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to 46s. Old samples sold slowly, the weather 

 for the week previous having been remarkably 

 fine. The foreign trade was also quiet and unal- 

 tered. Tiie country markets throughout the week 

 varied very little, some being rather in buyer's 

 favour, and others, as Barnsley and Boston, 

 against them. Liverpool at the Tuesday's mar- 

 ket was firm, but lost tone on the following Friday. 



The second Monday had a less supply of English 

 wheat, and a larger one of foreign. From Kentand 

 Essex there was a fair arrival, about two-thirds of 

 which consisted of the new croj), which being more 

 plentiful, did not sell on former terms by about 2s. 

 per qr. ; fine old also lost value to the extent of Is. 

 per qr. Foreign factors were not, however, dis- 

 posed to give way, the continental markets being 

 relatively higher than our own ; still, had sales been 

 forced, less money must have been accepted. In 

 the country, trade was equally dull ; at Manches- 

 ter, Hull, Gainsborough, Lynn, and several other 

 places, prices were not lowered ; but Bristol and 

 Gloucester were down Is. per qr., Birmingham 

 and Newmarket declining Is. to ■2s. per qr. lues- 

 day's advices from Liverpool were firm, but Fri- 

 day's market was too thinly attended to give cer- 

 tainty to prices. 



The third Monday had a diminished foreign 

 supply, and not so much English. The near 

 counties sent up but a moderate number of sam- 

 ples again, chiefly new : the weather continuing 

 favourable, only a few picked parcels of these were 

 quitted at former rates ; the secondary sorts re- 

 maining on hand at a late hour, though offered 

 at Is. per qr. reduction. Foreign was in very 

 limited demand, but the rates were as before. 

 Harvest work in the country so thinned the mar- 

 kets, that prices were nominal ; the feature promi- 

 nent in them was, however, a greater scarcity of 

 old wheat, which rather enhanced its value for 

 mixing. Some rain had fallen to delay the har- 

 vest in certain localities, but little or no injury had 

 resulted to the crops. Liverpool was dull on 

 Tuesday; but an unexpected demand on Friday 

 made prices id. per 70 lbs. dearer. The weather 

 in Scotland was mostly fine ; but there was some 

 demand for good wheat, both at Edinburgh and 

 Glasgow, at former rates. 



The fourth Monday opened on a greater plenty 

 of foreign, with about the average supply of En- 

 glish. From Essex, in the course of the morn- 

 ing, there were but few samples ; but this was 

 made up by a greater abundance from Kent. Eng- 

 lish factors, therefore, on a return of fine weather, 

 after a heavy rain on the jjrevious Saturday, were 

 unable to quit at the former prices ; this led to 

 some concession at the Kentish stands, which 

 enabled the boymen to clear the principal part of 



their bulk, but inferior lots were sold rather 

 cheaper. The foreign trade was also heavy, but 

 for picked lots the previous quotations were 

 realized. The country reports did not respond to 

 the London dull accounts, scarcely any place of 

 importance reporting lower ])rices ; while Liver- 

 pool, Boston, and Lynn, and some other towns, 

 noted a small advance. Market Rasen and Maldon 

 were Is. to 2s. higher. 



The arrivals in the port of London in the first 

 four weeks of August were 21,933 qrs. English 

 wheat, and 60,738 qrs. foreign, giving an average 

 weekly supply of 20,66.5 qrs., showing a weekly 

 aggregate increase of 1,842 qrs. over the previous 

 month. Of flour, the receipts in the same time 

 were 54,341 sacks English, 10,946 barrels 145 

 sacks foreign. This shows a steady decrease in the 

 French imports, which in June were only one-half 

 of what they were in May, while July and August 

 together were only 693 sacks. As compared with 

 the four weeks of July, August shows a falling off 

 in English flour of 11,999 sacks, and in American 

 sorts 5,656 brls. The exports were trifling, \'iz., 

 444 qrs. wheat, and 843 cwt. flour. 



The flour trade, notwithstanding the want of 

 water, which lessened the country supply, has very 

 little varied in the course of the month. The first 

 Monday made 32s. per sack — the price of Norfolks. 

 The third gave way Is. per sack, which has not 

 since been recovered, though the intermediate 

 market-days were occasionally affected by heavy 

 rains. The town prices have been settled all 

 through, 43s. per sack being the top price. Good 

 foreign has become scarce, the recent arrivals from 

 America having given great dissatisfaction both in 

 quality and condition. 



The barley trade has been very quiet. The few 

 new malting samples that appeared on the first 

 Monday brought 40s. ])er qr., but were not first- 

 rate, the season having been too dry to give plump- 

 ness and kindliness to the grain. The whole crop 

 is thinner than usual, and apparently below an 

 average. As Europe generally has suffered, the 

 Saale districts and France included, there appears 

 little promise of a good supply fit for malting ; and, 

 when the season comes in, it seems probable that 

 suitable samples, from their scarcity, will increase 

 in value. Of grinding qualities there has been a 

 sufficiency for the demand ; but the better sorts 

 have rather improved in value, being cheaper than 

 oats or any other grain. Though scarcely one 

 market-day in the course of the month has been 

 brisk enough to enable factors to quote higher 

 rates, the low sorts have gradually increased in 

 price fully Is. i)er qr., and, excepting in gluts, 

 seem more likely to advance than to be lower. The 

 imports into London for four weeks were 937 qrs. 



