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THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



6d. per qr. for low native quality, to 70s. for fine 

 foreign red. At Geneva, fine old wheat was worth 

 63s., new 60s. The best Bavarian at Mayence 

 53s. ; kilndried red at Groningen 52s,, white 

 55s. ; fine Saale and Wahren at Hambro', 58s. to 

 59s. ; fine Danish, 58s. 6d. At Cologne, the top 

 price was 54s. to 55s. per qr. ; at Mayence, 53s. 

 Kates varied at Odessa from 43s. 6d. to 53s. 6d. 

 At Galatz, the best wheat of the country was 

 quoted at 35s. 6d. At Constantinople, 43s. Gd. to 

 59s. 6d. per qr. Soft wheat at Genoa was worth 

 57s. to 59s. 6d.; Barletta at Naples was quoted 

 51s. Notwithstanding very promising crops at 

 Algiers, hard wheat there was worth 51s. per qr., 

 and 53s. to 55s. at Oran. Choice Blanquillo wheat 

 at Santander was C4s. per qr. At New York, 

 Chicago spring wheat was quoted about 41s. per 

 qr., red winter Western 46s., white 48s. to 52s. 

 per qr. 



The first Monday in London opened on the 

 back of large foreign and moderate English sup- 

 plies. During the morning, very few samples 

 appeared from Kent and Essex, and these were in 

 miserable condition, the month of March having 

 closed wet. There being no fine English at mar- 

 ket, rates were unaltered. The trade in foreign was 

 very much of a holiday character, but there was 

 no giving way on the part of factors for fine 

 qualities. With good arrivals off the coast, sales 

 proceeded without change of value. A holiday 

 influence was observable throughout most of the 

 country markets, both in the character of the 

 supplies and business done, Newcastle, Hull, 

 Birmingham, Lynn, Newark, Bristol, and Glou- 

 cester were unaltered, and though Ipswich and 

 Spalding noted a slight improvement, Oxford 

 quoted a decline on Saturday of Is. to 2s. per qr. 

 Tuesday at Liverpool was the same as the pre- 

 vious market, but Friday showed a decline of id. 

 per cental. The Scotch and Irish markets ])arti- 

 cipated in the dulness. 



The second Monday commenced with a heavy 

 foreign supply undisposed of during the previous 

 week, though the English arrivals were small. 

 With a change to dry in the weather, the condition 

 of the samples from Kent and Essex was im- 

 proved, but the show on the stands was short. 

 The quantity of foreign in poor condition, and 

 pressed for sale, had, however, the eflfect of gene- 

 rally lowering prices Is. to 2s. per qr. both for 

 English and foreign new. Old being scarce were 

 held at former prices, but sales were only to ne- 

 cessitous buyers. In cargoes arrived off the 

 coast, sales could only be made by a submission to 

 some decline. Most of the country markets fol- 

 lowed the London decline, including Hull, Birm- 

 ingham, Manchester, Boston, Lynn, St. Ives, 

 Newark, Bury St. Edmunds, Bristol, and Glou- 

 cester; but Ipswich and some other places were 

 unchanged. Liverpool was down id. to 2d. per 

 cental on Tuesday, and rates were rather easier on 

 the following Friday. 



The third Monday again had a large foreign 

 supply, the English being also rather better. The 

 morning's show from Kent and Essex was small 

 and condition much improved, but there was no life 

 in the market, and the few parcels of fine new that 



appeared went off at unaltered rates, but to sell 

 inferior sorts it was necessary to take less money. 

 There was a fair attendance from the country, and 

 some little business was done in fine old foreign 

 at former prices, but new was still difficult to place 

 at Is. per qr. reduction. Hull and many other 

 country markets this week kept up former rates ; 

 but Birmingham, Stockton-on-Tees, and Sleaford 

 noted a decline of Is. per qr. Liverpool made no 

 change in the quotation of wheat, either on Tues- 

 day or Friday. Scotland and Ireland were also 

 unaltered. 



Though the foreign supplies were still good on 

 the fourth Monday, they were not nearly so heavy, 

 with but a limited supply of home-growth. The 

 show this morning from the near counties were 

 still small. Business generally was in calm, the 

 scarcity of good English maintaining its value; but 

 most of the samples showing being inferior, few 

 were disposed of. Those who attended m.arket 

 from the country expected some concessions from 

 foreign factors, but not obtaining them very little 

 was done. With few cargoes off the coast, prices 

 were unchanged. Notwithstanding a real but 

 slight decline in prices throughout the country, 

 the general averages show an advance from 54s. to 

 5Gs. lOd., but this only indicates the improvement 

 in condition. The London averages exhibit the 

 same feature of the trade, beginning at 56s. 9d. 

 and closing at 59s. 2d. per qr. 



The imports into London for the four weeks 

 noted were, in English wheat 16,845 qrs., foreign 

 1.08,435 qrs. : against 22,892 qrs. EngUsh, 28,924 

 qrs, foreign for the same time in I860. During the 

 month of March the total imports into the king- 

 dom were 551,791 qrs. of wheat, 687,743 cwts. of 

 flour. 



The flour trade, as is usual at this time of the 

 year, has been dull and drooping, from the fear of 

 bad condition, more especially after such a crop of 

 wheat as last j'ear's. The price of Norfolks open- 

 ing at 40s. declined Is. each, second and third 

 Monday leaving the quotation 38s., but some 

 holders would take this price. American barrels 

 have also given way Is. per brl., leaving superfine 

 at 31s, and extra double to 34s. Spanish 48s. 

 per sack. The latter loses fully 2s. per sack to 

 importers. The imports into London during the 

 four weeks were 57,417 sacks Enghsh, 14,418 

 sacks 24,701 barrels foreign: againts 70,101 

 sacks English, 705 sacks 269 barrels foreign in 

 I860. 



The barley trade, so far as second qualities and 

 those for grinding are concerned, has little varied, 

 but the return of cold weather encouraging malt- 

 sters again to steep, malting qualities, which were 

 fast sinking in value, have had a temporary ad- 

 vance of Is. per qr., which at this late period can- 

 not be depended on. Other sorts have lately been 

 better in demand, and it seems unlikely that 

 foreign grinding will be cheaper, as it is now lower 

 than oats, and the cheapest food that can be given. 

 In the Mediterranean, stocks are light, and prices 

 are too high to pay for shipments from the Baltic. 

 The imports into London for the four weeks were 

 9,06l qrs. British, 28,235 qrs. foreign ; against 

 10,437 qrs. British, 25,758 qrs. foreign in 1860. 



