The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-07 00:00:00

JuIUIPLI rBL us Dux.

'Rating.
Mania COHN THAD&

A 03hillIII1110111 of pureltaaes for the Continent, the
il.vi.irs.on of elips bound to the United Kingdom to porta
an; ad, and the small supplies of linettsts farmers, Qom.
Wood to revive the tone of business, hos giros to the
who:Lula demand an improved spirit.
Four demands a sped si paragraph, for although most
nisaziptlons were not cheaper. the London made top
-
price sorts were roduiml from Ur. to fris. per saes, alter
rem tug nnoneLged f,r teeny weeks, whiat other
q oslittus have varied with the wheat 'nitrites. Uottipared
with thili 11Jor oatuirmly boughs from 424. to 18. Per
soak, the presiint rate of top-price L.,oueo dour at 511.
I. high, the difference of 10a per sack being oonsi.fersble;
however, the metropolitan demand always rowans.*
lards strpply of strung, ignite, superfine dour, such as
tee quality termel " top-price " represent&
The prices salted for arrived eereee were, go. for
Iluitutople wheat ; 585., Odeeea ; b4s.. Gala ;
Spanish hard ; 56t, American spring
toloforiso; 61.., Oregon wheat. For American ma xi".
i ; for bartey. Alaernis and Danubian, 335. to
The quotations trotnin,r bidher from New York
wade Lonaiiii sellers 5r.... iti.tian Yr 4101.100 tel.grain
of rob 28 quoted who.' IT., owd, fzigbl. and
lesuranis to laiv,rpoal ; there had been fresh and
*opiate rains, keeping everywhere the growing crepe La
• vary promising Maim Tn• Igen York wheat quota-

Mona, 51s. Bd. on Mush 28, were la. On Multi 7, sliow-
: ing a duliami of 3e. 3d. per qr., • heel that Inglish
I farmers mast not forget, es corm nit at • ported artolo
shipmenta were lees than they are likely seen to be:
Mains during Marsh, in New York, only ruled Is. 6.1.
pee qr., from 375. to 35% di. It may be remuked at
the present moineat that whilst the Continental markets
have Istely shown groat quietness yet value is not only
well maintained, but that the quotations up to Septem-
ber and October show • very ineonsiderable decline.
The disposition for business on Wednesday was
undoub'sidly hoe:used by the knowledge that Good I
Friday and fluter Monday would be kept aa holidays on
the Exchanee—in fact throughout the country—so
there was generally an improved demand for most
articles, but old rates eould not often be exceeded.
Apart from the above reason, the tone of the market
was stronger from other and more nett:mil causes, of
which the Desists an increasing eon 6deuloe in ?flue being
kept, certainly for another fortnight.
The week's imports into the United Kingdom are, of
wheat and dour 160,500 qie., of main, 60.000 'M., •
supply leu than our wants, yet good for the BeILIOD, a.
before the opening of spring navigation. The latter
promises to ba only, the port of Konliaberg being now
reportei open to idling steeds, whilst Northern Europe
and South Etat Russia arc likely soon to follow. ,
Agricultural prospects, on the ground, °oral, en very
satiataotory, favoured by the present season in most pats
of the world.

On Thursday, at Andover wheat wu dull end a trifle
lower. At Birnalauham an advance of le. was obtained
for the beet samples At Derby a limited bred. at late
rater. At Devito. there was good business at Is. to 2s.
more money. At Lincoln trade aloe at late prices.
Barley la. dearer. At Manehmter English wheat was
held for frill prime, and foreign advanoed 31. por (rental.
At Newbury them was an imorov‘d demand, but rates
were unaltered.

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