Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-20
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ENGLISH GRAIN.


by Good Weather, but the Grain Badly
Blighted-WheatM Market Quiet and prices
Declined UDder the Influence of Large
American Arriyals-datzo in Active Re-
quest at Better Prices.
LONDON, Aug. 19.-The Mark Lane ErDyess
in its review of the British grain trade for the
past week says A week of warm and sunny
weather although interrupted by intervals of
lncessant rain Sunday and Sunday night, has
done wonders in maturing cereals. At the
same time previous damage cannot be obtained.
An examination of the wheat ears proves the
plant has been starved, not only by the ears
which are short and meagre, but many of them
are barren at the base and top. Neither wheat
nor barley will be ready to cut much before
the end of the mouth. OF barley there will
probably be a better crop if fine weather con-
tinue,, as despite the gloomy antioipations it
promises by no means badly in some of the
southern counties. Scotch advices of the con-
dition of cereals are on the whole favorable.
but the lateness of the season causes much
anxiety.
seems to have quite expended its force as
enormous shipments from America and heavy
arrivals have quite upset the London trade
uring the past week. The fine weather also.
no doubt, had marked effect in depressing
prices. 1t was manifestly impossible TO make
Roadway against American shipments and val
ues consequently declined a shi ling per quar-
ter for red, and fully two shillings for white
on the fortnight. The demand as usual at this
ser son of the year has been of merely retail
nature.
Feeding stuffs, however, have been active,
especially maize, which sold freely and rapidly
at advancing prices consequent upon moderate
supplies both in Liverpool and London, and
the deplorable condition Cf English potatoes,
for which maize will have to be used as sub
stitute. New mixed American maize has risen
two shillings per quarter on the fortnight, with
very little Offering. Round corn has risen al
most equally. Barley, oats, beans and peas
have been in good request in London and the
provinces at slxpence to q shilling per quarter
advance on the fortnight.
At ports of call during thu week trade was
quiet for wheat off coast at decline of about
shilling per quarter, with fair demand at
reductions. Arrivals were moderate at the be-
ginning of the week. Maize*advanced three to
six pence per quarter, but since then it has
been quieter, and the improvement has been
lost. Buyers have been reluctant to operate in
forward wheat in consequences of large ship
ments advised by cable from America, and the
little business done has been at q decline of
sixpence per quarter. Maize for shipment
shared the quieter feeling quoted for arrival
cargoes. Barley improved sixpence per quar-
ter. Sales of English wheat last week were
10, o94 quarters at 49s Sd per quarter, against
26.234 quarters at 44s I'd per quarter for the
same week last year. Imports into the United
Kingdom for the week ending August 9th,
1,191, 375 hundred weights of wheat and 1S1, l79
hundred weights of flour.
With continuance of fine weather in France
there is reason to believe 1.-The total crop of
wheat will exceed that OF last year and afford
farmers fair return.
At Mark Lane Monday the supply of English
wheat was small and sales were slow at about
late rates. Foreign arrivals were excessive and
declined shilling per quarter with fair de-
mand at the reduction. On the whole good
deal of steadiness was observable as it was re-
ported Sundays rain had seriously laid the
crOps in some districts