Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-23
THE GRAN TRADE
The Mark Lane Express Of I'd instant, in its Genera
..,t.to tor March

Agricultural article for March, says
Owing OF cold norherly snds vegetation has
made yry n I g mohtn even N our o'
many instances given rise 70 unfayorabe reports refer
reason why crop should he anticipated
back spring. because rs fa ascertain
breath cultivation fully equal previous
years However the wheat trade has healthy
than time past prices continue TO rise and very few OF
the or Importers are wiring 70 SELL except at further en-
That there ample for higher
admit Of doubt since the hap.rtaons from abroad like
y very for une and will be
occupied sewing Of Lent corn this end Of
wheat will be considerable reduction In the supplies OF for
egn WarehOuse not only In London aud Liverpool but
auence Of range IN the value money, and Of
enormous home viii continue large These features put
for wheat but impression Is that
hardly anticipate exctemeh la the demand val
ne much above cas- per Or Tor NE es', Of white qnal
than usual owing the saturated condition the soil There
however nothing fear this head In other words do
anticipate any great falling OF 10 the yield
The supplies stack In all parts Of the United Kingdom
very moderate he quantities Of barley offer since last
wrote have fallen Cd considerably.
difficulty has experienced IN obtaining adequate suppl for
seed aud mailing purposes and the value Of all kinds has ruled
As regards potatoes may observe that fair average supplies
appeared sale leading markets. the most part
very idng condition Good sound qualities have changed
freely li0s lnstance Cos per but OH
kinds have moved of slowly az aes The stock
In growers hands reduced narrow compass
and regret to state that portion Of them Is unit for human
consumption hence unsound qualities val now chiefly be
Ell In da Our adyes from the continent are to the eject that
few paatots hand that cannot suppose
that any addition WI be made to our supplies from mat
This cency In the arrival Of potatoes tend to
mps additional fmness the wheat trade both here and In the
continental kes where since the commencement oil the year.
prizes have advanced fully Is per qr.
We understand that large orders for the purchase OF wheat
have lately forwarded the various Baltic port for ship
men the rop,nngo the navigation We may herefore-es
peca have accumu In the North OF European
cpate heavy mporsons during the summer months
shipping abundant and tie rates Of freight very low
but mind that The arrivals OF both wheat and Hour
from the United Andng that the supp lis Of the
former in The hands Of The growers are SUI very DC
the % the specr investments by wealthy hoiers
II remarkable fact that during the last two years. the produce
OF spng throughout the world has not Kept pace win M
ual wants OF the trade The Is value OF bar
ley oa beans and has ruled relatively higher than wheat
and that matters have been compelled to pay enormously nigh
prices for barley This Of things regards value Is not like
y be improved by increased mpOratiohs from abroad
since quite In position
every bushe that the continent can spare for US. 49,
Tie Scotch markets have been moderately well supplied with
produce Wheat has commanded rather money and the
value spring has been fully supported The shipments TO
the south have continued liberal scale The stocks OF grain
on hand ii large for the time ofyear
mand for that description Of produce has been by means
tive Fine barley and oats have commanded extreme rates and
the transactions Indian have increased Very
little grain has been forwarded either 10 England or scoand and
the mpoaors from the westward have been only moderate
The Journal review Of the grain trade for the
ding week, says
The gradual ADVANCE gained with difficulty has been
followed larger business than
time past establishing rise Of fully 2s In the course Of
the week STILL from lrIs not raising their best quality
Flour the advance In Mark Lane has been followed by calm
The rise here has howey stimulus the French rarke
which had there doubt but such nnu
ence re orally extended IN throughout Europe
lea sucen time however having elapsed the connen
tai adyce including Odessa have very little changed. The diff
Guilty Keeps the Spanish and NeapOtan markets
great the Of VIII Ia the interior OF the
Kingdom Naples that Maize being freely used substitute
and large orders said be Odessa account Of Gov
Europ Wheat lands cultivated IN Algeria said
to be looking unusually proEising"