Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-13
ENGLISH MARKETS.

Cold Weather Retarding the Ripening OF
Wheat-Business in the Home Product of
q Holiday Character-Quiet Business In
Imports with Prices steady-GoOd In
quIry for American for Milling Pur-
poses-Masze Firmly Held at an Advance
miscellaneous.
LONDON, Aug. 12.--The Mark Lane Express,
in its weekly review Of the British grain trade.
says: There has been some intervals of sun
shine during the past week, which have been
beneficial to growing crops and hay making.
Gold nights, however, initiated much against
the ripeping Of cereals, and it is only in the
south that wheat is beginning to change
color. Even under the most favorable condi-
tions it is improbable that any home grown
wheat will be seen in market here before the
first week in September. In 1878 the first sam
pie appeared in Mark Lane on the 18th OF Au-
gust. Some of the hay crop has been secured,
but, in many instances, in very unit state
The condition of root crops is very variable:
Potatoes appear to be thriving fairly in Scotland
and ireland. The consumn9ion of maize IN
Ireland has consequently decreased. In the
midland counties of Ireland disease has ap-
peared, and the condition of the potato crop is
deplorable In short the improvement IN the
agricultural situation has been very slight and
the harvest cannot be otherwise than deficient.
Very little English wheat was offered during
the week, either at NJ rk Lane or country ex-
changes. Business has been to great extent
of holiday character. but in some instances
sellers had no difficulty in obtaining last weeks
prices. Imports Of foreign wheat continue on
a liberal scale, and in consequence of the re.
cent Improvement in the weather business
ruled quiet but steady. without any material
alteration in prices. A further advance, how
ever, ia by no means improbable as the recur-
renee Of rain storms might render the English
crop total failure. For some weeks hence the
weather will govern the market, even in the
face of large summer supplies and the knowl-
edge of the large surplus pnssessed bv America.
There has been steadv milling demand dur-
ing the week for American and Russian de
scriptions. The fiuer sorts of foreign white
wheat. such as Australian and New Zealand.
have also heen in good request. The scarcity
of maize on spot caused rise of shilling per
quarter. All other descriptions of feeding corn
alao tended against huvers.
The arrivals at norts of call have been small.
Wheat off coast quiet and declined ahnut ak
cents per dnarter. Maize is verv strong at
about a shilling advance. Forward wheat was
firmly held by first hand sellers, and Init little
business DIME. A few rasales of red winter
cargoas for August and September sh'nment
were effected at 43s Cd per quarter. Maize has
been in large request the past few davs. chiefly
for October and November shipment. at an i'm
movement of fully shilling per anarter. Bar
lev also advanced six pence to shilling.
Sales Of English wheat last week amounted
to 1887 quarters at 49s I'd ner quarter. agairs
400 quarters at AS Id per quarter For the
same week last year. Imports into the Tinted
Kindnm for the week ending AUGUST q wore
5.273 hundred weights of wheat, and 211,22
hundred weights of -four.
Ano' her week of fine weather has wrought
considerable Improvement in the harvest pros
poets of France. The harvest has terminated
in the south, but even in the most favorea
localities the yield of wheat doea not exceed
the average crop. In some southwestern de-
partmenta the yield is decidedly deficient In the
centre If fine weather continues. there's every
probability not. indeed. Of . honntifnl lar.
vest. bnt of a yield certainly SURPRISING that of
1878
On Mark Lane Monday a few samnles of
English wheat on offer were firmly held for
last weeks prices, but without attracting
much attention.