The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-18 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE

DI:RING THE PAST WEEK.

(Prom the Mark Lane farm.)
Since this day nnight a considerable number of
vessels, laden with wheat and Indian corn, have arrived off
Falmouth from the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, &c. ;
besides which we have had fair supplies of the first-named
article, barley, and oats, from the near continental ports,
and some quantity of dour from France and America. The
foreign supplies have, on the whole, been liberal for the
time of year, and have eveneAed what has been required
for ininiediate use; stocks in granary have consequently
been further augmented, and at several of the leading pro-
vincial markets a small decline has taken place in quota-
tions.
It is somewhat singular that the demand for foreign
wheat should not have been even greater than it has, scarcely
any of the English having for months past come to hand in
fit condition to be manufactured into flour without a con-
siderable mixture of old foreign. That very large quanti-
ties have been consumed is proved by the extent of the im-
ports and the present comparatively moderate stocks in
warehouse; but there would certainly have been more
activity in the wheat trade (though prime might not have
been higher), if a less proportion of our supplies had con-
sisted of flour. The pressure of the manufactured article
MrRDER AND SUICIDE AT COLCIIEcTERO--I0
on the different markets has been severely. felt, and has nn-
clay'e Express were related the circumstances under which
.questionably had a more depressing effect in all parts of the
a man and woman, wholived at Colchester. were found—the kingdom than would have been produced by much larger
woman with her throat cut, and the man hanging from the s dies of wheat.
bed-post. At the inquest, on Friday, after bearing all the .0 e metropolitan bakers have for Risme time past acted
evidence that could be obtained, the jury came to a verdict, with extreme caution, and have generally allowed their
•• That the woman was murdered be Ponder, and that he, storks to run rather low ; there has consequently been a
afterwards hung himself in • fit of togieporary derangement.'
, slightly improved demand for fine flour this week, and the
LONDON AND BLACIERALL.—The report of the at- nominal top-price of town-made has been well supported:
rectors, to be presented at the half-yearly meeting on the doubtful or inferior sorts, whether of home or foreign ma-
24th inst., has just been published. It states that the nufacture, have bung heavily on hand ; indeed, the low
balance in the revenue account amounts to 12,6731., and. qualities of French have been nearly unsaleable.
after deducting the interest on debentures, there remains English barley has come forward rather freely, 4,481 qrs.
11.633/. applicable to a dividend. This sum will admit of haring been reported coastwise, in addition to which we
the payment of 2a. per share, clear of income-tax, upon the his, received 12,938 wt. of this grain
from foreign
coon-
-109,171 shares issued, leaving a balance of 381/. to be car- trim. Of this liberal supply, only a very small portion eon-
ried forward; and the directors recommend the payment of keen( really fine malting quality, and choice samples ham
a dividend accordingly. therefore commanded quite as much money as before.
COVENTRY, NUNEATON, BIRMINOft.4II, AND LEICEE- The decline which took place in the value of secondary malt-
Tea RAILWAT.—The half-yearly meeting of the share- ing. distilling, and grinding barley on Monday has not since
holders in this undertaking was to have been held at Bir- ' been recovered ; indeed purchases might in some eases have
mingham yesterday, but a sufficient number not bring been made on Friday at lower terms than earlier in the
present to constitute it no business was transacted. The' week, especially as regards grinding sores, and it was diftl-
works have been abandoned ; but a deputation of share- cult to exceed 20e. per qr. for homy Danish. The opera-
holders attended from Leicester to urge upon the London, lions in malt have been en quite a retail scale throughout
and North-Western Company to make the line to Leicester, ! the week, and no change requiring notice has occurred in
for the accommodation of the mineral ditties. Mr. quotations.
Leanne, the chairman, promised that representations The market has been liberally supplied with oats : from
should be made in the proper quarter. our own coast 1,812 qrs., from Scotland 3,437 qrs., from Ire

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