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YOi\g\i parcels on gIiow. Tlie trade generally was 

 rather improved — tales being more free, and j)icked 

 parcels brought full prices, while the inferior were 

 more easy to sell. The foreign trade, though still 

 on a small scale, was firm. Some of the country 

 markets, with improved qualities, sold at Is. per qr. 

 more money, as Lynn and Spalding ; while Leeds, 

 Hull, Bristol, Gloucester, and several other 

 markets were rather against buyers for good sam- 

 ples ; but Liverpool throughout the week was quite 

 depressed, noting a fall of id. to 2d. on French 

 qualities on Tuesday, and exhibiting much anxiety 

 to sell on the following Friday, with but few buyers. 



The third Monday was again moderately sup- 

 plied, and there were but few sami)les from the 

 near counties. It having, however, been again 

 mild and rainy, the fluctuations had an extra- 

 ordinary effect on the samples, many of them being 

 almost as damp as grains. All that was fit for 

 milling sold at unchanged quotations ; but as what 

 was left was unsaleable without a free admixture of 

 dry foreign, it sold slowly at irregular prices. 

 Russian sorts and all good foreign therefore found 

 a more ready placement, and had it not been for 

 the high prices demanded, there would have been 

 a fair stroke of business. In the country the same 

 features of business prevailed, the increasing 

 scarcity of dry parcels keeping up their value, and 

 the rest being neglected. But Liverpool, not re- 

 covering from the depression of the previous week, 

 on Tuesday quoted a further decline of id. to 2d. 

 per cental; but the downward tendency ceased on 

 the Friday following. 



The fourth Monday had scarcely any addition of 

 foreign wheat, and only an average supply of home 

 growth. The weather having continued unfavour- 

 able, there was again a sad display of its influence on 

 the samples. No quotable ditference of value could 

 be noted on the little fine that appeared ; but many 

 of the damp lots remained unsold. This day was 

 fine ; but the market was unusually thin, and very 

 little demand was experienced, even for fine foreign 

 qualities. The country reports were all dull, 

 though without much alteration, the advices being 

 very similar to the previous week. The present 

 stock of foreign wheat in the kingdom is estimated 

 at 1,214,000 qrs., of which 308,000 qrs. are sup- 

 posed to be in London, and nearly 290,000 qrs. in 

 Liverpool. 



The imports into London for the four weeks in 

 January were 29,386 qrs. British wheat, and 

 13,629 qrs. foreign; with 72,534 sacks country 

 flour, 600 sacks 7,007 brls. of foreign, against 

 23,711 qrs. British, and 41,513 qrs. foreign in 

 January 1859, with 77,550 sacks country and 7,977 

 sacks 5,213 brls. foreign flour. 



The flour trade throughout the month has been 

 dull, with slight fluctuations of 6d. to Is. per sack 

 in Norfolks, but leaving prices much as they began, 

 viz., 30s. to 31s. per sk. ; French to 36s. per sk., 

 and American barrels of fair quality 25s. to 27s. 

 per brl. In town prices also, no change has oc- 

 curred, 43s. per sk. remaining the top price. 



Mailing barley of all sorts, including Scotch and 

 foreign, has held its price, but there has been quite 

 a depression in the secondary and lower qualities 

 every successive market, showing more or less re- 



duction in the value, more especially in stained 

 English and Black Sea qualities, which have gone 

 down fully 2s. per qr. This seems to be traceable 

 to the liberal arrivals of the first three weeks, and 

 the lower rates for beans and peas ; but as the 

 rates are now below oats and other grain, we may 

 expect some recovery. Very little Enghsh malting 

 has come to market, or even foreign, and maltsters 

 who buy in London have had to depend on the 

 fine heavy samples received from Scotland, which 

 have readily brought 44s. to 45s. per qr., and it is 

 a question whether there will be enough of this for 

 the season. The imports into London for the 

 four weeks of January were 35,142 qrs. British, 

 and 53,365 qrs. foreign, against 17,279 qrs. 

 British and 65,746 qrs. foreign in January 1859. 

 The stock of foreign in London is about 20,000 qrs. 



The malt trade, notwithstanding the firmness in 

 malting barley, has rather given way, even in the 

 finest qualities, while all below them have been 

 extremely difficult to place on rather lower terms. 



The oat trade, on m.oderate supplies all through 

 the month, has been extremely steady, and had it 

 not been for the expectation that some of the Baltic 

 ports would soon be in a condition to make ship- 

 ments from the mildness of the season, would in 

 all probability have been rather dearer, as some 

 time has now transpired to reduce the stocks in 

 granary. No change of value can be quoted since 

 December. The imports into London for the four 

 weeks in January were 15,968 qrs. Enghsh, 5,504 

 qrs. Scotch, 5,710 qrs. Irish, and 71,064 qrs, 

 foreign, against 1,150 qrs. English, 11,489 qrs. 

 Scotch, 15,790 qrs. Irish, and 80,691 qrs. foreign, 

 in January, 1859. Stock now supposed to be in 

 first hand in London about 235,000 qrs. 



Beans have receded in value in new English qua- 

 ties 2s. to 3s. per qr., and in old foreign Is. to 2s., 

 but the condition of the samples has mostly occa- 

 sioned the dechne, as dry eld English have been 

 only about Is. per qr. lower. The imports for the 

 four we3ks in January into London were 4,931 qrs. 

 Enghsh and 5,828 qrs. foreign, against 3,526 qrs. 

 Enghsh and 20,073 qrs. foreign jn 1859. Stock 

 in London 4,000 qrs. 



Hog peas have also cheapened during the month 

 Is. to 2s. per qr. ; but white boilers being very low 

 before, have not declined, though the mild weather 

 has been much against the sale. The imports into 

 London for the four weeks were 3,216 qrs. English 

 and 720 qrs. foreign, against 1,343 qrs. English and 

 252 qrs. foreign in January 1859. Stock in Lon- 

 don about 2,700 qrs. 



Linseed, with good supplies for the first fort- 

 night, gave way about Is. per qr. ; but on their fall- 

 ing off, the decline was recovered, and all through 

 the month cakes have been a ready sale, the 

 damage done by frost to the roots crops making 

 them more in demand. 



Canaryseed has all along been dechning, and 

 received a further depression by a liberal foreign 

 arrival ; so that prices have now sunk to about 50s. 

 per qr. for fair qualities, and were it not for the 

 over-growth, stimulated both here and in Holland 

 by the late high prices, rtiight be considered a fair 

 speculation. Tares have come into more active 

 demand, at rather better prices, small foreign 



