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per qr. Quotations at Galatz were 38s, per qv. for 

 first quality, with only 36s. per qr. bid. Saidi 

 wheat at Alexandria. 37s. 6d.; Behara, 35s. per qr. 

 Banat wheat at Trieste, 46s. 6d. for October de- 

 livery ; wheat at Venice, 47s. per qr. Soft wheat 

 at Algiers was 47s. 6d. per qr. White winter at 

 Montreal, 47s. to 48s. per qr.; spring, 41s. 8d. per 

 qr. of 480lbs. New York, by last advices, were 

 2 to 4 cents down, or 8d. to Is. 4d. per qr., prices 

 standing thus : winter red 46s., white Michigan 

 53s., Chicago spring to 42s. 4d., all per qr. of 480lbs. 



The first Monday in London commenced on the 

 back of a moderate English and heavy foreign sup- 

 ply of wheat. The show from the near counties 

 during the morning was small, and for the first 

 time a fair quantity of new samples appeared. The 

 condition was bad, some samples not being worth 

 over 48s., while a fine parcel of Talavera brought 

 as much as 70s. per qr. This was the third day of 

 fine weather, together with the sight of new sam- 

 ples, and the probability of a decided change in 

 favour of harvest. The market was very heavy, 

 and some old Kentish was sold at 3s. to 4s. per 

 qr. reduction ; but Essex factors preferred holding 

 to accepting these rates. The business in foreign 

 was of the same character, and very limited in ex- 

 tent. The general commencement of harvest oc- 

 casioned very thin markets in the country, and 

 supplies in proportion ; but millers being well pro- 

 vided they were indisposed to increase their stocks 

 in the doubtful aspect of the trade, and a general 

 reduction was necessary to make sales. Hull, 

 Birmingham, Spalding, Lynn, Newcastle, and 

 Gloucester quoted a fall of 2s. to 3s. per qr. ; Bos- 

 ton, St. Ives, Louth, and Bristol made the decline 

 3s. to 4s. per qr. ; Liverpool gave way on Tuesday 

 3d. to 4d. per cental on American low quality, and 

 Friday was marked by another dechne of 3d. per 

 cental ; oats and maize also being cheaper. The 

 weather having kept fine this day was also 2s. to 

 3s. cheaper for old wheat in London. 



On the second Monday there was another heavy 

 foreign supply, but the EngHsh arrivals were less. 

 Very little old. Enghsh was exhibited during the 

 morning from the near counties, but there was a 

 good quantity of new, mostly poor. There were 

 a few samples of wheat, worth 60s. to 63s., but 

 generally the top price was 58s. for white, and 56s. 

 per qr. for red. The bad condition and inferior 

 quality of the new crop brought more demand for 

 old, which sold better than on Friday, but at the 

 same decline, millers being obliged to supply their 

 necessities from the good foreign, the decline in 

 which was stopped by this circumstance. The 

 continued occupation in harvest work made this 

 almost a blank week in the country, but the large 

 towns being influenced by the London reports were 

 much in the same state for old samples, the value 

 of new, with the continued fine weather and 

 doubtful quality, being quite unsettled. Liverpool 

 on Tuesday was hardly cheaper than on the pre- 

 vious market, and on Friday there was some re- 

 vival, with prices unaltered. Spring corn was 

 generally cheaper; but not maize. The Scotch 

 and Irish markets were little altered. 



On the third Monday there was about the same 

 supply of English, but a diminution in foreign of 



10,000 qrs. The samples received this morning 

 from Kent and Essex were nearly all new. The 

 Kentish stands were best supplied both in quality 

 and quantity ; but there were very few dry sam- 

 ples. These brought fully as much money, but 

 the bulk was undisposed of, comprising much that 

 was refused during the previous week, from the 

 condition being worse than samples sold by. Old 

 was again more in favour, and brought Is. per qr. 

 advance. Foreign factors were very firm, and 

 would not sell without a similar improvement, 

 more especially as the weather for the few previous 

 days was broken, and this Monday was rainy. 

 The markets in the country were only shortly sup- 

 plied, partly from harvest labours, and partly from 

 the exhaustion of old stocks. Good new wheat 

 being scarce maintained its value, and old, at the 

 following places, was Is, to 2s. per qr. dearer, viz., 

 Hull, Boston, Spalding, Norwich, Lincoln, Ox- 

 ford, Newbury, and Stockton-on-Tees ; but Bir- 

 mingham was dull, and Gloucester and Bristol, 

 with several other places, were only Is. per qr. 

 higher. Liverpool rather gained on the previous 

 week's advance. 



On the fourth Monday there was again plenty 

 from abroad, with a moderate home supply. Kent 

 on this morning sent up a fair quantity of new, but 

 from Essex very little appeared. Really good sam- 

 ples, both old and new, as well as foreign descrip- 

 tions, were then Is. to 2s. per qr. dearer, with a 

 fair demand. Through the remainder of the week 

 the weather was wet, and prices tending upward. 



The imports into London for the four weeks were 

 14,451 qrs. Enghsh and 122,369 qrs. foreign, 

 against 25,728 qrs. English and 30,145 qrs. foreign 

 for the same period last year. The imports 

 throughout the kingdom for August last were 

 624,849 qrs. wheat, 565,897 cwts. flour. 



The flour trade during the month has fluctuated 

 with wheat. Norfolks commenced at 45s. per sack 

 and closed at 43s. The rates of town-made, which 

 at the commencement were 60s. per sack, gave 

 way during the fine weather 3s., and have since 

 remained at 57s. The imports of foreign sacks and 

 barrels were about the same as in August, prices 

 closing Is. to 2s. less per sack and barrel. The 

 imports for the four weeks were, in country quali- 

 ties 49,430 sacks, in foreign 19,996 sacks, 66,531 

 brls., against 58,063 sacks country and 960 sacks 

 and 1,981 brls. foreign for the same time last year, 

 showing a large increase this season. 



The arrivals of barley through the month have 

 been unusually small ; nevertheless, the fine and 

 settled appearance of the weather on the second 

 Monday lowered the rates Is, per qr,, but as almost 

 nothing was subsequently imported, the following 

 week recovered this dechne, and the last Monday 

 gained 6d, to Is. more, making the increased value 

 during the month Is, per qr. The new barley as 

 yet appearing in only moderate qualities, does not 

 promise much as to its malting capabilities, though 

 it is said there are fine samples. The best is worth 

 about 42s. per qr., and from this the value recedes 

 to 34s., or even less. On the Continent there ap- 

 pears but tittle quality or condition in the new crop, 

 and here it is thought our own will hardly be fit 

 for malting before November. Much still remains 



