The storm, which extended across almost the United Kingdom, blew
over Hamburg on the day following; and was succeeded there on the next night by an immense tide is the Elbe, that forced up the ice and shipping both alike on the dry laud and into high field. It is said that the water flowed four feet deep into the Exchange at I Limburg. There will be a great importation of wheat; all is doing that can be suggested on the Continent to get it shipped. Vessels are hauling out at Hull to go to the Elbe to load, at the excellent freight of 6.5. a quarter. One extreme occasionally leads to anorher, and it has the appearance at this moment that this is about to be the case with the corn-trade ; for cer- thinly the advices of what is ready to come from abroad are extensive. Connected with the good freights offering for grain, there will be an animated demand for shipping to bring over rape-cakes and bones, which will be so much wanted for tillage on the spring-seed going into the ground.—hall Advertiser.
The shipping interest has not been in so flourishintx a state since the war as it is at present, owing almost entirely to the efforts made to fetch corn from all parts of Europe. Freights have risen enormously ; and this trade yields so much better a return than any other, that the ordinary operations of commerce are seriously impedel. Gold is going out to a considerable extent, and is said to be much in demand in the North of Europe, in Russia pori icularly, independ.mtly of tim corn- payments. This has become in itself a lucrative tra is ; the expense of sending gold to Hamburg not being more than fi per cent., xvidle the difference in value between the two places is rather more than 2{ per cent. An advance has been made at the Bank in the price of bar gold, which is now 3/. 18s. 2d. the ounce, which will necessarily cause the preference to be given to sovereigns or coin in the exportation of the precious metal.—Tinies.
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