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ment was noted this week in the country for the 

 better samples. Birmingham, with a full market, 

 could establish no advance ; Leeds, Louth, New- 

 castle, Manchester, Lynn, Gloucester, Bristol, and 

 several other places were up Is. per qr. Hull, 

 Spalding, St. Ives, and Wellingborough advanced 

 Is. to 2s. Liverpool on Tuesday was only rather 

 higher, and on Friday rates were sui)ported. The 

 Scotch and Irish markets were also rather im- 

 proved. 



Though on the third Monday there was again a 

 good foreign suj)ply, chiefly American, it was very 

 little more than half the previous week. The show 

 of samples from Kent and Essex was again small, 

 but the cheerful character of the country advices 

 induced a brisk demand for all useful parcels of 

 English at Is. to 2s. per qr. advance. For foreign 

 there was a continued free demand at Is. to 2s. 

 more money, the principal run being on red Ameri- 

 can and dry French qualities. Floating cargoes 

 were also Is. perqr. dearer. There being a falling 

 off in the country supplies, many markets were 

 fully as much improved as London. Alford and 

 St. Ives were up 2s. to 3s. per qr. ; Hull, Man- 

 chester, Boston, Spalding, and Newmarket were 

 2s. per qr. dearer. Birmingham, Market Rasen, 

 and Gainsborough were up Is. to 2s.; Leeds, 

 Louth, and Newcastle rose only Is.; Newark, 

 Sheffield, and Worksop were only firm. 



On the fourth Monday there was a considerable 

 falling off in the foreign supplies, as well as but a 

 small supply of English. Kent and Essex sent 

 less this morning than during any market since 

 harvest, and as the frost appeared to have fully 

 set in, the upward movement continued. Is. to 2s. 

 more money being paid for the few good lots of 

 home-growth that appeared. The attendance from 

 the country was much lessened by this day's imme- 

 diately preceding Christmas, but there was more 

 doing than might have been expected, at an im- 

 provement of Is. per qr. The country markets 

 were mostly Is. to 2s. dearer in the week. 



The imports for the four weeks into London 

 were, in English wheat 15,332 qrs., foreign 141,263 

 qrs. : against 32,882 qrs. English, 17,285 qrs. 

 foreign in 1859. 



The imports in November for the United King- 

 dom were 985,023 qrs. wheat, 515,748 cwts. of flour. 



The flour trade has participated in the improve- 

 ment of wheat, Norfolks opening at 40s. and 

 closing at 43s. to 44s. ; but town millers, though 

 they have been paying very high prices for fine 

 foreign wheat, have not raised the rates with which 

 they commenced the month, though in all proba- 

 bility there will soon be a 3s. advance on the pre- 

 sent top price — 57s. American barrels have been 

 very much in favour ; the heavy arrival on the 

 second Monday, say 45,600 brls., so far from shak- 

 ing prices only, establishing them. Good barrels 

 are now currently worth 32s. to 33s.; the quality 

 altogether this season has been much approved, 

 and beyond the average of years. The imports 

 for the four weeks were, in country sorts 60,264 

 sacks, foreign 8,649 sacks 76,736 brls. : against 

 76,858 sacks English, 220 sacks 10,458 brls. foreign 

 in 1859. 



The barley trade, with rather better supplies, has 



very little varied in the course of the month. The 

 first Monday lost Is. per qr. in value, but this was 

 recovered subsequently in malting qualities, which 

 in fine sorts come very slowly to hand, and are 

 worth 47s. to 48s. ; grinding foreign has been in 

 fair demand, stocks being small and arrivals less 

 than expected. Without heavy supplies there 

 seems no prospect of much reduction, and the 

 better sorts must be excluded for a time, from the 

 closing of the Baltic. The imports for the four 

 weeks into London have been, in British qualities 

 28,350 qrs., foreign 50,895 qrs. : against 36,282 

 Enghsh, 54,8S6 qrs, foreign in 1859. The No- 

 vember imports for the kingdom were 244,426 

 qrs. 



The malt trade without being brisk has been 

 rather dearer, the best Ware being worth 80s. 

 per qr. 



Oats have slightly fluctuated, leaving a gain of 

 about Is. per qr. on new sorts, which during the 

 previous month were unusually depressed. Old 

 Russian, too, have become firm, with a tendency 

 upwards, from the fast reduction of stocks here 

 and closing of the Russian ports. To the frost, 

 indeed, the advance is principally to be traced, 

 and, should it continue, we may look for a further 

 rise — the hghtness of the English corn this season 

 being much against the sale. The imports for the 

 four weeks were, in English sorts, 19,109 qrs, 

 Scotch 6,612 qrs., Irish 7,606 qrs., foreign 138,360 

 qrs. ; against 9,881 English, 6,903 qrs. Scotch, 

 5,125 qrs. Irish, and 82,695 qrs. foreign in 1859. 

 The total imports for the kingdom in November 

 were 234,476 qrs. 



Beans show little difference of value as com- 

 pared with the close of last month. Many soft 

 English on the first Monday being sent up, these 

 could only be sold by a further reduction on last 

 month's prices of Is. per qr. They have since 

 been sent up in a drier state, and therefore sold 

 better. The supplies, both English and foreign, 

 have been on a fair scale ; and the rates for good 

 old Enghsh still rule high, and are likely to do so. 

 The imports into London for the four weeks were 

 3,790 qrs. English, 9,627 qrs. foreign ; against 5,181 

 qrs. Enghsh, and 10,127 qrs. foreign in 1859. The 

 November imports were 46,751 qrs. 



Peas have rather declined in value during the 

 month (maples excepted), from their great scarcity. 

 Duns, as well as white boilers, gave way on the 

 first Monday, and, notwithstanding the frost, 

 neither have since recovered. Should the weather, 

 however, continue severe, we should not be sur- 

 prised to see a smart advance in boilers, more 

 especially as rates are now moderate, and they 

 must be partly required as substitutes for potatoes. 

 The imports for the four weeks were 2,838 qrs. 

 English, 12,748 qrs. foreign (these latter being 

 principally white), against 3,127 qrs. English, 5,579 

 qrs. foreign in 1859. The total imports for Novem- 

 ber last were 43,561 qrs. 



The supply of linseed has been upon an average 

 scale, with moderate exports. The demand for 

 cattle-feed and cake has been good, and though at 

 the commencement of the month there was some 

 giving way in prices, there has again been more 

 buoyancy in the trade, without any prospect of a 



