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the difficulty of replacing foreign at the same rates, 

 prevented a pressure on the market, the latter being 

 generally sent to granary. The country markets 

 this week were little disposed to follow the example 

 of London, though some few did, as Wolver- 

 hampton and Gainsborough. AVorksop and Bir- 

 mingham were Is. per qr. down ; but the Yorkshire 

 markets — as Hull, Leeds, and Wakefield — kept up 

 former rates. Liverpool did not reduce the pre- 

 vious quotations. The estimated stock at this port 

 on 30th June, was 248, 1G5 qrs. wheat, and 11G,632 

 sacks 100,901 brls. flour. 



On the third Monday the foreign supply was 

 moderate, and the English arrival small. The 

 near counties again gave a very scanty show in the 

 course of the morning. The weather being broken, 

 English factors obtained fully the previous rates 

 early in the morning, and as the day advanced 

 more confidence appeared, and late buyers had to 

 pay Is. more money. Foreign also found a more 

 ready sale, and the market was rather dearer. 

 Supplies still being short in the country, all the 

 markets were firm, or in sellers' favour. Leeds, 

 Boston, Leicester, Lincoln, Birmingham, and Glou- 

 cester, were all Is. per qr. higher. Bristol, Read- 

 ing, Norwich, Hull, Lynn, and Spalding all noted 

 a rise of Is. to 2s. per qr. Liverpool on Tuesday 

 found a fair enquiry for all wheat except American at 

 full rates, and on Friday was 2d. per cental higher. 

 On the fourth Monday the foreign supply was 

 increased, but not the English. The morning's 

 show from Kent and Essex being scanty, and a 

 very heavy rain having set in, high rates were 

 asked early in the day; but eventually business 

 was done at 2s. per qr. improvement on English 

 samples, and Is. to 2s. per qr. on foreign, arrivals 

 oft' the coast going oflf freely at this advance. The 

 country markets followed the London advance this 

 week, and in some cases exceeded it. Hull, Leeds, 

 Spalding, Gloucester, and many more were exactly 

 the same, say 2s. per qr. up. Market Rasen, Lynn, 

 and Gainsborough were 2s. to 3s. dearer, while at 

 Louth 4s. to 5s. more was asked. Liverpool was Id. 

 to 2d. per cental dearer, and firm at the last market. 

 The imports into London for the four weeks have 

 been 9,734 qrs. English wheat, 99,266 qrs. foreign, 

 against 16,749 qrs. English, 79,628 qrs. foreign in 

 1859. 



The flour trade during the four weeks noted, 

 after having fluctuated with the weather, has left 

 off with a gain in the value of Norfolks of Is. per 

 sack, this quality having closed at 41s. per sack ; 

 but the town trade have not varied their top prices, 

 which has all along been 54s. per sack. The late 

 rise in prices has materially increased foreign im- 

 ports, principally from Spain and America; the 

 former of fine quality, being worth about 47s. per 

 sack, and the latter 31s. per brl. Prices at San- 

 tander being only 39s. per sack of 280lbs., there is 

 a probability of further arrivals thence ; and good 

 shipments are making from the United States. 

 The prices between France and England do not en- 

 courage business. The imports for four weeks into 

 London have been, country 63,617 sacks, foreign 

 22,579 sacks and 30,263 brls., against correspond- 

 ing four weeks in July, 1859, country 44,483 sacks, 

 foreign 10,488 sacks, 



Malt, though a dull sale all through the month, 

 has not varied its price. 



The barley trade, with scarcely any English ar- 

 rivals, and only small foreign supplies, for the first 

 three weeks, was very firm, and against buyers for 

 all descriptions ; but on the fourth week, with a 

 good arrival from the Black Sea, and a plentiful 

 ofter on the coast, grinding sorts gave way Is. per 

 qr., at which reduction there was a fair sale. The 

 foreign supply, however, being nearly all of low 

 quality, and not exceeding SOlbs. per bush, in 

 weight, fine heavy Danish and Swedish sorts, from 

 scarcity, have rather advanced in value. Accounts 

 generally being unfavourable to the barley crop, 

 good malting sorts again seem likely to rule high 

 all through the season. The imports into London 

 for four weeks were only 356 qrs. English, and 

 29,624 qrs. foreign ; against 417 qrs. English, and 

 35,333 qrs. foreign for the corresponding period 

 last year. The foreign imports for June were 

 177,072 qrs. 



The supply of oats for the month being very 

 heavy, the rates have given way. On the first 

 Monday they were 6d. to Is. per qr. lower, and 

 on the second Monday, with the unprecedented 

 supply of 134,564 qrs,, and many more vessels 

 not reported, making a total of about 150,000 

 qrs., there was quite a panic in the trade, and 

 uneasy holders forced off their cargoes at 1 s. to 

 2s. per qr. reduction, and even more where the 

 condition was bad ; but as this led others to store 

 a good quantity, there was a subsequent reaction 

 on the third Monday, to the extent of fully Is. 

 per qr., with more firmness at the close, leaving 

 the difference in buyers' favour of about 2s. 

 per qr. When the remamder of the Archangel 

 shipments come in, we expect to see some im- 

 provement again, as neither Scotland nor Ireland 

 seems capable of sending important supplies, and 

 the English stocks seem wearing out. The im- 

 ports into London for the four weeks were, 3,418 

 qrs. EngUsh, 5 qrs. Scotch, 1,882 qrs. Irish, and 

 242,473 qrs. foreign ; against 1,793 qrs. English, 

 4,454 qrs. Scotch, 2,233 qrs. Irish, and 87,157 qrs. 

 foreign, in 1859. The total imports for June 

 into the United Kingdom were 381,770 qrs. 



Beans through the month have only come to 

 hand in moderate quantities, with very little foreign 

 help. Good EngUsh, from their scarcity, have in- 

 creased in value fully Is. per qr., and the tendency 

 of foreign has been upwards, the stock of Egyptian 

 here being moderate. The imports into London 

 for the four weeks were 1,924 qrs, EngUsh, 523 

 qrs. foreign, against 265 qrs. EngUsh, 1,840 qrs. 

 foreign in 1859. The total imports in June were 

 39,307 qrs. 



Of peas the native supply has been small, but 

 of foreign, chiefly from Canada, liberal. The 

 rates though firm for English have not varied, 

 most of the foreign being only fit for feeding, and 

 worth about 3Ss., those for boiUng 40s. to 41s. per 

 qr., English 42s. The London imports for four 

 weeks were 393 qrs. of home growth, and 8,107 

 from abroad. The imports into the United King- 

 dom in June were 31,623 qrs. 



The linseed trade, with moderate arrivals and 

 a steady export demand, has been remarkably 



