3103 40 1 5,422 22 10
24 ..145,.07 62 42,224; 40 3 5,375 4
March 7 .. 01,6,1 01 43,4144 44 5 3,795 28 11
• - 14 .. 42.:4;7. (5) ;21,781 44 4 4,536 Is 10
- 21 ..,3770 110 91,815 44 I 5.2,5 128 3
2, .. 2.1J.11.1 (104 93,32!.; 406 3,113 227
April 4.. 34,7011 60 15,553 Ls II 2,510 13 2
-- II .. 34,0411 69 11,079 48 8 2,720 24 3
-- 14 . 30,525 60 0,5041 44 6 1,567 21 7
--..43,4:.41 n 6
o ,9041 49 11 2,560 ZS II
May 2 (1,... 62 5,261: 46 6 2,578 20 1
9 .. 11,912 i, 62 2,910 47 3 1,962 90 10
_ 10 .. 20 99% 44 •11 42 0 1,215 30 4
-- 21 ..47,30, 62 1,04 47 6 2,548 , 29 2
-30 .. 52929 62 1,023 45 11 1,055 130 I
Jane G.. 43,177 or 2 650 47 8 4,204 23 I
- . 13 .. 3,1.76 GI 1212 45 8 2,310 .211 11
- 20 . 3.4002 61 564 Ii 2 3,155 22 0
- 27 .. 24.::I1 00 524' 42 5 975 31 2
July 4.. 20,070 00 31, 41 II 734 130 10
- - II .. 25,2:0 GO :,7 41 7 OW 29)1
- Is . 91,124 031 VI 23 6 1,073 ,31 2
--
15 ..,0,1051 00 97 40 1 791 ;t) 8
Aug. 1 ..i111,7064 59 296 40 1 870 30 9
- a -117.0121 58 IV 30 1 961 130 8
.- 16 .1764,07 LS 149. 450 1.012 i 306
V 28,057 57 562 46 6 1,178 !32 0
- 2.1.1 .143.001 54 1,374 45 II 2.131 130 4
8e44. 5.. ,f2u, 49 5,4011 44 0 1,741 !29 2
- 12 .070,267 47 16.328 432 5,241 ,Es 6
- 10..172,t.941 1610 38,095 425 5,191 ,27 2
- 313,,:71,7(1.l 46 51,784' 4111 4,186 I 2110
urt 3 . 71,1. 46 1 0/1,3011 41 4 3,039 27 4
-10 ..(14,2.49j 44 8 77,872 42 0 3,529 , 2711
-17 .. 7.6.1041 43 40 77,072 42 8 3.496 I 272
-- 24 -.56,915 44 82,00 42 10 4,345 27 9
-- 31 ..j22.4141 44 1 16%799 42 11 3,524 117 11
Nor. 7 .414, 44 6 77,200 42 8 3,501 ,27 11
-14 .. 57.:440 43 0 83.409 42 7 3,287 '26 0
- 21 .. 54,0 43 5
GI 9814721 42 7 3,661 27 1
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