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per 70 lbs. hin[her, Friday's market was without 

 change. 



The supplies of the second Monday were still 

 moderate. The samples from Essex and Kent, 

 thouorh not abundant, mostly came in damp order, 

 which reduced prices Is. per qr., and occasioned 

 many parcels to hang on hand. Holders of foreign 

 being indisposed to give way, found but a retail 

 trade. In the country new samples were generally 

 down Is. per qr., but at some places the reduction 

 was Is. to 2s., as at Lynn, Louth, Boston, Leeds, 

 and Manchester, and most of the Saturday mar- 

 kets. Liverpool on Tuesday only gave way on 

 Irish new wheat id. to 2d. per 70lbs., but at Fri- 

 day's market this description was further re- 

 duced 2d. to 3d. per 70lbs., while old wheat and 

 flour sold well. 



On the third Monday, business commenced on 

 larger English, but less foreign supplies. The near 

 counties sent up but raodei-ately, but the dulness 

 of all the country markets seemed carried into this 

 day, and though there was some improvement in 

 the condition of the samples, sales could not pro- 

 ceed without a concession of Is. to 2s. per qr. 

 The foreign trade was also very stagnant, but holders 

 did not submit to more than Is. per qr. reduction . 

 This heavy market did not find a perfect response 

 in the country, Boston, Lynn, and Barnsley noting 

 fair sales at unaltered rates, and Hull onl y giving 

 way Is., there appearing a good deal of resistance 

 on the part of growers, some of whom withdrew 

 their samples, but more generally as the week ad- 

 vanced Is. and even 2s. reduction was taken. 

 Liverpool on Tuesday conceded 2d. per 70 lbs. 

 on all old samples, and a farther reduction of id. 

 to 2d. on new was taken on Friday. 



On the fourth Monday, there wa.s again only a 

 moderate show, the fresh samples from Kent and 

 Essex being many of them in fair condition, but 

 the day was a repeat of the previous Monday, none 

 but the finest qualities being in request, most 

 factors noting a fall of Is. to 2s. per qr., though 

 millers did not allow they could buy on such easy 

 terms. In the foreign trade there was a retail de- 

 mand for mixing, on little altered terms ; but to 

 quit freely it would have been necessary to under- 

 sell the English ma'ket. 



During the four weeks of the past month 

 the following have been the imports into 

 London: in English, 31,163 qrs., in foreign 

 44,219 qrs. ; giving a weekly average of 7,791 qrs. 

 English, and 16,054 qrs. foreign. This shows a 

 diminution in the foreign and increase in the Eng- 

 lish supplies, but together there is a decrease from 

 last month of 2,464 qrs. As we think there must 

 be a mistake in the general averages for the first 

 week, we do not note them ; but the town averages 



show a decline of only Is. lid. per qr. ; this shows 

 either an improvement in the quality, or that fac- 

 tors have overstated the decline. 



The receipts of flour in the same time have been 

 61,031 sacks from the country, 15.652 brls. and 

 2,345 sacks foreign, showing a weekly increase of 

 1,511 brls. and 547 sacks foreign, and a decrease 

 in the country sorts of 386 sacks weekly. The 

 flour trade has not been subject to the decline 

 noted in wheat, foreign imports not having been 

 free, and the want of water in the country, as well 

 as during last month, limiting the quaniity sent 

 up. The town trade have kept up the top price all 

 through the month at 43s., millers alleging 

 that to keep up their quality they have been 

 choice in their samples, paying a great price for 

 extra old foreign. In Norfolks, the only reduction 

 was Is. per sack on the third Monday, when 30s. 

 became the quotation at which the month closed. 

 In foreign, the late new imports having scarcely 

 broken bulk, the quality remains to be proved ; 

 but before their arrival fine sorts of American had 

 become so scarce as to command extreme rates, 

 while the inferior lately received was quite neg- 

 lected. 



The barley trade has been heavy, especially for 

 middling sorts, both English and foreign. So few 

 really fine samples have as yet come to the London 

 market that prices have been scarcely quotable, yet 

 for anything select as high as 45s. has been paid ; 

 and perhaps such would still bring near this price, 

 but the bulk of samples of home-growth being be- 

 low a malting standard, have competition in the 

 better sorts of foreign, and so both have been de- 

 pressed, good 53lbs. Danish being only worth 29s. 

 to 30s. per qr. The low sorts, too, have been less 

 easily sold, in consequence of the large arrivals and 

 reduction in the value of oats : the only change 

 quotable was on the fourth Monday, when prices 

 generally gave way Is. per qr. 



The imports into London during the four weeks 

 were 4,976 qrs. English and 43,955 qrs. foreign, 

 giving the weekly average of 12,232 qrs., which is 

 about 4,000 qrs. over the August weekly supply. 



The malt trade has evinced all through the month 

 more tone, with some improvement in price, as the 

 prospect of the receipt of ample supplies of malting 

 to the London market have diminished. 



The oat trade, which stood the shock of large 

 supplies last month with a trifling decline, has 

 seriously yielded, especially in the value of new 

 corn, old Russian sorts having given way fully Is. 

 6d. per qr., and new 2s. to 3s. from their first appear- 

 ance, though the only heavy arrival was during the 

 last week. We expect, therefore, some reaction. 

 The first two Mondays were calm and unaltered. 

 On the third Monday, with but a moderate show. 



