The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-01 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1855.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

MARKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

Efotrb bttion.

RAILWAY,.

Leasing
Compans.l

Closing Price,
thli day.

Business
thls day.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Tho leading country markets held on Saturday were but
moderately supplied with wheat. Most kinds sold slowly,
but no material change took place in the quotations. Tho
barley trade was heavy, and prices were with difficulty
supported. Oats were tolerably firm, but beans, peas,
and flour were much neglected.

The business doing in grain in most of the foreign mar-
kets has been very moderato, yet, in some instances, prices
have had an upward tendency.

Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain
were very moderate. From abroad we received 14,235
quarters of wheat, 1,845 barley, 13,405 oats, 273 beans,
669 peas, 808 tares, 11,166 linseed, 5,568 rapeseed, 45 sun-
dry seeds, 544 sacks and 3,007 barrels of flour.
The supply of English wheat received fresh up to-day
coastwise, was reasonably extensive, and in fair average
condition. By land carriage, the receipts were very mo-
derate ; yet the show of samples of both red and white was
good. Notwithstanding that the attendance of buyers was
by no means numerous, the demand for most kinds of
wheat of home produce ruled steady, and a fair demand
ware effected, at last week's currency.
We were tolerably well supplied with foreign wheat.
Good heavy qualities wore in moderato request at full quo-
tations. In low and middling parcels very little was
doing on former terms.
The inquiry for floating cargoes WAS less active, yet
holders were firm.

Fine barley was comparatively scarce, and realisod full
quotations. In grinding and distilling sorts only a limited
business was tran4acted, at barely late rates.

Although the supply of malt was but moderate, the trade
rulod heavy, and the quotations were next to nominal.
The oat trade was steady, and prices were well sup-
ported.
We had a very dull sale for beans, the prices of which
gave way from is to 2s per quarter.
In peas very few transactions took place, at from is to
2s per quarter less money.
The flour trade was in a sluggish state. In prices, how-
ever, we have no change to notice.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex k Rent,
Red •• new 72814 858
Ditto.••• ........ old 76s 83a
Ottto, White new 80s 88s
Ditt0........ old 81s 90s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 68s 703
Ditto new •••••• 68s 73s
aye—Old ............ —s —s
New ............ 48s 50s
Barley—Grinding.•••• 32s 348
Malting ...•• 33i 36s
Chevalier•• • • •• 37s 39s
bait—Suffolk and Nor-
folk .• ••••...... 62s 67s
Brown ... 56s 60s
Kingston and Ware 689 70s

Met—Chevalier .... 71s to 735
Oats Yorkshire and
Lineolnsk.,Feed 27s 30s
Potato •. 28s- 32■
Yonghal and Cork
81ack....• •• 25s 30s

Cork, White 28s 323
Sootch, Feed. .. .. 28s 32s
Evans—Tick .. ••.. • • 418 45s
Pigeons .... 45s 50s
Peas—Grey
Maple ..........41s 43s
White........... 46s 48s

Boilers 48s 51s
Flour—Town-made... 68s 73s
Suffolk •• •• •..... 54s 62s
Stocktn is Norfolk 54s 56s

SMITHFIELD.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 1,410 head. In the corresponding period in
1853 we received 1,802 ; in 1852, 2,56 g; and in 1'351, 2,408
head. _

- xpous INTO LONDON LAS, 11101 E.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Rotterdam.— 198 ... 438 ... 35
Harlingen; 134 ... 255 ... 8
Antwerp ...
Hamburgh 39 ...
Oporto

Total ... 621 ... 693 ... 96
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1851 451 1,196 ... ... 155 ...
1852 3ll ... 1,867 ... ... 319 5
1853 405 1,678 ... ... 298 ... 27
The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was limited,
and in very poor condition.
From cur own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts
were seasonably good, and in excellent condition; indeed,
with the exception of the great day, the show of stock
this morning was the best since the beginning of last year.
Although the attendance of butchers as moderately ex-
tensive, tie beef trade was in a sluggish state, at a decline
in the quotations obtained on Monday last, of 2d. per
81bs. The general top figure for beef Iris Ss. per 81bs.
The bullock receipts from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cam-
bridgeshire, amounted to 1,300 Scots ; from Lincolnshire,
400 short horns ; from other parts of England, 500 of
various breeds ; and from Scotland, 600 horned and polled
Scots. _

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The supply of sheep was tolerably good. Although the
mutton trade was not to say brisk, the transactions in most
kinds of sheep was rather extensive, at last week's car-
rency. The best old Downs were worth 5s 2d per 81bs.
Scarcely any calves were in the market. The few on
offer sold at very high rates, viz., 4s 10d to 6s per 81bs.
The supply of pigs was but moderato. On the whole,
the pork trade was firm, at ♦ery full prioes.

Per 81bs to sink the offal,.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6
Second quality.... 3 8 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
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S. d. s 41.
Prime Southdown 5 0 6 2
Large crse. calves 4 10 6 6
Prime small d 0... 5 8 6 0
Large hogs. 3 0 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 6
ISucklinealves ..23 0 30 I
,Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0

Prime Scots, cte. 410 5 0,
Inferior Sheep ...3 8 310

&cowl quality ...4 0 4 4
Prime crse.-wlled. 4 6 4 10,

TOTAL BCPPLT.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

8ea5t5.........-..•• ••.. . 6-52
sheep ..•••.....••••.....• 1,570
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Jan. 2, 1854, and this day, Monday, Jan. 1, 1855.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.

Beasts •• •• •• •• •• • 4,202
Shcep •-- • - • • 25,601
Pigs ....: 290

Jan. 2, 1854. IJan. 1, 1855.
a. d. d. is. d. O. d
Canso and inferior beasts ... :3 4 to 3 .6,3 4to 3 6
Second qindity ditto ... 3 8 4 2'3 8 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 614 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c ... 4 8 5 0,4 10 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 8 3 8 310
Second quality ditto ... 3]o 4 614 0 4 4
Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 6 4 10,4 6 410
Prime Southdown ditto .. 5 0 6 4 5 0 5 2
Lambs ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves ... 4 0 4 8,4 10 5 6
Prime small ditto ... 410 6 415 8 6 0
Large hogs ... ••• ••• ••• 3 6 4 2 3 0 4 0
Neat small porkers ... 4 2 410 4 2 4 6
Beasts...` •;• ••• ... 4,082 4,202
Sheep ... ••• ••• ••• ... 22,430 25,600
••• ••• ••• 160 113
Pigs ... ••• ••• ••• ... 310 290
SUPPLIIS ON Sews, Jan. 3, 1853.—Beasts, 4,621; sheep,
21,690; calves, 181; pigs, 205.
January 5, 1852.—Beasts, 3,562; sheep, 22,100 ; calves,
208; pigs, 255.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Tarp moderate supplioa of each kind of meat, both
town and country killed, have been on sale in these mar-
kets since Monday last. To-day the general demand is
very firm, as follows :
Per 81bs by the carcase.
s. d. e. d. e. d. e. d.
Beef, inferior 3 4 3 6 Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3
Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., middling 310 4 4
Do., prime large .4 9 4 2' Do., prime 4 6 4 8
Do., do. small ....4 4 4 8 1 'Veal 4 4 5 6
Pork, large .3 0 3 g Pork, small 4 0 4 8