New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-26
BRITISH TRADE REPORTS.

LONDON, Sept. 25.-Ihe Mark Lane Express,
IN its weekly review of the British Corn trade says:
The weather for the last days has been yora-
ble even scotland reported the middle Of the week
some progress with the harvest Since then, however.
rain has fallen generally Potatoes spoken Of very
badly in Scotland and the North generally The wheat
trade during tie week has been quiet, hut FIRM The
country markets are beginning TO I'LL but the
condition generally is bad ana in the North many
Pies selling as low as 30 hngsper quarter aud even
less. As the damp weather comes on the condition OF
English wheat viii render almost unfit for use,
large portion it, unstable, De kept ull Spring
The supplies Of English wheat w therefore, probably DO
sold for the next few months, especially the price OF
barley likely be good and farmers g have every
nducement to thrash this rather than wheat Good
dry samples OF new rel wheat maintain their
price at bOs' PER ,QuditcI' Oit prospect ~ 10
Supplies Of foreign, bega5 q grow clearer. IndIs
month IN ilrlmcnt OF contracts. Few contracts were
made later period than Cbs, and IRON hs date the
shipments Will iall of greatly. Nhea. - beng sent TO
the famine districts and the prospect, ~ the next crop
are not favorable. Il probable that we shall
pected Prom Egypt, also, shipments are on a les
sened scale, aud seem likely not 10 equal tue eApeci-
North Russia continues 10 snip miry Tut not so
LARGELY as predicted Shipments from America are uD
oral bnr moi excrssive Whether they will become
larger the next few weeks remains 60 DE seen, Dus
There is no longer pressure % sel which there
under che first belief o. an enormous crop ana as SHIP
peIs have had to pay, IA many instances,
rs much as five shlings per quarter to can
eel september contracts they viii naturally be-
less eager in pressing sales. Tue trutn of c matter
10 the large surplus Of the American crop tbs year be-
gins 70 DE more clearly understood IL may De admitted
tuat there j. u surplus OF lO0.OOOOOO bushels. Yet,
with cceuented cX aust0l ol stocks through tho
states. tho usual exports % other pores large export 10
the Continent the present mod rate prices, ana the dis
position that grower, will naturally feel 90 hold over
such lue qualify such prces, ~ : not Aelj mat me
export this year TO Great britain Will exceed hat
OF some former years, ullcss prices should id
vance and offer indictment 20 growers 10 soil
freely supplies OF new red winter axe brsihning
to arrive freely Liverpool and London aut are scns
at 6s. % G2s per quarter oylp. shipments OF 10 i1e
st continue liberal, ANA tue prospects % tur new crop
are very favorable. Unless rOst OrD1d weather
comes 20 spoil IT, another y,ry ablldautCrOp j. expected,
but the new crop will not be available TO- months 10
come and shipments OF Uidtne Danube SIN remaining
cOsed-will, perhaps, barely suffice 10 meet tue wants
az ne United Kin gdOm The arrivals of the coast have
good ana perfect cargOts realize one hllnG per
qItcs advance, but most crg1es arriving were shipped
IN lac hottest weather, and more or less out o. con-
dtion. Inc trade has somewhat recovered from TIE
depression caused by the large imports.