The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

(From the Mark-lane Express.)
The frost does not appear to have departed so soon
on the Continent as with us ; hut a thaw seems to have set
in pretty generally about the 29th ult. Owing, however,
to the thickness of the ice, it was not expected that the na-
vigation of the different rivers and harbours in the Baltic
would be free much before the middle of April. The
quiet tone of the English inleices, and the absence of orders
from hence, had had a depre-sing effect on the wheat trade
at most of the principal markets. Prices had not been
i quoted lower, but there can be very little doubt that orders
might hue been executed on lower terms than the nominal
quotation.
Dansig letters of Tuesday inform us tint very little had
been done there since the previous post day. The wea-
ther was then mild, but the ice being very solid it would
require some time to thaw. Good mixed wheat had not
been offered below 445. to 46e., and for fine high-mind
46e. to 475. per qr., free on board, had been asked.
Letters from Konigsberg, of Tuesday, state that the frost
had been very severe during the whole of the preceding
week ; but subsequently the temperature bad undergone •
sudden and material rise. The shipping season would not,
it was expected, commence before the second week in
April. With very little passing in wheat, prices bad re-
wined nominally as before. Spring corn was very scarce,
and beans and peas had come sparingly to band; the former
article was quoted 325. 3d., and the latter 32.. 9d. per qr.
free on board. Vessels were by no means plentiful, and
freights had been well supported.
At Stettin on the 29th ult. the weather was mild. It
was calculated that it would require a fortnight's thaw to
set the river !tee. The demand fur wheat was very slow;
but sellers had refrained from pressing business, and prices
had consequently remained nearly the same as before.
Moderately good red had been held at 40e., fine at 425.,
and the best white Polish at 451. to 455. 6d. per qr. free on
board.

ltostock advice' describe the wheat trade u having be-
come exceedingly dull ; and though holders bad not in
general been disposed to force sales, the turn had been in
favour of the buyer. The very finest 62 to 63 lbs. quali-
ties might then have been bought at 455., and fair 60
to 61 lbs. sorts at 425. 6d. per qr. free on board.
The accounts from the other Lower Baltic ports are
much the same in effect; prices for the moment seem
rather unsettled, and there can be no doubt that quotations
in that quarter will be regulated by the state of matters in
our markets. _ .

At Hamburg, on Tuesday, there was more disposition to
purchase wheat ; but sellers having raised their pretensions
comparatively few bargains were closed. Red Brunswick
wheat on the spot, weighing 601ba., had been sold at equal
to 4.54. per qr. free on board. In spring corn there had not
been much doing ; and barley, of 43164. weight, from Jut-
land, had been offered at 22.. 6d. per qr.
From Holland we have nothing new to report.
The latest accounta from France inform us that small lots
of flour were being despatched from several of the near
ports for this country, notwithstanding the generally unfa-
vourable reports from hence. The article was very dull of
sale at Paris, on Wednesday, with the turn in favour of the
buctlre. recounts from the Mediterranean are of little inte-
rest. At Marseilles, on the 20th of March, business was
very dull ; but stocks being very light, previous prices were
pretty generally insisted on, say 334. 6d. to 345. 6d. for
I'olisb Odessa, and 381. 3d. to 384. P. for Marianopoli.
At Leghorn, Malta, &c., business had also remained
quiet ; and the tendency of prices app.), rs on the whole to
have been towards a decline.

The most recently received &deices from rtmeriek inform
us that the accounts from hence, per Africa,
.hrd bad a de-
pressing effect on the flour market, and Om.' prices had
given way at the principal shipping ports. At .New York
the fall had amounted to IS cents per brl. Freight to Eitg-
land wits much the same as before; say to London 28,.. 9d.
to 35., and to Liverpool 2s. 3d. to Is. 6d. per brl. for :our.
Front New Orleans to Liverpool ds. Gil. per brl. had N'aa

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