The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LON

THE CORN TRADE.
(From Messrs. Body's Circular.)
The number of grain-laden vessels which passed the Sound
for England from the 29th of October to the 4th of Novem-
ber were-22 wheat, 1 barley, 8 oats, 2 peas, 3 tares, 10 lin-
seed, and 2 rapeseed. The letters received from Dantzic
mention the probability of an ukase being issued by the
Polish Government prohibiting the export of rye and other
grain, except wheat. The potato disease was very prevalent
in Silesia and East Prussia, Poland, and Livonia, and some
measures of restriction on export may be expected from the
Prussian Government, but we believe confidently that wheat
will be an excepted article, and will be allowed to take its
course, both by the Russian, Russian-Polish, and Prussian
Governments. The exportation of wheat from Dantzic dur-
ing the month of October amounts to 4,333 lasts, or 45,496
quarters, of which one-fourth part went to Holland, and
the rest to England; Belgiuin has taken no wheat from
Dantzic during the whole month of October. The rate of
freight at Dantzic was 6s. per quarter to London, ss. to
Newcastle, 7s. to Liverpool, all paid on the 4th of No-
vember. The price of wheat is quite as dear in Warsaw as
at Dantzic, and the price of rye 30 to 31% florins per kor-
zec, equal to 450 to 472 florins per last, equal to 425. to 435.
per quarter English measure and money. Some few ship-
ments are still making at Dantzic for account of proprietors
who are not satisfied with advanced prices, and 15,000 to
20,000 quarters are about to be shipped on consignment
before the winter closes the navigation for the sea-
son. The lower Baltic markets 'resent no change
of importance • the principal collectors seem to have
fixed 50s. as tile price, which they, are willing to pay
for wheat to hold over till the spring. The Mediter-
ranean markets continue in a state of excitement and
confusion; we are informed that some cargoes of wheat at
Leghorn, loaded for England, have been re-landed—the
price of 539. there is the price which is paying here for the
same wheat in bond. The Odessa market was again rather
dearer, and 50,000 chetwerts changed hands principally to
Italian houses at one and a half roubre per chetwert ad-
vance, or 2s. per quarter; still the quoted price of 23 roubles
is too low a rate to be maintained when the Italian news
arrives, and the orders from England are received, of which
the Russian proprietors were ignorant on the 20th ult., but
of which the Italians and others in the Mediterranean
were duly informed on the 31st tilt. We expect, in the
course of 14 days, to hear of an important rise of prices at
Odessa. In the Danube the rates still continue moderate,
but ships are almost wholly wanting, and money is exceed-
ingly scarce. As far as the present season is concerned it is
much too late to look to the Danube for a supply, as no ships
can reach there till the spring. We estimate that the few
• vessels near the river, and those ordered from Constanti-
nople, may get away 50,000 to 60,000 quarters of all grain
before the year closes, the greater part of which is Indian
corn for Italian account, and about 20,000 quarters of wheat
for Great Britain, which has a chance of getting away.