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The imports into the United Kingdom during the week ending March 
18 were 467,681 cwts. In Mark Lane, London, Essex, and Kent, white 
brought 40s. to 52s. per quarter; ditto, red, 38s. to 47s.; Norfolk, Lincoln- 
shire, and Yorkshire, 41s. to 50s. Of foreign wheats, Dantzig, mixed, 
was quoted at50s.@55s.; Konigsberg, 49s.@d4s.; Rostock, 50s.@53s.; Pom- 
eranian, Mecklenberg, and Uckermark, red, 46s.@49s.; Ghirka, 42s.@48s. ; 
Russian hard, 45s.@47s.; Saxonska, 46s.@50s.; Danish and Holstein, red, 
46s.@49s.; American, red, 45s.@54s.; Chilian, white, 51s.; Californian, 
51s.; Australian, 52s.@54s. 
At Liverpool, British white brought 9s. 9d. to 10s. 2d. per cental ; ditto, 
red, 9s. 5d. to 9s. 10d.; Canadian, white, 10s. 2d. to 10s. 6d.; red club 
and golden drop, 9s. 9d. to 10s. 2d.; American, white, 10s. 4d. to 10s. 6d.; 
ditto, red winter, 8s. 2d. to 10s. 8d.; No. 1, Minnesota, 9s. 9d. to 10s. 2d. ; 
spring, No. 1, 9s. 8d. to 10s.; No. 2, 8s. 9d. to 9s. 10d.; French, 9s. 4d. to 
9s. Td.; Indian, 8s. to 9s. 9d.; Egyptian, 7s. 6d. to 9s. 6d.; Californian, 
10s. 3d. to 11s.; Oregon, 10s. 9d. to 11s.; Australian, 10s. 9d. to 11s. In 
France the average of the regional markets, as stated March 23, was 
23.53 franes per quintal, a rise of 0.26 franc from the previous week. 
FLOouUR.—Flour has sympathized with wheat in buoyancy of prices. 
The imports into the United Kingdom during the week ending March 
18 were 76,869 cwts., against 120,645 cwts. the week previous. In 
Mark Lane the best town-households bring 38s.@47s. per sack of 280 
pounds; the best country-households, 33s.@36s.; Norfolk and Suffolk, old, 
.28s.@30s. The only foreign wheat quoted by our authority in this mar- 
ket is the American, 24s.@27s. per barrel of 196 pounds. In Liverpool, 
English and Irish superfines, 36s.@38s. per 280 pounds; extra, 39s.@41s. ; 
French, 39s.@46s. 6d.; Trieste, 50s.@56s.; Chilian, 34s.@35s.; Californian, 
36s.@38s.; American, western and extra State, 23s.@25s. per barrel; 
Baltimore and Philadelphia, 23s.@26s.; Ohio and extra, 24s.@26s.; 
Canadian, 24s.@27s. 
Ma1ze.—In Mark Lane, London, white maize was quoted at 30s.@32s. ; 
yellow, 27s.@28s. per quarter. In Liverpoo!, American, white and mixed, 
brought 27s. to 29s. 6d. per 480 pounds; Galatz, 32s.; Dari, 23s. 9d. 
to 24s. 
NOTE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—Our American bushel is the 
same as that which in England is known as the Winchester bushel. An 
imperial English bushel is equal to 1.03152 Winchester bushels, a dif- 
ference of about 3 per cent. In the London markets grain is quoted by 
the quarter, equal to 8 imperial or to 8.25216 Winchester bushels. In 
Liverpool grain is marketed by weight instead of bulk, using the cental 
of 100 pounds. Flour, for some reason, is bought and sold in England 
in parcels of 280 pounds. In London maize is quoted in quarters; in 
Liverpool, in parcels of 480 pounds; American flour is the only flour 
marketed in barrels of 196 pounds each; California barrels contain 200 
pounds, or two centals, each. Sometimes flour imported into the United 
Kingdom is designated by hundredweights, (cwts.,) each of which is 
one-twentieth of the “long” ton of 2,240 pounds. In California the 
‘“‘ short” ton, equal to 20 centals, or 2,000 pounds, is universally used. 
East of the Rocky Mountains both the long and the short ton are used, 
but for different measurements. A shilling in English money is equal 
to 25 cents 
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