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vals into London during the four weelcs of July 

 were 15,926 qrs. English, and 59,636 qrs. foreign 

 wheat ; the country flour in the same time being 

 66,330 sacks, the foreign 548 sacks, 1 6,602 barrels. 

 The exports were 332 qrs. wheat ; 99 cwt. flour. 



The London averages commenced at 46s. 9d. per 

 qr., and closed at 49s. 6d. The general averages 

 began at 43s., and finished at 45s. 3d. ; but these 

 returns are generally fully a fortnight after the 

 transactions. 



The first Monday in the flour trade was noted by 

 a rise on town-made samples of 3s. per sack, but 

 Norfolks were only Is. dearer. Since then the 

 fluctuations have been unimportant, and the last 

 market closed at 31s. per sack for Norfolks, 

 and 43s. for the best town-made; the want of 

 water early in the month limited the supjjly of 

 country flour, but since the rains there has been a 

 full average quantity at market. 



The short arrivals of English barley, through the 

 month, showed the dependence of consumers on 

 foreign help ; but as the first fruits of the new crop 

 have begun to appear, more will soon be at market, 

 especially as all malting qualities are again likely to 

 be scarcer, and command a high range of prices. 

 The business of the month has nearly been limited 

 to grinding qualities of foreign, and the low rates 

 obtaining for light qualities as compared with other 

 grain have made a good and constant demand. There 

 has been scarcely any fluctuation in prices, the Is. 

 per qr. advance of the first market being fully sus- 

 tained up to the fourth Monday, when, in con- 

 sequence of a heavy arrival from the Mediterranean, 

 prices somewhat gave way. The arrivals of Eng- 

 lish barley into London during four weeks were 

 616 qrs., and of foreign 52,906 qrs. The exports 

 were 1,200 qrs. The anivals for June in tfce 

 United Kingdom were 151,590 qrs., and in maize 

 151,318 qrs. 



The malt trade has been calm through the 

 month, and gained about Is. per qr. on the best 

 samples. 



The oat trade has quite changed in its character 

 in the course of the month, in consequence of the 

 serious deficiency of the crops in Belgium, Holland, 

 and France, producing an export trade in this 

 grain of unusual importance on the very eve of 

 harvest, after closing dull in June, with heavy 

 foreign arrivals. The first Monday brought a rise 

 of Is. to 28. per qr. with fair foreign supplies, and 

 on good corn there has been no giving way since ; 

 but low Russian sorts being over-plentiful on the 

 third Monday, sold rather in buyers' favour. With, 

 however, a somewhat diminished supply on the 

 fourth Monday, all good sorts were 6d. per qr. 

 dearer, low Russian qualities alone being without 

 improvement. The imports into London during 



the four weeks, in English sorts, were 1,154 qrs., in 

 Scotch 2,102 qrs., in Irish 1,297 qrs., and in foreign 

 129,154 qrs. ; the exports in the same time being 

 47,742 qrs., against 9,991 qrs. last month — making 

 a total in two months of 57,733 qrs. The imports 

 into Great Britain and Ireland for June were 

 206,908 qrs. Should this export demand continue, 

 with our own crop scarcely an average, and Ireland 

 in the same predicament, we may see high prices 

 at the close of the season, unless the Russian crop 

 proves greater than expected ; but already there 

 has been a pretty good clearance at Petersburg and 

 Riga of old corn. 



The trade in beans through the month has been 

 firm, after an advance on the first Monday of Is. 

 to 2s. per qr. ; but the rise has checked the sale, 

 and the fourth Monday was duller than any of its 

 predecessors. The arrivals in the port of London 

 during the four weeks, in English, were 1,217 qrs., 

 in foreign only 3,106 qrs. The imports into this 

 country for June were 37,820 qrs. 



Of English peas the supply has been almost nil, 

 while the arrivals of Baltic and Canadian white 

 have been fair, in consequence of orders, from the 

 deficiency in this country. This trade was in 

 sympathy with beans throughout the month, par- 

 ticipating in the rise of Is. to 2s. per qr. on the 

 first Monday, without any subsequent change. 

 The crop is undoubtedly very short ; but some very 

 fair, though small, new white boilers were offering 

 on the fourth Monday at 50s. and maples at 44s. 

 per qr. The arrivals in London in the four weeks 

 were only 302 qrs. English, but the foreign were 

 5,945 qrs. : this, on short stocks, must soon go 

 into consumption, even in times of hmited demand ; 

 and whatever may be the price of boilers, hog peas 

 must again rule high. The total imports into the 

 kingdom for June were 21,781 qrs. 



The export trade in linseed during the month 

 has about equalled the arrivals, being 13,175 qrs. 

 against 13,315. The market therefore has gained 

 fully Is. per qr. ; and, were it not for good stocks 

 on hand, extravagant rates must have been paid. 

 Cakes, too, have increased in value about 10s. per 

 ton, a fall of rain first making them dull, but the 

 return of dry weather originating an active demand. 



In the seed trade but little has been passing. 

 Several parts of France and Germany report 

 almost a failure of the crop of cloverseed ; and a 

 demand for the latter country sprung up in con- 

 sequence, increasing the value here about 5s. per 

 cwt. ; but this inqliiry has ceased for the present, 

 and no speculation appears here, as our own crop 

 promises to be excellent; and should it be warm 

 in August, there can be little doubt of an abun- 

 dance; while mustard-seed is said to be blighted in 

 Lincolnshire, but is well grown in Essex. The 



