Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-16

oyros OF rHr wsre, May IS, 1850

THE FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE, e 90
The Mark Lane Express Of SOth ult ia lis Agrcutnr
al Report for April, says; ~
the appearance Of the wheat may observe
positive opinon IN reference the ohco
Ing crop from The present lat Of the plant T nn
generally concluded but at much
later period than usual owing to the Saturated condition Of The
This wheat trade considerably many
past advance Of from 3s to IS quarter has
taken place In the quotations The comparative activity in the
demand has resulted from demand having sprung
haane for consumption In Ireland than from other cause
The ouay of wheat wholly IN s country
exceeded eco quarters nevertheless the purchases have
been large improved al
though pre- that have been effected solely for
In order 70 enhance the value OF heavy
held Dublin Cork &c BY wealthy houses That the ad
TO likely TO be supported pretty evident
the present position Of the trade In Of the continental
markets produce generally commanding rAteshers
IL hing Of ship nen from Amecasni the
No DOUBT receive liberal supplies abroad;
but mag be sell doubted whether they win be sufficiently extern
There has considerable hmne In the Inquiry for all de,cp
lions OF especially for ane barely and oats at
rates bu with exception Of wheat the fluctuations grain
have been trning Eogi,h wheat still held In fair
abundance supplies OF all other articles have become
very limited We shall therefore be ehy dependent upon the
foreign growers arrivals of spring during the remainder
he stocks hame grown wheat barley oats both In Ire
and become much reduced The trade
ALLYN the absence Of any supplies omportance from abroad
ruled healthy and prices have mprov but he
active The shipments to Eeg,nd have
they will continue limited for some time"
In its review of the Grain Trade, for the preceding
week, the paper says:
As resus stocks the limited supplies Of English Wheat 10 the
London either indicate great dmnution dssatsc
ton prices and many begin 10 nk the quantity Of old
foreign supplies thu feature Of Irish orders In the Baltic shows
real want Of that country, but foree proportion
ate Ial3Gof TO BRUSH pos n0goVer, as he same KIND o.
advance q last week. has generally sent prices up Is to Is I'd
o. The Paris market after being long dormant has become
excited giving an advance OF u ar Hoand
but much while egiun has closely followed france All
Is priced for all gram unab for Of ships to
the orders As might have been expected ater
advance Of 10s from the lowest point have here been
in calm but New YORK again eynees rising MARKET with open
Scarcely three genial days since Christmas experen.
cc in Scotland aud those who bestowed pains get In early
potatoes have lost near' all their e Ga's9S haS been wen
tended uthot further advances 10 Wheat but all Spring Corn
has Improved with rise In Oats Of cd stl d. and Is 2O
bs. In Oatmeal
10 red continued severity oecasloned
losses The Corn market Dublin st poorly
native Wheat held high, With good Demand
Foreign not Ia such good reque mies being better pro-
,ided.
The following extracts from Continental reports fur
Aer indicate higher range prices for cereals next
NANTES April 2The oldest alive do not remember having
the month April cold aud ungenia the present
the backward The Wheat plant not more forward
little spfouted What MISUNDERSTANDING the high prices paid
the fortnight little oferej and everything tends
poye that the .toks h by farmers small here, the
warehouses are empty the farmers who money have
sold out so that the remainder In the hands OF those who can
aord &c hold and who will M. sell fore knowing
crop lin Jui likely be- fall not therefore 10 be expect
Ell Admitting that present prices cannot be paid Tor espo
Aton home consumption aoIe will suffice 10 keep them up In
which there will be IS 81 export duty the 9TH June
HANBuRG April IS Our grain market has continued much ami
mated extensive purchases OF Wheat and Rye having been made
chiefly advance Of 81 to Is for the
article and Ca have been largely purchased for English
Cd 90 rates while Barley remains gu
weeks lon The rather cold weather checks the
rapid growth Of vegetation however has not injured the
Ing crops which, generally speaking looking promising
About $3.50 Of Wheat on the spot have been sd at tip rates
oflast week.
GRoSGES April q The weather wet and incement
last week with daily showers andsaow Farm can do moth
the fields and the must be serious unless
speedy eh dry weather Wehave had good
supplies from the farmers and from canary and good business
chiefly In Oats Al TO dy market Wheat was less
10 favor and sold slowly at barely last weeks prices
PAK April % The advance almost general for Wheat In the
PROVINCES combined with hail. tended TO make the Hour
Arm In their DEM nds For the current month the
She for June 500 5e TO 5s Soc three months
from COZ Jc TO COZ Ire For July and August sales have
been made C2f August alrne, 62f TO 6lf 25c