, 1863-03-14
The Crops and Markets in Europe,

lFrom the Mark Lane Express, Feb. 18th.1
"The paat week has been perfectly surprising
With very little rain OF iog, and many sunny dsys'
On the continent it seems much the came, every
thing being in advance the navigation OF the Wis
aa fss ana shs tsade from ths
me stats o. Rsces Vegetation Is certainly too for
Int 1t Is remarkable that the wheat should be SO
little complained Of on the Ecofe Of winter pride:
the wire worm ia, indeed. busy in some localities
bntthe damaeeis not extensive. Heavy-land farm
ers, however, will hare enough to employ them In
March. II able to get their work thoroughly douc
from the want Of seasonable frost to cart their
manure. but the last few days being frosty will
help them. Wheat prices have remained in much
The same state, rs well us business. the upward
tendency At the commencement Of the year being
conntctbaanced by the early opening Of the Baltic
and thc continued arrivals from America, with the
fear that further heavy imports may follow.
Monday In Mark Lane opened on very moder-
ate supplies Of wheat, both English aud foreign,
The show Of samples from Essex and Kent was
condition. The few dry lots appearing went OF
slowly, at unaltered rates the rest were neglected
The foreign trade for good American red was firm,
Petersburg WIS p:ocurablc On rather EASIER terms,
and all inferior sorts were very slow sale. Car
gosss aoat ;te1 Ts5e not plentiful and but little III
The best samples Of English wheat wc.c taken
this morning at last Mondays prices, but all nfe-
rior eoFts were neglected, and Remained nnsold at
i
ed business done, at about the rates Of this day
week. =.
Mating barley vas in request, and fully as
dear; but Black Sea descriptions, of which we hare
large arrival. met dull sale at little decline.
beans and peas each sold slowly, but were un-
CONTRARY winds still keep ont the supplies Of
foreign oats; the trade, nevertheless, remains az
dull as possible, prices being about as Monday
"Grcat heaviness prevailed this week in the
country wheat markets. without any positive de-
cline, or hut slight one. in any instance Milers
r. eand .e ent t,f of ds quality
mostly out OF order we're offered cheaper, passed
b.;
cd, wheat prices continuing nnaitcres!, bnt tiour
was rather cheaper. Spring corn was slow sale,
and and 50 was maize, at former rates, On Friday the
decline on the week, with no quotable change ID
BARLEY was generally firm this week, bnt oats,
.'TLc wheat trade in Scotland was dull. Had
sales been forced in Glasgow, they muet hare been
IN n,h buyers, favor for both wheat and -four. The
Edinburg wheat was 1s to e q Or lower, but malt
lnE naE!cy Iose 6a to Is 2 qr, other grain bcing
1.-THE Irish markets were lifelcss. Wheat priccs
At Cork % Cd to 1os 2 cwt fog white Barley s. Cd
toss; black oats is Cd to Is Id.
~ In M France prices hare been gradually mending,
very little difference Is reported from Germany,
Holland, Belgium. or Southern Europe.
+cndon, dn,s, saturday evening, ' ee 1.-THE upward
general. In those places where 1t has not been
perceived, the trade is very firm. For come days
tlc weather has settled fine, with nights Sufficient
y frosty to check, to certain extent the progress
ofycEs tation which the continued mildness Of the
preceding season has 90 much promoted. This
check can only BE- advantageous both for the wheat
"Thc Paris flour market, during the past week,
hns eyinced come animation, and milers have sue