The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-26 00:00:00

INFANT IIIuKTALITY.

LAW NOTICES.-(THIS DAY.)

METROPOLITAN MINTY COUNT&
(Bitting days appointed: fee the pigment week.)
mnu, St. Meettelebae.—Wedoewley, Dee. IT : nut.

Bow, Bow-road.—Frldai, Deo. V..
Orr or Lona!, GliMilikbauoap.—irstimsday, Dec. ;
Thondiv,

THE BRITISH CORN TRADE.

(From the Mari-lane Express.)
Favourable weather during the put week has
permitted the further peewit:Mimi of wheat-planting, 10 that
we hope before the year is out the usual breadth will have
found its way late the "oil. With increased mariners them
will be a:waded growth in the your plants, all of which,
from thou jerk appearing above puled to mush which thew
a stock in growth, look promisieg ; but the battle of winter
has yet to be fought, and the vintesite.des of ibis ehangmbh
climate to be passed through, before any opinion cm be
formed of the coming cup. AU we yet can say is, there
has been a good beginning. With the holidays in in.
mediate prospect business hoe been of a quiet &meter,
bat the market for all fine quality whist has stood firer,
The balk af samples, we an sorry to report, has little
benefited by the moderate portion of dry days. A frost is
wanted, and that a smart me, each as we had last year.
The upset of the trade abroad, trader the same ie110400.11
as our own, hes shaped its warn like ans. With Chest.
mas and the new year slued, who cares to go deep 'abbey.
lug and selling? and perhaps, to be wigs as well as marry. ,
it is best jut to look mt. Wheal, however, fairly lanached
Into the new year, we shall begin under very differeet
resmstances to thou with which the preeeat wee opened, A
third year of low prices has been pared, and though mere
amendment on this score has been experienced mot her.
vest, the Gazette tells us weekly that sot a few tilled cif the
ground hays toiled in vain. We have heard of the country's
sapid strides in wealth, but the farmers ha.. been
treated as though belonging to the "awkward squad:" sad
yet an high-ridged farrows who could beat them ? Oar
greeter leisure this week permits as to allude to grimmest.
sod as a new pselhament will shortly be called together, seed
there is already in some quarters as swirently yore nue*
movement in the way of reform, we on the part of the
farmers • roil and substantial reform ea two conete—ld,
the lawn; godly, the malt tax. Under some pre-
phetiml inflames" that seems to hug about as, we are di"
posed boldly to promise them that if agrioulturide
am united end only half as noisy as those clamorous poll.
who ward to be hand-posts to the goveremest, they
will be able shortly to do wind they planes, berlay distil.
lotion excepted, sod clear off all steer of pa from their
pow* mope.
The irrigate off the coed etas" 15th Dumber were 54
of which 34 canoes wire wheat, 15 lasi" sad 2
Bashing was dose out the following terms :
—Wheat, arrived I woo lisrdianiki, 445. 3d. ; 1 eagle d
Mirka, 424. 3d. ; 4 cargoes of maize, 294. 6. to na. ; 1
cargo of peas, at Montreal, 38s. 6d, ; 1 cargo of cats,
225. 6d. per qr. The sake of wheel noted last week was
91,844 qrs. at 461. Bd., against 78,074 qtr. In 1864. The
Leaden averages were 49e. 4d. oe 5,797 qrs. The Imports
into the thirteen for the week siding 16th Dumber wire
713,300 oda. wheat ; 183,124 owls. flour.
Monday in Mark-Lee began ao readieste arrivals of
wheat, both English and foreign. The show of samples
In the course of the morning from Kent sod Emu was
very limited, sad most were in very poor wearier
Everything dry sod good brought fully the previous rata
with more readiness, bet damp qualities win neglested.
The foreign trade was very. firm for extra floe high mixed
Dude and the best Knew" sods ; but the deemed, se
usual at this perk d of the year, was limited. Bat few
floating cargoes were offerieg, indeed not enough fee best-
nem, end prices were therefore seminally the ease. Oa
. Wee ay there were 620 qua per coast, sod so foreral:ey
market thee was very sleek, but without any gi way
in the value of dry samples, while some of Monday's
conditioned lots were still on hand. Bat little was resin
In ferries : bat holders of all diaariptions wire very firm it
their demands, the general inferiority of the et
meet-
ing rather more inquizy foe legal Meadafe
=rart.coantey floor was liberal, the arrivals being
Norfolk aid other curstry sorts were difficult
to plea, but there was no disparities to give way is the
face of a firm wheat trade. Amadeu barrels. being rather
mare plentiful, found buyers in retail at full pekes. Flee
Preach maintained farmer values, sad tows-ends quilt's
were unaltered. On Wednesday there were 490 seeks per
Boast; 150 maks 310 barrels ienriu. The trade for elf
node was them much the same, buyers not aeries to W-
afts* their stooks at the close of the year. Barrels and
French woks remained in very seediest" retail tape=,
end town miller" kept up their top pure to 46e. pee
with lower qualities in proporika. The supply of British
barley on Monday was good, that from the Continent being
about equal to it. Extra ens malting, beim soiree, was
fully as dear, some Boesch beteg saleabie at 41e. ; bat medium
qualities, both Eoghsh sad foreign, were scarcely qootsble
as to their value, I root their dehisce. Low grinding, though
not in active domed, was fully as deer. On Wednes-
day the returns were 2,640 qrs. per coast, 3,810 qtr.
foreign. Business was mush of the mu character as on
the previous day, imoondeat• paresis being by far the most
difficult to sell, sad holders of low grinding being firm in
their demands. The malt trade on Monday was exceed-
ingly slack, being anciently under the Whence of the bon-
dage, and too little was &tag to Dots any change. Wed-
seeday's market was of the ISM chlraCtOr. The apply of
foreign oats on Monday was heavy; that from th
I pasted
Kingdom being also fair, more especially from reland.
The principal part of the supply this week wee from
Sweden, Denmark, and other Baltic ports. with a few from
Canada, the entire quantity being over 80,000 qrs. The
market stood well ; bat to have forced sales ex ship, holders
would have bee' obliged to make a slight coecomion. Oa
Wednesday the returns were 2,160 rpm per aunt no Irish ;
rs
3,120 q. foreign. There was then no quotable difference
in the trade ; but the inqairy was far from active, dialers
being pretty well in stock, and not being coneweed to M-
oreau liabilities at the close of the yew. The supply of
Bitglieh beans on Woodsy wee good, with but little ham
foreign pods. The Iste &demo" having drawn farmers' at-
bastion Wiles desirablecers of making take there wee • beg
ter supply of English than experieued since harvisLand some
not being hard enough for splitting prices gave way generally
for new sorts Is. to 2s. per qr., sad there was so selarequest
change. The quantity of English peas was moderate oe
Monday, the foreign arrivals being abundant. More dun
samples being up from the near counties, prices were le. to
2e. per qr. lower for them. White oleo, being more plea-
Wel nue the Cuadra arrivals, were down Is. per qr.
Monday's supply of linseed was moderate, with but few
exports. The arrival consisted partly of woe Bataan, bat
more from India, and rates °cottoned very firm for both
seed and cake.
The seed trade generally was firm. Clover seed aid trefoil
were both tending upwards. Canary was steady, as well as
mustard seed and tares, though but tittle barium was gene-
rally passing. The wheat trade all through the country has
this week been of a uniform cheracter. Samples not as
yet having gained much is condition beanies, has been
limited to the purchase of wheat salted for millers, who, to
make up their weekly quantities, hase bad recourse to
the stocks of foreign, which for the present have given
them a fair opportunity of choice. Everything has bees
retail in its proportions, or very little above it ; and till the
season of festivities is over, we can look for little MOTs.
Here and there, however, under the urgency of their wants,
millers, in some short markets, bave had to pay about Is.
Per qr. advance. But little change has generally occurred
in the value of oats ; but medium 'barley has cheapened, and
beans and peas have experienced a reaction from the late
advance, of about is. to 2s. per qr.
In So:Aland the markets have been calm, but little alte-
ration occurring in value of wheat or other grain at Edin-
burgh or Glasgow, the decline on the former being 6d. to is.
per qr. Ireland has felt the influence of the approaching
holidays, and very little trade has pasted in grain, with
values about the same.
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DII BAILEY% Druclors HEALTH assroanto Rz-
TELMA AnAMOA Fools cures, without medicine or incotivw
clews. dyspepsia tinditteeth.o;, cough. asthma, constimPtion,
tionstipatioo, diarrhma, dysentery, nervous, bilious, 11,er•
asid Moms& complaints, and eaves en time.
4groot its cost in
other resnedim 60,000 cures annually. Du and Co., No. 77.
l.nt.eutrestibLeedes, W. In Una, M Is. ler•a HU, Id. M.
lfibs, 22a.: IA Me. : also 61, Oraohu : taxon-
side : 63. HO, OztordatMrest andlcat all Grasers.--(Advet.
Hutment)