The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-08 00:00:00

Erabe ant) Commerce.

LEICESTER, Nov. 2.—The hosie trade is in a very
healthy condition, and the demand continues tolerably
brisk for all articles suitable for the sesson. There has
been an excellent business ding in most branches for
some time past. At Hinckly and Loughbourough the
hosiery trade is in a satisfactory state. Yarns are in
fair request, at high prices. The wooltnarket is Ann,
without change in price.

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.Norri Au, Nov. 2.—The lace trade remains ex•
ceedingly dull, and this week there has been less doing
than in the preceding. No really beneficial change as
looked forward to for the present. Buyena are merely
satisfying their requirements, which are very limited.
The silk branch is extrenady fiat, more NO than for
some time ie.': consequently many hands are only
partially employed. Stocks on hand continue light, and
goods are still being produced, for the must part to
order. In hosiery there is a fair amount of business
doing for export; the demand for goods for home con-
suniptien km ma active, but there are numerous other
orders on hand and the operatives are on the whole well
e-maged. Yarns continue firm, and late prices are
folly sustain...ll. Silks are extremely high in price, and
still have an upward tendency.
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team' Seat r MARKET.—The demand for rum is in
active, at Is. $l. to Is. Wit, for proof East India, and 2s.
to 2a. Id. fur proof Leeward'. Brandy, however, moves
off freely, at fully the late advance in the quotations.
No change in the value of grain spirits.
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TEL.—The exports front China, to Great Britain, ac-
cording to the latest advice., were 110.8,000165.,
against 3,147,0001b5. in the corresponding period in lei.
This increase has produced considerable inactivity in
the demand for all kinds, and a slight decline in the
quotations.
Sri:mt.—Good and fine raw sugars have sold to a
moderate extent, at full prices; but low and damp par-
cels have moved off heavily, at the late decline in value.
Refined goods are steady, at 495. per cwt. for common
brown lumps. Pieces are welling at 45, to 475. per cwt.
The total stock of sugar is now 79,000 tons, against
71,000 tons in 1 Mt. _

Christmas, this year, falls on a Sunday, and business
persons (says the Timis) recollect the inconvenience ex-
perienced under similar circumstances in 18.53, owing to
the refusal or neglect of the Government to issue an
order in Council to enable it to be kept on the following
day, by providing for the previous payment of bills of
exchange. The Monday was generally observed as a
holiday, but a variety of special arrangements had to be
made for the purpose, and as these were merely upon
sufferance and not on authority, it was necessary for the
sake of legal safety, that various banking and other
establishments should be kept open, and a large number
of persons were thus compelled to be in attendance,
although no business whatever vr I transacted. It is
hoped, therefore, that on the present occasion the matter
will receive timely attention.
THE SOUTH WALES IRON AND COAL TRADE/I.—Dar -
ing the mouth just terminated trade throughout the
district has undergone various fluctuations, and in cer-
tain parts slackness has been experienced. In the Aber-
dare valley the coal trade has not been good, although a
slight improvement is now perceptible. The make of
pigs has been large, while railway iron has also sold
freely and at good prices. From the Continent con-
siderable order, have been received, and the large firms
have been well supplied with commission.. The enlarge-
ment of the Blsinavon Ironworks has been called into
requisition, and there can be no doubt that the farther
extension in which progress is now being made will
prove most serviceable and profitable. At Ebbn Vale
SOW! large orders have been executed, and others are
still in hand. At Blaine • steady trade is being done,
without any very great activity being experienced. The
niinor works are going on prosperously, and the iron-
masters are looking forward to an increased demand be-
fore the winter ecamtn has far advanced. As regards
steam coal there is very little change to report. The
inquiry is generally rather more brisk at this season of
the year than at any other, and thus the three chief
ports—Swansea, Cardiff, and Newport—have been
crowded with vessels for several weeks past. Some
large contracts have been taken up, anion; them being
one or two for the Admiralty. The supenority of the
Welsh steam coal for use in steatnvessels is thus prac-
tically acknowledged by the Government, notwithstand-
ing the animated discussions which have taken place on
the question. In the neighbouring districts the position
of trade has been on the whole satisfactory. Large
quantities of ore have been raised in the Forest of Dean,
and all that GUI be procured is readily bought up by the
Monmouthshire and Glainoruanshire ironmasters for ad-
mixture with other ores. The Forest ore has long been
considered highly valuable for application to this pur-
pose, but unfortunately the absence of railway cornmeal-
! cation greatly limits the amount of business. Seseral
schemes for supplying this deficiency have been pro-
jected f time to time, but beyond the merest pre-
liminary operations nothing tangible has resulted. At
Uoleford works a steady and Nourishing trade is
doing, and the same may be said of other concerns in
Ithe district. We regret, however, to add that the tin
trade is in a moat deplorable state and lies beets so for
I some time past. The as rks find barely sufficient to keep
i I them in operation.

BANK RU rns.
(From the London (livelft of Turwlay.)

Itennet&- liarueta. dealer in pictures, Burlington-gar.

dens.
Layton, shoemaker, Landport, Portsea.
William Choororth Calvell, tailur, Namau-platto, Cow.
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mercial-road, East. _
Samuel Howell. builder, West Hartlepool.
Esther Louisa Mayne, milliner, Exeter.
George Kindersley Jackson, grocer, Elizabeth-street,
South Pimlico, Middlesex.
James Barnard, jun., licensed victualler, Aldershot*.
Thomas Simister, pastrycook, Liverpool.