Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-09
THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
[From The Mrk.llne Express, Jul, 2,

From the airk.line Express July IS
The weather appears TO have undergone similar i'm
provement the continent to that which /, has under
gone here These and the very dull reports from hence
have not been without their influence but az stocks ore
everywhere Short prices have given way the for
egu markets TO the same extent 10 this country
At Danzi u, on Tuesday last the weather WINS wet
which, with the belief that England would sooner or later
require further aid impaired considerable rnness TO the
wheat trade. The day before 600 qrs of ordinary mixed
quality weighing 90 lbs per bushe changed hands at 5es
6Us and il would been easy 10 have bough
really fac high mixed below EOS per quarter free ON
board.
At Ros.Ock Monday the weather was fine but during
the preceding week some mischief had been done by the
heavy rains which bad fallen nasnuch as the crops had
been good deal lodged aud beaten do w. with this
exception and partial complaints of rust the repors az
the appearance OF The outstsnd were
stocks were very tribng and orders received from
hence limited a, 7Os per quarter free board had
impossible TO execute.
At Seltn on the i9tl inst holders OF wheat were no,
by any anxious sellers though the prospects for
approaching hsrvest considered 10 be promisn
Some days previous parcel Of fine Uckermark weighing
81 lbs bad sold G3y TO Gis red Settin NJ 40, Ia
62. and Polish at oJs 70 6Ss per qusrter free board
Hamburg letters OF Tueseay state that, noEbs andinp
the dull reports from hence holders Of wheat had re
fused make any material concession in prces and Tor
the few sma lois which bad been taken complete car
goes fall terms had been paid, say 7Us for is ok
enburg G9s for 60 10 lbs ditto and CsJ for 69lbs Tn
land, al per 4sOlb-. Spring vas dull and lower:
2g5 to 29J Cd per quarter having been taken for 6bs 10
54b Danish barley, and 26s per quarter free on bord
for 40 lbs, oats from Jutland.
In the Dutch markets nothing whatever appears To
have been done for export; and at Rotterdam on Monday
wheat moved of slowly for local consumption at decte
Of II per quarter the currency pr that day week
FROM France learn that harvest fast Progressing
in the southern parts Of the kingdom Farmers had be
too busy occupied 70 bring forward supplies Of new
wheat and, stocks Of old being all but exhausted prices
ts been well maintained In the face Of Enc weather and
favorable reports to the yield Of the crop At
Paris Wednesday, buyers Of wheat and ur confined
their purchases what they compelled TO take to
provide Tor pfessDg waDts but trDg the quaint
y pae, that previous prices steadily supported
Too stock Of -four had been reduced 200 met aup
AZ uavre business appears TO have remained 10 dull
and though the quantity OF American -four held
there had been greatly reduced It's value had continued 10
tend doUnWards.
The advices from Italy, Spsiu &C. state that harvest
operations drawing close, aud that farmers gene,
rally satisfied with tho result Supplies Of new wheat
beginning forward and prices were every
where declining. Whether Italy will have any wheat 10
spare for export may be doubted but she viii certainly
require 10 import anything Ike tho Of last
year. aud Spain gill probably be in position 10 afford
Great britain supplies ortent The Iodi,n corn
crop IL likely n give very good yield 10 Of tho
southern countries Of Europe this Is matter of great
importance. that article 10 extensively consumed there
for human food.