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Show FOREIGN. 17.1 KucliMh Trade. London, 3. Tho Mark Lane Ex.-pn.t Ex.-pn.t in its review of the yrain trade Miys, 1S75 has unfortunately provetl a year of g-neral deficiency and inferiority. in-feriority. Birh-y has shown the bent yield of the season, being onlv slightly below the average, but its color has been t-o generally affected that il value for malting purposes iH greatly reducec1, perhaps Ss. to 10s. per quarter. quar-ter. Sales have been unusually dull. Oats and beans are below tho average, but tho belter prices paid for the hitter compeiiKiile for tue defect. The wheat crop fu tiered most, only one-eighth one-eighth reaching tho average, while five-sixths sink below it. Whatever dullness now prevails and may for a period continue, our largo deficiency will become more evident as the season sea-son advance. Should wo havo a bad -pring an important advance must isnsuu. |