The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-30

FOREIGN COMMERCIAL ADvlCEs PER THE BAL
TIC --LIvERPooL, Tuesday evening, May H.,
l06l--The produce markets in Liverpool and
London are well supplied, and at the public
sales which have taken place during the week,
the biddings have been Of spirited character,
and show partial advance.
The position Of the money market is unal-
tered, bills of short date, with good endorse
ment, are easily discounted at 3 per cent.
Messrs. Brown g. Shipley, in their circular,
state that the panic in cotton does not abate,
and further decline OF fully I'd I'd has occur
red since the 9th, with an irregular market.
Fair Orleans nominally Ct to Std; Mobile, 6sd !;
Uplands, SD; middling, std to 6sd per 10.
which spectators have taken 500 and expor-
ters 900. Of the above, 5000 were taken to-
day, including 1000 on speculation and for ex
port. The transactions comprise 10 Pernams,
1t lid to 8fd; 80 Maranham, 7id; 40 Bahia,
It'd to 7ad; 100 Egyptian, It'd 70 Sd; 200
Surats 3sd to AID per ID.
The Improvement reported by the Europa in
-four, has been lost, owing to large arrivals
from France and America The Mark Lane
Express thus reviews the states of the crops
and markets for the week.
A decided Improvement has taken place in
the weather; the wind, after having blown from
the North and East for considerable time,
shifted to the Westward on the 4th instant.
This change was folltred by rise in the tenn
perature, and for some days past we have had
bright sunshine. That the wheat plant suffered
more or less in consequence Of the keen east
wind in April is certain, and the reports from
the agricultural districts state that fields do not
wear so promising appearance as they did u
fortnight ago, the blade having in many cases
assumed a yellowish tinge; there is however
still abundant time for the recovery of the
plant should the weather continue genial, and
we are by no means disposed to take gloomy
view of our future prospects
The general backwardness of the season will
render fine summer necessary to ensure an
early harvest, and it is therefore perfectly natu
raj that holders Of wheat should be rather more
susceptible than usual in regard to the weather
The belief that the plant has gone back in APP
pearance since the middle Of last month"; has
certainly had some influence and the down.
ward movement in prices has this week been
checked indeed, at several Of the farmers mar.
kets held since our last, rally to the extent OF
about Is per or has taken place, but this i'm
provement has not extended to the ports, where
stocks of foreign wheat are held The range
of prices will now be 40 entirely dependent or
the weather, that it would be vain to offer more
than a very qualified opinion on the subject;
but we are still inclined to think that the supplies
from abroad will be on 80 liberal scale as IL
prevent any material advance occurring in the
vsise of breadstuffs, unless circumstances should
hensa<&er take place to give rise to well-fouaded
fears in regard to the probable result of the
harvest
The wheat trade has, on the whole, assumed
frmer tone, owing partly to the less favorable
accounts respecting the plant already referred
to, and partly to the smallness of the deliveries
from the growers.-Mark-idne Express,