The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-23 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE.

At tbe leading market. on Saturday prices were
generally firm, but the upward tendency seems to have
resolved a check. At Dorchester the supply of new
wheat was mash larger than last week. beet putele
reaitaing late rates, from 64.. to We per imperial
quarter, while icferior samples brought 2. lees money.
Barley more freely offered, the best quadtiec making
extrun• priors 12i. to Cie. Oats, is. per qr. advanoe.
The official average for wheat on September 13 was 62e.
114 d. At Bath • better scow of English wheat, but • ,
large proportion wu cut of conditi,n and met • slow I
sale. Anything dry found buyer* at high priees,
Barley and oats sold at about the rate, eurtent last
week. At Simplon Mallen the prices were :-Wheat,
fgar. to 68.. per qr. ; b3r ey, 44a to 52.. ; oata 275. to
Ills. At Gloucester moderate supply of Elmlish wheat.
Ter good samples late prices were maintained.
Secondary esmpl.i were Lora. A fair trade in fond.,
with no altaratioc in plena Batley arm, oats dull.
At neighbouring market. during the week Eaglieb
wheat has been quiet, the condition of • good deal heirg
unsatisfactory. Foreign is. dearer. Malting barley
2a.. and grinding le. dearer. Oats ucabeneed. At I
Southampton. with more on offer than for some time
put, and there being a better attendance of dealers, all '
descriptions found a fair sale at the folio -log priees :-
Wheat, middling and go 4, Gia. to 72r. ; malting
barley. 44a to 48.. ; malt, Cl,. to 80s. per qr. , flour
47.. to 50.. per seek. At Warminster • good supply of
wheat, and Mat week's rates were realleed, the top
pries being 70a. per qr. Barley was much in
demand, at le. per or. advance upon last weeks
quotations Other grain firm, at late rates. Wheat,
820. to 67s .per qr. ; barley, 36.. to 53a ; oats, 225. to 30d.
At Exeter the attendance of purchasers at the Gorr-
market was fully up to the average; samples for the
most pad WWI good, and Metier rains were obtained.
Old white wheat Ela 31. to Se. 61. ; ditto new, 8.. to
fla 3d.; ditto red, old, 8.. to Bs. 3d.; red ditto, new,
7a 9J. to 8.. ; malting barley, ss. 6d. to ss. Si. ; grind.
Sag ditto, 33r. At Oxford attendance good. A liberal
supply of wheat wee on offer; laat week's currencies
were scarcely maintained, and prices had a downward
tendency. Read wheat, 57e. to 615.; white ditto 61..
to 694. A large quantity of b noisy was on sole; prime
quilt/ea were in Nish demand, at 501., and inferior
sampka were easier, making 38a.; oats 20a. to 30a. At
Reading, mush larger supply of wheat than for um,
wuka put. Fine samples both of old and new wheat
experienced • good inquiry, and business we. done at
about the azure notes of ,at week. The secondary sort,
were slow In disposal, and prices • little more in favour
of the buyer. But old white wheat made from 66, to
; hest new, 68s. to 72..; suondary, 635. to 66a.;
sad inferior, 38r. to 62..; red wheat (nursery), 665. to
70..; secondary 804. to 665. Malting barley. 46s to
62*.; other descriptions ranged from 381. to 44e. Good'
Poland oats made from 28.. to 321.; Waterloo, 24e. to
26a.; end Tartary, 225. to 26a