, 1879-08-20

WEEKLY REVIEW.
LONDON, Aug. l0.-The Mark Ldne Exprt5t,
IN It's review Of the British grain trade for The
past week, eaYs: A week Of warm and sunny
weather, although INTERRUPTED BY an Interval of
inccssant rain on SUNDAY aud Sunday night, has
done wonders In maturing tho cereals At the
samc time tho previous damage canoot be
ob1tcratel. An examination Of wheat cars
proves that tic plant mas been starved, not only
10 cars, which arc short anu lncaREc, but many
Of them nrc barren at the basc anil top. Neither
wheat nor barley will bc ready to cut much before
the end Of the month. OF barley there wlf
probably bc bottcr crop II anc weather con-
tiuues, u, despite the gloomy antlc!pattons. It
promises by no means badly In some Of the
southern counties.
Scotch adviccs OF tho condition Of cereals are,
ON THE WHOLE. PAyoRABLE,
bnt the 1ateQess Of the season CAUSES much
anxiety.
The smaft advance in wheat Of mouth ago
seems to hare quito expended it, force. Us enot-
nous shipEnents from America and Tery heavy
arrivals have quite upset the London traio dur
Ing tue past week. The fluc weather. also, no
doubt, Ind marked effect in depressing prices
/, vas u,anlfc5ttv impossible to make headwar
against American shipments, aud values cou-
sequen.ty DECLINED smiling per quarter fur
red unu fully two shillEugs for wits on the
fortnight. The dcma,:d, as usual a. this spason
OF tie year, llas been ot merely retail nature.
Feeding s&utl1, huwryer. hare oeeu aetlTc, es-
peeially maize, whc. sold freely at RAPIDLY. ad-
gauc.ug prices, consequent upon tnodcrate sup
pltps both iii Liverpool ati Londou+ md the do.
p'orable condition Ut English potatoes. Tor
! which maize will have tu be used as xubst1"
| tute.
New mixed American mRizo has risen p per
quaEtero on tile fortnight, With vury little Offering.
| Nuunl corn has rlsen allnost equally. barley,
| oats bcans, and peas have betn III guod request
| in Lonlou aud tl.s provinces At 81 to 1s per
quarter advance un the fortnight. At ports Of
ca.l during the wrck
| TRADE WAS QUIET
for wheat of tic coast, at decline Of about Is
| per quarter, with fair dcmAnd, hoTcgcr, at
the reduction.
Arrivals werc modernte. At the beginning OF
the wceK nlaizk ADVANCED M to Gl per quarter.
but st,ce then It has teua quirter, alr! the i'm
proyenent has hecn los.t BUYERS hare been re.
| luctaut to operate In forward Wheut, III coiise.
qaenvc of large shipmculs adyiacd by cable lru1n
America, a1lI tile little business done has btell
AZ DECLINE Of Cd per q.arlcs.
Maize fos shlument shared the qutetcr feeling
| quoted for the arrival ol cnrGocs.
barley improved Cd Der quarter.
Tie sales Of English wheat last week were
1854 quarters at 4gs III per quarter. against
2G.2H quarteu ut 4is I'd pcf quarter for Tit
satnc week last ycar.
| IMPORTS INTO TnI rS1TKp KINGDOM
for tho week ending Aug. o: 1,0il,;t75 huudrct'
Weights Of wheat u,d 1Sl.1s9 hunslrelwes.hts oi
lour. With continuance Of 1nc weather ir
Frause there Is rcason to believe tie tuin' croI
uf wheat will exceed TINT uE last year, nnd nj
ford turner's a fur return.
At Mqrk Laue Monday The supply Of Engltst
wheat w4s small, auA sales wetc slow at abou
late rntes.
Foreign arrivals excessive. ard declined /;
per quarter, with fasr detuand Mt tue reduc
tion.
On the whole, u good deal Of steadincss wa
observable, as IL was reported Sundays rail-
hal seriously lntj the crops III ho,nc districts.
Fluur un't barley quiet. Malze DECLINED Il
aud oats 3d per quarter.