The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

Elabe aub Contmerce.

Lcattmr SPIRIT M tRKET. - Ruin is dull in sale, at
barely the late decline. Proof Leeward, 2s. to 2s. Id.
proof East India and Mauritius, Is. 9d. to Is. IOu.;
and very fine Jamaica, ss. 6d. to 64. 64. per gallon.
Brandy is again dearer, with a firm market. Present
quotations range trios 6s. 3d. to I3s. per gallon. hol-
land, Geneva, to arrive, 2s. M. to 2s. 3d. ; ditto in
bond, 3s. to 3s. &l.; and English gin, for espOrt,
proof, 2s. 9d. to 3e. per gallon.

TEA. - Our market generally is in a healthy state,
but we have no further improvement to notice in
prices. The value of common sound Uongou is Is. aid.
per lb.
SUGAR. Good and fine parcels of raw sugar support
previous rates. All other kinds are inactive, at about
late rates. Refined goods are dull. Common brown
lumps, Ms. 61.; middling, 525. 6d.; crushed, 461. 6d.
to 5Us. 6d.; pieces, 40s. to 474. per ewe.

SCSBZX HOPS--The first new pocket of Sussex hops,
grown by Mr. Faulconer, of Ticehurst, was on Thursday
consigned to Mr. J. W. A. Dickenson, and sold to Messrs.
Gates, Hughes, and Co., of No. 3, Wellington-chain-
bers, London-bridge, at le.tl per cwt.

Thera has been a steady demand for money for com-
mercial purposes, and the rates of discount have ruled
firm. In Lombard-street the lowest quotations for
the best short paper are 21 to 21 per cent.
The supply of silver in the market being large,
the demand for it is lees active at Is. lid. to 6s. 2d. per
on. for bars. .

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The Bank of France have reduced their lowest rate of
discount from 4to percent; and it is stated that
Russia will shortly become a borrower(/' seven millions
in our market, chiefly for railway purpcces.
Within the last ten days the imports of bullion have
exceeded one million sterling. Nearly the whole of that
amount has been taken for Shipment to the Continent.
About £350,000 in silver will be forwarded to Bombay
by the next packet on Government account.
It will be recollected that the Russian Government,
before the outbreak of the war, coutracted • loan of
twelve millions sterling, bearing three per cent. interest.
The actual issue of the loan was however stopped by the
Imperial Government in consideration of the circum-
stances of the time. The loan is new, however, to be
brought on, and may make its appearance on the Euro-
pean money marts in • fortnight. The old price will
not be adhered to; the new one is, however, not yet
stated.

The new Indian Loan of t 5,000,000 is announced. It
is to be in a 5 per cent. stock, with dividend from the
sth of July last, and not to be liable to redemption until
the St.. of July, 1870, nor after that period except on
one year's notice. The books will be kept at the 'lank
of England, where the dividends will be paid and all
transfers effected. Tenders with a deposit of 2 per
cent., are to be sent in on Tuesday, the 23rd inst.

THE NINE Kollin Moveuert.—As was expected,
nearly all the great building establishments were
closed
opera-
tion on Mond.
AloY.
as and
be..mc'elli til
suspended.iuPurTit buildinghetiiionotpienruae-
to hold out, to the number, it is said, of 40,000 ; and
hitherto they have conducted their cause with great
order and decorum. Indeed, there has been so little
feeling exhibited on either side that we cannot but
hope for a qoeetly settlement of the difficulty by emu-
promise. The "document' or "declaration" is the sore
point, and all propositions for mediation which we have
hitherto heard of are based upon its withdrawal. That
once concedod, it is apmeheaded that there will be little
difficulty in perfecting other arrangements. Among
the gentlemen who have offered themselves as media-
tors is Mr. Marsh Nelson an architect, who may be
regarded as occupying an independent position between
both parties. He has gone into the ease with much
care, and. as he has been in pretty constant commu-
nication with the Conference of the United Trades, it
may be supposed that his views, if not exactly coin-
cident with those of the men, are, at least, not
antagonistic to them. He puts forth as the base of
an arrangement two general propositions-1, the
withdrawal of the declaration; and, 2, the pay-
' ment by the hour at the rate of tis. per day of
ten hours for the skilled labourer, leaving it to the men
to work what hours they please. These bases agreed
upon, he proposes a conference between the bads of the
two associations, to be presided over by an impartial
chairman, in whom the public and the parties interested
should have confidence. Another proposition has been
put forth, with some degree of authonty, which would
probably meet with more general favour from the
masters. It proceeds also upon the supposition that the
declaration be withdrawn; then that the wages
be at the rate of 7d. per hoar for skilled artisans, and
44d. per hour for labourers; that the men work ten
hours • day for five day in the week; and that they ,
knock off at one o'clock an Saturdays. These are the
preliminaries ; then • conference is proposed, with some
such well-known and esteemed men as Sir Page Wood or
Lord Brougham as chairman, to settle the details. As re-
gards the withdrawal of the declaration, however, it by no
means appears that the employers are willing to concede
this preliminary. As • rule, the largest builder, and just
those who it was supposed would be the most umotivem-
enced by the present etate of things, insist mod stren-
uously upon the declaration. In the meanwhile, too, the
muter builders have not improved their posit= by cur-
rying their ' to the Home Secretary. A sum
posted ow Means. Trollope's works on Tuesday an-
Dogwood that they required no more punters, having
' obtained sailaient MIS in that parbrW lima to sea
tit* presporequismetits. Tii• mottle; it was believed