Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-08
REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. DURING
THE WEEK ENDING FEB 18TH

II,
THE WEEK ENDING FEB. 18TH
Written e1eirsire,y tor tie Marx Eane Elpr,.,.
The several markets throughout the kingdom have more
or less emerged from the state of epr.s.ior int, bil
they had fallen as the consequence of the anticipation of
peace and the average improvement NAV De held at about
Is per qr Had treaty been positively signed it seem,
70 u There scarcely would have been sufficient reason for
such state o paralysis thst recently exhibited Blu,
the coming Conferences do present coudes. v and
though with the ervent hopes of pacific ssu. I,
IL possible that the cla-hug interests and views of b
great Po~ers summoned may yet produce another an.
peal TO the sword The tranantv ferinent We trust
eVe' subsding will -ubside that the interests
commerce civilization, and brotherhood NAV be-
SpAFed America, We hope will continue aIvantageously
to exchange her produce for British gold and a tbing
continue in satisfactory Course. But after all nothing
will add to the stores OF Wheat this side of harvest
and over six months ellpse before there will h.
another gathering. wastetu confidence under any no
tical aspects therefore only pnt the nation in danger
and must fail in securing the needed supplies at time of
extremity The general scarcity of OLD corn all ovsr Tho
world should quiet the apprehensions of the grover and
check the wasieiul improvideuc of the consumer
me continental markets are again looking up. Last
weeA advance III Pans i nearly supported belgium,
Holland, and the Baltic show Improvement Tbere ars
already buyers FOR the ports and some transactions
have 'akea place on full terms Peace after all s n
"eTe founded gu fact IT Is useless to deceive ourselves
with the notion Of sudden plenty These have beer ,b
oitFeiteated opinions of WenOrmed and truthful men
and aew short months will their sounlne.s The
actions IN floating cargoes have been ON the mo-, -;
ted scale holders being content to make sacrifices
ana buyers standing aOo unless unless temptei bv nric
- Cd has been made Of Saidi Wheat and 3is Of c,r
90 oi lpila Maize, rather OF condition But few
Beans have bee offering and those at rates not Obtains,
tIiAoe The sales this week have been s. 6S5 qrs nj
5- Sd against 81 223 last season. The foreign u'Dort
EuuIf nprfa s.-t tf
o. III heat and Flour, were 3n.4U7 qrs The inports
Tor January last into the United Kingdom we're 2O7 800
qrs OF W heat and lss 22l OF Flour
Mondays market commenced on a supply of ? 700 r.,
gsh and ISpO qrs foreign Wheat from different parts
ou' SNrhy IRON Saonca There were but few SAMPLES
on the h-eS and kentsh stands and the anxiety 10 sell
had evidently subSiied. Had been for the damn
nes oi the condition, the whole would have been cleared
with facility. all dry samples selling well at fully the pre-
won, prices There was al 20 better inquiry tor foreirn
tor the purpose OF mixing, quite much money On
"Wednesday the arrivals per coast wer. OIo s;tb .on
siderable import from America, viz. lGS5O qrs Their
~as not however the slightest yielding the part of
holders either of English foreign qualities though the
business transacted incon siderable On + idav IN.
foreign had increased 800 the English Der coast
ony oy goo qrs An improved inquiry then percep-
h1ie' ana needy buyers found it Difficult, to suit them
selves with any thing really good former prices their
disposition 10 get in stock being increased by mD,oyej
po7ts oi the country markets.
Tie country markets, though returning TO greater uni
iorniy' stH show varying opinions Influenced more or
les 10y the supplies those held earliest being the least NJ
iected Ia the way of Improvement Sleaord and Market
n'FDooHsh were slightly cheaper for good Wheat At
Ne~burN Lynn, Birmingham Gloucester, Ipswich Wake
a'ii ,"d hhncIe.er prices rather improved Hull
Gaisbofough, Bristol and Bishop Sortort report = al
vance Leeds, Boston, Newark Dcvizes and ST Ives
were l. TO - dearer. Louth reports = To- ~ advance
HPA'u"- win scahty supply, Ss. 10 H. Liverpool
commenced by hocrs requiring rather more than on the
previous uiN. at which but ittlc done With good
arrivals me hnaI market reports Id. per 7olbs improve
inent ON me American Wheat. and tall TO the same ex
tent on inferior, all spring being some bat asicr
especially Barley, which ID per bushrl cheap.r In
lian Coc i less; mixed offered at 35- Barley nnd
slightly 50.
The improved tone in the Wheat trade ha. bseu felt
hr"us" Scotland Glasgow reports better business at
iul prices. There lively marketa At Eiinhurg i'm IA
Sor ot sellers by >. per q Oats lArtook OF the nroy
ment al ihs latter place but generally all spring corn has
been dull and declining
The lnsh markets also relieyed-Dnbin reporting
j. per Or advance on Wheat aud improved business
n uicA Odts At Cork there has been fair business in
wheat at iuily last quotations. Waterford was l. per
or drarer Tor Wheat Is per br III Flour, and 6d per
ofI ih Barley with gooi trade 10 Maize l. less
REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE
The fari- Flour market by last ad,iccs had lost it,
Douyancy and receded franc per sack prices being re-
uueed To ~ to 70 iraucs iormerchanabc qualities. The
close OF the market showed. however frnef tone with
more dong vnd there speculative BUYERS Tor delivery
III three four months from March 20 to VI francs he
ng demanded. Prices for Wheat remained the same Al
haVre where but little more expected from tho Tui
ted Stttcs Some fuctuatiUn had been expefenc.d A.
Mirs's, where the trade closed very dull African Wheat
being offered at AT % per 80 tres Wheat was gen
eray quoted higher in the departments the rse being
IRON ll tn l. ju per hecL. but Abbevle there
had been ia Of 75 TO So c. per beet Clover
seed prices rising At Roueu good red seed was quo
ted q per bale
A. GeonF ChHan worth from $40 to 10 $50 rer ton
sd n Che Adelaide market Of November last risen to
rous1 In Holland prices declining Tor wheat Rv.
advancing 49, "
Belgium showed reaction in wheat Rys VA.
decidedly deare 10 Antwerp and request parcels IN r
Hay rom America. 32f pc lSf zoe ko. been d,
There hd been n Clogerssed i price,
vhai animated irsde.
nss Wheat quoted dcare arve demand f5r Rye a.
~ ~ f' 2~f -. sellers n
higher offered by buyers noNcd business Fro nd
sN ha d'lpared 40 Berlin, and grain prices ahaied
The nludaous Of the Guadaqu.ve
seville, snd th bad gable again transit hv
a1 carrage sn mpos he unless expense a
qienty, cheaper aud htd arrivals been rc
would have n pronounced The had operated on
prise.
On rcop Of s Pcscc Aersndra pce, Of whe. hn
o. 100 ptstrs hlns % "a plsre Lss 10
81 prr ar whest Beans D.. % ~ Ga Rsy az lin
sec Hl ~ hu- uf wheat geug TIE Aie-
sie pans, especsei 20 be harvested a. last November
M South e Of probable pescs hsd changed ne lace
Of us srrval from channeis and con-
ny lover p.s' Oats il per hect Wheat. st 10 i9f
pcinons. consqu-nce ~ chance export Lnssed
rry h ans sought and expected 70 reach f psr hsc on
he e-ssish shmeut ot peace.
IMPERIAL AVERAGES Fos the LAST SIX WEEKS
wheat. BARLEY. osr re-. beans Pea,
"i,; So nss - ~ u :
j.9 j.a. y. 3 iS& iS1 %fsssil & e 8 J