, 1860-04-28


Tho past week opened very vet mud rough;
but the weather subss queutly much improved.
aud vegetation has vigorously commenced ita
growth. The ynurg wheat presents altogether
Z moro favorable appearance thau was expect
ed there being 4ulle enough inc for it, wiil.
steady genial season, to reach maturity ct tic
usual period. Much spring corn liHs gore in
we'll; but the plantsng vi potstocs is still great. :
in nrrcar; while III: want Of keep aud baroness
Of The ut adows hns made hay very sc.lc aud
dear. A. 1nisht hare been expected. the 1Hle
advance lu wheat has been followed by q
more quiet Estate Of trade generally, though
some places have continued 10 show an up.
ward movement. Fareign arrivals have coi,-
tinued very stnsll, and stocks Of wheat III
the farmers hands nfe getting into smaller
compass. There srcnss no srsat probability
Of 4 return to The low range 70 long obtaining; !;
while Rpurk on the exci.Abla materials Of the
Continent might seriously raise tic value Of ail
beng rather deaEer in Belgium ana itoiiaho,
pcil sc:l,e rarts oi Germany N + fEance they
haze little vcrleu, but Il slight rise fas chiefly
presa,lrd in The provinces. Prizes At Far's have
not been rnucl, Influenced By English accounts,
there Lei,r still no IN. r.iu for profitable ship
n,cnt 10 this coun:ry. notwithstanding III, sx-
cess,rc rains here, there ale aready apprei'en'
Sims of drought 10 SPUN aud, with Tie finest
possib'e wes1hcr for sowing in the northern
i,ur;s Of Aericn, it is fsurca that river uayi;.a
.ion will partly 'a,i from the same cause: but
little cEauge il cereals is noted al New York.
The suIes Of wheat noteo last ~eek were 11G,-
SIS q-a. 1t 4Bs Sd, against 119 5s3 qss. in 1859.
Tue London averages WIRE ass Sd on 5 5CS qrs
Thc Imports in,o the principal pnrts Of Grtat
Britain for tue vi elk ending 9s'll s1arch, iu
allca: ind bour, were equal to ! .GSa qTs whea:
from :sl,r. .e's birmingham Circular, Ap1ll3l
Fur :hc two first weeks Of tile past mon'h,
.hc WHEAT market continued dutl; but wc have
since had un advance OF IS TO IS per 4r. OIL
English whcut, rnG about half that amount on
tureien, 50 that there is How less difference II
tue y.lec OF tic tw0 descriptions Than has hili,-
cr,o been the case since Earyest. As is u>ual,
this rise has caused more considerable one IN
rcarly I'LL Tic Continental markets, Except those
Of France, which we're previously too high TO
admit Of much export to this country; and large
purchases Of w:ea! aud hour have been 'I'adc
for shipment, particularly in the Baltic, and
French ports, the advance in fri; ;hts, aud the
difficulty iu obtaining vessels, showing HAT we
; MAJ expect Intensive supplies !rcnl tAusr quar-
ters.
IL the south Of Europe tie growing crops are
favorahls described, thunEh few shipments
are still max in. + ON France 10 Portugal; :nd
well US those asked for graic deliverable Ut the
Black, Sea ports st the opening Of the navlga-
t.on. The appearance Of tie wheat crop in t1.ls
country has greatly Improved the last Week or
two, especially on sandy and lua.ny soils; hut
farsler~ com. lain that Tn tic st,fter laud it il
| rcrt thin, and there Is considerable demand
for sprius Wheat to EoH in between tue rows q!
autrnn planted. where thst has fa;!tsl; bit We
still thlek that III most cA:es the:c arc .non.l1
pluu,s left tn produce good crop. Though
the growing wheat in sotnc Of The southern
States of America is complained Of, prices were
drclibing in New ] oTk ut the time Of ucr !as1
advices; aad, III consequence. Increased ship
mcuts OF both wheat snc flour were be:n. nsads
far this country. Taere is consitle, al le d'nrr
ence Of opl1ion rs TO the qnanritv Of Wheat iel'
in the hands Of o,1r iarmes~; but Se still think
it is very larsc for lie season u tic year, as
Notwithstanding the scsrcity and thigh Price o'
| fodder, which ~ond iiidu e many 10 ;htssl
some a,mc before selling, the ricks in al parts
| OF the Country are very numerous, Local deal
| ers and a;.ecnlm1nrs also Lure 4 gnol deul CT
hand. Our prtsent prices are: Enalisi, red
Is. I'd. 10 Gs. Sd. white, G.. Cd. 10 IS. I'd. pei
| i2 lbs. ut birmingham