Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-08
From "a. LoHion Shipping Ga-,f.r 18Th.
REVIEW or THE EUROPEAN GRAIN TRADE-FOR
THE WEEK ENDING 18th


The fresh supply Of English wheat at Mark lane OH
Monday forward ia better condition. owing 10 the
harp and frosty weather the few previous DAYS and
met a cool sale at fully per qalrtsr enhancement in
value Out ltpoon olhe supply left from the pre-
yous week being generally damp such in limited de-
maud although Is 10 . per quarter money was cs
Abii-heL There was no great activity in the de-
maud io' foreign wheat, but prices we'll maintained
Ihc imports were unimPOrtant, consisting Of llaU
quarters from Aorhuu>, so quarters from Goih,i-
burg and quarters fom NJgiiorl- making a toial Of
ou 1917 quarters against ssI quarters the corrr-pon
ding week ol last year From the prevalence OF cl,tcily
winds, the imports Liverpool Of the most trhing
character the aggregate arrivals of the week consisted OF
1913 quarters wheat, quarters OF Indian corn; 23I
sacks aud 800 barrels Vi flour ganst 1851 quarters wheat
e56l qr- Indian corn lo55 sucks aud l51a bbls Hour
u the responding week OF last wear There WIS fir
att-tJucc OF dealers but lhe transactions u wheat and
flour extremely limited Hu! she advanced prices Of
fi4As were barely maintained. Indian COIL found buyrrs
o mol'rI" cStruta o., 81 to ~ 3D. per Isulb 10.
-14n! American mixed eN ship. The export. OF til.
article % Ireland were G,1l5 lultrr-. The imports 1T
ul consist. O us quarters wheat 400 quarters beans
s'quUters peace 3d. quarters nrc-. ASS punteis I'm
SCI aud - quarters Iape-ccl with .3l tons oil cake
I tons bones Some quantity OF tine foreign wheat was
sold for export Holland prices winch could not have,
been exceeded 10 any time during the last twelve months
.n4 demand continued There was large ATTENDANCE oi
farmer. who bad been attracted by the opruin.
Of the u.~ Corn Exchange az that Port anl sam.
plc oi wheat -uowL being zoo improved condition. they had
trouble u obtaining advance al fully per quarter
which 10 them good beginning in the buildng
average t,- 3D. The arrivals Of wheat at Iced, wc.s
tllsrt1ie good, aud sales readily Effected IT,
per quarter more muncy-IvcfIgc 19s. 3D. on 3.ag5
quarters Barley improved iu value j.. To - Der
quarter. Lynn market fairly supplied with
both wheat aud ha,ley, the former IT, TO -. per a.
d.itcr. aud tOe latter advanced i- per quarter. The
sussex markets have been we'll supplied with wheat. AZ
Icwc- 70 steady sale experienced - per quar-
tsr eu.a, n v4lue-iycrdgo as d l6y quar-
THrr. very short deliveries wheat ffom the
fitme.- lp.Wich which sold readily 40 .. a. 3, Der
quarter beioui previous rates. fine -iupcs ct rcd com
u1ndeI su- per quarter and choice Taivera reached
high go per qInfter-lvcrngc ~ sd GGJ quarters
There ur quantity of barley brought forward, aud
t Article sold freely go D. per quarter advance; dstug
qrtific- making SIS end mailing ~ prt qulttcr-iyc
fagc 31- % OH 25lf quarters. st Mufk-lane Oh We'd.
y limited bot there were good supplies OF Scotch aud TOT
rgn 0lt-, with however, 40 wheat, bailey Hour Om
any foreign port Thorough change IN the weather
having taken place, uio morning being mild aud wet
the demand iof all articles hud somewhat abttcd bug
there variation Doc she value Of grain, whilst
Norfolk -four Wis offered more freely ~ 5S- and al
-o'd tosards thc olo-e 40 51- per 4act The
scotch markets have been lively 81 EIubufglI
there good dciyerc. Of home grain, and fine wheat
odd readily ct ~ per quarter advance secondary -ot-
aetr IT, dctrrf-uNCfHgc as. 3d. on l,jsu quarters.
O.t- were 3d. 90 d.. per quarter higher but dali. There
acrc lir mpDrts at Lcith consisting Of 1920 uuter.
ter- p,a- and 5-5 barrel. hu-erd The better sorts Oi
orcg wheat realised U.s. 20 - per ar. money and
other -Oft- .0l readily The inpOts for Glasgow
market were limited both up the Clyde and at Grang,.
mouth. Wheat ars slightly improved boz value d. 10
~ enhancement BOO 'oue established The mar.
kcts hell on Thur-d1y we're moderately supplied viii,
wheat add tie state NJ the atmosphere evidently checked
business c mirf- ony purchased sufficient for their
immediate wants. AZ Birmingham prices we're =. per.
quarter up 10 the commencement, aud o. per quarter
down 90 the cose owing tD pacific ncws The demand
it Bristol was good % the opening when sales rcad
IN eh.ct. 80 ~ t0 b. per quarter money. but be-
ciuo helcs. afcrwarls There was steady demand for
wheat 10 Nowbuy, without any quottJle variation n tie
value OF the best samples Tho fresh arrivals Of English
grain MARI -lmc to-day vcry doft those Of Scotch
Oi- good with addition Of foreign oats, and neither
any west barley flour wasrepOrcd from abroad thi
week the small quantity Of Engish wheat offering wa
held former rates but buyers NJ any price cor the
present trade H. stopped by the peace cr," Foreign
wheat scarcely asked ior aud the holders we've not
pressing their samples Barley unchanged IN value
but without buyers Otts held on previous crms
but little done The weekly averages for tld- night.
Gizctte we're sGs ID. 1s4tg qs. wheat, Sss 81 on
lO7 s3s qrs barley 25s III on 35l qrs oats j8s cd
50 qrs rye, Sos ID l,jl1 qrs beans, ADD f5s I'd
I on ,52S qrs pcHse.