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

ETATS OF TUE CORN TRADE FOR THE

WEEK.

MARS LANs, Friday:Nearly the whole of the markets
riga thi week have leen scantily supplied with home-
grown wheat; neverthele., the demand for most kinds
bac ruled very inactive, at about stationary price*. At
oetporbi, foreign wheat has commanded eztreine
sate*, but the inquiry for it has not increased. Fine
barley has changed hands to a fair extent, on former
6•1111111; but low and damp parcels have continued heavy.
There has &en only • moderate mho for malt, and
brown qualities have ruled somewhat easier in price.
Ciasa, besas, aid peas have realised hornet tern.s, but
the demand for those article, has been wholly in retail.
The liour trade lois eshibtad no change.
The outflow of breadstuff* from America Mill Con-
tinue. on an extensive scale ; but our latest advice,
state that the export demand had fallen off, and that
prices •rre with difficulty supported. The qnsntity of
grain and flour now on towage to the United Kingdom
Is large. The French markets have fir the most part,
been well supplied with wheat which has moved off
slowly, at It. currencies. All Siring cont, however,
bad commanded full quotations. The stock of American
lour at ei sue of the imports has inert-weal to sonic
extent. The transactions in whest at (Mee. and in
the prim of the lisitulA for forward shipment have
been only moderate.
. .

iffio4 e:f U. Iriali markets have been fairly supplied
with asheat, and the demand for both red and white
parcels ha a continued inactive, on former terms. Fine
b..rliey and oat*, as well as Indian corn, have einutitanded
full plies.. Otherwiem, the trade has continued in a
alugiish Mato.
In Scotland, no change of important" has taken place
in the value of any kind of grain. Generally speaking,
the demand leas hewn much reatricted.
The anieeseel reivarks. by Mr. E. Rainford, are in
Teatime to the flout.ng th* 18th met. to
least ieight only lour arrivals at porta of call are r ported,
—Wheat. 2 "argues frotn New York, 1 Odessa;
nelliU. I cargo fres. New Yoik. The meal influences
of the rstamen and the continued uncertainty as to the
result of the American difficulty, combined with •
latent hope or tai.ectatioo of pence have reduced busi•
no.. to • ecry aerial! a ~,,, mit.
N/CHT.. Alibi ugh the stew 01 samples on
English wheat at Ilerk•lane to-ilacy was very limited,
the demand, both fur red mid white qualities, was in a
aluggiab state..n.l prices almost ~,,,, um!. In foreign
wheat, a small • ~,,, Lnt of Imainem was tram/witted, yet
no eimug• took pace in the value of any description.
Maltiog barmy was in steady request, at fall quotations ;
but grueling and distilling aorta were rather cheaper.
Fine oats were steady in price. Inferior samples.
bussever—tlite show of which was large —gave way 6d.
per quarter. Beaus and rem mental off slniey, at late
Meer. The flour trade wari inactive, yet the currencies
were without variation from Friday last. The importa
this week amount to 21.621) quarters of wheat, 8,A50
barley, 32,130 oats, and 3,240 sacks of dour.
Tlee London Aversges announced are:—

Wheat, at 63.&1; BArley, 39a 24 Oats, 224 2(1 ;
Rye. —a —d ; Beans, 48a bd ; Peas, 41. ffd.
Rix Ws, ss' AVERAGS. —Wlst.t, 60. 61; Barley,
01;31. 0 As, 22s ; Rye, 36* ld ; Bsaaa, 42. 7.1;
Peas, Oa 0.1.