Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-24
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RICHMOND WHO 0FncE. March %, 1860.
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THE FOREIGN WHEAT TRADE.
The Mark Lane Express, Of 9Th inst in its Agrcutu-
raj Review, for February says:
Te deficiency the potatoes led many
sons 10 assume that shah shortly considerable activity In
for an Improvement msy freely admitted
continue to operate Tor immediate wants only whilst there
oforsn continue large can We think hardly look forward
10 any In the trade nevertheless just possible that
quotations will gradually harden say to the extent OF Ss or vs.
per quarter but actual supply to value the chances
,uaions Not that appehend any great increase In
the either wheat -four during present
our farmers hold large quantity OF wheat both IN stock and
barn when compared with the general On this ground,
the,tre that there forward
great activity trade The demand for all descriptions Of spring
@ has continued to rule steady at very f prices Pine
S , scarcity and from an Increased inquiry for sowing
high rates As, and So
ter having realized for The limited nature Of the mpor
toD. of sprng has led TO heavy transactions
ay hence stocks both London and the oupOs have
Wheat Indian corn and improved request
duce however has moved oGow at about previous currenee
The shipments England have continued limited scale whilst
the Of produce In the hands Of the growers represented
The scotch markets the part fairly supplied
continued steady full quotations Some extensive shipments oil
sout6-a proof opinion that the yield year far
,noe extensive time anticipated The stocks
understand sun In excess Of the corresponding Peod
In 1859.
1t its review for.the:preceeding week, it says:
Should the representation genial March be verified
coyey may expected In the Wheat plant which generally has
INIT tts It's aspect S the usual drylng winds
nevertheless wanted both for the soil and the condition ef the
ythrashed Wheat which mas very little improved Marsets
therefore kept stationary though where small supplies have
hand with der samples there has been more ready
placement very slight re In the shows the tendency
Of prices with good deliveries The more however the
cdc tone politics Increases the the probability Of good
The future upon the character Of the coming and the
holding stocks Upon these must depend make up the
bare and scarcity Of keep and consequent deane Of meat
larger consumption Of bread but the complete alb
| NJ ma kes
gn all keep firm The French markets gradually ad-
higher prices Belgium Holland and the Baltic ports show
confidence and business and 0de has done than for
kets keen rising Wheat Zurich being with SIS 5s = or.
sales noted last week 2l9 at iis ID against 81,
g2g q The London i6' ID 4O'2
The imports into the principal ports Of Great Britain for the week
ending 2d February Wheat Flour we're equal 10 o9 qs Of
Wheat
The March Circular, of Messrs J. and c. Surge of
Birmingham published In the same Journal says:
During the past month"; though has been uniformly
dull prices omeWhat hrme particularly for fine
condoned samples but not sufficiently admit any
very backward and In districts described as presenting
nsvorabe aspect our farmers are consequently, careless
ABOUT selling present rates. frequently take their samples
again from market but think that at 4S Or Tor good
average red they sell freely they still hold large stocks
Of Old wheat. an have as yet comparatively little the
the Baltic Sea becomes clear OF lee We expect
large shipments from thence extensive purchases have been
made during the winter chief ports English accounwe
presume the anticipation Olga rise In our market AZ the prices
paid admit Of profit present quotations There has
also been considerable for Belgium; but this must be
fully supplied observe shipments are making from
that TO Great Britain Arrivals from me United states
continue small there margin for poh and the same may
be france Though the duy In ths norhe
departments still pohbory Is not expected TO continue so
after Of month being dependent their system OF ay-
erages Spain Portugal and Italy do not likely require ur-
Their supplies at present and the gro~ng crop h osth o'
ton flhe latter country described promising good
try supplies from the Black Sea- Danubian Provinces and the
Az5f must necessary small for months but the falling
induce the holders Mediterranean ports rehp onsdera
bic quantities Of Black Sea wheat for sale In Great tain