Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-11
ITrom Our RsgulEr Correspondsntl
London Letter.
LONDON. England, April. IS, 1881.

LONDON. England. April. IS, 1881.
With a milder temperature. some slight
rainfall, and several days Of bright sun
shine, the wheats have regained a healthy
color and have made decided progress.
The narrowing and rolling which the bulk
of the wheat acreage has now received
| has been Of material assistance TO the
Young plant, and it needs now but genial
rainfall 10 put the wheats into vigorous
growth. The lateness Of the season has
not, as vet, afforded any condition which,
/ by itself. can be taken as initiating against
harvest prospects. The condition Of the
wheat-crop-where there is plant, Of
course-is very satisfactory, notwithsiand-
| ing its exceptional backwardness, and,
providing we have an ordinary rainfall in
/ April and May the advent of q hot, dry,
and forcing summer, should it occur,
would not be against favorable results.
In the case of spring corn, however, the
possibility of such contingency must
now be source of anxiety. Arrears of
spring sowings are being fast overtaken,
but the ground is too dry on the top TO
make frst-rate seed beds. The grain mar
kets during the past week have been quite
of a holiday character, and very little bust
ness has been done anywhere. There has
been no actual difference in the tone Of the
trade between London and country mar
kets, but in the latter case supplies have
been in many cases so exceedingly short
that prices have been maintained where
otherwise they must have declined. In
London and other large port markets this
extraneous supply, and at the present time
London md Liverpool are cheaper than
most inland markets. At Marks-lane on
Monday 81. to Is. per quarter reduction
was submitted to on English whests, ex-
cept for the very best qualities, and on
Wednesday the rates were noninally the
same as on Monday. but the very small
am cunt OF business transacted was scarcely
sufficient to test values. English -four re-
mains unchanged in value, but the retail
trade is in a very languid condition. Bar
ley continues verT quiet, and values are
quotably unchanged. There is no change
to note in the malt trade. Supplies are
coming forward freely, and all inferior
qualities are very diff .ult to sell. Oats
rule steady for good heavy samples, all
others being in BUYERS favor. Beans and
peas slow and unchanged. The quantity
Of wheat on passage now stands at 2 SOP, e
500 quarts and -four equal TO 1871 900 quarts
of wheat, al Increase Oh the previous
weeks figures equivalent to 5000 quarts
of wheat. California stands credited with
100000 quarts of wheat; Austria asia
with $40 900; the Atlantic ports of the
United States with 267, 900; Chill with
l24,000; India and Egypt with Ill 900;
Russia with 1850; and DAnuban prov :
nces with $1,000 to direct ports and ports
of call. Foreign -four meets slow con-
sumpive demand, but sales are tedious at
prices which in nearly all cases favor buy
ers. In fact all foreign breadstutfs are
cheaper to buy. The off-coast market is
now becoming tolerably well supplied
with maize, the trade for which is very
quiet in all positions.