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much lower ; but the whole trade was keeping a 

 very limited stock. 



In barley the trade has been remarkably 

 steady throughout the month, the only varia- 

 tions being a rise in new EngUsh malting 

 on the third Monday, of Is., which was lost 

 on the fourth Monday. The crop, though better 

 than at one time expected, has many steely and 

 thin corns, so that stout and kindly samples are 

 likely to be again in favour, especially as on the 

 continent prices are high through a general defi- 

 ciency. Old Silesian, at Stettin, was worth 33s. per 

 qr. ; new Saale, at Hambro', 40s. to 41s. 6d. ; new 

 Chevalier from English seed having been sold at 

 43s. fid. per qr., and Is. fid. per qr. more being 

 subsequently demanded. The arrivals into the 

 port of London during four weeks have been 2,730 

 qrs. Enghsh, and 21,761 qrs. foreign. This is 

 nearly the quadruple of the former month in 

 English, though so small; but shows a falling off 

 in foreign of about 11,000 qrs., stocks of old in 

 continental ports being greatly reduced. 



In malt a slight reduction in value occurred on 

 the second Monday, when factors noted a decline 

 of 2s. per qr. Business generally has been quiet, 

 the finest quahties being most in request. 



The oat trade, with very large foreign importa- 

 tions, chiefly from Russia, has through the month 

 undergone no change of quotations for sweet corn, 

 Russian descriptions being excepted, which, from 

 their abundance on the third Monday, declined Is. 

 per qr. A very large quantity of these, which pro- 

 fessing to be kilndried ought to arrive in good con- 

 dition, have been unusually bad, as though the 

 expense of drying had been attempted to be saved. 

 Some cargoes have therefore been forced off at low 

 prices ; but a good portion has gone to store, to be 

 improved in granary, from the impossibility of 

 quitting them. The fact that the market has stood 

 these supplies so well, is rather indicative of im- 

 provement in old oats, the stocks of which every- 

 where run short, and the long absence of any 

 quantity from Ireland had prepared dealers to 

 become large buyers. The crop, both in this 

 country and in Europe, is thought below an ave- 

 rage. At St. Petersburgh the last quotations were 

 19s. fid. per qr. In the neighbourhood of Gro- 

 ningen they only reckon on two-thirds of a crop, 

 and that their shipments will go short by 100,000 

 qrs. this next season. At Hambro' new Danish 

 40lbs. oats were quoted 24s. per qr. The arrivals 

 into London during the first four weeks were 477 

 qrs. English, 1,045 qrs. Scotch, 3,998 qrs. Irish, 

 and 181,467 qrs. foreign, making an average of 

 46,746 qrs. weekly, against 33,421 qrs. weekly in 

 July. 



Neither beans nor peas have varied through the 

 month : of the former the crop is considered short, 

 and rather so of the latter. But Egyptian beans 

 are likely to be shipped plentifully, there being a 

 good crop in that country. Peas, on the contrary, 

 in many parts of the Baltic whence supplies are 

 usually drawn, have greatly failed; and as boilers 

 open at moderate rates, when the demand comes 



on they may be susceptible of improvement. 

 Barley and maize being moderate, may prevent an 

 increase in the value of maples and duns. The 

 arrivals in four weeks were 1,376 qrs. Enghsh and 

 734 qrs. foreign beans ; of peas in the same time 

 there were 1,255 qrs. native and 4,626 qrs. foreign, 

 almost exclusively white. 



Linseed, with moderate arrivals, has kept its up- 

 ward tone, which has lately been supported by spe- 

 culation, notwithstanding the high rates ; but high 

 prices produce so many substitutes, that the specu- 

 lation seems by no means tempting. Cakes have 

 sold well, the drought lasting so long ; and though 

 keep is more plentiful since the rain, the rapid 

 growth gives it little substance. 



There has been a fair demand for winter tares, 

 which have been selling at 6s. to 6s. 6d. per bush. 

 Canaryseed has also kept its value beyond expecta- 

 tion, prices being high in Holland. Hempseed also 

 has been supported. Red cloverseed has more 

 buyers than sellers, the crop here being doubtful, 

 and chat in France not well reported. Trefoil has 

 been dull. Some quantity of new white and brown 

 mustardseed has come to market, but the high de- 

 mands of factors— 19s. for white, and 21s. per 

 bushel for red— keep the trade aloof. Rapeseed 

 remains at former value, as well as the seeds used 

 for confectionary. 



CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



Shillings per Quarter 



Wheat. Essex and Kent, white 45to62 new 54 to 63 



Ditto, red 44 57 52 58 



Norfolk, Line, and Yorks., red 44 58 52 58 



Baklet, malting 41to43.... Chevalier, new 43 45 



Distilling 37 40.... Grinding 26 33 



MALT.Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk 65 70 — 75 



Kingston, Ware, and town made.. .. 67 71 — 76 



Brown 60 61 — — 



Rte — — 30 3S 



OAT3, English, feed 21 26 Potato 27 32 



Scotch, feed 20 20 Potato 28 34 



Irish, feed, white 20 26 fine 25 32 



Ditto, black 20 24 „ — 25 



Beans, Mazagan 34 39 Ticks 36 39 



Harrow 30 40 Pigeon 43 47 



Peas, white boilers .. 40 44.. Maple .. 42 45.. Grey 40 41 



FLonR, per sack of 2801bs., Town, Households.. 4Cs., fine 53 64 



Country 41 43 Households.. 44 46 



Norfolk and Suffolk, ex-ship 39 40 



FOREIGN GRAIN. 



Shilliugs per QuartBr 



Wheat, Dantzio, mixed.. 60 C5 high do. — —extra— 71 



Konigsberg 50 70 „ — — — — 



Rostock 46 70 fine.... — — _ _ 



American, white.... 60 65 red.... 57 60 — — 



Pomera., Meckbg.,& Uckermrk, red 50 60 — — 



Silesian, red 45 56 wliite 60 65 



Danish and Holstein 45 56 



Russian, hard 45 CO French (none) 



St. Petersburg and Riga 46 61 



Rhine and Belgium — — 



Baklet, grinding 28 31 Distilling.... 35 40 



Oats, Dutch, brew, and Polands.. 20 28 Feed 19 2-5 



Danish and Swedish, feed. ..20 26 Stralsund.... 23 26 



Russian -i^ 25 



Beans, Friesland and Holstein 37 39 



Konigsberg 32 37 Egyptian.... 37 38 



Peas, feeding 36 37 fine boilers.. 40 43 



Indian CoKN, white 36 39 yellow 36 39 



Flode, per sack French — — Spanish .... — — 



American, per barrel, sour.. ..22 26 sweet 30 34 



FLUCTUATIONSiNTHE AVERAGE PRICEOF WHEAT. 



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