Corn, wheat, and flour, qrs. 1,070,909 against 733,571 in 1852. Oats, „ 379,059 305,738 Other grain, „ 263,653 262,238 Tallow, cwts. 847,267 609,197 Seeds, qrs. 785,015 518,657 Bristles, lbs. 2,477,789 1,459,303 Flax, cwts. 1,287,988 948,523 Hemp, „ 836,373 543,965 Wool, lbs. 9,054,443 5,353,772 Iron, tons 5,079 1,792 Copper (unwrought), „ 974 226 Copper (part wrought), „ 656 1,042 Timber (hewn), loads 45,421 28,299 Timber (sawn), „ 245,532 189,799 If mercantile opinions are at all to be relied upon, these extra supplies ought to have a tendency to bring down prices, which the prospect of war has enhanced beyond what existing circumstances seem to warrant, even presuming that we had no other dependence than upon Russia for the articles with which she has heretofore supplied us. For example, we have paid during the past year, if we take present prices, for our imports of wheat alone from Russia, about £6,470,000 sterling, whereas, at the prices of the early part of 1852, we should have paid for the same quantity of wheat just half the money. And at the present moment, and since war has been regarded as inevitable, we have had a downward tendency in all our principal markets. It has been discovered that we hold more home-grown wheat than was anticipated; and, with a favourable seed-time and a propitious spring, hopes are entertained that we shall not in the present year be so dependent upon the foreigner as we have been during that which has passed. Tallow also is an article for which we have been lately paying the extravagant prices of 62s. to 63s. per cwt. In the early part of 1852, the article was worth about 37s. 6d. for the St Petersburg quality. No English grazier, however, ever knew butcher’s meat or fat at their present prices; and a propitious year for the agriculturist will most probably bring matters to a more favourable state for the consumer.