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Norwich, Bristol, and Gloucester — though a re- 

 turn to frost had generally brought better suplies. 

 Hull, Newbury, and some other places quoted a 

 rise of Is. to 2s. per qr. Liverpool, on Tuesday, 

 made sales at id. to 2d. per cental advance, with 

 large shipments to Dublin; the Friday's market 

 being unaltered. The third Monday had for its 

 foreign supply one solitary shipment from Danzig, 

 which was made in the autumn, the English ar- 

 rivals being about what is usual. The morning's 

 contributions from Kent and Essex were on a very 

 small scale. This being the day of the railway ac- 

 cident, a gloom was cast over the market, though 

 fairly attended, and sales were only slow for good 

 quality and condition at the advance of the pre- 

 vious Monday. The market in London continued 

 steady to the week's close. In the country there 

 was a general agreement as to firmness. Melton 

 Mowbray and Wolverhampton being Is. per qr. 

 dearer; and Liverpool, on Tuesday, advanced id. 

 to 2d, per cental on French red qualities. Flour 

 also improved 6d. per sack. The fourth Monday 

 was without foreign arrivals, and only an average 

 supply of home-growth. The morning's show 

 from Kent and Essex was small, and a great por- 

 tion still in bad condition. For the few fine dry 

 parcels rather more money was asked ; but millers 

 were not free buyers, and only the previous quota- 

 tions could be obtained either for English or foreign 

 qualities. The imports into London for the four 

 weeks of February wei-e 27,070 qrs. British wheat 

 and 2,387 qrs. foreign — against 28,071 qrs. British 

 and 22,407 qrs. foreign in February, 1859. 



The flour trade, with very limited foreign suj)- 

 plies, has been generally heavy, country sorts being 

 more plentiful than last month. On the second 

 Monday, however, the improvement in wheat en- 

 abled factors to obtain 6d. to }s. per sack more 

 money, and|this advance has since been maintained, 

 leaving the prices for Norfolks 31s. per sack. Good 

 American has been held at 27s. per brl. ; fine 

 French, being scarce, is worth 36s. per sack, which 

 is not, however, over its value in Paris. Town- 

 made qualities throughout the month have been 

 unchanged, 43s. remaining the highest price. The 

 imports into London for the month were 76,572 

 sacks English, with only 650 sacks 3,526 brls. 

 foreign — against 74,501 sacks Enghsh and 9,788 

 sacks 1,224 brls. foreign in February, 1859. 



The barley trade has been very steady, with 

 values rather improved. English malting of fine 

 quahty has continued scarce in the London market, 

 and as much as 51s. has been made for it in Suf- 

 folk, Good Scotch has been more plentiful ; but 

 though prices have ruled high, say 42s, to 45s, per 

 qr., there has lately been less activity in the de- 

 mand. The middling sorts have maintained their 

 value, without being brisk. Low grinding sorts 

 have attracted more attention, and have sold at 

 fully Is. per qr. more money, with very large trans- 

 actions in the Danube for spring delivery, at from 

 13s, to 13s. 6d. per qr., free on board, at Ibraila. 

 Holstein malting at Hambro' has sold at 32s, 6d., 

 Saale to 38s. 6d., and Chevalier at 42s, per qr. ; 

 for Danish and Swedish 54 lb. per bush, 33s. has 

 been paid, cost and freight included. Maltsters, 

 towards the season's close, seem likely to be forced 



to use second-rate qualities, as Scotland is said to 

 be nearly exhausted, and prices there have been ad- 

 vancing. The imports during the month have been 

 36,013 qrs. British and 24,058 qrs. foreign — against 

 16,554 qrs, British and 17,724 qrs, foreign this 

 time last year. 



The oat trade in the course of the month has 

 been very quiet, the foreign arrivals being too in- 

 significant to draw the attention of large dealers. 

 White granary stocks hold out, it being rather 

 their policy to reduce their own stores, and buy in 

 again on gluts. Retail buyers have, however, found 

 the market stealthily going against them, and on 

 the second Monday there was a reported advance 

 of 6d.perqr., which has since been rather exceeded. 

 Should the frosty weather last longer than expected, 

 and the Baltic supplies keep limited, there seems 

 no doubt that prices will for a time be forced up, 

 more especially as the near countries had bad crops, 

 and Ireland maintains high prices. The imports 

 into London for the four weeks were 17,850 qrs. 

 English, 14,137 qrs. Scotch, 8,330 qrs. Irish, and 

 24,790 qrs. foreign— against 2,751 qrs. English, 

 20,714 qrs. Scotch, 6,306 qrs. Irish, and 28,697 

 qrs. foreign in February, 1859. 



Beans, that were giving way nearly all through 

 January, have partly recovered tone, with about 

 Is. regained in value out of the 2s, or 3s, then 

 lost. This may partly be attributed to their im- 

 proved condition, as respects new English samples, 

 the small foreign imports, and probably deficient 

 arrivals from Egypt. The want of cattle feed, too, 

 has been felt, and increased their consumption this 

 winter. The imports for the month have been 

 5,708 qrs, English, 704 qrs, foreign, against 6,224 

 qrs, English and 1,073 qrs. foreign in Feb. 1859, 



Peas have scarcely varied. The consumption of 

 boilers has been unusually limited, notwithstanding 

 their low value — say, 42s. per qr. for fine breakers, 

 while the quotation for such at Hambro' is 448. 

 Dun peas, being mostly soft, have only gone off 

 slowly at former prices; but maples have sold 

 more readily at fully the previous rates. The 

 foreign imports have been scanty, and mostly white 

 boilers. Stocks are getting low, and a few large 

 contracts would certainly send up prices. The 

 imports during the month into London were 2,217 

 qrs, English, 978 qrs. foreign, agamst 1,736 qrs, 

 English and 629 qrs. foreign in February, 1859. 



The supplies of linseed during the month have 

 been short, and the exports good ; still, there has 

 been no decided advance, and only firm markets, 

 the range of prices being above the average of former 

 years; but linseed cakes, both home-made and 

 foreign, have found an extremely animated demand 

 on better terms — say, fully £1 per ton; these 

 prices, though seemingly high, being low as com- 

 pared with the artificial cattle feed, now so widely 

 advertised, which, having in it some medical pro- 

 perties, will no doubt be beneficial as a change, 

 but ultimately give place to simple real nutriment. 



The cloverseed trade has met with a check in the 

 wet and frosty weather. This has given more time 

 to thrash out the low quality of English, which 

 appearing too early for business, has been mate- 

 rially lessened in value, and made the sale of better 

 qualities more difficult, unless holders would con- 



