The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-10 00:00:00

GAINS AND LOSsES.

The general multi of the elootionr, eo far u they
have gone, that the aggregate f members returned
moonlit,' to 107 —thus oomposed :—Conserratlvee, 263 ;
L berele, 220; Hume Rulers, 23 ; and nondescript. 1.
The Cons tbtrefore, outnumber the Liberals
by a m.j,..rtty of 93. and Radiants, Home Rulers, and
nochscript combine Iby 19. No lase than 74 soils have
15.. rt sr atehr,l from their opponents by the Coaterva-
tirce. whikt 27 tormorly ocieupixd by Con•ervatiru hate
go to the I.lbortl., snowing a net gain to the COM.
btlb &tires of 47 'tate.

ENGLAND AID WALK%
C Aservative Guin.s. Lanai Baia&
Atrioser
Ilmilord
Bernick
II:Ighton ......... ...... 2 .Boaton
Buckingham (B) ... I Bolo* ...... .........
Bury St. Himont's 1 Covontry .......
Cambriiso 2 Breit ekes
Canterbury 1 Durham (on) 1
Cvmarthon (K) ... 1 Hartlepool
CI-Ist:mm 1 Hull
Chola m
Cueltinhout
Chtistehurch
Colelmater
Criokisdo 1 St... Mod
Dovoopart
Exoter I Stroud
Fr.ine I Weatbnry .. ........ ..... 1
G -ant barn
1 1
Or4vesend
Grimsby
Guildford
Harahan 1
loswials ......
Kidderminster
Kunresborough
1 Leeds
Lewes
1 Lincoln (aty) 1
1 finaoloshlre (Hid) 1
I Lincolnshire (N)
London
11 Maldon
I Manobeater 1
ilfarylebons 1
Monmo-uth (B)
Nowoastle-on•Tyns 1
Northampton 1
Norwich
, Nottingham
Oldham
Petersfield .....
Plymouth
! Portsmouth
1 St. Ives
I
Salisbury
Soarborough
Staffordshire (N.)
Staley bridge
Stoko.on-Tront
Sorry (East)
Sussex (E.)
Tower Hamlets
Wakefield ......
Warriogton 1
West mintier
Wigan 2
Wiltshire (8.) 1
Wincheatar 1
Windsor

soonavo.

Ayr (Burghs) .. ..... 1 Bestreirebire
Ayrshire 1
Gisegow
Stirliegshire

111/LAND.

D9lratt ........ I Coleraine ......... 1
Dublin (Ci(.y)
Nay°
Newry

Ittarktfi.

THE CORN TRiDli.

The tc oder:cies of the grain trade remain the 11=0 as
th y w, re lout week, at .1 the trade of February has
ben exopcdingly d. pressed. Undoubtedly the intermit
taken in the General k.leotion now In provers is
°peeved to all crrmercial transactions, so a little per•
tiou of the pnrout iti,etivity must be attributed to
polities, but the dulness 'fated before the election was
thought about, so the piramount cause of depression
remalua the weather ; tee roll, open, healthy weather
which reaeaurte tho pntlio of the approaching spring
being on its way, *haat it diselpates fear. of mid•
winter r.rreity and checked euvpliev. Already buyers
can anticipate the early arrival of eh...t.laden steamers
In ax wet ks or two mod he, and whilst the Loudon
atecka of wheat and flour at the end of January are
certainly leas than they wore at the end of December,
the total of wheat, nearly a quarter of • million rue, is
• Rood guarantee of supplies being in hand for the
remdning winter period. Mill re, too, are believed to
held 1 irger :uppllea of flour than usual, having menu.
faMerest them chiefly to tulip!, their irate:nets with
off .1 and feeding stuffs which have been In large demend.
As regar I. column, tion, bekers declare they are selling
ouly four-fifths of the quantity usually required. este-
tableecompetiegsuctwasfull against bread; cauliflowers
(rem Cornwall, ko., selling In the streets at Id. • head,
whilst other torte of greens, pot.tos. &o, r main satrap.
The French mutter bays even way in prier materially,
but at the date of writing value is recovering, and
in, el" i,.;eLeas from America quotes stronger and dearer
mark. ts there, notwithatanduig shipment. weekly from
the A tlantio and Pacific ports of over 100.000 qrs. to
the ULltod Kingdom. Buyers, too, tenting ahead,
I,itoy nbc er.mple of Egypt in-y b. feßowed by other
countries, and forward orders he airepted on the up.
preaching harvests. A reeler telegram states that the
Viceroy has undertaken the autumn delivery of a
million qrs. of wheat. In regard to the several staples,
English wheat has been dull, and a decline has
oc.urred at moat markets. Demand has been very
restricted, although supplies have not been plentiful
anywhere. Where actual scarcity has prevailed prices
have been maintained ; but the general recierion
amounts to about Is. Foreign wheat has been depressed,
yet through colder weather the week closed dull, but
not with any decided reduction In prices, The great
market of Liverpool was is, 6i. per qr. cheaper for
Foreign wheat on Friday, but on Tuesday there was a
recovery of demand resulting in an advances of 91. par
qr. on red descriptions. Barley has maintained con-
siderable steadiness of tone. The supply of home-grown
barley has been moderate ; of foreign produce, fair.
America and Germany are purchasers. Oats, although
at currencies considerably above the average level of
value, malutaie previous prices with firmness. Beans
have been in steady demand at high carriers@ every-
where. The supplies of this pulse have been moderate,
althonsh showing an increase as compared with thou
of 1873. Peas have been quiet at rates slightly above
the average currencies of the period. The imports,
5610 owl., show • considerable diminution from those
of the previous week, which amounted to about 26,000
cwt. Mal:o has generally been neglected at the
exaggerated level it reached a fortnight ago, and it is
now about 2s. less. Feeding stuffs keep in fair demand,
For Cargoes arrived, the prices wiring are about 625.
61. for Odessa, Berdiseski and Nariaeople wheat ; 61s.
Taganrog; Californian, 695.; maize, American, 40s. to
411. ; barley, 35e.; beaus, tis. per qr. ; rye, 42a. and
40,.. for spring shipment. The rate of imports, wheat
and flour, sinew harvest, 4,875,000 qrs. ; about 121;
million qr. per annum.
On Thursday, at Bristol, the supply of English wheat
was moderate, and sold slowly at last week's prices;
foreign quiet, and Is. per quarter lower. Malting
barley plentiful and rather cheaper; grinding sorts
heavy, at • decline of 3d. per quarter. For maize
sourly any inquiry, and values gave way fully D. per
quarter. Osts firm, at last week's vairies.-At Dev.ses
wheat in geed supply, with • slow tried* at late rates ,•
top price, 32.. 6.1. Barley in fair supply, and • good
demand at late rates; top price, file. 13.11.114 61. per
sack dearer. New peas, 2's. to 23a ; old, 24e. to 26..
Best wheat (old and new) 30.. to 32a. 6d. per sack;
roondary ditto, 255. to Us.; Barley, 355, to 50r. ; floe
: 800 r, 48v. to 51e.; bests, cones, 42a. to 48e ; 'oats, 27..
to 32'.; peas, (boiling), 21e. to 265. ; ditto, (feeding),
18.. to 20..; beans, old, 23a. to 25;.; ditto, new, 214
to 221. ; rye. 18s. to 20e. ; v.dohrei, old, 16s. to 18s. ;
ditto, new, 21e. to 26r. ; best bread, Is. 4,1. per gallon.
On Friday, at Nark Lane, there was a small supply
of both English and foreign wheat, which met • slow
sale on former terms. The flour ir.de was quiet, and
prior were unaltered. Barley remains steady in value.
The demai.d for oats was quiet at late rates. Maize
met with a very dull it.q.dry. Beene and peas were
unchanged-At Liverm.,ol alter, was • very thin at-
tendance, and only a limited trade VOA done in wheat
and holders es:tempted 1,1. per central lees money than on
Tuesday. Flour quiet, but witheut variation. Beans
rather easier, Peas leas firmly Mid. Oats dull, but
not quoted lower. Indian corn met with only moderate
attention, but there was no ePeretlon in prices. -At
Wakefield too uhacgo In wheat which remains very
ryikt, pr;aas being about the same as on Tuesday.
barley null, and late rats bare:, wainteined. Other
articles steady at late prices.

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