The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-27 00:00:00

THE BRITISH CORN TRADE.

(From II h. Mark-latie Exprus.)

Throughout the past week there were great fluc-
tuations in the weather, with a full return of frost towards
the clam Then wee, however, a safficimatly long prevalence
of mild temperature for the young wheat to make healti.y
and vigorous plants. A covering of snow would now be a
tine protection for the weakest and latest sown ; but bureau
anxieties will not make us safe, and the future is in the best
of hands. Whatever has been the result of farming during
the two last arssons, it does not admit of a doubt that the
nation hag been blessed with plenty of corn at low price.
whether appreciated or not. The appearaoce of frost I 4
already done much for the condition of samples, au t
throughout the country the tendency to declining talc,
has ceased. There has been more readiness in sales, at lu.l
pricer for, every thing dry and fine, notwithstanding tt4,
approach of Christmas ; and when this period is passed,
more decided improvement may be reasonably expected,
foreign imports will be greatly diminished by the clo,it.;
of the great shipping ports. The fact, however, that forei,,.,
growers only find a consumptive demand for their produre
naturally makes lower phase i end though the French
southerly porta are not so circumstanced. the influence if
the holidays has extended to them, and produc,.l
effect*. Following the country market& of France, Pe:.
has given way nearly Is. per quarter, but Belgium awl
Holland have remained without quotable change. ilan.•
burg and Hernia have been as dull as possible. with 5e.,.,
decline, more especially in the lower qualities. TLe toter.
of Germany has been gradually giving way in price.,
business almost at a stand. New York, still guided i
the ever.ehanging course of eschange, almost varies by
every market, and as the recent arrivals have exceed,...l ex.
pectatioo, and there is almost no foreign trade, sboull
speculation fail, the present winter may yet bees unite
reduction in breadstuffs ' • as, with all the ditficultim attend.
tog transit during the frost, American adventure is fertile in
resources. The arrivals off the meet sines the 16th inst. were
25 cargoes, of which 6 cargoes were wheat, 7 barley, it
mare, and 1 beeps. Balsas was transuded on the follow.
tog terms : Harianopoli wheat, 38a. to 38a. 3d. ; Tagar.r.q
Chichi', :kis. 6d. to 375. ; Odessa chicks, 365. to F.M. ;
25e. to 265. 6d. • barley, 190. 6d. to 20s. per qr. The ado;
of English wheat; were 96,985 qrs. at las. ld., against
112,224 qrs. in 1863. The London averages were 4es. 7d.
en 3,452 qrs. The imports into the kingdom, for the week
ending December 17, were 226,4211 eels. wheat, and
cote. flour.

Monday, in Mark.lao• commenced on moderate supplies
of wheat both English and foreign. The show of samplya
during the morning from Kent and Emu= was very small ;
but few parade being hoe and dry, these west off slowly at
the previous rates, but those out of order were very dab.
Cult to quit. There wet • moderate demand for dry, u.eful
foreign, at quite as much mooey. But few floating cargos.
being offered, they brought full • On W
there were 540 qne. per creek 1,620 qre. foreign. The
small quantity of really fine and dry Priglish on (Wet
enabled factors to make ready gales at fully the former
prima, and, with • continuance of cold weather, the
inferior lots wept off at proportionate values more
freely. Goodforeign,and more especially American red, wet;
off *tartly at the previous currency, and there was more
doing in floating cargoes. The,. was • good supply of
couotry floor on Monday, bat very little from Lwow,
countnes, and nothing from New York. Busineo
generally inactive, the weather being foggy ; but Nort,lka
and other country marks were held at previous rates. Fine
American barrels were quite as dear, but sales were only
retail. The top price of town-made remained at his. per
neck. Oa Wednesday there were 260 sacks per cast, o
barrel' foreign. This small supply did not et all influence
bushman, the holidays being so near, and prices, with only
• retail demand, remained much se on Monday, both
for Norfolk's, foreign qualities, sad town-made.
There was a much better supply of barley os Monday
than of late, both in British and foreign qualities. The
whole trade was excessively dull, and fully Is. per qr.
cheaper for all sorts, including even the primed malting
English qualities. Oa Wednesday there were 110 qrs. per
coast, sad 440 qrs. foreign. Very little differesos could
Mien he noted in values of the severed qualities on otter, the
same dulness so long obtaining in this grain still continuing ;
even the hest malting English samples were but in feeble
demand, while secondary sorts, both English and foreign,
were of so uncertain value as to interfere with the male of
inferior foreign. The malt trade cm Monday was quiet, with
rates much the same ; ead so it coatiosedon Weduesday's
market. There was a good supply of Scotch oats on Mon-
day, sod a heavy arrival from the Baltic, tho4li tber Eng-
lish and Irish contributions ware not large. There being
vary little from Russia in the foreign supply, this gm-
maintained its former vale* ; but new, of ell kinds, and
especially those out of condition, were fully 6d. per qr.
lower, with but • slow sale. On Wednesday there were 460
qrs. per coast, and 15,830 qrs. foreign. This increase of
foreign arrivals on the approach of Christmas made sales
generally difficult; but the Tattoo( dry new sorts, and all
old, and Russian more especially, was quite ea dear as on
Monday. Them was a fair supply of beans on Monday, both
English and foreign. The trade woe very dull, .otwith.
, standing the wintry character of the weather, and new
English were la. per qr. cheaper. Wednmday's market
was without alteration. The English supply of
peas on Monday was moderate, and the foreign
Oa
more so ; there was, however, so little de-
mand for new English dam that they fell Is. per
qr., though old foreign white, for feeding, main-
tided their value. English boilers were rather harcleoisit
in value oc Wednesday. There MIS a good supply of linseed
from India, and nothing exported. The demand for ou
wee slack, but prices were maintaised, and a fair inquiry
was still experienced for English-made cake. This demand
for cake lasted all through the week. In the seed trade
there wee rather more business stirring, with improved
prices paid for new foreign red cluverseed. Trefoil was
also firm. The weather mummies& the sale of winter tares.
Fine canary was • slow male, at former rates. Muatardseed
still neglected.
The change is the weather having improved the coo-
ditioa of the wheat generally, country markets were all
of them vary steady, and prices of all dry
well maintained, with scarcely an exception. Hull, Liver-
pool, Ihrinioghain, Ipseieb, and Leeds were all of this rho-
reeler. As respects spring eoru price. this week were steady.
With a large arrival of wheat at Edinburgh, prices of fine
qualities were fully supported ; but barley was down 61.
per quarter, and oats very dulL Prices of wheat, cats, and
beaus were all maintained at Glasgow. At Dublin the in-
Misers of the holiday was felt, little being dome but at full
prices.

CORN.—HEITYORD. Dec. 24. —A small market, sod
limited supply of grata : trade rather better, bat prices as
before. In prime barleys there is a good demand at recent
rates, bat trade is extremely dull for inferior qualities, i).,t3
sod beans in better request, at a alight improvement.
Wheat, red, 23e. to zst. ; white, Th. per losa. flaky.
reindiag, 265. to 30s. ; malting, new. 33e. ; fine, 355. ;
375. per qr. Oats, new, 224. ; old, 28a. per qr. Betas,
new, 234. ; old small, 265. per load.

FIELD-LANE RAOOZD SCHOOLS AND NIGHT Rr-
FCe5 FOR THE HOSIeIJr-le POOL—Yesterday the COM•
mittee of the above institution entertained the inmates
of the male sad female refuges, to the number of 150.
with a good dinner of roast beef and plum pudding,
together with a good tea and supper. 100 familiea, parents
of the children who atteod the day schools, were obi
liberally supplied with meet. bread, potatoes and coals, at
the sole expense of an old volushuy teacher.
Sorra KLKSINOTON ItICRLCIL —During the week
audio( Dec. 24 the visitors have bees as follows:—On
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.. 6,759; oe Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday, stsunte days (admission to the public 6.1.4
open from 10 s.m. till 4 p.m.. 1,214 ; total, 7,973. From
the missing of the museum,
nit. . .

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