The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-15 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE BRlllSki AND FOREION

CORN rLADE

(From the Mark-lane Erprra.)
The motir•e of the trade Mite the opening of the
new 'ear has dimpwated expectation. A progressive im-
provement would, it we, deluge; at. in el hrouget about by
tacreased activity is me Mara other breaches of commerce,
theabundanceu capeat,andltet,thou‘le .o• 1 set,bydacresard
urivao, if not a temporary cematson of supplies from
abroad during the wl ter ismothe Cm- dig,' lir the very low
talus of wheat is this rennet!, and the Let that most of tl.e
northeru eoutinanud parts ate, and are likely to aesthete,
closed by ice until the spring, Oh. aroited• se.r calculating
on a moderate ideates is the value ot she article ere ter
Vainly stet unre.s itte''e; hut s- rer a.. 7 tspromment
having hitherto taken plate, we sr. w rry to have to record
that toe indications of amendment which we thought we
could die:time in the g r•.. t of ifra,rs about a
ferniest ago, have, in a great measure, disallowed,
and business he,, ettLin the I et eel, tt.to the
same lethargic mate Mom if svined shoat to
emerge. This cannot he accounted for on say other
principle thou teat of die rte• lo lived to ilea futars.
Themes may tat:: o' the insproliabilly Is.ge so; lies of
foreign grain lat it g tent to this mactry at reit present low
rates, but praCiCii o n of huel Pe are tua...n-
as to the point at which it may be sale, under the aew order
of things, tr make it memento, hence the ex:remt notion
of their operatic, 'r The re et t slight tee ...it esteod by
purchases mate by miller* sad deans rem had allowed
their stocks to is-vow! rather leo), 'Mt so soon as the. had
secured solider • to mem the evils wrack might be. mad.
' upon en m by their ettetortm, they reeved'. buy, being an.
/thing to rue the ride of a reactioe. It mutt, however, at
awe be perceived that, with it it eimate a Ks, as that
mused by the areal crremeprier demand, no stetted de.
eine need he feared, std we see of %in.°, that, after a kor•
don ot what km lately been taker shell have paved into the
hands of the Mk- n and coserners we shall again has, a
!air steady demand. and we still think that, null Mach hr
Aprl, the tendency of priees wi'l, on the whole, be up-
wards. Means kilo we have to report a decided and general
fall in quotations.
At a.lv.rpool, on Tuesday, business was dull, and though
prime eel wheat were not quoted lower, the turn was oe-
cidedly In layout of the buyer. Flour was also rather mailer
to purchase, and the orly article whtett supported its pre
violas vales with firmness was Indian corn. Liter in the
week the diScolty ot ,ietsoslng of wheat and flour increased,
and on Friday the former was obtainable at a slight reduc-
tion, whilst the latter barely maintained its former position.
At moot of the other large vmsuming towns of tee north
prices of wheat hare troded downwards, owing pertly to
the dell reports from fifarlihlene, and partly to the fact that
the supplies have been larger then tee consumptive deneend
has riquired. Bales were made with difficulty at Hull, on
Tuesday, at an abatement of Is per qr. ; whilst at Leeds,
so the same day, the reducuon amounted to le. to 2s.
Par clr•
Toe reports from Bristol, Birmingham, and ether markets
in that direcii rei, are of a similar chariest ; and it is not
only at the large towns where steaks are held that prices
have given way, but likewise in many of the markets in
the agricultural districts, the resent rally having appareetly
encouraged farmer, to thresh wheat more freely.
At the ports on the east coast, from which the produce of
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, sad Norfolk is principally
shipped to the mouth and north, the fall has been fully as
great as at any of the places above referred to; and taking
the kingdom collectively, we may fairly estimate the decline
from the highe-t point attained at Is. to 2a per qr., brine°,
prices heck to very near the point from which they advanced
December last.

Hy our advice' from Scotland we learn that the weather
hes been of a similar charaeter to that experienced in the
south, keen frost having been experienced for several conse-
cutive days. The grain brought forward had consequently
come to hand in good condition, and notwithstanding the
discouraging reports from the English markets, previous
prices were maintained for wheat at Edinburgh and Glasgow
on Wednesday.
In Ireland t►e ruins at most kind; of grain hu been creep.
ing up of late, and from present appearances we judge it
more likely that the sister isle will require supplies from us,
than that she will have much to spare to sand into the Eng-
lish markets.

~We nave a alight lucre's' to report in the arrivals of
home-grown wheat into Loudon, the receipts coastwise dar•
kg the week ending this (Saturday) eveureg baring
amounted to 2,388 qrs. The supply bj rail has been mode-
rate, and the quantity exhibited at Mark-lane by land-car-
rine samples from the neighbouring counties has been very
small since Monday last. On Wednesday the show con-
sisted or a few lets left over from previous receipts; these
were freely offered at the Mta decline, without exciting at-
tention, and the transactions were altogether unimportant.
Since then the inquiry has is no degree improved, and
though there was scarcely any wheat fresh up for Friday's
marker, it was quite as difficult to effect sales en that ooce-
►iou as earlier in the +colt. The average' continue to tend
upwards, the last weekly return for the kingdom being 405.,
or 81. per qr. higher than that of the previous week.
Foreign wheat has come rather sparingly forward; but
' having mime quantity stall afloat at this port, and good
' stocks in granary, we have had an abundant display of
sam pies.
Very few country buyers Dave visited our market, and the
local demand has been qui m of a retail character; importers
have meal.while manitisted somewhat mote anxiety to,
realise the& last week ; but they have retrained from at-
tempting to press melee, hence no material c►ange ham
*marred In prices. On Wednesday scarcely a tranaactios
took plan, sod quotation remained nominally as before;
metarquenly the pressor* rather int:sawed, and there Call
be Wile doubt that purchases might have been made on
somewhat serer terms at the close than at the minamence-
mei.t of the we.

lb. top price of tows manufactured flour hari undergone
110 Chang, To sale of htwestiold tidier h.. bees much in-
terfered %Mt by the recant levet. snivel. of the amyl.
from abroad, but so absolute &clime luse bet n submitted
to. The beat brands of America. have realised rel..tively
high terms, my 235. to 24.. per barrel, but the ordinary
qisalitiew have been offered low without ixeitiug attieutioa.
A eesridertiole prerportioa of the Frisch supply has cos-
Slated of secondary quietly, which has ciasequeutly beams
soy ansalestrie.
Rums stows barley has arrived sparingly, and the receipts
from aliened haws fallen off rime. our last. Toe grade use
nevertheless been very difficult of disposal; the best malting
eerie hems, owes( is their extreme scarcity, been held firmly
at previous rates, bat for tn. ordinary delesiptiose of En-
glish former terms have hardly be.. isthmian'. The very
low prise at which foreiga bark, has for mime 011111 past
been otwaisatie, has soused it to be extensively need for head-
big sank, te., and though lb. inquiry has this week bees
rather languid, sala liars sat has isa&t below the samsay
M Maids, Lat.

At Stettin, en the 7th January, wheat was in good re-
quest ; for rid Ponseraaira, weighing 62 lbs. per bushel,
equal to 36, ; and for Uckerrnaria 611 lbs. 365. per qr. fres
ou board had been paid. Silesia. wheat wee quoted—red
34e., white 36e., weirdng aln. at G 1 lbs. per bushel. In
spring corn nothing of interest had transpired; 621 be.
barley was quoted 17s. 6d. to 13e., and cats l'ds. Gd. per qr.
free on board in spring.
From Stralsund we leers, under date of 6th inst., that
good supplies ha:, daring the preceding week, been brought
toraard, which had, however, been readily taken off by
speculators at equivalent to &le. per qr. tree in board.
At Oreiftwald, on the 6.h Jesus:), wheat weighing 61 to'
62.0 e. per bushel was liken ice quo eel whelst at Ananias
the best sorts had rims IP 3d.1. per qr. free on board in
spring.
Hamburg letters of the 7th inforue us that the navigation
of the Elbe had been eland, and that the business done bad
theretne been confined to eou :tam for ‘pring delivery.
New Upland wheat was queued 3Gs. to 38a., Brunswirit
38., and 611 to 0/Ibs., Weluest 30e. 3d. to 40s. per qr.
tree on board.
At itotterthem, on the Bth Januar), holden of wheat asked
higuer terms in consequence it the rep rted rise in the Eng-
lien markets ; 60 to 6011bs. Rhine war :hen held at Ms. Gd.
to 36n, sad Sue heave 62. e. w 631bs. qualities at 38e. to
38.. 9d. per qr. fns on board.
At Ale., sip, on the 9th instant, bawls. ss was not brisk,
and prices of wheat were a shade loser tuna en that day
week.