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business off the coast was transacted, at fully 

 former terms. The country, always more ready to 

 follow a rise than decline, was in many places Is. 

 per qr. dearer, as Hull, Leeds, Newcastle, Stockton- 

 on-Tees, Boston, Spalding, Lynn, Newark, New- 

 market, and several other towns ; but Birmingham 

 noted Is. per qr. decline. Bristol and Gloucester 

 were only firm. Liverpool on Tuesday was 2d. 

 per cental dearer for red American wheat, but not 

 for other sorts, and the last market was scarcely 

 supported. The tendency of the Scotch and Irish 

 markets was upwards. 



The third Monday's supply was very like 

 the second, both foreign and English being 

 moderate. The Essex and Kentish stands had 

 but few samples this morning, and perhaps 

 this saved the market from a decline which, 

 from the summerhke weather experienced, was 

 anticipated. There were very few buyers of 

 foreign, and to sell factors must have submitted to 

 lower terms ; but we did not hear of anxious 

 holders, especially of fine sorts. The trade off the 

 coast was languid, but rates much the same. The 

 country markets this week, though generally dull, 

 were but little altered, only a few, as Boston and 

 Norwich, being Is. per qr. down. Liverpool on 

 Tuesday was unaltered, but the continuance of 

 fine weather up to Friday made a decline on that 

 day of Id. to 2d. per cental. Some places in 

 Scotland, with Edinburgh, were rather cheaper for 

 wheat ; and in the Irish markets almost nothing 

 was doing. 



The fourth Monday opened on the heaviest 

 foreign supply, with about the usual quantity of 

 home-growth. Very little was sent up from the 

 near counties during the morning, more especially 

 from Kent. The scarcity, therefore, of fine En- 

 glish kept up its value ; but for low sorts there 

 was no sale. The heavy arrival of foreign, with 

 the continuance of fine weather, made an almost 

 cessation of business. Factors did not generally 

 offer their fine samples at less money; but to sell 

 they were quite Is. per qr. cheaper, and new and 

 inferior sorts could not be placed at a greater re- 

 duction. Sales off the coast were made at Is. per 

 qr. less money, there being quite a fleet offering. 



The imports into London for four weeks were 

 13,579 qrs. English, 101,864 qrs. foreign, against 

 23,123 qrs. English and Gl,966 qrs. foreign, in 

 I860. The imports into the kingdom from April 

 last were 701,582 qrs. wheat, 384,410 cwts. flour. 

 The averages at the beginning of the month were 

 55s. 8d., closing at 54s. 4d,, noting a decline of 

 only Is. 4d. per qr. The exports from London in 

 May were 1,687 qrs. wheat, 478 cvvt. flour. 



The flour trade, like that of wheat, has been very 

 heavy, but with httle change in value. Norfolks, 

 which for the first fortnight had been heavy when 

 the weather was cold, became worse as the tempera- 

 ture rose, and there v.'ere free foreign imports, 

 closing at about 38s. Barrels, which were readily 

 saleable before the heavy imports of the last week, 

 were reduced 6d. to Is., French and Spanish 

 being also reduced Is. per sack. The top price of 

 town-make has been steady at 55s. per sack. The 

 imports for the7our weeks into London were 58,783 

 sks. English, 7,724 sks. 64,180 brls. foreign, 



against 08,241 sks. English, 4,896 sks. 4,442 brls. 

 foreign in 1S60. 



The barley trade has been very slow during the 

 cold weather; there was some little demand for 

 malting sorts, as a finish of the season ; but the 

 rates of such, if any can still be found, are unrelia- 

 ble. Those for distillation and ginnding have 

 barely sustained their prices, notwithstanding very 

 moderate imports. The growing crop since the 

 rains has greatly improved. The imports for the 

 four weeks were, in British sorts 3,812 qrs., in 

 foreign 20,527 qrs. ; last season they were 4,365 

 qrs. British, 38,957 qrs. foreign. The total imports 

 in April were 169,228 qrs. 



The malt trade all through the month has been 

 dull ; but no alteration has been noted in prices. 



The oat trade, in consequence of free imports 

 and fine weather, has experienced a reduction of 

 about Is. per qr. on good corn, the decline on 

 badly-conditioned and low qualities being Is. to 

 2s. Early in the month tlie scarcity of good qua- 

 lities rather raised prices, and the decline noted 

 took place during the last fortnight. As stocks of 

 good corn must be working up close, and are not 

 abundant abroad, we don't see much prospect of 

 lower rates till the Russian supplies get in. At 

 Riga prices have lately been rising, and good corn 

 is worth ISs. 6d. free on board. The imports for 

 four weeks were 4,523 qrs. English, 897 qrs. 

 Scotch, 5,596 qrs. Irish, and 138,696 qrs. foreign, 

 against 2,975 qrs. English, 25 qrs. Scotch, 2,8U8 

 qrs. Irish, and 88,758 qrs. foreign in I860. The 

 imports for April throughout the kingdom were 

 262,917 qrs. 



Beans, in consequence of good foreign imports, 

 have rather cheapened, say fully Is. per qr., the de- 

 chne taking place on the fourth Monday ; but un- 

 less the foreign supplies are larger than expected, 

 there does not seem a prospect of much further 

 reduction, the inferiority of last year's crop leading 

 to a wasteful consumption in the rickyards. The 

 imports for the four weeks were 2,894 qrs. English 

 and 11,485 qrs. foreign, against 2,997 qrs. English 

 and 5,842 qrs. foreign in I860. The imports for 

 April into the kingdom were 51,172 qrs. 



Scarcely any English Peas have come to market 

 during the month, and the scarcity of maples has 

 kept up the prices to a fancy height, say 48s. to 

 50s. ; duns have also been dear, and most of the 

 foreign being inferior, white boilers have been used 

 for horse feed and such purposes, and served 

 rather to lower beans. The imports for the four 

 weeks were 179 qrs. English and 4,594 qrs. foreign, 

 against 4,365 qrs. English, 38,957 qrs. foreign in 

 1860. The total imports in April were 31,543 qrs. 



The linseed trade has been brisk, and rising Is. 

 to 2s. per qr., though it closed calm. There have 

 only been moderate imports, and free exports, with 

 a large demand for cake, at full prices. This has 

 raised rates eventually at Odessa. 



The seed season closed with extraordinary dul- 

 ness, and France, which ordinarily is the chief 

 source of supply, took off many neglected Ameri- 

 can parcels of red cloverseed. Not much stock 

 now remains, and prices depend on the prospects 

 of the growing crops. They have much improved 

 lately, many pieces looking strong. White seed 



