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and Glasgow also quoted higher prices for wheat. 

 Friday being rough in London, the trade was again 

 moving upwards. 



On the second Monday there was less wheat 

 noted in the returns, and very little fresh up from 

 Kent and Essex. The weather having, however, 

 taken up, there was less buoyancy than on the 

 previous Friday, though factors realized 2s. more 

 than on the previous Monday. Holders of foreign 

 were higher in their claims, and this checked 

 business. There was some excitement this week 

 in the country, and where short supplies were con- 

 nected with bad weather as much as 5s. advance 

 in some instances was asked, but this was nowhere 

 paid, very few realizing more than 3s., as was 

 done at Gloucester and Bristol. Leeds and Birm- 

 ingham made the rise 2$. as in London, but more 

 generally it was Is. to 2s. per qr., as at Hull, Man- 

 chester, and Spalding. Liverpool on Tuesday* 

 found a very lively trade at 4d. to 6d. per cental 

 advance, but business slackened on Friday ; and 

 so it did in London, the day being fine. DubUn 

 this week was Od. to Is. per brl. dearer, Edin- 

 burgh and Glasgow noting a further rise in wheat 

 of Is. to 2s. per qr. 



The third Monday had a liberal foreign supply, 

 but the show during the morning from the near 

 counties was small. The pouring ram of Sunday 

 being, however, followed by fine weather on this 

 day, prices were with difficulty kept at the former 

 range, inferior descriptions at the Kentish stands 

 being sold for less money. Foreign factors found 

 no enquiry, and were quite hidisposed to force sales, 

 preferring to land their cargoes. This week was 

 also a dull one throughout the country, but Hull, 

 with fair supplies, obtained previous prices, and 

 this was the case at Leeds and most places. 



The fourth Monday had the smallest English 

 and largest foreign supply. There were very few 

 additional samples from Kent and Essex, but 

 some over-left samples made the quantity appear 

 fair. The quality, however, was generally inferior 

 as well as the condition ; and though there had 

 been heavy showers eai'ly in the morning, it took 

 up fine, and this quite brought business to a stand. 

 Some of the Kentish factors would have accepted 

 Is. to 2s. lower terms, but millers appeared deter- 

 mined to make no increase of their stocks, being 

 lately well provided. The rates of the previous 

 Monday for both English and foreign were only 

 nominal. The eflfectof these ad vices from London 

 produced a general discouragement throughout the 

 country, and prices gave way. 



The imports into London for the four weeks in 

 June were 20,310 qrs. EngUsh, 84,326 qrs. foreign 

 wheat; against 16,192 qrs. English, 125,838 qrs. 

 foreign last year. The total imports into the 

 kingdom for the month of May were 420,467 qrs. 

 wheat, 408,805 cwts. flour. 



The general averages show a gain of 2s. 5d. in 

 the four weeks, commencing with 52s. 6d., and 

 ending with 54s. lid., the London averages in 

 the same time making a rise of 3s. 6d., commenc- 

 ing with 54s. lid., and closing at 58s. 5d. The 

 only exports were 25 qrs. wheat and 484 cwts. 

 flour. 

 The flour trade commenced with a start in the 



price of town-made qualities of 4s. per sack, which 

 has been maintained, the top price standing at 54s. 

 Norfolks at the same time were only Is. per sack 

 dearer, the quotations being then 388. : it subse- 

 quently rose to 42s., but finally closed at 40s. to 

 41s. per sack. All through the month, foreign sup- 

 plies have been moderate, including some sacks 

 from Bremen, and there have been fair qualities re- 

 ceived from America, and more on their way with 

 some chance of remuneration since the town ad- 

 vance. The receipts into London for the four 

 weeks, have been 80,322 sacks English, 11,687 

 sacks 10,810 barrels foreign, against 52,845 sacks 

 English, 43,732 sacks 736 barrels foreign, showing 

 a considerable decrease in the French arrivals, and 

 increase in the American. 



The barley trade had been very quiet, since the 

 close of the malting season, very little English ap- 

 pearing at market, and only moderate arrivals from 

 abroad. On the second week there was a decline 

 in grinding qualities, the barley crop being up to 

 that time well reported ; but since then there has 

 been more firmness in the trade, the unhealthy ap- 

 pearance of the crop generally giving but poor pro- 

 mise of a liberal supply of good malting quality 

 after harvest. The consumption for pig food has 

 lately increased, it being relatively cheaper than 

 peas or beans. Large imports from the Princi- 

 palities are expected, a great deal being bought 

 there some little while back. The arrivals into 

 London for the four weeks were only 774 qrs. of 

 British growth, with 39,229 qrs. from abroad, against 

 687 qrs. English and 29,697 foreignin 1859. The 

 imports into the kingdom for May, were 175,167 

 qrs. 



The malt trade throughout the month has been 

 quiet, with prices much the same. 



The supply of foreign oats, which had greatly 

 fallen off since last September when much was 

 landed, has during the month and especially in the 

 last week of it, been greatly increased from all parts 

 of the Baltic and Holland, the fourth Monday 

 bringing 40,000 qrs. from Russia alone. Dealers 

 have therefore been getting into stock on favourable 

 terms. The decline however, did not commence 

 until the third Monday, when good qualities gave 

 way 6d. to Is. per qr., and subsequently another 

 Is. reduction was submitted to on the best sweet 

 sorts, making the total decline for the month 

 about 2s, per qr. ; but it was more on inferior sorts, 

 and there being many Dutch and Baltic cargoes 

 sadly out of condition, these sold at irregular rates. 

 As our own harvest must however be late, and 

 English, Scotch, and Irish stocks appear exhausted, 

 we shall want a considerable quantity for sometime 

 and should not be suprised at some rally on the 

 prices. The receipts for the four weeks into Lon- 

 don have been 1,844 qrs. Enghsh, only 10 qrs. 

 Scotch, 13,453 qrs. Irish, and 203,716 qrs. foreign, 

 nearly half these being received in the fourth week . 

 For the same time last year, the receipts were 340 

 qrs. Enghsh, 5,058 qrs. Scotch, 6,372 qrs. Irish, and 

 104,437 qrs. foreign. The foreign arrivals for May 

 throughout the kingdom were 191,335 qrs. 



Beans throughout the month have been very 

 steady, the shortness of the English supply giving 

 tone accasionally to the market; but with a reduc- 



