The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

COLONIAL PR3DUCE MARKETS.- FRIDAY.

But: AR —The few ',lea made have been at foil prices
intludieg wine Cuba 111110cova4o min ally bought in
The &11... rt. s, Isst w.elt, were 2,970 tons, waling a
decrease 7.100 tuns for tonne cunautilidiun in contr..'
ith 1100. Ti....... for villain. are larger hy 7.10
T roch heir is 72,tw tuna, 'mania 61.9110 ton* and
Si.ol.lfl tuns in tile two preceding seaming,. liteoo.l
in het.tr demand and rather dearcr.
- hair ectstod fur plantation
at let riots. rata., and the market now ',manila
t.ther • Griner aspect. A floating cargo uf St. Domingo
ha* add fur a near port at Ms per cwt.
TIM-1'144 !a arket remains without imprnvement.
Olen %. NO artitalat• tranaiored with reference
to ill,C oartiment contract yesterday. Onayatiuti last
add at 64. per I. . . . .

termite-. —'N.i sales of inter, at have transpired.
tiairrerllt is very dull at 39, &I to 41s per cot fur
Deng
imports and Deliveries ,J Saltpetre to December 21,
stivekv on hand 18.11—biap.iri.i1 11.310 time :
delivered 11.600 ; stork. L,A, 12 680
tn..; delivered 12.7110-; obeli 3.810. 134. Imported
18.220 time ; delivered 17.3110; stock 3,1106. 1836,
linvortiel 10,111.1; delivered 13.563 ; atock LOW.
Chi.s —Liiiseed steady, at Ms per owl. with rather
more in purr. Sperm maintains the recent advanced
quotatisiiis. Rats is rather ete.sper. Cocoanut. Out.
and Pali.. swayed off *lowly. Torpentine is dull, and
AMerican spirits can be had at 63. per cot on the spot.
w .s not any change ii. the market on
S•timilay. Y.C. ste,dy, at 31s 3,1 10 sls 61 and 51.64
to 62. 31 per rot for forward deliveries. It. demand is
*trails. awl it., amount of hwiness small.

Gaggle Feere.—A good demand eostawment spew the
Christmas hull lays. The public wales on Friday Mat
ware unusually Inese, but arra cleared. Home cargoes
of inane,. from St. Michael, so'al by Keeliiig mul Hunt
went at prices equal to Hume of laiit weak, but the
market is much firmer. awl advance is anticipated.
Nees of all kinds sell freely. Lennon witbout

ENGLISH Woot..—There is no alteration in the prices
of Engll.l. nee' eines the last rrpirt, awl very little
dolor. . _

Tonacoi.—Trsnmetions have been very limited but
priMs rem .in stesdy 1.,r all descriptions.
LEATIII-R AND HIUIII. - Tlis transactions of the
p,m, week in lesther have been considerably;
tim demand 1164 been chiefly for goods
adapted for (lovernment orders. but kip butte have aloe
toot an Intensive sale. A market was held at Leaden-
-641 on Tae...l .y; the mitten tan sr of Miters were limited
small. oil prices unchanged. bat a fair amount
c▪ f
business Sam done.
bletrAt.a. —This week has been almost a blank in
business. Cover is urichsnyeil in quotations. but
nothing is doing in it. Iron is unchanged. Tin is
usuleered, but yuntations have varied little. lipelter
continues to be depressed. Lead is fairly Arm. Tin
plates without alteration

PROVISIONS.
FIRMA', Dec. 27.—liteee this day week an inereasei
busineat has been done in the best descriptions of Irish
butter, and for snob at least Is to 2s per cert. more money
has been realised. Fine foreien is quite as dear. The
quality of English bcing indifferent, prices are regulated
attoordingly. There has been more done in bacon than
for several weeks past, and the beet cures utay be written
rather dearer. Prime small hams would sell wall, but
the supply keeps entail. Lard not quite so dull, and
!mime rather Armee. Barrel middles bare found •
better sale but without any recovery he price. The
cheese trade is nary dall, especially for foreign.