The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-07-20 00:00:00

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BRITISII CORN TRADE.

, Excitement naturally attends a wet July, and at the
present moment the markets are animated, whilst
flooding and continuous rain puts the crops at home
and in France in jeopardy. Otherwise the bulk of
supplies, off-coast and in granary, and on passage, are
calculated to make the month the dullest of the year.
• The imports into the United Kingdom last week
were large of wheat, flour, and oats, and moderate of
other articles. The quantity of wheat and flour was
about 275,000 quarters. The quantity of maize was
about 63,000 quarters. Of home-grown wheat the
deliveries have been very fair for the season, but of
oats and barley, of course, very little has been sent
to market. total supplies of grain to meet
demand may be considered decidedly good, and to
this we are probably indebted for the smallness of the
recent advance in prices, the influence of large offer-
ings going towards the neutralisation of unfavourable
weaTthheergr,
eaantd
roendangrts
havebhace.nn•eslesst prosaffptecvLs.
generally
than the inland markets. An upward tendency has
existed, for joined to the uncertainty of home
prospects, reports from abroad have not been of an
entirely satisfactory nature. Even a slight advance
in prices, however, has checked business, so that from
a week or ten days ago prices at the beginning of this
week could not be quoted as improved more than Cal.
to Is. per quarter, and id. to 2d. per too lb. for
wheat, 3d. to 6.1. for flour, and 6d. to Is. for maize.
Beans and perts have been unchanged in price at most
of the ports, but where altered in value it has been in
buyers favour. In oats and barley there is very little
change. Oats have tended upwards in value, but
have been kept down by the heavy arrivals from
Russia.
The foreign markets have lost a good deal of their
late activity, and on the whole have had a quieting
influence on business in this country. In the South
of F ranee prices continue rising, and if the weather
clues not change impiovement will probably become
more general than at present.
111-omened St. Swithin's day, with its rainy morn-
ing following a wet night, will be regarded by many
as forecasting a wet harvest, and, if meteorological
records! disprove the popular belief of 40 days' succes-
sive ram, or even of to days, the momentary evil of
bad weather is still serious and discouraging to the
public, whilst it benefits, not the farmer, but a small
number of speculators who hold stocks of grain.
On Thursday at Bristol, the market was excited,
English and Foreign wheat selling at an advance of
3s to as per quarter. Barley 6.1, and maize is per
quarter dearer. Fine oats is per quarter dearer ;
inferior descriptions unaltered. Beans advanced Is
per quarter. Arrivals i—Wheat, foreign, 17,205 qrs. ;
oats, 1,599 qrs. Irish, 722 coastways, 534 foreign ;
barley, foreign, 16,412 qrs. ; beans, peas, Sic., 34 qrs.
Irish, too c.?astways ; maize, foreign, 7,703.
a. d.

Wiix*r.

..50-0 to i 2 -0
per 406100
.. 49 0 to 50 0 „
46 0 t 3 43 0
.. 47 0 to 49 0 ~

Chilian Oregon, white ..
Anicriesn, tine spring
!Mtn, secondary ..
Polish Odessa, soft
. .

0197ka, Odei;a, and Itostuff, soft 46 0 to 49 0
Lionlianskl and ilarianoplo soft 0 0 to 0 0

English, red and white, now . 46 to 62 0 „
BAILIT.
English, good to fine malting .. 0 to 0 0 per hop.qr
French, good to tine malting .. 0 to 0 0 per 42011,
hish, good to fine malting 0 to 0 0 per 43216 s
Dumb* and Odessa, grinding .. 25 to 26 0 per 400161
IrishandFreuch,heary grandhig.. 24 to 30 0 ~

Oats. -
Swedish, kn., heavy white .. 30 0t032 0 per 320114
Limerick and other. One white .. 30 6 to 31 6
Cork, Waterford, black .. 24 6 to 25 0 per 304114
P.E. Island. black .. .. 24 0 to 25 0 „
Irish, tawny 20 6 to 27 0
Buss.
4:llglish
French, 111=11.2.. ke. • •
FLOCK.
United States and Canadian

52 0 perhnpqr
.. 35 0 to 39 0 pur 4,501ba

.. 23 0 to 25 0 per barrel
.. 33 0 to 35 0 per Olbs

English, good seconds ..
ISDIAN 00ILN.
Odessa, Danube, Le • 34 6 to 35 0 per 4801 be
Mixed Amoebae] 33 I to 34 6 ..
Dart . 24 0 to 24 6 per 100Ibs
At Birmingham English wheat advanced is to as per
quarter. At Devizes an advance of 3s per quarter
was made, and the trade was very firm at the advance.
On Friday. at Mark-Lane, the unsettled weather
produced some excitement, and it was no easy matter
to ascertain the exact rise established in prices.
Holders of wheat, either English or foreign, were very
irregular in their demands'; while some were content
to make as. per qr. more money, others seemed indis-
posed to accept an advance of even 4.. The amount
of business transacted however was small. Barley
was rather higher in price than on Monday, though
little sought after. Malt remained quiet on former
terms Oats were in good supply, aml not much
I wanted, but factors succeeded in raising the quotations
I quite Is per qr. Maize was very firm, with an upward
Itendency. Peas improved about is per qr., and beans
I participate(' somewhat in the upward movement.
I Flour was again considerably dearer: American
' barrels may be quoted 3s, country sacks is Gil, and
town made 4s, the top price of the latter being now
475 per sack. At Coventry trade ruled firm, and an
advance of as per qr was obtained on late rates. At
I Liverpool, wheat, a moderate consumptive business,
' at 4d to 64 per cental advance since Tuesday ; flour Is
per sack and barrel dearer; beans is pc r quarter
higher ; oats and oatmeal, quiet ; Indian corn, slow
I sale at Tuesday's rates; mixed American, 33s 6(11. At
I Wakefield the markets have been excited, an advance
lof one to two shillings being established. To-day
holders easily obtained this advance on the fair
extent of business passing. All feeding stuffs
dearer.