The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-10 00:00:00

MARKETS:
THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. 1,
(Press The Mark Lae twos.)
Advice. from Alexandria, of March 23rd, deecribs
the crops in Egypt as tepidly reachiag their maturity, and'
that the prospeete were In f of abundance. Prices had
fallen, and trade was depressed Rai& wheat was quoted
365. to 375. ; bons, 325. 6.1. to 330. 96.; barley, 24.. 3d.
free on heard. Exchange, 98k piastres per load. About
20 sail have beet Ilan at 6i. M. to 7s. for bases, wheat,
or Indian corn, for man on the coast, and at 64 for direct
ports.
The weather in France being favourable to the growing
mops prices were looking down, and the prim of flour at
Paris has needed If. to 21.. parcels recently selling at 831. to
Ms. having fallen to 82s. Wheat was Me. to If. per
hectolitre eheapar. Stocks had somewhat increased. 300
sacks Da Berry, weighing 112 kilogrammes, brought 42f.
per 120 kilogramme. Marseilles, on the 3rd int, reported
• very dull market-African wheat offering at 361. 50e.
A heavy thaw had been experienced at Rigs, rendering
the roads almoet impassable, and obstructing Mainem.
In America the exports were reclining, and for the lest
crop of wheat it was thought they had already bean too free.
At Philadelphia, March the 20th, there was nothing new
in flour; both receipts and stocks were small, and prices
firm, fine for export selling at 9 dols. 25c. to 9 dole. ise.
Wheat in very limited supply ; 1,000 bushels Jersey red
brought 2 dolt.. 20z. per bushel, white worth 10e. more;
yellow 00r0,90c. ; prime oats, 65e. From New York, ad-
vices of the following day were very similar, with • notice
that stocks of flour were lower than known for many years,
though the export of wheat from the let to the 16th of
March this year was only 3,643 qrs. naiad 143,662 in the
same period last year. Indian corn ahipted this sessoo,
same time, 194,077 ; last, 268,106. This latter article,
though • failure in some places, being grown in greater
breadth, may yet afford free shipments. Genuses extra
flour was as high se 12 dole. 75c. San Francisco reports
little doing; quotations for flour, 10 dols. 60c. to 16 doh.
60e. per brl.
A few vessels at Constantinople were making for the
Daanbe, being afraid of Russian interference; though ad-
vice. from Vienna and Trieste of the 3rd blatant say that
neutral Teasels will be allowed to pass.
The Baltic pints, by last accounts, wore not yet free from
Ice, though the weather bad become mild. After the warm
days of this week, however, it is reasonable to expect their
speedy liberation. At Elsinore, March 30, the Sound was
covered with drifting ice, though little was seen next day
in the Belt.
Business is resumed at Hamburg, and, however little
dole g, prices were firm. The quotations fir Danish kiln-
drM wheat are 631. 6d., cost and freight, undrled 62e.;
barley, dried 305.,_ gnarled 29t.; kilu-dried oats 261., un-
dried 245. 6d. to 255., cost and freight to the east oast ; Nor-
wegian and Swedish oats, 245. to 245. 6d. per qr. free on
heard, cost and freight included. Rostock wheat, 61 to
EOM., ble. 9d.; Pomeranian, 60} lbs., 69,. 66., free on
board. Friesland white wheat 69 to 60 lbs., is quoted 655.
ta67s., cost and freight; 42 lbs. brew oats, 275.; 401b5.,
lifts.; 38 lbs., 255.; 341 be. feed, 23s , all cost and freight.
The market at Stettin of April 2 was firm; that at Konms
Ma:the Ist was dull.
Belgian advises present nothing new ; both at Bras-
limbos& Antwerp, markets remained dull as before. Quo-
tabu for wheat at the former, 81. 2c. to 81. 12c. per half-
Ilbeetolitre ; oats, 2f. 150. to 3f. be. ; new Zealand wheat, at
the latter place, 1611. ;per 80 kilogrammes; home-grown,
1511. to 16f.
At Rotterdam, on the 2nd, supplies of wheat were large,
lead micas fell from 15 to 121. per last.
The Australian colonies generally speak well of the coming
mop, especially in Van Diemen's Land and New South
Wales. There appears, however, a partial failure in the
Adelaide plains of Scu:hern Australia, but a larger breadth
bring sown than hitherto, it was expected there would yet
be • fair surplus for export. In South Australia it appears
there are 126,477 acres under csltivation, 88,709 of which
are growing wheat.
At the French colony of Algiers the grain market of
March 39th was calm, and wheat for immediate delivery, of
good quality, was offering at 29f , and some for April or May
delivery at 271. 50e. per 100 kilogrammes.

Fr. Mods: LSI

13,800 0,100
172,000 117.000
122,000 122,000
207,0t0 200,000
4116 648
7,000 12,304
31,400 70,100
3,700 8,80
500 2,600
18,700 6.100