ENGLISH COMMECIAL.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2680, 10 March 1874, Page 2

ENGLISH COMMECIAL.

. The " European Mail" reports :— The importations of foreign oats have heen large, while those of other kinds of foreign and of all home grain have been moderate. There-was a small attendance of ouyens at market, but as there was not much offering of English wheat, prices remained about the same. The demand for foreign wheat was not extensive, but holders of this £escripUon. WWS &»» A&4. ia tilt

sales made full rates were obtained. Foreign flour met with a moderate inquiry, but the turn in price was, if anything, in favor of the sellers. There is no change, to notice in the value of any description of barley. The oat trad£%as firm, and there was a fair amount of business done at, in most cases, an improvement of 3d to 6d per quarter. Beans and peas unchanged. Maize firm at late advance. The trade in floating cargoes of wheat has been extremely firm, and in the business transacted, particularly in Russian wheat, the tendency of prices has been decidedly in sellers'favor. Sales of Russian wheat have been made at 61s to 63s 6d per 4921bs cf. and i., according to quality, while American may be quoted 60s to 61s 6d per 48011)8 cf. and i. Maize has been in steady demand at 37s to 37s 6d per 4801bs cf. and i. for mixed American, and barley met a fair inquiry at 31s to3ls 9d per 4001bs for perfect cargoes of new-Danubian. Australian wheat is T how quoted at 64s to 66s per quarter.