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weeks were 17,279 qrs, native and 65,140 qrs. 

 foreiffn, against 14,570 qrs. English and 39,536 qrs. 

 foreign in January last year, or a weekly average 

 of 20,605 qrs. against 13,526 qrs. 



The malt trade in the early part of the mouth was 

 very heavy, but improved subsequently, and fiuishcd 

 excessively dull. Scarcely any difference can be 

 noted in the value, but it has been in favour of 

 buyers. 



In oats there has been a material improvement, 

 consequent u])on the great falling off in foreign sup- 

 plies, especially from the Baltic. The iirst Monday, 

 with rather above an average arrival, following a 

 short market, was witliout alteration as respects 

 value, and a steady trade. The second, which was 

 about equal to it, noted an improvement of 6d. to 

 Is. per qr. The thii-d Monday being extremely de- 

 ficient as respects foreign arrivals, which were only 

 4,230 qrs., a further enhancement of 6d. to Is. per 

 qr. took place ; but the last market had less buoy- 

 ancy after the repeated advance, it being known 

 there were large quantities in granary, which, how- 

 ever, would still lose money to sell without a further 

 improvement. As neither France, Belgium, nor 

 Holland is likely to send much, from the partial 

 failure in their crops, and as we doubt the ability of 

 Odessa to keep sending on a sufilciency for the 

 British markets, we cannot help expecting higher 

 rates as the season gets on, the consumption being 

 immense. The four weeks' imports into London 

 have been 1,150 qrs. only of English growth, 11,489 

 qrs. Scotch, 15,790 qrs. Irish, and 80,091 qrs. from 

 abroad, giving the moderate weekly average of 27,279 

 qrs., while in November last it was 03,748 qrs. The 

 four weeks' exports were 5,610 qrs. 



The supply of English beans has been moderate, 

 but of foreign good. This pulse, however, which 

 lately was much neglected, has gained favour, 

 the supplies from Egypt being expected to be re- 

 duced. During the second and third Mondays, when 

 foreign suppUes were small, there was an improve- 

 ment in each market of Is. per qr., making the in- 

 creased value for the month 2s. per qr. The prices, 

 however, of maize and low barley seem likely to 

 check any material increase in the value of this pulse, 

 more especially as the low qualities of wheat 

 have been found highly nutritive for cattle feed. 

 The four weeks' imports have been in native sorts 

 3,526 qrs., in foreign 20,073 qrs., giving the fair 

 weekly average of 5,899 qrs., against 3,872 qrs. in 

 January, 1858. There has been an export of 1,373 

 qrs. in four weeks. 



Throughout the month peas have been unusually 

 dull, and without demand. Duns and maples have 

 been in very limited quantity to market, and their 

 scarcity has kept them dear; and English boilers 

 have also been in short 'supply, but the long preva- 



lence of mild weather, and the low prices of rice and 

 potatoes, have diminished the demand for splitting 

 very seriously, so that they remain of less value than 

 maples. It is now getting so late that much rally 

 can scarcely be expected; but as foreign supplies 

 have fallen off, no doubt holders wall be unwilling to 

 quit at a reduced rate ; and for a retail trade, with 

 small stocks, there may be some advance. The 

 four weeks' imports have been only 252 qrs. fiom 

 abroad and 1,343 qrs. of home-growth, against 243 

 qrs. foreign and 1,710 qrs. English in January, 1S5S. 



The linseed trade, with moderate arrivals and a 

 continued export demand, has been without change 

 in the value of seed, cakes being rather in sellers' 

 favour. 



A fair businsss has been doing in cloverseed, at 

 advancing rates, chiefly in red qualities of a fine 

 description; very little English of much colour 

 and strength having yet appeared at market, and 

 foreign markets liaving improved. Constant sales of 

 fine French red have been making at several shillings 

 over previous prices, and fine English has ruled high. 

 White seed has been steady, as well as trefoil, at 

 fully the previous prices. Tares having been in de- 

 mand, the hitherto small supplies have gone off well 

 at fully 4s. to 6s. per qr. more money, and some 

 holders, confident of a further large advance from 

 the deficiency of the crops here and in Germany, 

 have withdrawn their samples for the present. 

 Canaryseed has been dull and declining. In mus- 

 tardseed little has been doing ; and the prices of this 

 seed, as well as of rapeseed and other descriptions 

 used in confectionary, have remained much the 

 same. 



CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



Shillings per Quarter. 



Wheat, Essex and Kent, white.. , 39 to 48 



,, red >r<.....r .> .. .... 36 45 



Norfolk, Line, and Yorks., red 39 44 



Barlet, malting — to 33 .... Chevalier .... 35 42 



Grinding ...24 2n .... DistiUing 28 29 



Malt, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk .,..62 to 60 fine 65 67 



Kingston. Ware, and town made ,. 52 60 ,, 65 67 



Brown 50 62 — — 



Rte new— — 30 32 



Oats, EngUsh, feed...... 19 24 Potato 26 31 



Scotch, feed 20 2t Potato 24 30 



Irish, feed, white 20 23 fine 24 29 



Ditto,black 19 22 „ - 23 



Beans, Mazagan 36 37 Ticks ...... 36 37 



Harrow 38 39 Pigeon 40 44 



Peas, new, white, boilers 40 40 Maple 4 n 42. .Grey 37 38 



FL0UR,per sack of iSOlbs., Town, Households 34?., fine 85 40 



County .■ 28 30 ...... Households.. 31 34 



Norfolk and Suffolk, ex-ship 27 — 



FOREIGN GRAIN. 



ShillinffS per Quarter. 



Wheat, Dantzic, mixed 44 — high do. — 47 extra — 62 



Konigsbei'g ........ 40 45 ,, — — — — 



Rostock .44 - fine 46 old 48 — — 



American, white ..42 48 red.... 41 45 — — 



Pomera.,Meckbg.,&Uckermrk,red 41 44 _ — 



Silesian.red ..........41 43 white 42 4S 



Danishand Holstcin 40 48 



Russian, hard.. 39 39 .. French. .41 42 white 41 44 



St. Petersburg and Riga,, 38 42 



Rhine and Belgium — 46 



