The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-22
REVIEW OF FOREIGN MARKETS.
Becrbohm. Lendon, March Is,
FnANcE.

Beorbohu, Lendon, MarchIs
FRANCE.
The agricultural reports arc quits
favorable from this country, the wealth
or this week having been very propi-
tious in every respect.
Spring sowing is in full swing and
rapidly approaching completion. The
wheat trade this week has exhibited
nuch firmness, and during the past
few days tho tendency has been decided
~ upwards, owing to the favorable re-
ports from America and London. Far.
mers efisr very sparingly, all except
the largest growers having but little
wheat left, and Spring work moreover
engaging their attention. Millers con-
ssquently have to turn their attention
more to foreign, of which about half a
dozen cargoes have this week been
bought of the English coast, tho ship-
ments from America direct having
likewise somewhat increased. The
fact that during the last five weeks tho
shipments from the Atlantic ports to
the Continent direct have averaged
|l04, ,000qrs. per week quite disposes of
any latent idea that the Continental
wants had already been virtually sat
listed.
BELGIUM.
Firmness has prevailed in tho wheat
trade in this country, but rye has re.
manned quiet. Shipments of whea,
from America di.ect to Antwerp have
somewhat increased, and there are new
about lG3,0ooqrs. on passage, including
about 70,000qrs. from California.
GERMANY.
Farmers in this country have been
complaining of the excessive moisture,
and urgently desiring period of dry
weather, which according to last tele-
graphic accounts had at length arrived
The "term" markets this week have
been firm for wheat, which closes
rather higher on the week, but rather
quiet for rye. At Berlin wheat on the
spot was moro animated ut full rates,
but for forward delivery there was a
slight decline. Rye was frmer, but
was net so affected by the publication
Of the amended official crop estimates
(which showed a remarkable difference
from the first estimates), as might have
been expected. In fact, the rectified
estimate of the rye crop in Prussia is
l3,500,o ,oO0qtls. (6,l3o,00oqrs.) below
the first estimate, made last Autumn.
At Hamburg spot wheat was quieter
last week, but without much chRnge.
HOLLAND.
Dry weather has set in in this
and the complaints from far
mers are disappearing. Inland naviga-
ton being quite free the country
have been better supplied, and
wheat has maintained its price with
difficulty. The quantity of wheat on
passage to Holland by sailers is nov
i6s, ,000qrs. including 81 ,000qra. from
Calcutta.
AUsTRIA-HUyGARY
Pesth advices from the 18th, inst,
state that millers bought wheat freely
early in the week at slight decline,
but at the close there was less demand.
In -four some business had been done
for England at lower prices, and with
the opening of navigation on the
Danube millers were expecting a better
demand generally.
RUSSIA AND TIE DANUBE.
According to last advice from st.
Petersburg and Riga, the supplies of
grain remained very restricted ,sbut the
was weak, owing to the dull
ness abroad. In the south of Russia
business remains almost at = stand
still. At Odessa there is little or moth
Ing doing for export, nor is there likely
10 be any activity in this respect for
some time to come. The Danube
being now open to navigation, steamers
are arriving out thcro generally to
load maize, in which large business
has latterly been done.
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GOOD REASONS.
Governor Perkins Of California said
in regard to the appointment of Knight
as barbor commissioner q few days ago:
'1n addition to the satisfaction it gives
me personally to do this thing for an
Did man who first befriended me,
think the people of this state ought to