The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-24 00:00:00

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BRITD•H CORN TRADE.

The cold weather revival of demand and value In the
Corn Trade appears to be exhausted, and business this
week Is of the slow and discourailog character that
gave dulness to February. But as yet prices have not
much declined, and the recent check to tallied rates hsa
benefited trade directly, and Indirectly by delaying
chaogeri that threateued W overtake sellers without
warning. Pauses in the direction of value, up or dowo,
are always healthy, giving buyers and sellers breathing
time to consider their true positions. The course of
Foreign markets has for the last few days given strength
to &relish trade. Fi etch Bone, of • favourite mark,
roes frogs 76 to 81 franc", mad the supplise fell short of
the sales, and wheat in the departments and at
Marseilles also became rather dearer, so that merooants
looked after and purehawd several cargoes dr the
English ooest ; but at the present date of writing the
French market. are again 'lightly retrograding. In
Germany value haa been maintained, but not advanced,
whilst in Holland and Belgium there has been a gradual
rm., although only to a small extent. In Amerce the
exports have fatten below their rece et weekly averages,
and prices there are sUll beyond /ingilan value, SO that
imrorters are still receiving eargoes which they Cannot
dispose of except at some lom. Celforolan advice,s only
speak more and more favourably of future harvest
prospecta In Southern Russia steamer shipments of
grain condom' to be made at Odessa. The letters
resolved on Monday from Australia report prices there
beyond the level of English orders, arid stripe ere
dispatched to the Caper of Good Elope, where rates
attract supplies. To SUM up, tbe general effect On
foreign markets on the English has been lately to
eirengthms holders, at lemat for the present. Last week
the British Inland Markets were generalir higher up to
Saturday, when the advanoe cm checked. This work
demand is very quiet, and business rather favours
buyers. The English Port Markets., vibrating *soh day
to telegraphist news, are this week dell with prices
rather lower, and the tone of trade discouraging.
Floating Cargos. of Grain, off owlet, are much reduced
in numbers, and both for the United Kingdom and the
Continent there Is • fair, but not quick inquiry ; salsa
are sometimes premed when 000mmaiocs are necessary.
The prime sulkies for arrived cargoes are quoted—
01e... Gitirka, 58.. 64. to 09..; Marioutople, 60s. to
61s. ; American spring, 58a. 61. Some quotations oa
Wednesday were lr. lower—Califorulan, b4s. ;
615.; Australian. 691. For mixed Antertaan maiss,
39.. to 404. ; for Magadan beans, 42e. 61 The week's
import. of Wheat aid Fleur into the United Kingdom,
158,740 qrs., are ssna.ler than receut weekly averages
by about one-fourth. The 'Codfish Imperial Averages:
Wheat, 60.. &I. ; barley, 488. 4d., oat., 211 s. 103..;
show but trifling ohmages. AS analysis of the last six
months import/ into the United Kingdom show • great
falling off in Russian, and • large anthems* in Amerisaa
supplies. but the general total is mush the same as
during last year of wheat, costa and flour. Of barley
and males the receipts of this season are very 'onside:-
ably Wheat is now quoted 64t lid. London ;
&Os. &I. peeving's ; 10.3. Paris; 6.11. Marseilles ;
62.. 94. Hamburgh ; 63a. Thatitzig bga. 54. New
York.
On Thursday, at Bristol, English wheat was dull at
Is. decline; foreign showed • similar fall. Barley roads
full prises. Indian Dorn advanced 14.—Ali Devisee
wheat wee dull at late rates; barley 2.. more money;
beans Is. • sick higher.
On Friday, et Mark.Lene, there wog little loneineem.
For English wheat the tendency wee In favour of beyers.
For foreign sales weld only be 'Melted at lower rates.
Other artioles quiet and sea tared.—At Derby the Mode
waa laragnid and piles. seatmely so high as last week.—
At Lincoln wheat was Is. lower.—At Southampton
wheat was dull; grinding barley Is. dearer.
lemma Avusem.

Feb. 7 ..
Larch 7 ..

Qrs. a d.
44,400 63 9
43 015 61 8
50,044 62 10
65.807 62 1

64,6i6
47,206
42,424
43,034
23,103

a d.
48 9
's9
49 1
493
68
484

Qrs. id.
6,902 23 3
6,665 211
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