Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-26
REVIEW OF TIE BRITISH CORN TRADE, DURING
THE PAST WEEK

Written Exclusively fdS the Marx Lane Express
The influence Of the pacific news" has continued
throughout all the markets of the United Kingdom
and has produced equal effect in France 1t has also
beeu felt in Belgium, Holland, the Mediterranean and
the Baltic. Both London aud the country presented
the prostation business ON receipt of thi,
important Intelligence but during the week there have
been indications, especially in the country that the
lowest prices, for time least have been passed and
returning confidence with improved in several
places may revive business in the metropolis Peace
however desirable Is by morally certain n
surely implicit faith hardly he placed in AUSTRIA
Observation-Disclosures The Russian Asiatc frontier has ,o
be defined as well rs the state OF her Euxne foresscs
aud what with her muitudnOus counsellors and most
intricate points may again very probably indeed be
driven the shoals. But "a peace must be certain
bcore corn can be shipped fom Russia, in psopor ton
To its difficulties must these arrivals be distant And
then the oit-repeaed question: What has Russia
10 send: We think but little, except possibly in the
article of Oats, which may have accumulated at Arch
angel but next JHly is the earliest time expect even
such shipments. Then, moreover with barely an aver
crop OF W heat ourselves aud annual demand for
foreign of 100000 qrs.-under any circumstances it
seems next 10 an mpOssibity that Russia send
100000 qrs this side harvest aud before this could be
done she have satisfied the more urgent wants of
Northern Germany. Prices in America will doubtless be
influenced by the Of affairs in Europe and her ship
ments being made freely be a check 20 a mate iul
advance but low rates of question till we are
more fully assured that the stores OF the world are
equal to the wants OF tie Old and crops spring
give promise of future abundance Though farmers gen
orally have been reluctant sellers tue extreme decline
there has been good show of samples The sales OF the
past week were ~" 400 qrs at 'Gs Id last year they
| 77,7ll qrs
The foreign importltons for the week ending Janua
| ~ 10, ia Wheat and Flour have been % gI5 qr. OF
the nineteen arrivals the coast, twohirds Wheat
and Flour, the remainder principally Maize. In the
present state oi business has been vain to offer floating
| cargOcs.
A. might have been expected, the country markets
show great diversity respects Wheat prices Those
markets held earliest in the week. when the panic was at
ITS highest showing the greatest decline, aud those latest
showing its partial sub-ideuce At Seaord Afford aud
Devices there fall equal that the Kentish stands
viz per qr at st Ives, Gausborough aud Lynn 5s to
rs. At Louth Spaldiug, Leeds, and Melton Mowbray
-. TO 81. At Hull. Market Marlborough Bristol
Newark and Market Rhasenit IS. TO A. at Boston
only - to 81. But Birmingham the depression was
recovered l.. to -, and at Wakefield fully Is
On Tuesday, Liverpool presented the appearance of
Improvement the previous day; but on Friday
there less frmnesS particularly in Flour. Indian
Corn closed S5s Cd. mixed, and 4Ss white All Spring
Corn has partcipatcdn the decne-Barey, Beans and
Peas IS, aud Oats nearly "a much.
Glasgow reports were It'll ower-Wheat Cd TO L. per
boil Flour Is to Is Cd per sack But Edinburgh presents
further decline Of Is per ar Wheat with almost
| Cessation Of trade
ireland il in sympathy with our markets. Dublin being
- per Dbl cheaper the irst market for Wheat with
little Improvement at the close. With Ouly small sup
ply at Belfast Wheat Is. per bb lower and Oats aud
Oatmeal I'D. per bbl and load Prices Cork are redu
ced-Native Whent lbs. to 43s per bril- American $685.
Oats lis 3D. 10 los per bH. Waterford reports Wheat
aud Barley sd. to Is. per br cheaper Some low Oats
have sold at l2s sd per bril- and Indian Corn sd per
| brl. cheaper demand.
REVIEW or THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
The depression in the Flour market at Paris has rather
incrcascd than otherwise the quotations for the first
marks being only lOir. soc. to lO2fr. per sack but
there offers Ulfr. Nothing 10 done cx.
cept for immediate wants IN retail way but there
again speculative buyers for delivery in three four
months irOp February at 02ir. Scarcely anything
passing in Wheat though the fall Of Friday from the pre-
ceiling day soc to use. per sack. At avre sails
equally difficult at reduced say los. per bill
| Tor American Flour. mOmentary speculative inquiry
existed at Marseles for future delivery from April
June for African Wheat lsfr 5Oc per 100 htres Of
lers, however, at l less subsequently declined.
4 further large arrival OF Wheat aud Flour from New
York noted making the quantity in magazine 1900
hccts Wheat and 1900 bbs Flour from that port II
was not known wheiher the peace had reached
Agiers, but the panic expected there. Prices
Of COversecd rising in country markets. being from
/ jir. to l0ir. dearcr per bale.
The Belgian markets have felt the influence the sud.
den change ~ politics There fall Of r.. %
Wheat at Tremont 2 IT.. 70 c. at Aubel IT, % c. at
Lcuze and r. at Leige, per O3 hlos. Wheat at this
latter place quoted "a IT, 81 to IS fr so per
los kilos. Rye which had only given way 90 c. 33 r.
80 TO - f. 80 per % kos. The weather had been
rainy Antwerp where there good supply o Egyp.
tan Wheat market calm. American Flour lOs. per
barrel
Cologne; but the prices Of Rye 1t Berlin were firm.
calm, with lower prices had sat ~ at Stettn, Rosock
| Kongsbury and IIainbro.
BY last accounts from Trieste few transactions In Wheat
taking place There had bcena sale Of 500 hects
Of good Kaat Wheat at - H. - per hect aud Of $50
beet Egyptian at % IT, - f. per hect. Rye well
supported there being very little showing Ibraila Maize
brought "a r. 10 20 Is fr. before the news, which
| completely stopped further business
letter just received from Strasund states the effect
produced by the peace reduction Of lOs per qr
the quotations being only Sos per Or Tor the beat Wheat
which however scarcely reaches % lbs per BUSH aud Is
therefore quite unfit for the English market while Oats
only weighing ~ bs per BUSH have been fetching 2Ss
20 8us. per a. Tie earlier accounts from tlds place
which estimated their power TO ship 1900 qfs. Wheat
next spring, found TO have been Over-ssngune
The Dutch markets, like the Belgian, are lower for
every description Of grain. At Rotterdam nayc white
Whcatwas quoted ~ f. 40 to 80 r. Ter hsct aud red
| 80 r. rs G. 10 30 g. coo
Advices from Naples, Tnenten, aud Barletta report
these markets as wearing very quiet appearance.
Prices have been somewhat reduced 10 Spain but not