382% 
the continent generally, however, the inequalities of the season injured 
the wheat prospects. 
In England the unpropitious fall-sowing season had caused farmers 
to reserve at least 500,000 acres destined to wheat for spring crops 
The long continuance of wet weather also caused much of the seed 
sown to rot, while much of the crop that came up was feeble. The 
weekly deliveries. about May 1, were 11,400 quarters less than at the 
same time last year, yet the exhaustion of farmers’ stocks had become 
apparent. An equable growing season was necessary to preserve the 
imperfect promise left. The consequence was an upward tendency of 
prices more marked than at any previous period. The injuries to the 
German crop had created a temporary export of cheaper English wheats 
to Hamburg, which still further depleted the native stock. During 
the second week in May the local deliveries in England increased 4,000 
quarters, but fell, the following week, 2,713, or 8,288, short of the cor- 
responding week of 1872. The opening of the New York canals de- 
pressed prices, but the reports of deficient rain-fall in California tended 
to stiffen them up. Australia also showed signs of a diminished export. 
English stocks had diminished to one-third of their maximum, while a 
demand for floating cargoes was developed on the continent. All these 
circumstances, with a erowing crop three weeks behind, tended to ele- 
vate prices. 
The imports of foreign wheat into the United Kingdom during each. 
of the five weeks ending in May were as follows: May 3, 516,155 ewts.; 
May 10, 601,574 cwts.; May 17, 568,409 cwts.; May 24, 246,066 ewts.; 
May 31, 1,130,321 ewts.; total, 3,062,535 ewts. The London average 
prices during these weeks were as follows: May 3, 55s. 9d. per quarter 
on 4,427 quarters; May 10, 53s. 3d. on 5,324 quarters; May 17, 54s. 5d. 
on 4,344 quarters; May 24, 55s. 3d. on 4, 987 quarters; May 31, bd. 10d. 
on 1, 720) quarters. 
The Mark Lane (London) prices per quarter of wheat luting May 
were as follows: English wheats—Essex and Kent, old white 58s. to 
68s.; do. new white, 50s. to 56s.; do. new fine, 65s. to 67s.; do. old red, 
59s. to 64s.; do. new red, 50s. to 56s.; do. new red, fine, 62s. to 64s. Nor- 
folk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, 56s. to 63s. Foreign wheats—Dantzie, 
60s. to 66s.; Extra do., 68s. to 72s.; Konigsberg, 60s. to 65s.; do. extra, 
64s. to 70s.; Rostock, 60s. to 64s.; Siberian red, 57s. to 62s.; do. white, 
63s. to 675.3 Pomerania, Mecklenberg, and Uckermarck, 59s. to 64s.; 
Russian, hard, 47s. to 53s.; Saint Petersburg and Riga, 55s. to 62s.; 
Danish and Holstein, red, 58s. to 62s.; American, 57s. to 61s.; Chilian, 
white, 60s.; California, 61s.; Australian, 62s. to 64s. 
The Liverpool prices per cental were as follows: American white 
winter, 13s. to 14s; do. red winter and southern, 12s. to 12s. 9d.; do. 
spring No. 1, 12s. to 12s. 8d.; do. spring No. 2, 11s. 9d. to 12s. 3d.; 
Canadian white, 12s. 6d. to 138.5 do. red, 12s. to 12s, 8d.; California white, 
lis. 10d. to 12s. 10d.; Chilian white, 11s. 9d. to 12s. 3d French white, 
12s. 6d.; do. red, 11s. 7d. to 12s. 1d.; Spanish white, 12s. to 12s. 2d.s 
Danubian, 7s. 9d.; Ghirka, 10s. 4d. to 11s.; Egyptian, 8s. 9d. to 11s. 6d. 
The Paris prices per quarter were as follows: Best white, 65s. to 67s.; 
best red, 62s. to 64s. 6d.; California, 60s. 3d. to 63s.; Chili, 60s. 3d. to 62s. 
FLour. —The imports of flour into the United Kingdom during the 
five weeks ending May 31, amounted to 518,214 ewts. The native “flour 
Was generally in good supply, and its best brands maintained their 
prices during the month. Foreign arrivals became more extensive as 
the month advanced. English flour, in Mark Lane, per 280 pounds, 
brought the following prices; Best town households, 47s. to 54s.; best 
