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(principally French), 0,570 sacks ; giving a weekly 

 averaore of 20,19G sacks 5,174 brls., which shows 

 some deficiency as respects last month's supplies. 

 In Paris, the fine four marks of the best makers is 

 quoted at 4Sf. 50c., — 31s. 4d. per sack English; 

 but the expense of transit to the coast, with freight, 

 and English and French duties, &c., leaves little 

 inducement to import, as 38s. here could scarcely 

 be depended on. 



The barley trade throughout the month has been 

 hea'/y, with generally declining prices. The first 

 Monday opened cheerfully, with Is. per qr. ad- 

 vance on malting descriptions, and some im- 

 provement on secondary and grinding sorts ; but 

 this was the only market with the slightest anima- 

 tion, the second Monday losing the previous ad- 

 vance on fine descriptions ; the third still further 

 declining on distilling qualities ; and the last being 

 the heaviest of all, with a downward tendency for 

 anything but picked samples for maltsters. This 

 dulness has not arisen from overwhelming supplies, 

 as the receipts have been below those of last month ; 

 but the sale of malt being slow and difficult has 

 aflfected the best samples, while the low prices of 

 maize, oats, and beans have made the cheaper 

 descriptions less in request. It now seems too 

 late to expect any rally in malting sorts ; but as we 

 have never found the foreign importation beyond 

 the demand, as feeding sorts get scarce towards 

 the season's close, we think an improvement very 

 likely. The four weeks' supply has been in Eng- 

 lish sorts, 14,570 qrs.; in foreign, 39,536— -giving 

 a weekly average of 13,526 qrs. 



The malt trade, as already noted, has been limited, 

 but prices have scarcely varied through the month, 

 70s. being about the highest quotation for fine pale. 



Oats are the only article in corn which show some 

 advance in prices in the month's course, and*this has 

 arisen entirely fromtheunusual smallnessof the sup- 

 plies. The balance of the month's fluctuation shows 

 Is. per qr. in their favour. The first Monday was 

 6d. per qr. dearer, having the smallest show of any 

 on board ship ; the [second also showed a further 

 rise of 6d. to Is. per qr. ; the third was quiet on 

 increased arrivals; and the last, with only an average 

 quantity, yielded 6d. per qr. on foreign, and Is. per 

 qr. on Scotch samples. There remain on hand 

 many granary samples of an inferior kind ; and till 

 these are cleared, modei'ate arrivals must have their 

 influence; but as the season advances we rather look 

 for higher rates than otherwise, from the extensive- 

 nessofthe demand, and the deficiency of the English 

 and Irish crops as to quantity. The four weeks' 

 arrivals in London have been as follows : Of Eng- 

 lish, there were 3,G59 qrs. ; of Scotch, 7,689 qrs.; 

 of Irish, 3,158 qrs.; of Foreign, 43,535 qrs. — in 

 all supplying an average of only 14,510 qrs. per 

 week, and being 6,400 qrs. weekly less than dur- 

 ing last month. 



The bean trade has been heavy, from the mildness 

 of the season and largeness of foreign arrivals ; the 

 only change noted as to value was a fall of Is. per 

 qr. on the last day. The supplies have been 2,728 

 qrs. of English and 12,762 qrs. of foreign, showing 

 3,872 qrs. per week, or 340 qrs. weekly beyond 

 last month. 



The su[)ply of peas has been very short, with 



prices unaltered ; the demand for boilers being 

 very limited, through the comparative absence of 

 frost and the high rates of duns and maples, lead- 

 ing to other substitutes in preference to paying 

 any further advance. Of English samples there 

 were but 1,710 qrs., of foreign only 243 qrs., 

 giving an average of only 4S8 qrs. 



Linseed, with moderate arrivals, having attracted 

 attention from the late decline, has rather rallied, 

 and an advance of Is. to 2s. in the course of the 

 month must be noted. Cakes, without being 

 dearer, have found a very ready sale. 



The trade in cloverseed having approached its 

 season, has improved, and foreign, as well as Eng- 

 lish red, has commanded higher rates, though 

 buyers are neither numerous nor eager. In France 

 there has been no excitement ; but some advance 

 has taken place in Germany. Good new Bordeaux 

 red here, of which some has arrived, is worth about 

 65s. ; extra purple English, of which little has yet 

 appeared, 75s. to 80s. ; fine white is also inquired 

 for, and trefoil commands fully former prices. 

 Canaryseed has been dull, as well as mustardseed. 

 Hempseed, rapeseed, coriander, and carraway have 

 continued a slow sale, with little alteration in value. 



CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



Shilling^e per Qii»rter. 



Wheat, new, Essex and Kent, white 43 to 52 red 41 to4y 



Norfolk, Line, and Yorks., red 41 49 



B ABLET, malting 34to37.... Chevalier, new 37 40 



DistiUing 32 35.... Grinding 26 30 



Malt, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk CO • 60 extra 68 — 



Kingston, Ware, and town made... » 60 66 „ 68 — 



Brown 55 56 68 — 



Rye — — 30 34 



Oats, English, feed 20 24 Potato 26 33 



Scotch, feed 20 25 Potato 25 32 



Irish, feed, white : 20 22 fine 24 31 



Ditto, black 19 21 ,, — 24 



Beans, Mazagan 32 34 Ticks ...... 33 34 



Harrow 33 35 Pigeon 37 40 



Peas, white boilers .. 40 44. .Maple .. 41 43. .Grey 80 41 



Flour, per sack of 280lbs., Town, Households.. 38s., fine 40 43 



Country 33 34 Households.. 37 S8 



Norfolk and Suffolk, ex-ship 81 S2 



FOREIGN GRAIN. 



ShillingB pet 

 Wheat, Dantzic, mixed.. 50 — high do. — — extra 



Konigsberg 45 51 „ — — 



Rostock 46 — flue.... 50 — 



American, white.... 46 51 red.... 44 48 



Pomera., Meckbg.,& Uckermrk, red 44 49 



Silesian, red »43 48 white 



Danish and Holstein 



Russian, hard 42 48 French...... 



St. Petersburg and Riga 



Rhine and Belgium 



Babley, gi-inding 24 29 Distilling.... 



Oats, Dutch, brew, and Polands.. 21 29 Feed 



Danish and Swedish, feed . ..21 25 Stralsund.... 



Russian 



Beans, Friesland and Uolsteiu 



Konigsberg 31 35 Egyptian.... 



Peas, feeding S7 40 fine boilers.. 



Indian Corn, white 34 35 yellow 



Flour, persack French 38 40 Spanish .... 



American, per barrel, sour.. ..20 23 sweet 



24 S7 



IMPERIAL AVERAGES. 



For the last Six Wheat. Barley. 

 Weeks : s. d. I s. d. 



Dec. 12, 18.57 .... 49 6 30 5 

 Dec. 19, 1857 .... 49 8 37 

 Dec 26, 1857 ....i 47 8 35 11 

 Jan. 2, 18.58 ....1 47 7 36 6 

 Jan.- 9, 1858 .... 47 10 30 3 

 Jan. 16, 18.58 ....1 48 8 37 

 Ag^re^ato average 48 4 ' 36 5 

 Sametimelastycar 69 6 I 44 3 



Oats. I Rye. Beans 



B. d. B. |d. 8. d. 



23 3 34 1 41 I 



22 8 35 7 40 3 



23 2 31 6 39 

 22 3 



22 8 

 22 1 



22 8 



23 10 



32 1 39 3 



33 6 39 3 



S9 3 

 39 9 



40 42 



Pen-!. 



s. d. 

 41 2 



40 r, 



40 9 



39 4 



40 5 



39 11 



40 4 

 40 6 



