The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.

(From the Afart-faar Express.)
The Paris Flour market, notwithataading some improve-
ment in the weather, has continued advancing during the
past week, the range of prices for good marks being from
72 to 80 francs (46e. 4d. to 515. 9d. per 28011 w. English),
and choice rtl to 82f. per 159 kilos. (525. 4d to 535. per
280114.) The reserve as abated rapidly, being redneed to
10,089 quintals. The four marks had risen to 80f. (51s. 9d.
per 28011. a.), but eventually were rather lower. In foreign
wheat a very large business had been transacted in the
course of a week, about 50,000 quarters being purchased by
millers in the neighbourhood. The advance in price was
full If. 50c. per It beet. (2s. M. per qr.). Several samples
of nee French new wheat had come to market, which were
held at 461. to 47f. per It beet. (70e. 6d. to 71e. 9d. per
qr.) ; for choice old 45f. were paid (say 68s. 9d. per qr.);
ordinary and inferior, 39f. 50c. to 40f. (61s. per qr.) (rral-
naryspnng American was worth 40f. to 41f. (61s. to 625. 6d.
per qr.), superior 43f. (655. 9d. per qr.), red winter very
some, at 44f. (67e. 3d. per qr.) ; white and Californian, 46f.
se. to 46f. (70s. 3d. per qr.); white Dantzic, 43f. to 44f.
(665. 9d. to 675. 3d. per qr.). Rye was also dearer, 22f. per
115 kilos. (34e. per qr.) being paid. Old barley still dull, at
17f. tolBl. per 100 kilos. Fine nativemits werehigher, being
up to 37f. per 150 kilos. The wheat markets throughout the
country were generally dearer, from 50 centimes to 1 franc
per hest. (Is. M. to 2s. 4d. per qr.), but Lille was Pd. per
qr. cheaper, as well as Castelnandry, and Bethune Is. 4d.
per qr. lower. At Bonleattx 27f. per 80 kilos was asked
for fine wheat (say 62a. per qr.l. At Havre American wheat
sold at 57e. 6d. per qr., and (tour at 32a. lad. per brl. Cana.
dine, at Nantes, brought 595. G.I. per qr. Accounts gene.
rally were unfavourable as regarded the yield this year, and
, stocks of old were about exhausted. The potato disease
had also appeared.
In Belgium prices had advanced about Is. per qr. The
wheat huskies, bad been brisk at Antwerp. Complaints
came to hand that the crop was ripening very unequally, in
consequence of its being much laid ; there was also some
appearance of rust. There were good foreign arrivals,
mostly from the Baltic, and some from New York. Fine
Pomeranian brought 61s. 6d.; winter American (arrived and
afloat), 61n. 6d.: spring, 58e. • native, 621. 6d. per (I r.
Wheat at Brassie ranged from 575. to 64°' 61.1_16d
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that the rapeseed cut, which was fine, would be got in dry ;
some had already sold at about 645. per qr.
The Swiss markets were little affected by the chaannges in
the neighbouring countries, most of them continuing to
decline, but Zurich and Lucerne were rather higher for
wheat.
Prices bad risen at Hamburg Is. to Is. 6d. per qr. on
wheat. Konigsberg rye, for delivery in August and Sep-
tember, was quoted 211 s. 3d. per qr.
The potato disease was spreading in the neighbourhood
of Cologne, and complaints were made of the yield of rye.
Wheat on the spot was quoted 58e. 3d. per qr., for Novem-
ber 525. 6d. per qr.
Large arrivals of wheat were being continually received
at Odessa, but scarcely over a tenth of the bulk was in good
condition, and could oot be nude fit for shipment before
some of the new crop arrived, new (Mirka being expected
about the last week in August. An entire week's sales
comprised about 30,000 chats. Prices were rather improved
for maims. in consequence of some speculation. Average
quality Gkirka wheat 38e. 6d. per qr., Polish Odessa 395. 64.

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