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were about 48s. per qr. for the best Southern, and 

 42s. 6d. for Kentucky white. There is doubtless 

 a good store in the lake ports, and the weather will 

 influence holders there in their shipments ; but 

 with a return to monetary ease, and continuance of 

 low rates, there seems no probability that exports 

 will be very free. 



The first Monday's wheat market in London 

 commenced on the back of moderate supplies, 

 both English and foreign. Kent and Essex, in the 

 course of the morning, sent up quite an average 

 show of samples. Factors commenced by asking 

 higher terms, and in some instances Is. per qr. im- 

 provement was realized, but eventually sales were 

 made at former prices. The good attendance from 

 the country was disappointing, holders of foreign 

 not being able to sell at an advance, and only a 

 small quantity was sold. The country markets 

 throughout the week scarcely made any change in 

 the quotations. Liverpool, on Tuesday, was unal- 

 tered, and Friday's rates there were hardly equal 

 to the previous day. 



The second Monday had better supplies, espe- 

 cially of foreign, a good deal of wheat being im- 

 ported by millers direct. This circumstance was 

 unfavourable to prices, notwithstanding a very 

 small supply during the morning from Essex, and 

 only a moderate one from Kent. For some time 

 factors endeavoured to obtain the previous rates ; 

 but as the day wore, it was found necessary to 

 concede fully Is. per qr. generally; and there were 

 oflTers at the Kentish stands at Is. to 2s. per qr. 

 less money, without an entire clearance. The busi- 

 ness in foreign was very limited, at unaltered rates. 

 Manchester, Hull, Boston, and Bristol markets 

 were all rather against sellers, Newark, Spalding, 

 Louth, and Gloucester, and several other places 

 reporting Is. per qr. 'decline; but Birmingham, 

 being scantily supplied, was in favour of sellers, 

 and several of the Saturday's markets were Is. per 

 qr. up. Liverpool, on Tuesdaj', was without change ; 

 but Friday was decidedly easier, both for wheat 

 and flour. 



The third Monday was less liberally supplied, 

 the foreign not reaching to 6,000 qrs. Kent and 

 Essex also sent up but a scanty show of samples, 

 and factors therefore required some advance in 

 their offers ; this, though generally reported, was 

 realized in very few instances, and for picked sam- 

 ples alone, the general runs not being placed at 

 anything over the terms of the previous week. 

 Newcastle, Hull, and the early Yorkshire 

 markets noted no change in prices, the tone 

 being firm. Newark, Spalding, Lynn, and Market 

 Rasen were Is. higher. Birmingham, Gloucester, 

 and Bristol did not raise quotations. Liverpool, 

 on Tuesday, had a good attendance, a large reduc- 



tion being thought probable, from the liberal 

 foreign supplies; the only fall, however, was Id. 

 per 701 bs. for wheat, and 6(f, per sack on flour. 

 On Friday, prices there were scarcely so good. 



The fourth Monday was moderately supplied, 

 the arrivals from Kent and Essex being limited. 

 Early in the morning, fine parcels went oflf at full 

 prices, but in the market subsequently the former 

 rates were difficult to obtain, offers of 1 s. per qr. 

 less being refused by factors. The foreign trade 

 was slow and unaltered. London remained unal- 

 tered to the week's close; Liverpool and several 

 country markets quoted rather lower rates, but 

 generally there was little difference throughout the 

 country. 



The imports into London during the first four 

 weeks were 20,154 qrs. English and 48,763 qrs. 

 foreign, against 28,600 qrs. English and 20,067 

 qrs. foreign in May, 1857. The imports into the 

 United Kingdom for April were 383,149 qrs. 

 wheat and 364,769 cwt. flour, against 196,2/8 qrs. 

 wheat and 189,172 cwt. flour during the same 

 month last year. 



Flour during the first four Mondays in May has 

 scarcely changed, town-made top quality remaining 

 at the price with which the month commenced, 

 viz., 40s. per sack. Norfolks have varied at from 

 30s. to 31s. per sack. The comparatively high 

 range of prices at new York has so limited impor- 

 tations thence, that really fine qualities of this de- 

 scription have become scarce, and for this reason 

 have rather risen in value ; but French samples 

 have been sufficiently plentiful for the dull state of 

 trade, and have mostly left a loss to the importers, 

 good qualities having brought only 32s. to 33s. per 

 sack. The imports during the four weeks have 

 been — in country sorts 68,402 sacks, in American 

 3,553 brls., with 9,287 sacks foreign, principally 

 from France, against 71,448 sacks English and 

 3,761 brls. 110 sacks foreign in the same period 

 last year. 



The barley trade during the month has httle 

 varied, prices of the best sorts having declined with 

 the season for malting, with very little left over fit 

 for this purpose, so that maltsters will be entirely 

 dependent on the growing crop for future business. 

 The large importations from the Mediterranean 

 have kept these descriptions at rates much below 

 oats, with which they have been freely mixed ; and 

 as the stocks of English seem nearly exhausted, a 

 good demand must yet be experienced — equal, we 

 think, to any imports. So, with the prospect of 

 beginning quite bare of this grain, good malting 

 sorts seem again likely to be high priced. The 

 best foreign, fit for distillation, is now worth about 

 303. per qr. ; vvliile there are parcels of light grind- 

 ing, say 48lbs. per bush., to be had at 22s. The 



