The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORE TRADE

DURING TUE PAST WEEK.

(From the Mrtrk Lane leprese.)

Towards the close of last month we published so
accannt of the imoortations of foreign grain, pulse, and fin!!
into the United Kingdom for the eleven months ending 45:11
December; the return for the vase is now completed, and
shows that from sth January 1860, to 6:h Januory, 1851, the
stropliee consisted ot: Wheat, 3,77.8,434 qrs.; Barley,
1.041,799; Oats, 1,167,166; Bye, 94.078; ress, 182,560;
Beene, 449,491 ; Mors. 1,286,280 • Wheaten flour,
3,858,331 ewer. The arrivile from abroa'd in December were
smaller than in any preceding mouth for some time past,
more especially et spring cora • of wheat and wheaten flour
we received respectively 314,558 qrs. and 674,682 ewes., the
latter principally teem Frenca and Anterioa, and a large
proportion of the a heat from Black flea and Mediterranean
ports. Further supplies of these articles from the same
quitters may Da eakulated on in February and March, but
from the Baltic we are not likely to receive any quantity of
grain during the next two or three month..
No particular chance has taken place in the general tone
of the corn trade Luce our lost, hut, on the whole, rather
more firmness has been displayed by holden; the no se,
peace of which has been a small improvement in the value
of wheat at some of the principal provincial mulct
The weathtr hes Leen very changeable doting the week;
in the early part we had heavy rain, by which the low lands
were in mousy parts of the country extensively fl 'coded ; anise
Wednesday the barometer has risen sod the temperature
fallen, end we have experienced rather sharp night frosts on
one or two occasions. The reports respecting the spree.
Luce of the antumu-sown wheats are, on the whole, limnr
able, notwithstanding tLe aztraordiaary character of the
ItS•011. _ _

From Scotland we learn that the weather during the early
part of the week bad been very wet, and that the gram
brought to market at Edinburgh en Wednesday was conse-
quently for the most part in indifferent condition. Good
wheat was not cheaper, but the ordinary aorta ware placed
with difficulty at an abatement of 61. to ls. per qr. At
Otaseow, on the same day, the turn was also in femme' of
the buyer; there was, however, rather morel doing in wheat
at the latter than at the termer place.
Tie receipts of wheat ,from abroad have not been la ge,
but, having had a plentiful display of samples from granary,
the quantity offered for male has ter exceeded the demand.
The country inquiry has at no period of the week beta
extensive, and local purchasers have conducted their opera-
tions with extreme caution; the transactions have corm:
qiently been on a retail seal,:, and quotations have undergone
no change requiring notice. There sou perhaps rather more
diagnaition to buy on Friday than in the beginnee g of the
week; hut the improvement was not tuff:lest to effect prices.
Though a large number of yeessle wheat-laden have arrived
off the coast during the week, from the Black Sea and
Mediterranean ports, the transactions in fre►on board car-
goes have not been of muck importance, the . asked
having been regarded as too high by pereamers. Polish
Odema has not been offered below Us. to 351. per qr., cost,
freight, and Meaning.
Flour has mild slowly, but no reduction has taken place In
the nomina► top price of town-made. Clued qualities of
loreign have also keen held with considerable firmness at late
rates ; the arrivals from abroad have consisted et 4,726 sacks,
principally from France.
Comearatively ►ittle Baptists barley has been exhibited at
Math-lane since Monday, the greater pert of the 8,796 qrs.
received mtwise having gone direct into the bands of
masters and enstillerm The treesacti,ne have, therefore,
been of a retail eharthter ; but good nutling barley was fully
as dear at the elcee as in the beginning of the week. From
abroad 7,808 qrs. heve come to hand, end, having exit:flew:6d
a steady retail demand for grinding purposes, previous rates
have been well maintained.
Choice samples of mat have been inquired for, and have
commanded quite as much money as at any previous period;
but we can notice no improvement either in the demand ter,
or the va►ue of secondary and inferior descriptions.
The market has been tolerably well eupplied with oats :
from out own coast, 2,505 qrs. ; from Scotland, 2 121 ; from
Ireland, 1,960; and from abroad, 9,868 having come to hand.
The trade was decidedly heavy in the cony part of the week,
and on Wednesday there was very little doing; but subse-
quently the demand became re her more active, and, with e
somewhat increased sale, hilly former rates were realised on
Friday.
THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

By the most recent advice. from the northcrn parte
of Europe we learn that the weather had become seasonable,
sad that host bad set in rather sharply.
Letters from Danzig of the 181 mutant, inform to that
the navigation tad closed, the ice Laving accumulated
rapidly Mese that day woo:. Thi roads having been her
deemed by the frost, the supplies from the growers had rather
increased, but the quantity brought forward had not ban by
say means large, and previous rates bad been about sup-
ported. The massactions bad been altogether unimportant,
the toed demand having been slow, and hardly a bargain
having best entered into for spring delivery ; quotatiohs
were nominally for the fined highlnized 41s. to 43e., high-
sized 40s. to 415., and tine mined 394 to 40s. per qr. trcc
,onboard.

So little business has for come time put been dime in
grain U the leading Baltic ports, that many of cur cor-
respondents have left off sending their usual reports, there
being no change to communicate.
We have no Koaigsberg or Bitstock letters this week, in
consequence of which, we conclude that mitten had remained
in the same u Wore at these places.
From s it oar Writers are of the 20th of January
scarcely ~_r Latitus appears to have taken place there in
wheat for some days bitch*, and the reports from hears
being deemed very dimmer/10g, holden had rather given
way in prim, Has 621bs. Ucitermark and Pouhrierauian
wheat having been offered at 3ds. 61. to 371., red Stettin of
6111 m. weight at 3J.. 64., and mixed Polish of the sues
weight at 36e. per qr. free on board in spring. Barley bed
Come slowly to hand, and had brought about previous
terms, say equal to 18e. to lita 6d. per qr. free on bond to
spring.
At Earaburgli, en Tuesday, the grain trade was very
quiet, and quotation.* were precisely the raw u on the
previous post
_day. The Elbe wu mush impeded by drift
see, and though the steamer with the Loudon mail had got
op to the town, it had been deemed prudent to drop down
sabsequestly to the Lower Elbe.
Lamers hem (Saraband of the 20th inst. inform as that
lute harbour had been closed by tee about the 17th, and
I that buiseee had been nearly suspended, few parties having
manifested any disposition to enter into contracts for spring
delivery.