THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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starting price, French sorts have arrived in much 

 greater plenty since the improved value, but all 

 through have been more influenced by the weekly 

 prices of wheat than any of home manufacture. 

 Prices closed rather uncertain from the panic in 

 the last wheat market, varying from about 35s, to 

 41s. and 42s. per sack, though picked quaUties 

 might have brought more. Of American there 

 are scarcely any in the market of a quality fit to 

 command a sale, the prices at New York being 

 about the same as in London, viz. : 37s. per barrel 

 for choice Missouri, equal to 52s. lOd. per English 

 sack free on board. The arrivals in London 

 during four weeks have been 75,309 sacks from 

 the country, 24,211 sacks 5,39G brls. foreign. 



The barley trade, as respects malting qualities, 

 has been quite retail; but the political news has 

 affected the value of the middling and inferior 

 qualities greatly. The first Monday was the day 

 when prices chiefly rose— the advance then being 3s. 

 to 4s. per qr, ; and on the subsequent Wednesday, 

 large orders from France coming to hand for the 

 light Odessa qualities, there was a further rise in 

 these sorts of 2s. per qr. No subsequent change 

 took place till the fourth Monday, when the rates 

 fell back Is. per qr., leaving the gain, however, is. 

 to 5s, per qr., as the consequence of the war. 

 This forcing up, however, of the lighter qualities 

 can hardly be expected to be permanent, as France 

 will find cheaper markets for these sorts at the 

 places of growth, and the advance here could 

 hardly have been anticipated when the orders to 

 England were sent. The exports in four weeks, as 

 yet, have not been considerable from London — 

 amounting only to 4,756 qrs. The receipts in 

 London for the same time have been only 1,339 qrs. 

 English with 26,321 qrs. foreign, against 2,349 qrs. 

 Enghsh and 66,145 qrs. foreign for the same period 

 in 1858. The total imports into the United King- 

 dom in April last were 150,119 qrs. 



The malt trade during the four weeks has not 

 participated in the general advance, though prices 

 have rather improved ; but business was dull on 

 the fourth Monday. 



The total gain in the value of oats during four 

 weeks has been about Is. 6d. per qr., with fair 

 moderate arrivals. The first Monday opened very 

 briskly — the idea of any limitation to Russian im- 

 ports, when the general crop of last year has been 

 considered deficient, being quite enough to excite 

 the market. With, therefore, the best supply on 

 this day, there was a considerable business done at 

 3s. per qr. advance, which was abated on the second 

 Monday Is. to Is. Od. per qr., and another 6d. on 

 the third Monday, the fourth Monday closing dull, 

 especially for old stale granary parcels, a good 

 many of which yet remain on hand. But we think 



all will be wanted before the next <»op, and that 

 prices are more likely again to advance than 

 decline. The imports into London for four weeks 

 have been 1,687 qrs. English, 5,961 qrs. Scotch, 

 10,935 qrs, Irish, 123,143 qrs. foreign, against 

 1,403 qrs. English, 3,380 qrs. Scotch, 16,435 qrs. 

 Irish, 139,623 qrs. foreign for the same period last 

 year. The total imports into the kingdom for April 

 were 155,925 qrs. 



Beans rose on the first Monday 38. to 4s. per 

 qr.; but have been dull ever since, though the 

 prices have nominally kept the same. The imports 

 for the four weeks into London were 1,963 cjfirs. 

 Enghsh, 2,582 qrs. foreign, against 1,963 qrs. 

 English, 8,792 qrs. foreign the first four weeks ©f 

 May, 1858. The total imports for April were 

 23,249 qrs. 



In white peas there has been a considerable 

 advance — the war having brought out a navy con- 

 tract when they were in a state of great neglect. 

 Prices at once rose from 40s. to 50s, per qr., but 

 have since been lower about 2s. Duns and maples 

 gained 2s. per qr. at the same time, and have not 

 lowered since. The London receipts for four weeks 

 were 571 qrs. of Enghsh growth and 950 qrs. 

 foreign, against 153 qrs. English and 3,575 qrs. 

 foreign for May, 1858. The total imports in April 

 were only 1,444 qrs. 



Linseed also rose 3s. per qr. in the beginning of 

 the month ; but has been rather easier since, with 

 good arrivals : cakes all through selling freely. 



The .|erseed trade, with small stocks, has not 

 allowed 'of much speculation; but occasionally 

 holders have accepted oilers, and there has been a 

 small business passing; and it has been the same 

 with trefoil. Canaryseed has been unusually steady. 

 Tares have sunk to a feeding price. Other seeds 

 have not participated in the general advance on 

 corn — • mustardseed, hempseed, carraway, and 

 coriander remaining little altered. 



CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 



Shillings per Quarter 



"WuKAT.Essox and Kent, white 47to59 



M red ....MM....M 45 S4 



Norfolk, Line, and Yorks., red 45 54 



Baelet, malting — to 34 .... Chevalier .... 34 88 



Grinding^ 29 30 .... Distilling 30 32 



Malt, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk ....54 to 62 fine 63 68 



Kingston. Ware, and town made ..84 62 ,, 66 68 



Brown 63 64 — _ 



Rte new— — 33 36 



Oats, English, feed...... 21 26.. .... Potato.. ..». 27 29 



Scotch, feed 22 26 Potato 26 29 



Irish, feed, white 28 25 fine 26 29 



Ditto, black 21 24 ,, — 26 



Beans, Mazagan ., 40 42 Ticks 40 42 



Harrow 41 44 Pigeon 45 48 



PEAs,ncw, white, boilers 44 4S Alaple 44 46.. Grey 40 44 



Flour, persackof 28011)3., Town, Households4ri8., fine 49 64 



Country ..nomintil.. 37 39 Households.. 40 44 



Norfolk and Suffolk, ex-ship „.. 37 38 



FOREIGN GRAIN. 



Sliiillngs per Quarter. 



WuEAT,Dantzic, mixed 54 — high do. — 59 extra — 63 



Konigsberg 50 56 ,, — — — — 



Barley, grinding 29 30 ....»,.. Distilling ..., 31 82 



Oats, Dutch, brew, and Polands 25 29 Feed ,,»,«,„ 22 85 



