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Bordeaux  and  Burgundy  Wines. — The  consumption  of  so-culled  Bor-
deaux and  Burgundy  wines  continues  to  the  same  extent  as  when  the
grapes  furnished  a  more  plenteous  yield  and  the  present  grape  malady
was  unknown,  and  to  meet  this  regular  demand  large  quantities  of  Italian
and  Spanish  wines  are  imported  at  Eouen  and  manufactured  into  French
wines.  This  industry  may  be  regarded  us  one  of  the  most  prosperous
of  the  community.  The  foreign  wines,  after  undergoing  the  necessary
changes,  arc  sold  wit ifont  exception  as  French  wines  for  home  consump-
tion as  well  as  exportation,  and  they  are  manufactured  with  such  skill
that  it  is  often  difficult  to  distinguish  the  difference  between  the  natural
and  the  prepared  wine.  It  is  said  that  the  beverage  thus  prepared  does
not  contain  any  deleterious  ingredient,  but  this  statement  is  difficult  to
verify,  as  the  manufacturers  do  not  reveal  their  secrets. — From  a  report
by  Consul  Rhodes,  of  Eouen,  dated  September  6,  1830.
Convention  of  French  Grain  dealers.— A  convention  of  grain  dealers  was
held  in  Lyous  on  the  29th  September,  1880,  and  adjourned  on  the  eve  of
titie  completion  of  this  report.
560  notes:  trade  in  fraxce.
The  principal  departments  of  France,  the  markets  of  Paris,  Marseilles,
Bordeaux,  Kouen,  Nancy,  &e.,  besides  delegates  from  Alsace-Lorraine,
Germany,  Hungary,  Switzerland,  and  England,  were  represented,  the
assembly  numbering  upwards  of  3,000.
The  convention  resembled  more  a  grain  exchange  than  a  body  assem-
bled for  deliberation,  and  considerable  business  transpired,  American
red  wheat  being  the  favorite  for  investment  and  speculation.
