, 1859-01-25

TIE BRITISH coRS TRADE.

From the M.rk Lane E1pfeEs. jan. j
The mast mild week has brought us to the
close of another year-very peculiar IN its char
acter as to the weather and temperature, and
very unsatisfactory as respects the result Of ag.
ricultural labor and anxiety. A 10" range Of
Wheat prices has obtained Throughout, with
with very few fluctuations. Tho average prlce
wss oniy AS. St. per Or; the highest point 4es.
lid, on the second week in January, and the
lowest was the last, viz 4os.: the extreme range
showing difference OF IS. lid. per qr. Ihs
greatest rise in one week was @s. 3D., on tue
l1th Of January. and the greatest tall Is. I'd, on
the frat week in September. We have thus
decline ofl2s. per Or. on the average Of 1857.
The three previous cereal years gaye an aver
age Of "a. I'd; but the three years, 1850 to 1859,
show 3Qs. 10d. We therefore arrive at tue con-
cluson TINT. With generally bouutiful crops, we
might ret, for some time. have experienced
low range.
The acknowledged deficiency. however, in
Spring Corn has been gradually using up much 81
tic surplus Of WHEAT, aud as sp'in5 advances we
calculate upon moderately higher ranSe. We
do 20 the more especially as there is no foreign
mort whence shipments Eau be made without los;,
and some l,aees III tle lA!tsc arc EcndlnS freely
i,to the interior. France cannot lie recknnrl on,
notwithstanding her late liberal supplies. America
sel.ls little or nothing; and Odessa merchants
seem inGispo*ed 10 tempt orders by their quota
1ions Human wisdom Is without plup.Ictic
per ar. below lie eleven years immediately
following the Act Of lslS--as su1'e countries
have also this year Tuu Sill rt-as SPAN,
Portugal, and poland-aud as uone, excepting
Scotland, cln boast ot any excess, the BALANCE ot
r.oLltiI!iies seem: fur mure favorable to i rise
i!,an o:herwisc. THIS is even suppo>ing The new
" $own corn continues to go pu l'ro-perou-ly :;
Iut there arc No adequate reserves against future
failures, though glallary room j. ut present
sca1ce. notwithstanding the holiday character
Of 1h!s last week, countIy markets have .ereral!y
evinced some improve ient, many 10 tine extont
Of Is. PR U. As the new yelr opens we sin.
ccrely h1pt that this mighty empire will mt only
o1d its political pre- e1nncncc among tile nations
but, in ie progress ald,prosperlty ot it's commerce
and agriculture, continue to he esatnplc 10 tue
world.
The Gales noted last week we're 1o6s21 qrs
wheat 1t 4os, against 81. .t34 qrs. in 1857. The
London averages we're AS sd. on 1,905 4rs.
The arrivals into the principal pors3 Of Great
Britain for the week ending Dec. %. IN wheat
snd forc, we're Sc COL qra.
Liverpool, on Tuesday, found a fair consump.
tive trade for French wheat at Id. TO %. per
10lts. advance; but sack flour WIS Cd. to Is.
lower; Maize firm; Oats dull, and tending
downwards; other spring corn unaltefed. Fri.
dny'a reports was again cheerful French and
American wheat being Id. to I'd per 70 lbs. bet
ter. Oats and barley we're dull, but beans and
p.aa held for more money. Maize soueht at "a.
per or. advance; Galatz held at %, white
American to 53s-
Spring Corn generally has not had the firm
ness Of wheat, more especially grinding barley
and beans, the former being rather cheaper.
The Scotch Markets had rather more tone rs
respects Wheat: It Was 40 at Edinburgh. with
fair..euppIies; but Spring Corn tended to lower
ratea GLASGOW WAS rather in seflers' favor for
Wheat. bat Ihe reverse in foreign Beans and
Barley. Scotch Barley. ~ well as Peas and
0a,s, we're more cheerful trade.
In ireland the Wheat trade has been rather
looking up, safes being effected much more
readily 1T Dublin than tor some time past, At
Waterford srads was generally improved, Irish
Wheat being ID to I'd per brl. desrer. and Maize
advanced as much, Barley and Oats being frm j;
but Flour Was dull Cork had slow market
Tor Wheat, Maize, and all Spring Corn.