THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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70lb. more was realized, but only on good American 

 red qualities. 



Tlie third Monday commenced on moderate 

 arrivals, both Englisli and foreign, with not many 

 additional samples, in the course of the morning, 

 from the near counties. Factors began by asking 

 about 2s. per qr. more money, and in some instances 

 there were sales at improved rates; but as the day 

 wore, the buoyancy ceased, and where any clearance 

 was effected, it could only be said that fully the pre- 

 vious rates were made for home-grown wheat. 

 Picked foreign red, like Rostock or Louvain, was 

 taken at quite Is. per qr. above the rates of this day 

 se'nnight. The country markets generally were un- 

 altered or rather dearer. Derby, York, Leicester, 

 Grantham, Peterborough, Louth, and Birmingham 

 were firm ; Boston, Lincoln, and Lynn, as well as 

 Chelmsford and Gloucester, were Is. per qr. 

 higher; Market Rasen and Market Harborough 

 quoting an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr, Liver- 

 pool, on Tuesday, kept the previous market's 

 advance, but on Priday gave way id. per 701b., 

 though on the same day in London, Is. per qr. 

 more was occasionally made. 



The last Monday in the month exhibited a 

 better supply of foreign wheat, though the near 

 counties sent up a very moderate quantity. The 

 weather remained clear and frosty, and the condi- 

 tion was improved, but the change in the Ministry 

 seemed to exert a sinister influence, and the rates 

 of the previous week were with difficulty sus- 

 tained, the market being only saved from a decline 

 by the scanty show of English samples. Leeds 

 and Liverpool on Tuesday tallied with the London 

 report. 



The supplies into the port of London in the four 

 weeks have been 16,1 47 qrs.English,includingsome 

 Scotch, with 33,969 qrs. foreign; making the weekly 

 average 12,529 qrs., against 20,065 in January ; the 

 decrease being chiefly in the foreign arrivals. The 

 foreign imports into the United Kingdom in the 

 month of January, were 342,841 qrs. wheat; 

 304,688 cwt. flour. The averages have declined 

 from 4&S. 8d. to 45s. 8d. in four weeks; the Lon- 

 don averages in the same time have receded from 

 50s. 8d. to 46s. lOd., showing a diflference of 3s. 

 8d. per qr. 



The price of Town - made flour com- 

 menced at 43s., and remains unaltered. In Nor- 

 folks there have been some changes, the second 

 Monday showing a decline of Is., which was re- 

 covered on the third. American and French sam- 

 ples have given way fully Is. per sack and barrel. 

 The supplies in four weeks were 75,021 sacks 

 EngUsh : 6,6 il sacks, 7,134 barrels foreign ; show- 

 ing a deficiency as compared with January to the 

 extent of 3,391 barrels, the sacks being about equal. 



The fluctuations in the barley trade have been so 

 slight that prices have scarcely changed, but the 

 averages show a decline from 37s. to 36s. 3d. 

 The finest quality of malting has continued scarce 

 on the London market ; the middhng sorts have 

 been less abundant ; and the lower kinds from the 

 East, which have occasionally arrived in large 

 quantities, have been finding vent by the low prices 

 accepted as horse food in mixture with light oats, 

 which in moderate proportions have been found to 



answer well. Of this there was a large supply in 

 the second week of the month, influencing this 

 description fully Is. per qr. down, but the closing 

 Monday was more cheerful in its aspect for all 

 sorts, the supply of home-growth being small. 

 During the four weeks the receipts have been 

 11,382 of our own growth, and 43,523 qrs. foreign, 

 giving a weekly supply of 13,726 qrs., which only 

 shows a slight decrease on the previous month. 

 There were imported into the United Kingdom in 

 January, 94,154 qrs. The lower kinds of this 

 grain may improve as stocks get exhausted, but 

 the lateness of the season is against any advance 

 in fine sorts, though picked parcels for seed went 

 off" well at the month's end. 



The trade in malt has been heavy through the 

 month even in the finest quahties, inferior de- 

 scriptions having sold at lower rates. 



The oat trade, with below an average supply 

 throughout the month, has continued dechning, 

 prices having receded about 2s. 6d. per qr. As 

 noted before, the liberal use of inferior barley, at a 

 less proportionate price, has reduced consump- 

 tion ; while the quantity yet remaining in store, 

 though not heavy now, has served to keep suffi- 

 cient samples in the market to prevent any brisk 

 inquiry. The first Monday noted a decline of Is. 

 per qr. An equal fall was noted on the second, and 

 the two other Mondays were rather cheaper. Irish 

 supplies, though almost wanting since the first 

 Monday, have been made up by larger receipts 

 from Scotland, in better condition ; and foreign 

 arrivals on the last day were beginning again to 

 appear, being shipped in the mild weather. The 

 arrivals have consisted of 5,403 qrs. English, 

 19,196 qrs. Scotch, 15,737 qrs. from Ireland, and 

 32,510 qrs. from the continent — making the 

 weekly average only 17,204 qrs. The averages, 

 however, of this grain show an increase of 8d. per 

 qr., proving that prices have not so declined in the 

 country. The total imports in January were 

 61,528 qrs. 



Beans and peas in the London market, though a 

 heavy sale throughout the month, have undergone 

 little change. New samples of the former first de- 

 clined Is. per qr., and then recovered. Peas, es- 

 pecially boilers, have been excessively dull, and the 

 sudden set-in of frost has not at all sent them up. 

 The arrivals of beans during the month were 4,184 

 qrs. English and 3,340 qrs. foreign, or 1,881 qrs. 

 per week against 3,872 qrs. in January. Of peas, 

 the total foreign receipts were 204 qrs. and the 

 English 1,730 qrs., or 533 weekly against 488 qrs. 

 per week last month. Hog peas have only retained 

 their value by their scarcity and the absence of 

 foreign. 



The linseed trade has been steady, only expe- 

 riencing Is. per qr. decline ; but sales have been 

 slow. Cakes retain their favour, and find a free 

 placement as cattle feed. 



The seed trade has commenced, but without 

 briskness, and the first prices of foreign imports 

 have not been sustained, a large supply of inferior 

 English having appeared before the demand came 

 thoroughly on, and there is not much appearance 

 of high prices either for red or white cloverseed 

 this season. Trefoil has been steady. Canary and 



