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close, and the retail trade at the season's end may 

 pay holders. Without quoting any positive decHne 

 for the month, the tendency has been rather down. 

 The imports into London for the four weeks have 

 been 2,8G9 qrs. En^jlish and 2,978 qrs. foreign, 

 against 3,769 qrs. EngUsh and 2,125 qrs. foreign 

 in March 1858. 



Boiling peas may almost be said to have been 

 without a market for the whole season, its unusual 

 mildness, as well as the low prices of rice and pota- 

 toes, having made the consumption almost unprece- 

 dentedly small,* and the rates have continued under 

 those for hog feed in consequence. Even these latter, 

 since the decline of the seed demand, have been 

 cheaper to sell, especially maples, which were out 

 of pro])ortion dear. Boilers not being a heavy 

 vstock, will, no doubt, now be worked off for horse 

 food, while the high prices of tares for pigeons' 

 may partly attract attention to their use. The im- 

 ports into London for the four weeks were 869 

 qrs. English and 654 qrs. foreign, against 1,539 

 qrs. English and 100 qrs. foreign in March, 1858. 

 Linseed, with moderate imports and a free ex- 

 port trade, has well maintained its value without 

 any quotable fluctuation j but its dearness has cer- 

 tainly lessened its use, and the last market was 

 easier ; but cakes, after somewhat giving way, have 

 found a better sale, the high price of meal encou- 

 raging free purchases, and the stocks being very 

 small. Prices of Linseed do not appear likely to 

 reduce much, before large crops in Europe and the 

 East Indies occur in the same season, as the use 

 both here and abroad is so much more extended 

 than formerly. 



A very large amount of business of a consump- 

 tive character has obtained in Cloverseed of both 

 kinds. The reports from France of a deficient crop 

 turned out true ; our own also was insufficient, and 

 the quantities expected from America have been 

 much below the mark. The stocks, therefore, at 

 the end of the present session must be very small, 

 and quite insufficient forspeculativepurposes. Prices 

 through the month have kept up remarkably well, 

 and holders having almost cleared themselves of new 

 seed will not be likely to force off what remains on 

 hand, with some consumptive trade still in pros- 

 pect. The high price of white will, however, make 

 it undesirable to hold over. Trefoil has been steady 

 throughout ; and tares have brought full prices ; 

 though now it is getting late, lots are to be had on 

 rather easier terms. Canaryseed has somewhat 

 recovered from its depression, and does not seem 

 likely again to recede to the low rates at which it 

 has been selling. Mustardseed only sells occa- 

 sionally to needy buyers. Rapeseed has been firm. 

 Hempseed, carraway, and coriander have scarcely 

 changed in value. 



IMPERIAL AVERAGES. 



For the last Six Wheat. Barley 



Weeks : s. d. : s. d. 



Feb. 12, 1859 .... 40 11 3« 



Feb. 19, 18.19 .... 40 10 ! 3t 



Pel.. 2fi, 18.^9 ....I 40 

 Jlirch 5, 1859 ....I 40 

 March 12, 1859 ....| 40 

 March 19, 1859 ....I 40 

 Aggregate average 40 

 Same time last year 45 



33 II 



34 



Oat.'. Rye. Beans Peas. 

 .s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 



4 .11 2 41 2 41 

 I 3'^ II i42 10 U 

 8 31 42 2 tl 



3;i 11 



3 M 11 



9 30 4 



32 



32 n 



42 2 (0 

 41 8 10 

 41 3 10 

 41 11 U 

 38 3 40 



PRICES OF SEEDS. 



BRITISH SEEDS. 



Tbefoil, new ifts. to 228 



Tares, Winter, new, per bushel — s. to — s. 



JIi;srAKDSEED,perbu3h.,new 128. to ITs, brown 10s. to 12s. 



CuBi ANDES, percwt 14s. to 16s. 



Canakt, per qr 708. to 74s. 



Linseed, per qr., sowing — s.to 64s. .crushing 543. to 58s. 



Linseed Cakes, per ton £9 10s.to£l0 10s. 



Rapeseed, per qr.i 6H8. to 728. 



Rape Cake, per ton £i lOs. to jfG Os. 



HOP MARKET. 



BOROUGH, Monday, March 28.— Our market during 

 the past week has exhibited increased activity, and for the 

 period of the year a Urge amount of businesa lias been done. 

 The prevailing ficarcity of fii.e tamiiles tf Weald of Keuts and 

 Sussex has led to a further advance of from 3s. to 5s. per 

 cwt., and the entire alisence of choice Eaet and Middle Kents 

 and Farnhams renders their quotation only nominal. 



Mid and East Kents .... 84s. lo lOOs. choice 1478. 



Weald of Keuta 648. 72s. „ 80s. 



Sussex 608. CSs. „ 72s. 



POTATO MARKETS. 



SOUTHWARK WATERSIDE, Monday, March 28. 

 Since our last report, the arrivals both coastwise and from 

 foreifjn ports have been more abundant; but owing to the 

 mildness of the weather, and the great supply of vegetables, it 

 has caused the trade to remain inactive. The following are 

 this day's quotatioDS — 



York Regents per ton 709. to lOSs. 



Flukes 95s. to 105s. 



Lincolnshire Regents 503. to 90s. 



Dunbar do 703. to 90s. 



Ditto Reds 603. to 703. 



Perth, Forfar, & Fifeshire Regents 408. to 559. 



Ditto Reds 35s. to 45s. 



Ditto Rocks 40s. to 453. 



Foreign Whites 40s. to 60s. 



PRICES or BUTTER, CHEESE, HAMS, &f. 



CHEESE, ptrcwt.: «. e. 



Cheshire 60 bO 



Cheddar 60 fi 



DoubleOloue 56 70 



HAMS: 



York 78 86 



WestmoreUnd 78 86 



Irish 70 80 



BACON: Wiltshire, dried S6 60 



Irish, icreen 48 58 



•rEK,pK 



c'riesUaa I2JtolJ0 



Kiel 12e 13ti 



98 106 



100 112 



100 lOh 



ilfis.Od. 



WOOL MARKETS. 



Per pack of 2401bs. 



Fleeces— Southdown Hoss £18 Oto 



Do. Half bred Hogs 17 10 



1)0. K.nt ..A 16 



Do. Southdown Ewcsand Wethers 16 10 



Do. Leicester do 16 10 



Sorts— Clothing, picklock 18 10 



Do. Prime and picklock 17 10 



Do. Choice 16 



Do. Super 14 



Do. Combing— Wether matching ... 19 10 



Do. Picklock 16 10 



£18 10 

 18 10 

 17 10 

 17 10 

 17 10 



14 



Hoc matching 82 10 



Picklock matching 17 



Super do 14 10 



Do. Common. 



no. 

 no. 



Do. 



17 10 

 15 

 2.1 10 



18 

 15 10 



xMANURES. 



PRICES CURRENT OF GUANO, &c. 

 PERUVIANOUANO,fperton,for30tons) ;E12 to JC 



Do. Do (ui.d^r 30 tons).... 13 6 



KOORIA MOORIA (J II ANO, (66 |i.t ccut. Phos. 



|)halr nriil 1 |>iT rent. Ammonia) 6 5 



ARTIFICIAL MANURES, &0. 



''(p""t,4''.'!?}^'«'5«'<'^'7 10 



•Pots 



or SsltpetrB 



Sulpht.Ammoii 



Muristpditto.. 



Superphospht. 



29 

 > 14 in 





 

 23 21) 



^^\.v.':•.."} » 00 



Stilph. of Copper-Jj£ s. d 



or iloman Vi- (,» n 



triol,forWhe«t('" " 

 ,teep.,I«tqu.I.J 



Ditto, 2nd qu 



nones, Dnst.perqr.l 1 

 Po.J.lnch...... 19 



Oil Vitriol.) 



concentrated, > 1 



per lb J 



Do. Brown Of 



24 SB 



1 R 



1 2 



I 00 











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