Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-07-11
EneII.b NTarkets and Crops.


MARK LANE, FRIDAY Although
only limited quantities of homegrown wheat
have been on sale in the leading markets of
consumption held this week. the demand for
both red and white qualities has continued in
q sluggish state, and in some instances the cur
rencies have had dropping tendency. At the
outports foreign wheats have moved of
slowly, at about stationary prices. The few
samples of English barley on offer have sold
at about previous rates; but inferior foreign
has given way Sd. to Is. per quarter. No ac-
tual change has taken place in the value oi
malt Brewers, however, have operated eau
tiously. Owing to the great abundace of pas
ture food, oats have met dull inquiry, and in
ferior parcels have ruled in favor of buyers
Both beans and peas have sold slowly, on
former terms. No quotable change has taken
place in the value of flour, but low qualities
have been difficult of sale.
The following is taken from the circular oi
Messrs Surge, of Birmingham: " five except
the few days at the beginning and close oflast
month, during which between five and six
inches ofrain fell, the weather may be said to
have been very favorable for all kinds of grow
ing crops, although still marked by the alb
sence of sunshine which has been the peculiar
characteristic of the season, and has prevented
vegetation from becoming unusually forward
The wheat on the clay soils, where 1t had sui
fered from the rainy Spring, has now much
improved, yet we think the produce cannot ex-
ceed an average in the districts, and unless the
weather for blossoming is very fine it will be
| decidedly less. The reports of the growing
crops in France are generally favorable, though
| the Southern departments, like Italy, have suf
fered from drouth, but as the prices of wheat
| in the French markets have not suffered SO
much as ours, it would appear that nearly the
whole of their large importations will be re-
| quired before the new crop is ready for use.
We believe the stock held by English farm
ers, dealers and millers, to be unusually light
| in fact, every one seems to look forward 10 &
low range Of prices, and provides accordingly
| This may be said TO be the season when thu
| expectation is not so likely to berealiZed, and
| Judging from the course of the grain marke
for the last twenty years, there is another dea
season due for us. The number of grain-ladel
vessels ON passage from the East is only 800, o
less than we remember at this season for som
| years past, This seems chiefly attributable Il
the large arrivals of last month, many of tn
vessels having made much quicker passage
than usual
The Scotch market, though scantily suppl
ed, have been heavy for wheat, at about sta
| tionary prices. Barley and all other sprin
corn have ruled about stationary. Flour ha
been chiefly in retail parcels.
In Ireland, fine wheat, barley and oats hay
moved off steady at full quotations. Other
wise, the trade have ruled very inactive. Tn
shipments of food have not increased.
At Mark Lane, to-day, the show of Englisl
wheat was small, and the trade, on the whole
ruled steady at full prices. In foreign wheai
limited business was transacted, yet the quo
tations ruled firm. Barley and oats moved Of
slowly at late rates. The supply of hams an,
peas being limited, their value was supported
In flour, sales progressed slowly, on torme
terms.