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and Norwich were Is. per qr. higher ; Lynn, St. 

 Ives, and Market-Harbro' quoted Is. to 2s. per qr. 

 more money ; Gloucester and Newark reporting a 

 rise of 2s. to 3s. per qr. The Scotch markets 

 were again moving upwards. Liverpool was dearer 

 both on Tuesday and Friday, noting a rise on each 

 market day of 3d. per cental. 



The third Monday had a larger foreign supply, 

 though that of home growth continued moderate. 

 The show this morning from Kent and Esse.x was very 

 small, and English factors held for an advance of Is. 

 to 2s. per qr., which was occasionally paid, though 

 a heavy rain on Wednesday made it praacticable. 

 The country markets this week evinced more 

 firmness than London. Hull, Birmingham, Leeds, 

 and several other places realized only Is. per qr. 

 more; but Boston, Stockton-on-Tees, and New- 

 bury were up 2s. per qr. Bristol and Gloucester 

 quoted Is, to 2s. advance. Oxfoi'd, Norwich, and 

 York made the rise 2s. to 3s. per qr. London 

 on Friday was 2s. per qr. dearer. 



On the fourth Monday there was again a liberal 

 arrival of foreign wheat, but not much English. 

 The show fx'om Kent and Essex on this occasion 

 was insignificant. It having rained very heavily 

 throughout the previous Saturday, and the cutting 

 of wheat having commenced, and much injury 

 done, there was a further improvement on Friday's 

 rates, making the week's rise on English samples 

 about 4s. per qr. A very numerous attendance 

 from the country came as buyers, but as holders 

 of foreign would not sell under 3s. to 4s. per qr. 

 advance, business was checked. 



The imports into London for the four weeks were 

 13,325 qrs. English, 151,324 qrs. foreign, against 

 18,324 qrs. English, and 55,074 qrs. foreign in 

 1859. The total imports for July into the king- 

 dom were 509,358 qrs. wheat, 467,059 cwts. flour. 



The flour trade for the first three weeks showed 

 httle change, gaining for Norfolk Is. to 2s. per 

 sack, with some firmness in foreign sorts, notwith- 

 standing the large imports ; but on the last Mon- 

 day an advance on town-made qualities of 6s. per 

 sack was announced, it being made by two succes- 

 sive rises of 3s. each, on the previous Friday and 

 Wednesday. Norfolks, which opened at 41s., 

 were then held at 45s. per sack, and American at 

 33s. to 34s. per brl., the advance on the latter 

 being about 2s. to 3s. per brl. There is, however, 

 but httle of fine quality in the late imports. The 

 receipts in London for the four weeks were 59,793 

 sks. Enghsh, 20,06l sks. 66,684 brls. foreign, 

 against 42,939 sks. English, 1,898 sks. foreign for 

 the same time last year. 



The receipts of British barley during the past 

 month have been very trifling, and those from the 

 Continent only moderate. The market has been 

 steadily advancing, partly from the exhaustion of 

 stocks, and partly from the injury done to the 

 growing crops. The first improvement noted was 

 6d. to Is. on the third Monday, but on the fourth 

 there was a further advance of Is. to 2s., making 

 the month's rise on grinding qualities Is. 6d. per 

 qr., and on sweet heavy qualities fully 2s. per qr. 



The month's imports have been into London as 

 follows: 526 qrs. British only, and 34,944 qrs. 

 foreign, against 352 qrs. British, and 7,788 qrs. 



foreign fur four weeks in August 1859. The im- 

 ports for July into the kingdom were 229,988 qrs. 



The prospect of injury to the barley crop, as well 

 as its generally unpromising appearance, has raised 

 the price of malt 3s. to 4s. per qr., with much 

 more disposition to buy on the part of brewers ; 

 but the rise has only taken place during the last 

 fortnight. 



There having been five Mondays in July, we were 

 compelled to leave out of the calculation for 

 that month a most extraordinary arrival of Oats, 

 which took place on the fifth week, viz., 187,875 

 qrs. of foreign, which then lowered prices 6d. to Is. 

 per qr. This month the arrivals, though heavy, 

 have not prevented some reaction in favour of this 

 grain. Much of the late glut has been landed, and 

 the weekly arrivals lately being beyond consump- 

 tion, have also partly added to the stores ; but the 

 time that must elapse before new corn can be 

 available as good horse food is yet so distant that 

 opinion in favour of oats has sent up this grain 

 fully 6d. per qr. every successive Monday till the 

 fourth, when the rise was about Is. per qr., so 

 that the gain for the month has been 2s. 6d. per 

 qr. Nor does there seem any probability of a per- 

 manent reduction till the new crop appears in 

 quantity. The imports into London during the 

 four weeks were 1,579 qrs. Enghsh, only 53 qrs. 

 Scotch, 447 qrs. Irish, and 177,917 qrs. foreign, 

 showing our dependence on foreign supplies. For 

 the four weeks in August, 1859, they were 1,398 

 qrs. Enghsh, 4,378 qrs. Scotch, 6,050 qrs. Irish, 

 184,931 qrs. foreign. The imports into the king- 

 dom for July last were 501,341 qrs. 



Beans during the month have only improved in 

 value about Is. per qr. The winter-sown crop has 

 been nearly a failure; but generally this crop is 

 well spoken of, the rain apparently having cleared 

 off" much blight that was feared. The imports into 

 London for the four weeks have been 1,937 qrs. 

 English and 5,425 qrs. foreign — against 1,544 qrs. 

 English and 1,447 qrs. foreign in 1859. The im- 

 ports into the United Kingdom last July were 

 27,298 qrs. 



The supplies of peas during the month have been 

 very small, scarcely any maples or duns having 

 come to market, and the imports, principally 

 white, from Canada, being wanted to supply their 

 place, as well as for the purpose of boiling, though 

 the demand at the time of year is insignificant. 

 The failure of the potato crop has had something 

 to do with this advance, as well as the injury sus- 

 tained by wet to the peas already cut. It would 

 therefore seem likely that prices will be quite equal 

 to those now ruling. The imports into London 

 for the four weeks were 272 qrs. English and 951 

 qrs. foreign — against 1,529 qrs. English and 2,069 

 qrs. foreign in 1859- The total imports in July 

 last were 60,585 qrs., of which 33,80/ qrs. were 

 from Canada. 



The linseed market, too, has been advancing ; 

 for the first fortnight it was calm, for the last each 

 week has recorded a rise of 2s. per qr., being 4s. 

 for the month ; with a good sale for cakes, at a 

 proportionately increased value. The probability 

 yet seems in favour of a rise. 



The seed market has also felt under the influence 



