The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

DURING THE PAST WEEK.

(From the Mori Lase Express.)
The Wheat trade has since Monday last maintained
a Aral tone, and, though no material varied°. has incurred
is priors, the tendency has been upwards, more particularly
at the markets in the io.imiltural districts. The primary
cause of the slight improvement which has taken plans has
unquestionably been the belief that the supplies from abroad
would for some months to come be on a more modiste
scale than we have recently been receiving. In the early
pert of the week the weather was seasonably cold; and. ss
we had previously received accounts from the Baltic stating
that most of the principal ports had been clewed by ice, it was
considered as tolerably wean that no further shipments
could be made until the spring of next year. The change
which hasoccurred in the weather sines Friday is, however,
calculated to shake the xonfidenee before felt on this point, and
mast, on the whole, be looked on as unfavourable as regards
any immediate improvement in the trade. We are, never-
theless, inclined to think that the value of wheat will not
suffer ally further depression of consequence • indeed we
deem a email rally far more probable than a deClice. Not.
withstant'ing the late abundant arrivals from abroad, stock
in geanary is by no means heavy, nor do the holden show
any disposition to press sales at present prices. Meanwhile
a large and active ememption of bread is taking place in all
parts of the kingdom, Winced by the lowness of prices, breed
being now one of the articles of find. Under these
eireunistanca we an el that quotations will creep up
a few shillings per tr. daring the winter months, more els-
Melly if the weather 1714:aimeee seve re. How prices may
tale after ware mat ea masters of which nothing can
at p.m's be Mon tit free-trade policy should be per-
Ile MN* wheat plant wear a healthy and pro-
seidakappearease I. spring, we should is all probability use
gluteus= lower than they have yet been. Stake of old corn
are, it is tens, email, as well on the continent of Europe as
is this country ; but the last beeves; without bens putt-
Wail, abundant, yielded well in most parts of the world,
sad there can be no doubt that in many of the principal
wheat.arowing states there exists a considerable surplus f
exportation, all of which will usirestiouably find its way
se Great Britain should we continue to admit it free of
duty. The state of the potatoes in the pits does not appear
se emit* much interest at present, and though we have been
assess pains to gather information, we have been unable to
Ali any definite statements as to the probable extant of
lie mischief.
The arrivals of grain from abroad have again bees large
Ski week, but they have not been so great at the ports on
the Ina es into London. Any immediate falling elf in
the swipes is hardly to be expected, a considerable number
of wends urn-laden, and bound to British ports, having
rest the Sound within toe last fortnight.
Oar letters from Scotland contain no new or interesting
feature. The trade appears to have remained in much the
same position at the principal markets north of the Tweed as
with us.
In Inked business has also, we are informed, remained
in a quiet state; bat the supplies from the growers having
been moderate, sad the reports from this side of the channel
bele); regarded as rather more eneounging, sellers of wheat
had insisted on full terms. Less is mid about the potato
disease than might be expected, bat Indian corn had been
held with increased finance.
The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have hem very
moderate, only 3,014 qrs. having been reported during the
WOK ending this (Saturday) evening. Some quantity
has, however, been received per ran frost the eastern
counties, but the latter haying been sold previous to
arrival, has gone direct into the hands of the millers.
The quantity exhibited at Mark-land by land carriage
samples from Essex and Kent has been quite trifling since
Moadav last, and the offers from Lincolnshire and Cam-
bridgeshire have not been by any means numerous. The
receipts of wheat from abroad have been lees plentiful this
week, amounting to 16,961 qrs. ; a large proportion of the
previously received supply haying been landed by impos-
ers the market has been treed from any immediate mown.
We are unable to notice any Increase in the country demand,
and our own mitten seem still to have sufficient on head le
satisfy their present wants. The transactions on Wednesday
wen on quite a retail scale ; no anxiety was, however, mania
tested to press sales, end the little businetsdone wa at form,
rates. On Friday holders displayed hilly as much firmness
as before, and it is easy to perceive that very little improve•
ment ia the demand would seffioe to give an impetus is
prices, the probability of no further shipments being made
110‘11 ale northern continental ports until the spring of next
year having already had the effect of impartial; confidasies
to senses.
Flour has bees in steady request, and the nominal top
pries of town-made has been well maintained. The finer
kinds of kireign.manufactared Flour have excited a feir
share of Weals, and have been mks Ia wall quantiti. e
at fully forms terms, whilst the seances descriptions
have halm way heavily on hand, though offend relatively
cheep.
Up to the goes of last week we had rather liberal supplies of
homegrown barley, but since then the receipts masts, have
bee. moderate. Superior malting paresis have commanded
a soft eels, in consequence of use scarcity, and choice
=thave brought high rates. Of secondary malting
he quality offering has been mon than equal to the
demand, and the tatter were obtainable on quite u easy
testes at the close SI in the cosameneeinent of the week.
The wish etl this_ grain from abroad have continued liberal.
Upwards 26,066 qrs. have again come to hand since
ear lase; Ike resent decline has, however, given rise to
• MON eilushe inquiry, and at last Mondse's currency
sake prossahed pretty freely, both on Wednesday and
Friday.
The operations in malt have not been of much import-
emce quite sufficient has come forward to meet the demand,
and prices have remain, d the same as they were last week.
The market has been scantily supplied with homegrown
Oats, only SOS qrs. having been received from our own cesst,
$3O qrs. from Scotland, and 1,350 qrs. from Ireland. The
arrivals of foreign have also been on a somewhat more
moderate sale than of late, viz., 17.046 qrs. The dealers
who have daring the past week or two been quietly stetting
late stock, have shown less inclination to buy this week ; but
the market having been relieved more or lest from premien,
factors have shown more inclination to raise than to lower
their pretensioes, and it was rather difficult to purchase fine
core, whether of home or foreign growth, onFriday, at the
prieie current at the beginning of the week.
English beams have, throughout the week, moved off
slowly, at the reduced rates of Monday last. Egyptians have
stet with a retail inquiry, at former mime.
Pees have bees held with some increase of firmness, and
could hardly be bought so cheap at the close of the week as
on Monday.
We Iran heard of no sales of Indian can, but the article
having recently excited attention at Liverpool, rather more
ems has been asked for cargoes to arrive.

THE FOREIGN TRADE.
We have advises at recent dates been the principal Baltic
ports via Ostend. The host bad rather Increased in inten-
sity, ant. the shipplas swan was regarded as closed. Oar
Denude letters are of the 7th last. ; the Fistula having been
frosen, so further supplies from Poland would, it was
thought, be received ; and as tbit snivels by land-carriage
would probably be moderate, considerable anathema was
felt by holders. The stock in warehouse wee estimated at
about 8,000 lasts, being such lee than was held at the cor-
responding period of last year. The skipmesta of wheat
daring November had amounted to 3,493 lasts, of which
upwards of 3,000 lasts bad been to British porn. High-
mued wheat was then quoted Ns. to 398. 6d.freed,,mixed
36a. to 365. 6d. ; sad good mixed, 3is. to 365. per qr.
board.
berg, em the 7th inst., pima of grain had a
At Hosigs
1310111Mili terbissy. awing to the continued dull accounts
tres and ill 111 Ica
resse haying take plasm in the
@applies ; wheat was then quoted 34.. 64., mixed
33e.6d. to sad red, Vs. per qr. free on board in what.
mightyiAve there had been little pawing. Small Barley
en obtained at 13e. 6d., and Large at 14s. 6d.

PIT From Stettin we have letters of the 11th inst. ;to wheat
on the spot there had, we are Wormed. been hardly any-
thiag doing; but a parcel or two had been purchased, free
en board, at Strahand, at prime equal to 345. to 34e. 6d. per
qr. Barley bad been ia fair request, and some large con-
tracts bad been closed. The purchases of this grain had,
it was believed, been on English amount, sad from 15e. 6d.
to 16e. per qr. free on board had been pad for good 61 falba
Pomeranian'.
At Streisand, on the 10th December, there was not much
doing, and priors were settling downwards. Contracts for
good qualities et wheat might have been clamed at 335., and
for Darin at 16s. ed. per qr. free on board.
From Rodin& we learn, under date of Dec. 8, that good
supplies had coma forward during the week, that the des
mend for wheat bad been active, and that pod 62Ibs. to
63Ite. qualities bad sold freely at 34e. 6d. to per qr. free
on beard in spring. There was then no appearance of the
frost gincgwa, and the as for shipping was regarded
as totally clos
At Hamburg, on Tuesday, the frost was severe • and in
the absence of any demand of consequence for spring, the
business in wheat had been of quite a local character, is
which position of affairs quotations had become nearly
nominal.
In Hamad the weather seems to have been milder, and
advisee from Rotterdam, of Monday, state that the inland
navigation was fres from ice; having, however, had little or
no *sport demand for Whet., and the supplies haying in-
creased, nod Wheat had receded Is., and white Is. to 21. per
qr. in value.
In the Belgian and French enerksto quotations of Wheat
appear to have remained nearly stationary.
From the Mediterranean we hare no news of intereet, and
prices of Wheat are higher in that part of the world than in
-ur markets.

TS Einurrrior or MerurAcrtriots at Binning.
boot closed on Saturday. It onto opened on tho nod of
September. and has daring the time km netted by sore
then 100,000 pawns la the led week there were 19,000
ednelskse.