The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-31 00:00:00

Crabc ant) Commerce.

LONDON MPI HIT M ARK VT.—There is much less activity
in the market for ruin, at barely the late advance in tho
quotations. Brandy sells slowly, but grain apirit is held
at lac per gallon proof.
TE A. —The business doing in this article is only
moderate. In priiws, however, no change has taken
place. l'unntion sound cougou may be quoted at 16. 241.
per lb.
Si:GAL—Although the total .tuck of raw sugar is only
41,010 tone against 48.0110 tons in 18.1.1, tliv deinanda for
all kinds rulea inactive, at bsrely the late decline in
value. Refined goods move uti ekwly, at Ala. &I. to
:dd. for co brown lump., and 524. Ga.. to rlig. for
middling to tine t'ruslied lumps may be Purchased on
easier terms. . . . . .

effort hi being made by the subscribers to the last
.kustrimi loan either to have the ~,,, tint of their sub. '
scriptiomi returned, or to have the payments •Ireaily
11114.11: convert...Ll into co bonds. The price of this
security —upon which tilt has been pail—is now only
t:10. Considering that the Russian Government, in the
case of its recent loan, refunded all sums paid on amount
of it, a sense of justice to the subscribers ought to in-
dium the Austrian Government to act upon the MUNI
principle.
The Hoard of Trade return* for the pact month again
show • large increase in the value of our exports,
although no: quite to the same extent ig that of each
of the three preceding ~,,, tabs of the present year. It
is £1,579,297, while the average for January, Feb.
ruary, and March was 11,336,81.10, But by the month
of April last year the general revival from the panic of
Ist.',7 had been established, and the present return,
therefore, is no less remarkable than those by which it
low been preceded. Cotton goods continue to exhibit
the greatest augmentation, but under aliniM every head
the figures are favourable. .Imong the few items on
the &dyeras, side is coal—a circumstance scarcely to have
been anticipated, although the great demand for France
did not occur until the counnencement of the present
month.

The Bank Court on Wednesday passed off according
to expectation, without any change being wade in the
rate of discount. The ease in the money-market, how•
ever, has been further promoted by some deliveries of
gold at the Batik. The discount houses have announced
• fresh reduction of 11 per cent. in their rates, which
will henceforth be 2i for money at call and for
deposita at three or seven days' notice. The London
Joint-Stock Bank and City Rank have reduced their
allowance on deposits to 211 per cent. in all cases.
THE FllENt'll Coux Titstue. Fienoli merchants
engaged in the corn trade find their speculations
interfered with be • circular from the Director-General
of l'initoans regulating the duty to be paid on the
iinportation of foreign cent into France in consequence
of the corn law of IKI2, commonly called the sliding
scale, beirg revived. Thus the persons engaged in coin•
mercial speculations in Prince 'perceive that the war
with Austria has produced more embarrassment than
was anticipated. Accounts from Switzerland, which
previous to the war curial on • brick trade with France,
are equally unfavourable. A letter from one of the
principal merchant* of Benue, says that he writes
under the sad impression of a complete paralysis of
affairs. He adds that the stagnation is felt in every
branch of business. Many most respectable houses are
unable to meet their engagements. The Puma Sour
market, which was dull a fortnight since, became
animated last week, and Moir, which was offered at
bas risen to 51f., the auk of 157 kilogrammes, and
what is remarkable is, that the rise in dour of ordinary
quality is still better maintained. There are few

holders of stocks inclined at present to sell at less than
44W The bakers submit to this rise w;th regret. Flour
of the four marks, which a fortnight since brought
with diaculty 401. 500., is now at 511. for delivery in
June
.and GU. for July. The l'aris cunt market was
.
likewise firm tut week. Wheat rose If. the sack of
120 kilogrammes ; choice armlike arc quotml at 271.
the sack. The wheat offered for sale in Paris at pretient
and Montereau, and it is immediately bought up for
comes almost exclusively froin Champagne, Bray, Semi.
the south of France. Amounts from Nantes received
Thursday morning states wheat varied considerably in
price during the last week, ho' at tlis Hose it remained
firm at 201. the hectolitre of NJ kilograminei. The
price of oats remained without varintien in the Paris
market ; the growing oats have • very healthy appear-
ance, and, as there never was so much land sown under
oats as this year, it is probable that there will be an
abundant harvest, and that prices mutt come down.
Rye was in Letter demand last week, and was sokl as
high as 171. the 1(11 kilogrammes. barley is in good
demand for exportation ; it was sold at 171. the 100
kilogram:nes. The farmers are nut aatialleil with the
wet and cold weather of last week. Some hut weather
is desired for the growing crops. 'the telegraph
ouppliea us with the latest prices of the provincial coin
markets. " Chartres.—Market better ; ninth
busineas in wheat transacted at a rise of rAk. the back."
" Dijon.— A large market ; wheat eagerly bought at
234. the metrical quintal ; Dour, 301. the sack of 125
kilogrammes. Oats, TIC the 100 kilogrammes."
" Marimilles.--A quiet market; Lrks wheat sold at 24.
the 100 kilogranniiem ; Burgundy, 271. ; oats, 241..;
tree of wheat odd to day at an average of 21:1. !Av. the
lOU kilogrammes." "Orleans inarket.--NS ell aupphed
with wheat, priors Arai."
22f. We." " Meta. --There were 2,223 hectalt•
barley,

KaiLWAYSZOICIPTc.—The traffic returns of railways
111 the U 11114,1 Anigiben published for the week ending
May 21 amounted to 1473,181), end for the corres-
pending work of 18511 to E 460,400, *hewing an increase
of £12,743. The grow receipt.; of the eight rsileays
having their termini in the metropolis amounted to
1:11/3,044, and for the corresponding period of laat year
to £102,3118, allowing a decrease of te,644. The de-
crease WI the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to
ti,roe ;on the Great Western to £1,711 ; on the
London and Blackwell to El on the London,
Brighton, and Mouth Coast to 17.:00 on the Lou.
don and Sontli Weetern to El 033;, and on the
tioutMEnixtern tu, £4Oll ; total, £13,060. But from
(hie must be deducted 1:1,0470, the ism:resew on the (heat
Northern, and 1:2,1537 on the London and North.
Weaken, leaving the dearearic se Above, £131344. The
receipte tlie other lines in the United King
-
Join amounted to L79,4:111, and fur the corresponding
week of hot year to W 04,012, showing an in-
creaee of £21,424, Irmo which 1110 Si be deducted the de-
crease on the metromilitan linos, leaving the incremic
E 12,780, as compered with the corresponding weak of