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market supplies were getting low, and the weekly 

 sales were showing by their reduced quantities 

 that the low rates lately paid were unsatisfactory ; 

 the amount of the last four weeks being •291,9'21 

 qrs. against 361,160 qrs. in 1837, making a de- 

 crease of 69,139 qrs. ; this deficiency, be it remem- 

 bered, occurring after a most abundant crop. The 

 following quotations will show that our own rates 

 are still below several neighbouring countries ; but 

 the settlement of prices must depend on the result 

 of the several harvests. At Rotterdam the best 

 red wheat was worth about 57s. 6d. per qr., rye 

 38s., and barley to 31s. 6d. At Antwerp, native 

 red was quoted 54s. per qr., at Louvain 56s. 

 At Hamburg and Berlin the top quotations 

 were about 49s. per qr., at Stettin 48s. at 

 Dantzic 52s. A sample of very fine heavy new 

 high mixed has been sent on here by post. 

 Quotations at Petersburg were about 45s. per qr. ; 

 at Odessa soft Polish was 44s. 6d. per qr.; Tagan- 

 rog and Berdianski quoted 38s. to 43s. 6d. per qr. 

 At Seville mixed wheat was held at 56s. per qr. 

 Fine flour at Santander 42s. 9d. per sack of 280 lbs. 

 The range of prices in Piedmont was very mode- 

 rate, notwithstanding a deficient crop, some new 

 wheat of fair weight having been sold at 40s. 6d. 

 per qr. New wheat has been sold at Marie, in 

 France, at 40s. per qr., and the best price for flour 

 at Paris was about 37s, 6d. per English sack. Our 

 receipts from the United States, from 1st Septem- 

 ber to 6th July, were in wheat and flour equal to 

 about 1,200,000 qrs. : — this, as compared with 

 last season, is about 65,000 qrs. short. The lake 

 ports by last accounts were dull, being disappointed 

 at the prices at New York, and small export trade 

 then obtaining ; but this business of late has been 

 more important, as shown by recent arrivals here. 

 The best white wheat at New York was about 45s. 

 6d. per qr., red to 40s. 6d. The finest Missouri 

 flour was quoted equal to 42s. 6d. per sack. At 

 Baltimore vvhite wheat 46s. 6d. per qr., red 43s. 

 Flour at Hobart Town has been selling at £l6 to 

 £18 per ton. The average of wheat for South Aus- 

 tralia, in 1857, was 7s. per bushel. 



The first Monday commenced on a fair supply of 

 foreign, and very small one of English wheat. 

 During the morning the samples sent from Kent 

 and Essex were but few : a heavy fall of rain oc- 

 curring the night previous, a good deal of the best 

 and earliest wheat was laid ; and in conse([uence of 

 it, the market rose fully 2s. per qr., some holders 

 refusing to sell at this advance, especially foreign 

 factor's. The country responded to this rise 

 promptly, though better supplied, Leeds, Leicester, 

 Market Rasen, and Newmarket quoting 2s. to 3s. 

 above previous rates. Several agreed exactly with 

 London, but more generally the improvement was 



Is. to 2s., especially those |»laces which had their 

 market on Saturday. Livei pool, on Tuesday, ad- 

 vanced 2d. to 3d. per 70lbs., and on Friday another 

 Id. per 7olbs. was gained. 



On the second Monday, the foreign supply was 

 small, but the English improved. About an average 

 number of samples appeared from the near counties, 

 but the fine weather then prevailing quite checked all 

 the upward tendency, and only the previous prices 

 were obtained slowly. The foreign trade was firm, with 

 little doing. The London report had its influence, 

 and several places, as Leeds, Manchester, Spalding, 

 and Gloucester, were all very dull. Hull, Louth, 

 Lynn, Boston, and Bristol were all Is. per qr. lower 

 and Birmingham advices were down Is. to 2s. The 

 first market at Liverpool was heavy, and Friday's 

 report was id. to 2d. per 70lbs. cheaper. 



The third Monday opened on a large supply of 

 foreign wheat, of good useful quality, with a mode- 

 rate quantity of home growth, the show from Kent 

 and Essex being fair for the time of year. The 

 weather having continued on the whole very favour- 

 able to the crops, though somewhat rainy, and im- 

 peding harvest operations, millers would not buy 

 without obtaining a concession of fully 2s. per qr. 

 on former rates : those' who would not accept this 

 reduction were without being cleared till the fol- 

 lowing markets, which were quite as dull. In the 

 country this reduction was hardly accepted ; Hull, 

 Gainsborough, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Glou- 

 cester, and several other places, quoted Is. to 2s. per 

 qr. lower, but Birmingham sold at Is. less, and some 

 localities quoted former prices. Liverpool, on Tues- 

 day, was Id. to 2d. per 70lbs. cheaper for the finest 

 qualities, and 2d. to 3d. down on inferior; and on 

 Friday there was a further decUne of id. to 2d. per 

 70lbs. 



The fourth Monday was commenced on moderate 

 supplies, and the expectation that several new sam- 

 ples would be offered on sale from Kent and Essex 

 was disappointed ; some did appear, but only as 

 specimens, and the Talavera sold at Chelmsford 

 was inferior in quality to last year. The weather 

 continuing very favourable to harvest operations, 

 millers were reserved, and at the Kentish stands 

 fully Is. per qr. less money was accepted; but some 

 factors, holding for former prices, did not place all 

 their samples. The foreign trade was almost at 

 a stand-still; some off'ers, however, at 2s. per qr. 

 less were not accepted. A fall of rain on Tuesday 

 night gave tone to subsequent markets, though 

 followed by a drying north wind. 



The imports into the United Kingdom for June 

 were 573,636 qrs. wheat, and 405,549 cwts. flour, 

 making the receipts for the year to the close of that 

 month 2,268,368 qrs. wheat, 2,328,722 cwts. flour, 

 equal in wheat alone to 3,432,729 qrs- The arri- 



