The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

The adviccs from the Baltic are of much the same
character this week as before. At Dantzic a fair extent of
business appears to have been done ; but the transactions
in Wheat seem to have been unimportant at moat of the
other ports, owing partly to the smallness of the supplies,
and the generally high pretensions of holders of granazied
parcels. Our Dantnc advice' are of the 10th inst.; about
0,000 qrs. of wheat bad changed hands during the week,
at fully former terms, the dull reports from hence having
failed to produce any effect. For Upper Polish, weighing
621 b. per bushel, equal to 40s. per qr. free on board had been
paid. Lower Polish and Inland high-mixed, of 611 b. to
621 b. weight, had realised 375. 6d. to 38a.; tine mixed, of
611 b. weight, 375. • and mixed, of 601 b. to Glib., 365. 61.
per qr. free on board. The water in the Vistula had be-
come PI) shallow as to render it difficult of navigation, and
the supplies had consequently been very small. Charters
had been elueed fur London at 2s. Bd. to 3e., for Scotland at
2s. 61. to 2s. 71., and for Liverpool at 3e. ld. per qr. in
fall fur wheat. No allusion is made by our letters to the
weather or the state of the growing crops, from which
we conclude that there was not much to complain of.
At Hmtock, on the 12th May, there was very little
passing in wheat, the 'merchants asking higher prices for
parcels in warehouse than the limits of the English orders
had allowed to he paid. Meanwhile the supplies from the
farmers had been very small, and, though the operations
had been altogether on a retail scale, the few bar-
gains closed hail been at full prices. The receipts of Barley
not kept pace with the local demand, and previous
rates had been well maintained.

Stettin letters, dated 12th inst., state that the weather
had become cold and wet, which had interfered with the
sowing of spring corn. This, and the rite in the English
markets, had caused enhanced rates to be asked for both
barley and oats, but the value of wheat had not improved,
nor had much business been done in the last-named article.
Fine Pomeranian and I:ekermark wheat w►s then quoted
365. to3s*. 6d., and good red Stettin 335. 6d. to als. 6d. per
qr. free on board. Moderately good qualities of feed oats,
weighing 371b5..t0 381bs. per 'bushel, had risen to 14.. to
16s. per qr.; and fur Oderbruck barley, of 511bs. weight, 18s.
per qr. free on bawd had been asked.
Hamburg advice*, of Tuesday's date, inform us that con-
tinued small supplies of wheat and some increase in the de-
mand, had caused a rise of Is. to Is. 6d. per qr. to take
plea in prices. The upward movement had been assisted
by reports of rather an unfavourable nature respecting the
growing crops from different part■ of Germany. Good red
.Baale wheat, on the spot, weighing 60Ibs. to 611 b.., was
quoted 365. 6d. to 375. 6d. • and tine, 6llbs. to 621 b.. Marka
is,lVahren, 365. 9d. to 38i. 6d. per qr. free on board. Bar-
ley had met with a good deal of attention; and for heavy
qualities, to be shipped (roan the Danish islands, 19s. to 20..
per qr. had been paid. The inquiry for cats had also been
active, and high prices had been realised, as much as 19s.
per qr. having been paid for a paral of Mecklenburg oaths
spot, weighing only 36Me. to 371hs. per bushel.
The advice, from Holland are without interest, prices
being too high in that country for wheat, AI well as for
spring corn, to allow of business being done with ilia Eng-
lish markets.