The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-13 00:00:00

FOREIGN.

The somewhat firm taus oltheadvices from hence had,
it appears, added to the excitement previously prevalent
abroad, and quotations are much higher on the continent
than in this country.
Doug letters of- the sth inst. inform us that winter had
at length set in, and that this had put a stop to supplies by
water-carriage. Meanwhile scarcely any wheat was being
brought forward by the farmers, and the operations had
consequently been on quite a retail scale. The impression
there was that prices would go much higher, and there was
consequently an unerillingneu to make forward sale,. In
this position of affairs the business hail been strictly of a
local character. For new wheat of indifferent quality,
weighing only 591 be. to 60Ibs. per bushel, equal to 38s. up
to 40s. per qr. free on board had been paid, and there had
scarcely been any offers of grenaried parcels ; the nominal
value of fine high mixed old was 45e. per qr. free on board.
Business with England was regarded as wholly out of the
question, but a lively demand from other quarters was anti-
cipated in the spring.
The accounts front Stettin are still of a very lively charac-
ter, and prices are relatively higher there than at other
ports in the Baltic.
From Stralsund we learn that purchases of wheat and
barley have bunt made by buyers from Stettin, who had
paid equal to 38s. for the former, and 22*. 3d. per qr. free on
board for the latter.
At Rostock fine qualities of wheat, 81 to 62 lbs. per
bushel, had beea parthased on 'Limburg account, at equal
to 40s. per qr free on board.
At Wismar, on the sth inst., wheat waa in fair re-
quest, and good quality, weighing GI lbs., we. quoted 39a.
per qr. free on board. The demand for barley was
active, and the value of the latter article had an upward
tend
iene
At Lburg,
on Tuesday, 61 lba. red Wahren wheat
could not be bought below 445. per qr. deliverable in spring,
and GI lbs. quality from the Lower Baltic ports had not
been offered below 41s. 64. to 42e. per qr. free on board. In
prices of barley and oats no change had taken place ~nce
the previous market day. Danish barley, weighing 63 lbs.
to 5111 w. per bushel, had been held at 23. , and 38 lbs. oats at
16e. Gd. to 17s. per qr. free on board in spring.
At Rotterdam, on Monday, white Zealand wheat was
in lively request for shipment to Belgium, and prices Is. per
qr. higher than those current on that ne'onight were easily
realised. Red wheat we. not in such active demand, and
was no dearer than before. Rye was inquired for princi-
pally for local consumption, and for Hamden equal to
33.. 6d. per qr. had Men paid in bond. Stocks of foreign
wheat were small, nod high-mixed Danzig in warehouse
was held at 50.. per qr.
By the latest advice, from France, we learn that the up-
ward movement in prices had continued, but owing to the
high pretensions of holder., business in flour and wheat
hail been checked. At Paris the former article was nearly
as dear as in London, and it would appear, therefore,
that we need calculate on no supplies Prow France at pre-
vent.
We have Marseilles letters dated 7th January. Rather
large arrivals of wheat had taken place there from the
)31ack Rea, which had, however, met a ready sale at ad-
vancing prices, and Polish Odessa, 60 to 61lbs. weight, had
realincil 31s. 6.1. per qr., whilst fur a cargo of Ohirka, weigh-
ing 62 to 63 lbe., equal to 34,. 7d. per qr. free on board had
been paid. The beet marks of dour were quoted 33a. Skt,
per sack, cost and freight.