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rates steady; bvit there was no improvement^ 

 Prices havin<T fallen so raucb, foreign orders have 

 been resumed; and the exports for four weeks 

 have amounted to 16,579 qrs. The imports into 

 London in the same time were 2,418 qrs. English, 

 10,521 qrs. Scotch, 15,413 qrs. Irish, and 113,109 

 qrs. foreign; against 2,846 qrs. English, 4,470 

 qrs. Scotch, 11,325 qrs. Irish, and 236,353 qrs. 

 foreign last November. The probability is that, 

 should any frost happen, which may yet be 

 reasonably expected, there may be some rally in 

 this grain; and we quite expect it later in the 

 season. 



Both beans and peas have participated in the 

 general decline about Is, to Is. 6d. perqr.; the first 

 Monday, as in other grain, being the day of most 

 decision. 



The English supply of beans has been better 

 than expected. The former good crop holding 

 out well, and the arrivals from France following 

 those of Egypt, have made a heavy trade. Reports 

 of the crop at Alexandria being unfavourable, 

 with the opening spring there may be some re- 

 covery. 



As to peas, those for hog-feed have been under- 

 mined in value by barley and maize; the 

 plentiful supplies of boilers from the Baltic, 

 Canada, and the Black Sea, without the usual 

 frost, have quite spoiled the English trade, and 

 farmers with a minimum crop have been forced to 

 accept unremunerating rates. As the season is 

 now getting on, there does not seem much chance 

 of an important improvement; and should Canadian 

 supplies be kept up, they will very likely be appro- 

 priated to horse feeding. 



The arrivals of beans in this jiort for four weeks 

 were 3,542 qrs. English, 13,689 qrs. foreign. 

 For peas l,6l6 qrs. English and 8,672 qrs. foreign. 



Of linseed there have been large supplies and 

 exports — the former amounting to 70,179 qrs., and 

 the latter to 28,663 qrs. On the first Monday, 

 with an unusual quantity reported, the market gave 

 way Is. per qr. ; but it has since settled into firm- 

 ness, from the steady character of the export 

 demand and scarcity of stock. 



The seed market, excepting cloverseed, has been 

 without interest. Spring tares arriving early, 

 through the mildness of the season from abroad, 

 have been held too high to attract buyers. Canary 

 has passed its height, and become dull. Wiiite 

 mustardseed has remained scarce and dear, but 

 brown has continued in entire neglect. Hemp- 

 seed, rapeseed, and the sorts used in confectionary 

 have been saleable in retail at much the same 

 prices. The tone of the cloverseed trade, as 

 respects red qualities, looks more upward, the 

 French market having begun to move, and offers 

 f. o. b. are held higher than at first— say, about 56s. 

 per cwt. for fine new Bordeaux, or 60s. per cwt. 

 here. New English begins to appear also, but 

 holders ask high rates, viz., about 70s. for stout 

 but not very purjjle seed. Trefoil also is firm, but 

 white cloverseed has not been in favour, and the 

 rates may be considered nominal. 



CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



ShiUiuK* per Qa^rtsr. 



WnEAT,EaBcx andEent, white SSto 46 



,, red ....V, 35 42 



Norfolk, Line. and Yorka., red 88 41 



Baelet, malting.... — to 33 Chevalier .... 35 41 



Grinding.. 24 26 Distilling 28 29 



MALT,Es9ex, Norfolk, and Suffolk ....54 63 fine 67 70 



Kingston, Ware, and town made .. S4 63 „ 67 TO 



Brown 51 C2 — — 



Rte new— — 80 32 



Oatb, English, feed 19 23 Potato 25 80 



Scotch, feed 20 23 Potato 23 29 



Irish, feed, white 20 23 fine 23 27 



Ditto, black 19 21 ,, — 21 



Beans, Mazagan 35 36 Ticks 35 36 



Harrow 36 37 Pigeon 39 42 



Peas, now, white boilers40 40.. Maple 40 43. .Grey 37 38 



FLODa,persackof2801bB., Town, Households 31s., fine 35 40 



Country 28 30 Households.. iJ I 34 



Norfolk and Suffolk, ex-ship 27 28 



IMPERIAL AVERAGES. 



Fos THE LAST Six Wheat, 



Weeks: 1 s. d. s. d. 



Nov. 13, lf»58 M.. 41 10 35 5 



Nov. 20, 1858 ....* 41 2 35 1 



Nov. 27, 1858 ....| 41 2 35 4 



Dec. 4, 1858 ....| 41 5 35 4 



Dec. 11, 18i58 ....I 41 35 1 



Dec. 18, 185S ....i 40 2 | 33 11 



Aggregate average' 41 1 ' 35 



Samotime lastyoar 49 11 > 38 



Barley 



Oats. 

 8. d. 

 23 2 

 22 11 

 22 9 

 22 8 

 22 10 



21 10 



22 8 



23 8 



54 4 42 4 [41 7 



HOP MARKET. 



BOROUGH, Monday, Dec. 27. 

 Mid aud East Keats .... 704. Sis. choice 1203. 



Weald of Kents 52s. 623. „ 68g. 



Sussex 503. 56s. „ 628. 



POTATO MARKETS. 



BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. 

 LONDON, Monday, Dec. 27. — Full average time-o''-year 

 supplies have come to hand since Monday last, coastwise and by 

 land carriage. The imports have amounted to 247 tons from 

 Dunkirk, 150 from Antwerp, 232 from Rouen, 1G3 from 

 Dieppe, and 30 baskets from Rotterdam. The trade rules 

 very inactive, yet scarcely any change has taken place in 

 prices. 



York Regents SOs. to lOOs. per ton. 



Lincolus SOs. to 903. „ 



Essex and Kent 70s. to 90s. „ 



Scotch 608. to 85s. „ 



Foreign whites 45s. to 55s. „ 



Ditto reds 55s. to 703. „ 



ENGLISH BUTTER MARKET. 

 LONDON, Monday, Dec. 27.— Our trade generally is 

 slow, indeed no business seems doing on this day. 



Dorset, fine ...... .. llSs. to 1203. per cwt. 



Ditto, middling QSs. to 100s. „ 



Fresh 123. to 168. per dozen. 



WOOL MARKETS. 

 EXGLISH WOOL MARKET. 



LONDON, Monday, Dec. 27.— Although the advices 

 from the manufacturing districts are very fdvourable, there has 

 been no movement in the English wool trade since our last 

 report. Holders, however, are very firm iu their demands, and 

 prices rule steady, with every pro5i)ect of a decided imrrove. 

 ment in them. The supply of wool oa offer is very moderate • 

 LIVERPOOL, December 21. 



Scotch Wool.— There has been less doing in all classes 

 this week. Btin^ near the end of the year, the manufacturers 

 and staplers buy very sparingly before their usual stock tnking, 

 but the neneral stocks being light, holders are very firm, and 

 are looking forward for some improvement after the beginuiog 

 of the new year. 



Foreign.— There has been some inquiry this week by 

 parties Inoking after small lots, and holders might want to 

 close sales before the end of the year; otherwise the demand 

 has been limited to immediate wants. 



Printed by Rogerson and Tuxford, 246, Strand, London. 



