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viz : Berdianski, 43s. to 45s. per quarter ; Gliirka, 42s. to 44s. ; Califor- 

 nia, 45s. to 4.56'. Gd. ; Oregon, 47s. 3d. ; American spring, No. 2,.41». Gd.', 

 Milwaukee, No. 2, 42s. 



The last week in March in Mark Lane opened on moderate supplies 

 of English wheat, with about double the quantity of foreign, principally 

 red wheat from Mariauopoli and New York, with some from Dantzig 

 and Hamburg. The show of fresh samples from the near counties was 

 quite limited and their condition moderately good. The continued short 

 arrivals caused a firmness in the market for good samples, though poor 

 and ill-conditioned lots were a drug. 



In Mark Lane, London, Essex and Kent, white, brought 44s. to 49s. per 

 quarter ; ditto, red, 42s. to 44s. ; Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, 

 42s. to 44s. Of foreign wheats, Dantzic mixed brought 50s. to 54s. ; 

 Kouigsberg, 46s. to 53s. ; Rostock, 44s. to 48s. ; Silesian, red, 43s. to 

 49s.; Pomeranian, Mecklenberg, and Uckermark, red, 44s. to 4Gs. ; 

 Ghirka, 42s. to 43s. ; Eussian, hard, 40s. to 43s. ; Saxonska, 43s. to 45s. ; 

 Danish and Hoi stein, red, 41s. to 47s.; American, 41s. to 43s.; Chilian, 

 white, 49s. ; Californian, 50s. ; Australian, 50s. to 51s. In Liverpool, 

 Canadian, white, was quoted at 9s. 3d. to 10s. per cental ; American, 

 white, 9s. dd. to 10s. 2d. ; ditto, red winter, 9s. 2d. to 9s. Gd. ; ditto, No. 

 1, spring, 9s. to 9s. 2d. ; ditto. No. 2, spring, 8s. Gd. to 8s. lOd. ; Califor- 

 nian, 9s. 4^. to 9s. lOd. ; Oregon, 9s. lOd. to 10s. ; Chilian, 8s. lid. to 9s. 

 In Paris the wheat-trade was dull, quotations ranging from 39s. to 45s, 

 per quarter. No complaints from the rural districts iu regard to the 

 growing wheat-crop. The French i^rovincial markets showed a tendency 

 to advance. Belgian farmers were disposed to hold on for higher prices 

 in view of severe weather, the Brussels market being very iirm at 46s. 

 Gd. average for native. Growers near Hamburg were reported as holding 

 still three-fourths of their previous crops, and an advance of dd. per 

 quarter was stated. 



Flour. — The imports into the United Kingdom during the third 

 week of March amounted to 94,296 hundred-weight. The subsequent 

 week opened on a good supply of English flour, with a moderate supply 

 of American in barrels. The latter showed increased transactions at 

 previous rates. In Mark Lane, the best town-households brought SOs. 

 to 40s. per sack of 280 pounds; best country-households, 30s. to 31s. ; 

 Norfolk and Suffolk, 27s. to 29s. ; American, per barrel, 21s. to 25s. Iti 

 Liverpool, English and Irish superfines were quoted at 30s. Gd. to 32s. 

 Gd. per 280 pounds; ditto, extra, 33s. to 36s.; French, 35s. to 44s.; 

 Trieste, 48s. to 60s. ; Spanish, 33s. to 39s. ; Chilian, 31s. Gd. to 35s. ; Cali- 

 fornian, 35s. to 36s. ; American, western and extra, per barrel, 21s. to 

 23s. ; Baltimore and Philadelphia, 21s. to 23s. ; extra Canadian, 23s. Gd. 

 to 26s. The Paris trade was slow at former prices, ranging from 30s. Id. 

 to 34s. per 280 pounds. 



Maize. — With fair arrivals this grain had fallen 6f7. per quarter 

 in the British markets. On Wednesday, March 24, the market supplies 

 aggregated 5,110 quarters. In Mark Lane, white brought from 37s. to 

 40s. per quarter; yellow, 34s. to 36s. In Liverpool, American new 

 brought 33s. Gd. to 36s. per 280 pounds ; Galatz, 37s. to 38s. 



