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qr. ; Polish at Amsterdam as much as GOs. 6d. ; 

 62 lbs. Upland at Hambro' 55s.; Silesian red at 

 Stettin 50s. 6d. per qr. ; Pomeranian 52s. 6d. per 

 qr. ; the finest wheat at Danzig 55s. to 58s. per 

 qr. At Odessa prices ranged from 40s. to 49s.; 

 at Galatz 35s. to 36s. ; in Egypt 36s. to 37s. for 

 the low light quality of the country. Soft wheat at 

 Naples has brought 53s., hard 55s.; and this was 

 the price of the latter at Santander, while wheat at 

 Arevalo, in the same country, was quoted 35s., 

 and at Seville over 70s. for hard, but Santander is 

 about the steadiest place in Spain. At Algiers the 

 Arabs yet obtain 47s. per qr. for the remainder of 

 the last crop. In America prices remain high. 

 Red winter at New York was worth 50s. per 

 480 lbs., white 53s. 6d. to 58s., but the low spring 

 Chicago was only worth 43s. per 480 lbs. 



The first Monday in London opened on a good 

 foreign and moderate home supply of wheat. The 

 moning's contributions were short, more especially 

 from Essex, but as the quality was but moderate, 

 and millers had been free importers ot fine foreign, 

 trade was excessively dull, and Kentish factors 

 found it necessary to take Is. per qr. less to clear 

 their stands of the best quahties ; much inferior 

 being undisposed of. But few foreign cargoes 

 being in factors' hands, these obtained fully the 

 previous rates. 



The dulness of the London reports did not much 

 influence country markets, Hull, Birmingham, 

 Leeds, Manchester, and Gloucester being unaltered, 

 and Newcastle quoting Is. per advance; but 

 Bristol, Sleaford, and Gainsborough were down ] s. 

 per qr. Liverpool throughout the week was un- 

 changed, the closing market being rather improved. 



On the second Monday both the English and 

 foreign supplies were rather short. The near 

 counties sent up a better supply, the quality being 

 rather improved. This enabled factors to make 

 sales more readily, at fully the former quotations. 

 The foreign trade also had more tone, and some 

 sales were made at rather improved prices. The 

 earlier country markets exhibited a similar trade to 

 that of London, or were rather improved. Lynn, 

 Birmingham, Newark, SheflReld, Bristol, and Glo- 

 cester were only firm. Hull, Leeds, Boston, Bur- 

 ton-on-Trent, and Wakefield were Is. per qr. 

 higher. Leicester, Norwich, and Newcastle ad- 

 vanced 2s. per qr. London also, on Friday, 

 closed dearer. Tuesday's market at Liverpool was 

 steady, and on Friday a good demand was ex- 

 perienced at Id. to 2d. per cental advance, or 6d. 

 to Is. per qr. 



The third Monday's supply was again moderate 

 as respects English and foreign wheat. Essex 

 during the morning sent up but few samples. Kent 

 had a fair show. The weather having become 

 quite summerlike, there was much less actively in 

 trade than on the previous Friday, and though 

 some samples realized an advance of Is. to 2s. per 

 qr. over the former Monday's quotations, Kentish 

 factors found little or no improvement in sales, 

 several lots not being cleared. Though nearly at 

 all the country markets an advance was asked, 

 there were several places where it was not realized. 

 This \yas the case at Birmingham, Sleaford, Louth, 

 and Sheffield, but more generally there was a rise 



of Is. per qr., as at Hull, Alford, Gainsborough, 

 St. Ives, Gloucester, and Newbury; while Boston, 

 Lynn, Melton Mowbray, and Spalding showed an 

 improvement of Is. to 2s. per qr. Liverpool on 

 Tuesday maintained Friday's advance of 2d. per 

 cental, which was again confirmed on the closing 

 market. 



The fourth Monday had a better English and 

 large foreign supply. From the near counties 

 there were also more samples showing of fair qua- 

 lity; but though the weather had become colder 

 and rough, the market was dull, and prices under- 

 went no change. In foreign there was no pressing, 

 and but very little demand. 



The imports into London for the four weeks 

 have been 23,123 qrs. English wheat, 61,966 qrs. 

 foreign, against 23,640 qrs. English, 87,194 qrs. 

 foreign, during four weeks in May last year. The 

 total imports into the kingdom for the month of 

 April were 222,728 qrs. wheat, 177,268 cwt. flour. 



The flour trade has been of an upward character 

 throughout the month. For the first fortnight 

 there was little or no change noted, though occa- 

 sional sales of country sorts were made at rather 

 more money ; but on the third Monday there was 

 an animated market, Norfolks advancing from 35s. 

 to 37s., and even 38s. occasionally, while town 

 millers, influenced by the steady rise in wheat, put 

 up the top price to 50s., which was 4s. per sack 

 over the previous rates. French and American 

 also improved fully Is. per sack and barrel: 



The imports into London for the four weeks were 

 68,281 sacks English, 4,896 sacks 4,442 barrels fo- 

 reign, against 75,369 sacks English, 24,211 sacks 

 5,396 barrels foreign for four weeks in May 1859. 



The mailing season having gradually waned 

 during the month, prices for this description be- 

 came nominal as the weather got warm. The sup- 

 ply for this purpose held out better than at one 

 time expected. The first fortnight was steady as 

 to price for grinding aud distilling qualities, but 

 rates, especially for the latter, having for some- 

 time past seriously risen, the demand slackened, 

 and with an abundance of genial rain, the third 

 Monday was easier in price, from Is. to 2s. per qr. 

 The fourth was also much cheaper, making the de- 

 cline in distilling and grinding sorts about 3s. per 

 qr. A great breadth of barley is said to have been 

 sown in consequence of the high rates paid for 

 malting sorts all through the season, and there is 

 every probability that such will again sell well. 



The imports into London for the four weeks 

 were 4,365 qrs. British, and 38,957 qrs. foreign, 

 against 1,339 qrs. British, and 26,321 qrs. foreign 

 for four weeks in May 1859. The imports in 

 April throughout the kingdom were 238,150 qrs., 

 with 2,850 qrs. here or bigg, and 101,028 qrs. 

 maize. 



The malt trade has been heavy all through the 

 month, without any noticeable change of price. 



Oats still being in limited supply till on the 

 fourth Monday, have gradually been advancing 

 through the month, and stocks in granary have 

 become gradually reduced. From Scotland there 

 have been almost no arrivals, and the Irish ship- 

 ments were very trifling ; those from the Baltic as 

 yet being short of the general expectation. Large 



