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THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



METEUKO LOGICAL REPORT.— FEbaoAav. 



vage- 



GKt regret tint thr ugh press it matter the first part of 

 report was omitted iu oar Number of last week.— Ed.] 



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125 



this repor 



Time. 



Moo. 8 



4 



a.m. 



1.15 p.m. 



7.30 p m. 



10. 15 p m 



7.15 am. 



Min. 



Wind, and Remaiks. 



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• - - 



21U8 



• • i 



6 p.m. ! 29.84 



I 



t 



10.15 



7 80 

 639 



8 45 



p. in 

 a.m 

 p.m. 

 p.m. 



6 



7 



1U.10 p.m. 

 7.45 a.in. 



10.10 p.m. 



•29.83 

 3.67 



29.45 



• « • 



29.38 

 •^.44 



29.6; 



m •• 



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29.41 

 29.44 



29J3 



30. OG 



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u 



8 



Sun. 9 



7.16 a.m. 30.06 



10.20 p.m. 



8 



a*m. 



10 



10.20 p.m. 

 7.40 a.m. 



• • t 



• *• 



9 50 

 7.30 



p.m. 

 a.m. 



i 



11 



9.25 a.m. 



30.11 



• • • 



29.88 

 29.86 



S. SSW. a.m. Cloudy and 



moderate. 

 SW. p.m. Overcast, rain. 



S. at night. Gentle wind. 

 WNW. a.m. White frost; 



fine; clear. 

 N T W. p.m. Day, and gentle 



breezes. 



Almost calm. Brightstarlitrht. 

 S. Blowing hard, with driving 



rain, till 6.30 p.m. 

 8.45 p.m. Westerly light 



breeze, and starlight night. 

 SW. a. m. Gentle breeze; 



white frost. 

 SW. p.m. Gentle breeze; 



Fine ; night overcast. 





30.20 



30.27 

 30.27 



• • • 



- • • 



3.40 p.m 

 10.80 p.m. 



7.20 a.m. 

 11.30 a.m 





30.24 



• •• 



• # • 



1.40 

 7.40 



p.m. 

 p.m. 



30 14 





30.2 



• ■ ■ 



30.20 

 30 15 

 30.15 



SW. am. Increased wind, 

 and rain. 



WSW. p.m. Ditto, with fre- 

 quent squalls. 



WtfW. a.m. NX W. noon, and 

 blowing hard (but fine) till 

 2 p.m. 



X. at 5 p m., with white 

 cumuli ; fine. 



NNE. a.m Frosty ; overcast, 

 with light fleecy clouds and 

 light winds. 



X. p.m. The whole day. 



NNW. Almost calm; baro- 

 meter bteady ; clear. 



XN W. Sunny morning, occa- 

 sionally overcast. 





ESE. p.m. Light winds and 

 massive white clouds. 



Forenoon, XXW. Almost 

 calm, frostv, the baro- 

 meter flat, but steady. 



• ■ • 



12 



7.40 a.m. 

 10.5 p.m. 



30.06 



ir 



13 



14 



15 



7.20 a.m. 



7.5o p.m. 

 10.30 p.m. 



7 50 a.m. 

 10.30 p.m. 



30.10 



29.97 



• • « 



* ■ • 



29.94 



§ • * 



7.50 a.m. 

 11 a.m. 



0.10 



■ it 



30.14 



29.91 

 2'J.Ul 



SSW., noon ; S., evening. 

 Light airs, and very mild 

 fine day. 



Hard frost ; fine sunny day, 

 with gentle breezes at 

 NW. a.m., W5W. p.m., 

 SW. evening, and heavy 

 white masses in the south. 



SW. a.m., noon calm, W. 

 p.m. Gentle breezes. 



At night, rain. 



X. a.m , calm and dense fo# ; 

 noon, ENE. ; afternoon, 

 ESE. ; evening.SSE. Light 

 airs, fine warm sunny day, 

 with heavy white masses. 

 30.12 ESE. a.m. ; noon till night, 



SE. Barometers very 

 steady, light winds, beau- 

 tiful day, and bright moon- 

 light night. 



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30.01 



who advertise* on the subject iu our columns, n appears 

 well adapted for tn anufacture from cotton machinery. 

 Coal Tab: J J. We have not seen an analysis. Coal will 

 yield about 6 per cent, of it. I: contains hardly any ash and 

 no nitrogen. It is a compound of oxygen, hydrogen and 

 carbon, and by distillation separates into coal naphtha and 

 oil and pitch. 



Cochin China Fowls : A Subscriber. See our advertising 

 columns. 



Italian Bye grass: ff Thomas. It is not suitable for permanent 

 pa«»ture. It is good as a mixture, because for the first two 

 years, or perhaps a third, it retains its vigour ; but it dies 

 away rapidly, especially if allowed to seed.— If w. Sown 

 next month it will give a crop this summer, on land suited 

 for it. 



Mangold Wuezel : LA. They are best planted out in autumn 

 when they should be set about 2 feet apart every way, and 

 buried under the soil. They may be planted note in a shel- 

 tered 8po% without any covering. 



Mr. Cowie'i Speech : NB. You will find that it was referred to 



and commented upon in our Paper two weeks ago. 

 Xorwegian Harrow: Querist. It is a clod-crusher, without 

 being a roller. It does not answer to use it except on dry 

 land. It is a good preparer of the land as seed-bed for Wheat. 

 Pamphlet: AB. f Leicester. See page 109 



Poultry. The next exhibition of poultry at Birmingham will 

 probably take pl.ice in the middle of December.— W N. We 

 know no other way of confiuing jour wild cock or hen within 

 their separate walk, inclosed by a 6 fett paling, surmouuted 

 by a wire netting, than either to have a roof of netting over 

 ail, or to clip the quill feather of one wing on each bird. — 

 W L>. We fear the state of the poultry market, including 

 butter and eggs, cannot be given here, as, to make it com- 

 plete, it would be necessary to establish correspondents in 

 every large town in the kingdom.— R H M. You will find all 

 we know about the deformed breast- bones of fowls in the 

 "Poultry Miscellany" for September 18, 1850. Of course 

 deformed birds had better be made ready for the spit as soon 

 as possible, and not kept as stock.— AyUsb ury Ducks. These 

 are not more delicate in constitution than other kinds ; but 

 their young require especial care, because they are produced 

 at least two mon hs earlier than any other duck, and the 

 disadvantages of the weather at that time of the year must 

 be counterbalanced by care and good keep. The advantage 

 of their early breeding is, that you have fro.n them a goud 

 fat duckling for the table, just at the period when common 

 ducks are beginning to lay. Brick or stone are considered 

 the very worst flooring a poultry-house can have; boards 

 are bad tnough, but both the others are worse. There is 

 nothing like earth rammed down till it is quite hard. For 

 ducks, some straw should always be laid in one part of the 

 roosting- pi ace, which should be removed when it becomes 

 unclean. The disease in your ducks probably arose from 

 the damp unwholesome brieks. 

 Turket8: F S IFis anxious to know where he can get the 

 -dark copper-coloured turkeys. They should be as dark as a 



dark chestnut horse, or the bronze of a tea-urn. 

 Turnips, Ac. : A B. If it be a good crop of Turnips the feeding 

 of them on the land will secure your crop of Barley. The 

 best plan for Potatoes is to plant whole sets medium size. If 

 you have none such we would cut the rose end in two, and 

 plant the other half uucut. About sheep: no plan* will 

 obviate the need of a daily examination while the fly are 

 about. Lambs may be dipped, to kill tick, die. ; but sheep 

 are not treated so. Keep them in good condition, and the 

 tick need not trouble you. 





Fine Old Hay 

 Inferior ditto 

 New Hay 

 Old Clover 



Whitechapel, Feb 2< . 



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• • t 



» a • 



G8sto74s 

 65 CO 



78 



84 



New Glover 



Inferior ditto.^ 

 Straw 



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- . . 



—•to 



66 70 

 24 2* 





COAL MARKET.— Fridat, Feb. 21. 



Holly well, 15s. ; Eden Main, 15s. 6<i ; Wallsend Hetton 



!6s. 6d. ; Wallsend Lambton, 16s. 6d. - Wall-end Stewart* 



16s. 9d.; Wallsend Adelaide Tees, 15s. 'ed.; Wallsend T l£ 



16f.6d.— Ships at market, 61. ' "*" ,,caa A «*»> 



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HOPS.— Friday, Feb. 21. 

 Messrs. Pat'enden and Smith report that the demand for 

 fine Hops continues good, and prices are fully maintained. 



SM1THFIELD, Monday, Feb. 17. 

 We have aeain a large supply of Beasts, and of good quality. 

 The favourable weather causes a better clearance to be effected 

 but there is no advance on prices on the average. The 

 number of Sheep is rather larger to-day, still it is small ; they 

 are freely disposed cf at fully late rates. Trade is more active 

 for Calves, but 4s 6d. is an extreme quotation. From Holland 

 and Germany there are 452 Beasts, 990 Sheep, and 76 Calves- 

 from France, 80 Sheep ; from Norfolk and Suffolk. 2200 Beasts • 



s d s d 



from Scotland, 300 : "and 200 

 counties. 



Per st. of 8 Ibs.- 



Best Scots, Here- 

 fords, &c. S 



Best Short-horns 3 



2d quality Beasts 2 



Best Downs and 



Half-breds ... 4 

 Ditto Shorn 



4 

 2 

 4 



to 3 



— 3 



— 3 



6 



4 







2-4 6 



northern 



Per st of 8 lbs. 

 Best Long-wools 

 Ditto Shorn 

 Ewes A 2d quality 3 

 Ditto Shorn 



Lambs 



Calves 3 



Pigs 2 



- - • 



-s d • d 

 3 10 to 4 



4—3 6 



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• • # 



4 

 8 



4 

 3 



6 



4 



Pigs, 280. 



Beasts, 3797 ; Sheep and Lambs,l 9,090 ; Calves, 127 ; 



The supply of Beasts to-day is not very large; however, it 

 far exceeds the demand. Lower prices are taken, yet many 

 remain unsold. The number of Sheep is again small • in con- 

 sequence wemaintain Monday's quotations, but trade is hardly 

 so brisk Choice Calves are scarce, consequently 4s. 6d. is 

 reached for these, but other kinds are lower. Our foreign 

 supply consists of 60 Beasts, 310 Sheep, and 140 Calves- we 

 have 78 milch cows from the home counties. ' 



Best Scots, Here- 

 ford s, Ac. ... 3 

 Best Soort-horns 3 

 2d quality Beasts 2 

 Best Downs and 



Half-breds ... 4 

 Ditto Shorn 



2 to 3 



u 



2 



3 

 1 



4 



2 



10 



2 — 4 C 



. ■ - 



4—3 G 



Best Long-wooli . 3 10 to 4 



Ditto Shorn 



Ewes <fc 2d quality 3 



Ditto Shorn 



Lambs 



Calves 3 



r*igs 2 



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8 



4 

 3 



Beasts, 627 ; Sheep and Lambs, 2740 ; Calves, 210 ; Pigs, 235, 



I 



4 



Sun. 16 



7.30 a.m. 35.12 



6 5 p.m. 



• • • 



17 7.25 a.m. 



• • * 



• 1 1 



T 



10.40 p.m. 

 18 1 7.25 a.m. 



p.m. 



• 1 1 



30.06 

 30.01 



• • i 



30.01 

 29.97 

 29 97 



E. a.m. White frost, fine 

 clear day. 



ESE. to ENE. p.m. Bright 

 night. 



NNW. a.m. Severe frost, 

 light airB, bright day, and 

 6unny. 



SW. p.m. Densely overcast, 

 but mild. 



8. a.m. Moderate gusts, 

 overcast. 



3W. p.m. Clearing off, and 

 w arm. 



pJ^kV* ?* orm c *™ e J rom S.W., and^wint to N. and N.E~ 

 Norw cr088ed the centre of Scotland and went towards 



♦k! « r ° fc m th f. warm . incessant, driving, southerly rain during 

 the first portion of this storm, I infer that it came from the 



iftarftm 



COVENT GARDE * g Feb. 22. 

 Hothouse Grapes are now over for a season. Pine-apples 

 are still dear, and the supply of good dessert Pears is limited. 

 English Apples are scarce, but foreign ones are sufficient 

 for the demand. Oranges and Lemons are plentiful. Nuts 

 remain nearly the same as last week. Vegetables of all kinds 

 are abuudant and good, except, perhaps, French Beans, 

 which are still somewhat scarce. Carrots and Turnips are 

 good in quality, and so are Potatoes. Lettuces and other salad- 

 lng are sufficient for the demand. The best Mushrooms fetch 

 Is. per pottle. Cucumbers, though good, do not meet with 

 a ready sale. Cut Flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargo- 

 niums, Camellias, Mignonette, Tulips, Double Primroses, Cine- 

 rarias, Moss and Provins Roses, and the different kinds of 

 spring bulbs. 



FRUIT. 

 Pine-apples, per lb., 6s to 8s j Lemons, per doz., Is to 2s 

 Grapes, hothouse, p. Ib.,6stol0s Almonds, per peck, 6s 



MARK LANE. 

 Mowtoay, Feb. 17. — The show of Wheat from Essex and 

 Kent this morning was exceedingly small, and the sale by no 

 means brisk ; prices roust be quoted about the same as on this 

 day se'nnight. Business in foreign continues very limited 

 almost confined to forced sales, which can only be effected a£ 

 some reduction in prices.— The value of Barley is supported 

 for all descriptions, as is also that of Beans and white Peas 

 but grey and Maple are Is per qr. cheaper.— The Oat trade is 

 rather firmer than last week, and prices maintained. — Flour 

 is a heavy sale, and we observe no alteration in its value. 



Per Imperial Quarter. !. 



Wheat, Essex, Kent, <fc Suffolk... White 42 



— fine selected runs... ditto 42 



— Talavera 45 



Norfolk, Lincoln, <fc York...White 



— Foreign 3>— 52 



Barley,grind.<fc distil., 17sto21s...Cbev. 26—3 



— Foreign... grinding and distilling 17—22 

 Oats, Essex and Suffolk 117—19 



8.1 



47 

 48 

 52 



Red 

 Red 



Red 



«. 

 37 



s. 



44 

 42 



Malting . 

 Malting . 



Rye 



Scotch and Lincolnshire... Potato 



Irish Potato 



Foreign Poland and Brew 



19 



17 

 17 



22. 



28 





Portugal, p. lb, 8d to Is 

 Pears, per doz., 2s to 5s 



— per half sieve, 6s to 15s 

 Apples, dessert, per bushel, 6s 



to 10s 



T3 amryn „A * L*_ ■*** -•"■••**> 4 '"'« luiitii came rrom tne 



.Bermudas and the Westward, and that on reaching Ireland it 



curved to the Eastward, crossing that island, over Dublin, the — kitchen do#j 5g to 8g 



isle of Man, and North of England. ' Oranges, per dox., 9d to 2s 



« A storm crossing England merely due Eastward: and — per 100, 6s to 10s 

 producing fros-B from the back current of a centre, routing 

 over tne German Ocean. ° 



§ A storm passing up Channel from W. to E., being the 

 storm s eye, and similar to that of the 31st January but of 

 small diameter, and being rapidly succeeded by the following, 



wl^n^^T 17 er ^ n ?^ e diameter, which came from the 

 west, and which I watched during the whole of the 13th from 



the high ground near Shaftesbury and Blandford. I think it 

 must (after crossing England) have curved to the southward a 



ua7lvTZvf rC T' ta rr' bUt if the h >P° th ^B be correct! 

 K *? £ ave Produced heavy north-westerly winds in the 

 sou h ot France. I apprehend the gales of the Gulf of Lvons 

 to arise from currents of this description, which travelling to 



nfcT th ' aD ? beiDg confined between the high lands in fhat 

 direction, reek to escape along the western coast of Italy? 



T,.I.. TOn Au. afternoonofTuesda y» the 18th, I watched the 

 slow?? 6 , ° f .t hlS 8t ° rm trom the l8land of Portland, as it moved 

 denT.il r the / a8tWard ; the heav ^ massive, and beauSJ 



Se brith?hi° f VaP °- Ur P r i? entin * a «oit singular contrast to 

 toe bright blue sky immediately bounding it. 



JE the . unusual mil f, ness of the past season, a cold 



^^S^iJT^f 7 a P^ h « ded J * ""» there- 



interesting to observe whether a long and hard 



the result, nf * current similar to th* *W* 



sweet, per lb., 2s to 3s 

 Chestnuts, per peck, 2s to 5s 



— per 100, 9d to Is 6d 

 Nuts, Barcelona, per bush, 20 



to 22s 



— Brazil, p, bsh ,12s to 14s 

 Cobs, per 100 lbs., 70s to 75s 



21 



■2 1 



24 



Rye-meal, foreign per ton 



Beans, Mazagan 20s to 26s Tick 23— 27 



Pigeon 25 —31... Wiodn'37-43 



22— 2b 

 24—26 

 23—24 



— Foreign Small 



Peas, white, Essex and Kent Boiler- 



— Maple 26* to *:8s Grey 



Maize White 



.- 



Flour best marks delivered ...per sack 34 

 Suffolk ditto 1 



•40 

 34 

 23 



Feed 



Feed 



Feed 



Foreign . 



Harrow . 



Longpod 



Egvptian 



Suffolk.. 



Foreign . 



Yellow... 





22 

 22 



■26 

 24 



16 

 16 

 10 



2t 



18 

 18 



Sorfo'k . 



Per sack 



•23 



27 

 •20 



26 



24 



27 

 33 



•22 

 28 

 31 



27 

 26 



M 



34 



frost be 



Brussels Sprouts, p. hf. sieve, 



Is tols6d 

 Cabbages, per doz., 6d to Is 



Greens, p. doz.bun.,ls6d to 2s6d 

 Cauliflowers, p. doz., Is6d to 4s 



Broccoli, p.doz.bundl. ,7s to 12s 

 Seakale, per punnet, 6d to 2s 

 Asparagus, per 100, 2s to 8s 

 Rhubarb, p. bundl., 6d to Is 6d 

 Potatoes, per ton, 60 s to 100 



— per cwr,, 3s to 5s 



— per bush. ,1s 6d to 2s 6d 

 Turnips, p. doz. bundl., Is to 2s 

 Cucumbers, each, Is 6d to 4s 

 Radishes, per doz., Is to Is 6d 

 Celery, p. bundle, 6d to Is 6d 

 Carrots, per doz., 2s to 5s 

 Spinach, per sieve, Is to Is 6d 

 Onions, p. bunch, 3d to 4d 



— Spanish, p. doz., Is6d to 4s 

 Leeks, per doz., 9d to Is 



VEGETABLES. 



Shallots, per lb., 6d to 8d 

 Garlic, per lb., 4d to 8d 

 Artichokes, Jerusalem, p. half 

 sieve, Is to lsGd 



Lettuce, Cab., p. score, 6d to 9d 



— Cos, per score, Is to ls6d 

 Endive, per score, Is to Is 6d 

 Small Salads, p. puon.,2d to 3d 

 Horse Radish, p.bundl.,ls to 4s 

 Red Beet, per doz., 6d to Is 

 Mushrooms, p. pot., 6d to9d 

 Sorrel, per hf. sieve, 6d to 9d 

 Fennel, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Savory, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Thyme, per bunch, 2d to 3d 

 Parsley, per doz. bun., 2s to 3s 



— Roots, p. bundl. 9d to Is 

 Marjoram, per bunch, 2d to 4d 

 Mint, green, per bunch, 6d to9d 



Watercress,p.l2bunch.,6dto9d 

 Corn Salad, p.hf.sieve,lstols6d 



.27- 

 Foreign per barrel j 16- 



Fridat, Feb. 21.— This week the arrivals of foreign grain a; e 

 unimportant, those of Flour good. The attendance at market 

 this morning was small, and business more limited than of 

 late. Foreign must be quoted nominally as on Monday.-— 

 Barley of a'l descriptions is held rather more firmly.— Be'ans 

 and Peas are unaltered in value.— Oats meet an improved sale 

 at a trifling advance.— The Flour trade is exceedingly heavy 

 and sales at current rates are impracticable.— Floating cargoes 

 of Black Sea Wheat and Indian Corn remain nominally as 

 last week. 



Imperial 

 Averages. 

 Jan. 11 



— 18 



25 



1 



8 



15 



Wheat. (Barley. Oats. 



Rte. Beans. . Vzaf 



Feb. 



travelling from West to East 



South to North Th* *«™/ Z "-'^*""6 •«*" 



this season t^^?!"!?.^^^' «P«S««1 



ENGLISH TIMBER AND BARK. 



last 





of 



this class ia ai \, ^ ^ *™is»* or storms 



less pientXr^l^ht ?** f ma ^° SSib1 / be 

 West tn v aa *. / !_: , reas ln the case of a transit from 



tte prese^U? 1Ch at , this moment of ^ting caSS 

 SgSSwi ST ° f thG atraos Phere), th/rate of 

 UnZ7e of £f hi7' * F™** time ela P ses be fore the 

 Ch«tet tl ?» k h Ward CUrrent Ceaees to be A*. 



V continued.) 



Bait 



Noti ces~t^~c^^^d ents> 



-^^i'dsw^rw-n-aag- 



Oak £5 



Ash 4 



Elm 3 



Beech ... 2 

 Lime ... 3 



Round Timber. 

 Per Load. 



• • # 



10 to£7 10 



10 0—6 



0—40 



10 — 3 10 



0—40 





 

 

 



* Plank. 



Per Foot Cube. 

 35. Od. to 5*. od. 

 2 6 

 1 6 

 1 3 



012 



3 

 2 

 2 

 2 



G 

 

 3 

 6 



Feb. 22. 



I Inch Boaid. 

 Per Foot Super. 

 05. i$d.to0s. 6d. 



















3 



2 



2 

 3 









 

 



4 

 24 



Aggreg. Aver. 

 Duties on Fo- 

 reign Grain 



Pbices. 



Fluctuations in the last six weeks' Averages. 



33s 



38 



38 



88 



37 



87 



Id 

 

 5 

 1 



10 

 8 



Jan. 11. Jan. 18. Jan. 25. 



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Feb.1. 



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Fan. 8. 



Feb. 15. 



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60 

 60 



70 

 63 



• - . 



Second cut 

 Straw ... 



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Few transactions have "taken place in Bark, aW prices" con 

 Unue unaltered , viz., from Ul t«> 15g per load o f 45 cwt.— J. S. 



HAY. —Per Load of X6 Trusses. 

 D . ... „ Smithfield, Feb. 20. 

 Prime Meadow Hay 75s to 80s Clover 

 Inferior ditto - ... fin ia 

 Rowen 



New Haj 



The supply short. 



o . *r J Cumberland Makket, Feb. 20. 

 Prime Meadow Hay 75s to 80s | Inferior ... 

 Inferior ditto 50 60 New Clover 



2f w ** ay — - Straw 27 30 



Old Clover 78 84 | Joshua Baker, 



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7ds to 80 s 

 63 70 

 .. 25 30 

 J. Coop eb. 



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• • • 



60s to 72s 



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LiVEarooL, Tuisdat, Feb. 18.— We have fair supplies of 

 Oats and Oatmeal from Ireland this week, and of Barley and 

 Malt coastwise. The fireign arrivals consist chiefly of Flour. 

 The business transacted during the week has been moderate, 

 without any change in the quotations of last Tuesday. There 

 was about the usual attendance at our Corn Exchange this 

 morning. Good fresh parcels of Wheat were in fair request, 

 at similar prices to those paid on Tuesday last, but old 

 -ranaried samples were quite neglected. The best marks of 



rench Flour commanded full prices, but the rates for other 

 descriptions were irregular. American barrels were unaltered 

 in value and neglected. Barley, Beans, and Peas were dull. 

 Oats and Oatmeal supported late rates. Indian Corn was in 

 moderate request, and could not be bought so well as during 

 the week. Fbidat, Feb. 14.— There are no symptoms at pre- 

 sent in the corn market. The weather is exceedingly mild and 

 open, and the winter season is pansinar over rapidly. France 

 continues to pour in upon us her Flour. The same dulness 

 prevailed at our Corn Exchange this morniog, and the sales of 

 any article were in mere retail quantities, at prices much the 

 same as were paid on Tuesday last. 





