Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-05
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
Tho London Mark Lane Express Of April 18th thus 70.

Tho London Mark Lane Express Of April 18th thus re-
views the English grain and -four market:
With tho exception OF shower the morning of tho
18th nstant rain has faen and begin to hear of
complaints from different parts Of the country Of the want
OF moisture. Tho late sown barley has not up 70
evenly as could DO desired, aud the wheat plant Is In ma.
ny localities thin on the ground. The reports from tho
agricultural districts are however, the whole OF IA.
vorablc character, and few showers would suffice
70 remedy any slight mischief which may have been
cd by the long continued drought OF east
winds.
There has not been much activity In tho grain trade
since our last; still fair consumptve business has been
DONE and tho tendency oil prices has been rather To adj
vance than otherwise. Tho deliveries from the growers
have been on the same scanty scale as for some tno
p's,, aug tne arrivals rom abroad have been moderate.
Not the sightest inclination has been shown to enter
into speculative investments; and the mes aud Dealers
having still some portion Of what they they bought two or
three weeks ago, on hand, have acted cautinsv Tho
belief that they will before long be oby, In v;.j,
the ports at which tho bulk Of The OF foreign corn ia
held has rendered importers firm, especially ms tho
pressure for money, which had unfvora, AT effect ON
the trade some weeks has lessened uater.v ~
far the greatest part Of the entire quantity foreign whoa,
aud hour 10 tho kingdor is held this port aud Liver.
pool aud Is therefore quite natural that tho m
should be the uiost sensitive OF monetary pr.ssn,e
The case in this respect has areadv had its and a,
tho lat named place wheat I'd 81 per To In. and
Hour o TO Is per Dbl aud sack on Tuesday I;vrnoi
h however, still the lowest market In the kinpd I'M and
ho probability Is that she will have to furnish yery
large district Of country with supplies w
The following return of the Quantities of E,csh h,
sold at the towns which returned the averages , h
hrst three mouths OF 1883 and 1884 afford, s,,iinC
Oh tue deficiency in the last crop The sales were
Jan. Feb NJ,
1883 ssssss qrs s4s. $685. qrs sss hs'sS a,s
1854 266477 obs nci '9so q'S'
. me las. weekly return SO e2s qrs against ss s4s
the total Quantities sold during the three months ma sisted
above they will be found to stand thus-Ii3s4s7 ora
against ieoo9i qrs the falling of is therefore 4s6 40s
qs The some test cannot DO tried in regard to tho kns
dom generally but We see cause to believe that tho
result would differ materially. Tho liberal character Of
tho foreign supply has, however, thus far pr.yen,ed tho
snG1,hess Of the home deliveries bling very seriously fs
aud there are still considerable quantities of Wheat and
-Four on passage from different quarters to this country
on! can we expect that the imporatons during the time
which must necessarily capse before The next crop san no
rendered available. will be equally liberal scale
America has drained her ports the seaboard to furnish
what We have received from thence and though VIC do
not doubt that she has still considerable stores in tho
west, viii need high prices to the e.per SO OF
transporting the same TO the coast and from thence
TO England. The northern ports of Europe have also
been nearly cleared of previous accumuatons and the
Sea and A1of AsA