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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE, 



imports during the four weeks into London were 

 2,349 qrs. English, and 66,145 qrs. foreign, against 

 1,121 qrs. English, 51,415 qrs. foreign in May last 

 year. 



The only difference in malt during the four 

 weeks has consisted in a reduction of Is. to 2s. per 

 qr. on secondary and inferior qualities, the best 

 Ware still slowly selling at 69s. 



Oats, notwithstanding their relative deai'ness and 

 large foreign supplies, have given way but little in 

 price, in consequence of short arrivals for five 

 months previously; the granary stores produced 

 by the gluts of last autumn and winter being very 

 much reduced, and had they not fed the market, 

 a very high range of prices must have been ob- 

 tained, notwithstanding the low value of wheat. 

 The first Monday, though only 19,465 qrs. 

 foreign were up, was better supplied than since 7th 

 Dec. ; prices, therefore, though they had previously 

 advanced, were fully maintained. The second 

 Monday gave a total of about 61,000 qrs. ; prices 

 receded 6d. to Is. per qr. ; but dealers had so long 

 been waiting to buy, that nearly the whole was 

 cleared at this reduction, and the market has 

 since been well furnished, the fourth market being 

 rather against sellers ; and at the week's end there 

 was a further decline of 6d. per qr., in consequence 

 of further large arrivals. 



Ireland, in all parts of it, has been rapidly rising ; 

 and as we have frequently noted a less growth in 

 that country, it seems improbable that this grain 

 can be cheap this side of harvest, for the Russian 

 supplies coming late will be an almost exclusive 

 dependence. The imports into London dur- 

 ing the four weeks have been 1,403 qrs. English^ 

 3,380 qrs. Scotch, 16,435 qrs. Irish, and 139,623 

 qrs. from abroad, total 160,841 qrs., against 

 1,598 qrs. English, 761 qrs. Scotch, 9,740 qrs, 

 Irish, 55,328 qrs. foreign in May last year. 



Beans have been steady in value, a decline of Is. 

 on the first Monday being the only change that 

 has occurred during the four weeks. Arrivals 

 from Egypt have proved less than expected, and 

 do not now threaten to be large. The imports 

 have been in four weeks 1,963 qrs. English, 8,792 

 qrs. foreign, against 4,062 qrs. English, 936 qrs. 

 foreign in the previous May. 



"With the exception of a liberal arrival of white 

 peas from the Baltic on the second Monday, this 

 pulse has become quite scarce, nearly the whole 

 English growth appearing to be worked up ; but 

 the high rates that have been paying for duns and 

 maples has caused a liberal use of cheaper substi- 

 tutes, especially in low barley, so that their absence 

 has been little felt. Boilers, too, being past their 

 season, have not rallied in price, and the month 

 in this respect has been without change. The im- 



ports of English into London were only 153 qrs., 

 the foreign 3,575 qrs., against 407 qrs. English, 

 1,147 qrs. foreign in May, 1857. 



In linseed there has again been a rise, to the 

 extent of 5s. per qr. on the month's course, incon- 

 sequence of the large export demand. This ad- 

 vance has contributed to increase the value of cake, 

 which was previously declining in consequence of 

 the rapid growth of the meadows and all vegetation. 



The seed trade has been generally quiet, the low 

 rates at which red cloverseed was forced off by 

 factors and some holders having brought on a 

 moderate speculation. American red has become 

 worth 44s. to 45s. per cwt., and other kinds in 

 proportion ; white and trefoil have not attracted 

 attention. Tares remaining scarce have sold in 

 retail, at extravagant rates ; and canary seed, from 

 the same cause, has risen to five guineas per qr. 

 Rapeseed, being badly spoken of abroad, has also 

 risen ; but it is thought the reports of injury have 

 been exaggerated. White mustardseed remains 

 dear, and brown quite neglected. Carraway, cori- 

 anner, andhempseed rnachaslast quoted, and only 

 in retail demand. 



CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



Shillings per Qnarter. 



Wheat, new, Essex and Kent, white 42 to 51...... red 40 to 46 



Norfolk, Line, and Yorks., red 39 45 



Baklet, malting , — to—.... Chevalier — — 



DistilUng 32 31.... Grinding 24 28 



Malt, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk 67 65 fine 67 69 



Kingston, Ware, and town made.. .. 57 65 „ 67 



Brown 53 55 — — 



Rte ,.. — — 28 30 



Oats, English, feed 21 26 Potato 27 34 



Scotch, feed 22 26 Potato 26 33 



Irish, feed, white 22 24 fine 25 32 



Ditto, black 21 24 ,, — 25 



Beans, Mazagan 33 35 Ticks ...... 34 35 



Harrow 34 37 Pigeon 38 43 



Peas, white hoUers .. 40 45. .Maple .. 42 45. .Grey 40 43 



FLODiL,persackof2801bs., Town, Households. .33s., fine 36 40 



Country 30 32 Households.. 32 85 



Norfolk and Suffolk, ex-ship 29 30 



FOREIGN GRAIN. 



Shillings p«r Quarter. 



WuEAT,Dantzlc, mixed.. 46 — high do. — — extra — 62 



Konigsberg 40 48 „ — — — — 



Rostock 43 — fine.... 48 — — — 



American, white ....42 50 red.., 40 47 — — 



Pomera., Meckbg.,& Uckermrk, red 42 47 — — 



Silesian, red ^40 45 white. ^.... 41 46 



Banish and Holstein 38 45 



Russian, hard.. 40 44 .. French. .40 45 white 44 47 



St. Petersburg and Riga , 38 44 



Rhine and Belgium — 46 



Bahlet, grinding 22 27 Distilling.... 29 30 



Oats, Dutch, brew, and Rolands.. 22 27 Feed 21 26 



Danish and Swedish, feed. ,.22 25 Stralsund.... 23 26 



Russian 21 23 



Beans, Friesland and Holstein ., 34 86 



Konigsberg 34 37 Egyptian .... S3 35 



Peas, feeding 40 42 fine boilers.. 42 44 



Indian Corn, white 34 35 yellow 34 35 



Floor, persack French 32 36 Spanish .... — — 



American.per barrel, sour.... 18 22 sweet 22 25 



COMPARATIVE AVERAGES— 1858-57 



From last Friday's Caz. s. d. 



Wheat 111,226 qrs. ,44 11 



Barley 10,899 .. 35 



Oats... 9,3C2 .. 25 8 



Rye ........ 21 .. 35 7 



Beans 4,618 ., 40 9 



Peas 447 .. 42 1 



From Gazette of \Hb7. s. d. 



Wheat 116,811 qro., 57 5 



Barley 9,108 .. 43 6 



Oats 9,4S7 ,. 24 9 



Rye 48 ,. 41 6 



Beans 6,143 .. 42 6 



Peas........ 562 .. 40 10 



