The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-17 00:00:00

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BRITISH CORN TRADE
The surface of business remains in a troubled state
that conceales the bottom, and perplexes the observers
who anxiously watch for a current. Opinions are,
therefore, unsettled, and transactions uncertain and
unsatisfactory, so much so that members of the same
firm cannot help taking different views of affairs.
In the past week at one time business exhibited a
firmness that seemed likely to extend, whereas weak.
ness followed and became general. Such a suscepti-
bility in trade probably results from the influence of
foreign despatches and telegrazn.s as to stocks and
shipments, as the basis of home supplies and demand
is, at this date, fairly decided. The lead taken this
autumn by Russia in supplying the British markets
controls value very directly, and brings forward ship.
ments from America at competitive rates, so that
together the two great sources of supply have brought
down value to such a low level, that French and Ger-
man holders of surplus wheat hesitate to part with
their stores, which consequently increase in granary
and oppress the mazkets of Paris and Berlin. At
present rates London does not attract continental
supplies, the English level of wheat and flour being
scarcely any higher than value in Holland, France, or
Germany, therefore allowing no margin for export
charges and merchant's profit. Meanwhile the bulk
of grain on c remains big enough, including
over one million of wheat, to make buyers feel
quite independent of the lesser sources of supply, and
as home grown wheat also is freely offered, and is
always ready at hand, the wheat market seems quite
unable to extricate itself from the low and unsatis-
factory terms in which it has become involved.

The' one strong point of the present season is the
dearness of all other corn except wheat, and 93 there
is little probability of maize, oats, or Lamas becoming
suddenly cheap, there is the greater chance of wheat
and flour getting reinstated at a relatively just level,
and which even then would be a very moderate height;
455. instead of 425. for English red wheat would very
give general satisfaction..

There seems not tobe any expectation of the im-
ports of oats increasing to any such extent as to over-
come the large and regular demand of the metropolis,
so that the present good rates to sellers must probably
be maintained.

LIVILIAL AIIILMIIIL

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qrs. v. it 4154. a. d.
44 . 26
•77 64, • 431 6,100 16
6 70, • • 46 6,141 27
• e2l 66,947 46 11,976 27 1
• 66t 64,1 47 6,663 28
66,• 48 6,912 ZS
01 64,5 48 6,666 28
• 47, 49 6,420 2817
8071 42, 49 6,376 29 •
681 43,•• 48 3,796 18 1
2 666 33,7•• 48 4,636 287
• 16,81 48 6,5495 28
• 812 23, 48 3,111 18
701 16, 48 2,810 139
• 041 11,07 48 2,720 28
• ,620 9, . 48 1,587 28
458 6,• • 491 2,508 28
43'20• 0, - 46 2,573 19
41 8991 2,91 47 1,902 30
• 42 1,215 30
7 1, 47 2,848 29
2,8004 1,• •• 46 1 1,666 711
,177 47 4,108 9
• 67 1, 46 2,316 2
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.3184 00 62 42 976 2
• ,07 60 81 41 1 784 I
'.22860 87 41 003 '
'o64' 601 221 39 1,073
,861 710 1 97 40 791
19,7 59 • 46 870
17, be 1 • 39 164
17, 68 14 48 1 492
• ,097 57 " 46 1,178
43,901 64 4; 1 2,:31
, 49 44 2,741
0,207 47 64,v 43 5,241
.2,514 46 .0281 42 5,191
1,708 46 1.781 j 411 4,186
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On Thursday, at Bristol, there was a lessened
supply of English wheat, which found buyers at fully
last week's prices; thc demand for foreign ruled
steady, at the extreme values of last week. Indian
corn rather dearer. Malting barley steady; a good
inquiry for grinding, at rather more money. A fair
demand for oats, and values were the turn dearer.
Arrivals :—Wheat, foreign, 2,608 qrs.; oats, 4,649
qrs. Irish, 1,520 foreign ; barley, 54 qrs. Irish, 16,774
foreign ; beans, peas. &c., coastvtays, 18 qrs. ;
foreign, 4,379 gm
W MUT. L d. a d. _
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Canadian Oregon, white -0
to -60 - per 496 lbs
American, One spring 44 0 to 47 IP
Ditto, secondary 41 0 to 43
Polish Odessa, soft. _ 41 0 to 43
(Mirka, Odessa, and ItonteC, soft 30 0 to 42
lierallaneki and Marisnople, soft 0 0 to 0
English, red and white, new . 38 0 to 48
Beam".
English, good to fine malting .. 36 0 to 48 per im qr
French, good to One malting .. 36 0 to 40 per 42011 m
Danube and Odom., grinding .. 28 0 to 18 per 40olbs
Irish and French, grinding .. 32 0 to 34 •
Oass.
Swedish, a.c., hairy white .. 31 0 to 32 per 3201bs
Limerick and other, fine while .. 29 0 to 29
Cork, Watcrfonl, black .. 25 3 to 25 per 1041hs
Irish, tawny .. WI 6 to V
Buss.
English 46 0 to 46 per In, qr
French. Ms aapn, 44 0 to 46 per 44011,s
nom
Frilled &atm and Canadian .. 21 0 to 24 per barrel
English, good seconds .. 30 0 to 32 per 2801 he
Oomi.
Odessa, Danube, ife 37 0 to 39 per 480Ibs
Mixed American .. 37 0 to 37
At Birmingham a more healthy tone in the trade,
quotations of last week repeated, via, 4os to 455 for
seconds red, and 460 to 500 for seconds white, per
quarter of 4961 b.—At Devises a better trade prevailed;
the market being firm at last week's prices, and in
some instances is a quarter more money was made.
On Friday at Mark• Lane, owing to colder weather,
grain trade rather firmer. English wheat in moderate
supply. Fine samples sold steadily at full prices,
otherwise market quiet. As regards foreign wheat,
show tolerably good. With a moderate business doing,
fine dry samples realised extensive currencies. Barley
firm. Malting in steady request, at full prices ; grind-
ing rather better. Malt sold at late rates. English
oats scarce, and foreign in fair supply. Trade firm
and sound corn quite as dear. Masse changed hands
to a moderate extent at late prices. Beans and peas
in moderate request on former terms. Flour market
quiet, and paices unaltered.—At Derby fine parcels
of both white and red were in request, and previous
currencies were well supported.—At Lincoln the
supply of wheat was moderate and with a firm trade:
whites sold at 486. to 535. ; and reds, 435. to 460. per
qr., or is. per qr. over the rates of last Friday.—At
Southampton wheat was the turn in sellers' favour,
with more inquiry of foreign. Flour Is. per flick
lower.—Wakefield wheat was firm, and a fair number
of sales took place at the prices of last week.