The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE.

Bintentosnt, Atmore 1.-During the past month we
have hardly had two sumestive day' without rain ; the
quantity that has fallen at Birmingham has been about Mx
inches, besides nearly two inches more on the last day of
June. This has of course much delayed the wheat crop,
and must materially lessen its productive:ens, particularly
is the late districts. French demand for wheat still con.
thanes ; in the northern provinces this may merely arise
from the weather delaying the harvest ,• but we think in
the south where the coro is now generally secured, it meet
be owing to apprehensions of a deficient yield. Ricca in
Marseilles being 111 much higher than our own will attract
' most of the shipments from the Black Sea, dz., for some
months at least, and perhaps all through the winter may
greatly lawn our supplies from thence. Some few ship-
inenta of barley have been made from Nantes, but from the
reports of the crops, which in the south are estimated
from a third to a fourth under an avenge,
we do not think France will export much wheat
during the next twelve months, but will import largely on
the Mediterranean coast, though she may ship some Atuin-
tity of barley and beans. The accounts of the crops in the
United States, the countries bordering on the Baltic, and
brads, still continue good; but we are confident, how-
ever large they maybe, their present prices will not bring
nearly such quantities from the interior to the seaboard
as those of the past year. Though we have received so
much tram America, the imports in June were less than
those of several previous months. English Wheat has
not declined materially; but foreign is about 4s. per
quarter lower. Our present prices are-English, white,
6d. to ils. ; red, 4s. 10d. to 7s. ; American. 6s. 21 to
fa. &L ; Mains, ss. 10d. to 6s. 2d. ; Petersburg, ss. 6d. to
ss. 10d., per 62 lbs. at Birmingham. The potato disease,
as will be seen from our correspondents' letters, has be-
come very general ; but as the early kinds have now
nearly ennead their full sin we may expect a large bulk,
which if too much diseased for human food, will do for cat-
tie. At the decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter, we have
had a free sale for Black Sea and Danube Barley. The im-
ports of this grain continue smaller than they
were this time last year. The crop is very favourably
reported ; but we do not expect it will be so
heavy as that of 1860. Danube and Odessa qualities bring
255. to 265. per 3921b5. here. Other descriptions are leas iu
request. Oats have nearly maintained their value, with an
inactive trade. The crop will not be so large as last year,
and would with fine weather soon be cut. Our prices are
245. to 25e. for y, 21s. to 27a. for white, 225. to 245. for
black, all per 3121b5. Gloooester. The beau crop series
much, and we are of opinion it will be under an average ;
the low price of Indian corn has much lessened the consump-
tion. English are worth 17s. to 18s. 6d. ; Egyptian, of
which there is a large quantity on the way, 14s. to 15s. per
196165. at Birmingham. Peas are held more firmly, and for
limited quantities a slight rise has been established ; 14s. to
6cL per 1961b5. at Gloucester are the prices now lined.
Indian corn has improved la. to 2s. per quarter since the
potato disease has become genies], and there are now no
sellers of good sweet samples under 13.1. to 13s. &I. per
196 Th. at Gloucester.-(From Mears. J. and Q. Sturge's
Circular.)