The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-30 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The whole of the country markets held on Saturday were
in a most excited state for wheat, and prices advanced
from 3s to Gs per qr. Barley sold steadily, at full price%
The oat trade was active, on higher terms. Beans and
peas wore quite is dearer, and flour improved in value 2s
to 3s per sack.

Our latest advices from New York state that both wheat
and flour were commanding very full prices. In the Con-
tinental markets scarcely any change has of late taken
place in the quotations.

The arrivals of English grain up to our market, coast-
wise, were very moderate. From abroad we received 4,614
qrs of wheat, 745 barley, 21,469 oats, 90 peas, 282 tares,
4,637 linseed, 8 5 rapeseed, 56 mustard seed, 53 sundry
seeds, and 526 sacks of flour.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat
from Essex and Kent, coastwise, were very moderate, and
those by land carriage were small. The show of samples
was far from extensive, and the demand for all kinds of
wheat of home produce was much excited, at au improve-
ment in the prices obtained on Monday last of ss. per
quarter, and the supply changed hands at that amount of
improvement.

Foreign wheat, the show of which was very moderate,
met a very brisk sale, and ordinary qualities were 55.,
very fine parcels, Gs to is per quarter dearer than on this
day se'nnight. At that advance largo parcels changed
hands.

Floating cargoes of wheat sold at ds. to ss. per qr. more
money. Other grain was dearer. Barley, the supply of
which was moderate, sold steadily
at an improvement in
value) of 8s per quarter.

There was a slight increase in the inquiry for malt, but
no advance took place in prices. _ _

The oat trade was brisk at I.s. per quarter above last
Monday's currency. Beans moved off readily at a rise of
2s. per quarter.

We had a good demand for peas. White qualities were
35., grey and maple, 2s. per quarter dearer.
The flour trade was brisk. The top price of town made
was 70s. per 2801bs. Country marks were 2s. to 3s. per
sack ; foreign, 2s. to 3s. per barrel dearer.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Rent,
Red •• • • new 634 to 73s
Dittop.iit•o •
te new 833 87s• old a
Ditto.. • • .... old 84s 89s
Soriolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 68s 81a
Ditto new •• •• •• 683 80s1
Rye—Old • • • • • • •• •• —sl

'Malt—Chevalier • . • • 70s to 71s
'Oats Yorkshire and

Lincolnsh., Feed 25s 308
Potato ...... .... 28a 31.
Youghal and Cork
Black..- •• • • 25s 29s

Cork, White ... •• 26s 30s
Scotch, Feed. • • 27s 30s
Beans—Tick .••• • • • 40s 43s

New •• •• •• •• •• •• 42s 44s
Barley—Grinding ..... 29s 318
Malting 323 33s
... 34s 35s
Malt—SuffolkandNor-
-625 67s
Brown .•• •• .......... 58s 60s

Pigeons ...... .... 42s 4553
Peas—Grey .......... 35s 38s
Maple. •• •• .• •• •• 38s 40s

Wiiitc.— .• •• •• •• 39s 45s
Boilers •••••• •• •• 43s 46s
Flour—Town-mado... 65s 70s
Suffolk .......... 523 568
Stocktn & Norfolk 51s 55s

Kingston and Ware 68s 703

SMITHFIELD.

During last week the arrivals of foreign stock into Lon-
don were again moderate, the time of year considered—the
total supply amounting to 1,243 head. In the correspond-
ing week in 1854 we received 11,104; in 1853, 3,550; in
1852, 1,914 ; in 1851, 1,647 ; in 1850, 1,360; in 1849, 1,211
in 1818, 1,090 ; and in 1847, 1,211 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts.
Hjertin,g l7O
Harlingen
Ro aerdam 123 ...
Hamburgh 6O ...
Kampen ......
Antwerp ,,,
Amsterdam

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs

15 ... - ...
153 ... - ...

14 ... -
212 ... -

6 ...

708 168 ... ... 367 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1854 539 244 ... 319 ... 2
1853 902 2,124 474 42
1852 320 992 ... 535 ... 5
1851 442 772 346 ... 73
1850 3SS 607 ..• —30 S
The show of foreign stock to-day was rather on the in-
crease, yet its quality was inferior.
From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scot-
land, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were sea.
sonably good, but we observed a slight falling off in their
general condition, compared with Monday last. For all
breeds the demand was somewhat inactive. In prices,
however, we have no actual change to notice. The highest
figure for the best Scots was 54 per 81bs.
The arrivals of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire, amount to 3,303 Scots and homebreds ;
from other parts of England, 40 of various breeds ; and
from Scotland, 500 horned and polled Scots.
Tho supply of most kinds of sheep was seasonably good
and in excellent condition. The mutton trade was brisk'
at prices fully equal to those of this day so'nnight. The
best old Downs, in the wool, realised quite ss, and a few
very inferior half-brcds and Downs, out of the wool, pro-
duced 4s Sd per Sibs.
Lambs—the supply of which was rather extensive—
moved if slowly, yet no decline took place in the quota-
tions. The highest figure was 7s per 8113 s.
The ♦eal trade was active, and prime small calves realised
5s 2d per 81bp., being an advance of 2d per 81bs.
Pigs sold heavily, on former terms.
Per Bibs to sink the offals.

s. d. s. d.
s. s d,
Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 O,PrimoSouthdown 4 8 5 0
Second quality....; S 4 4 Largo crse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime largo oxen 4 6 4 SiPrimo small d 0... 4 8 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 G Large hogs 3 0 4 0
inferior Sheep ...3 G 3 BSmall porkers 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 10 4 U Suckling calves-23 U 20 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 4 (2tutttei• old pigs 21 0 27
Lamb ss 4d to 7s CIL
TOTAL lIIIPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts .. ••• • • • •..... •• •. 4.112 1 Beasts ..•• •• •• •• • 593

sheep
....... •• .. 24,2 RI i Sheep .. ••••••• • • • • • • •
calves: /53 Ca1vePig5.........• .......... 132
~ • ... ••..•••• •• • • .i.. ••• • . •
• •

Pigs .. 3.55

A. statement and compaesou of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Morday, May 1, 1854, and this day, Monday, April 3i),
1855.
. .

Per Sibs, to sink the °tilt's.
May 1, 1854.1Apri130,1855
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
Coarse and inferior beasts .„ ,„ 3 2to 3 4 3 4to 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8,3 8 4 4
Primo large oxen 310 4 24 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c 4 4 4 6,4 10 5 0
Coa 7SO and inferior sheep 3 8 3 10,3 6 3 8
Second quality ditto ... ~, 4 0 4 6.3 10 4 0
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 S 4 104 2 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto 5 0 5 24 8 5 0
Lambs 5 6 7 Op 4 7 0
Large coarse calves ... 4 6 5 2 4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto 5 4 5 814 8 5 2
Large hogs ... 3 0 4 213 0 4 0
Neat small p0rker5.........4 4 4 8 4 2 4 4
Beasts... ... 4,668 4,112
Sheep 25,020 24,260
Calves... „., 216 153
Pigs ... 295 355
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 2, 1853.—Beasts, 4,303 ; sheep and
lamb?, 24,300 ; calves, 228; pigs, 310.
May 3, 1852.—Beasts, 3,974; sheep and lambs, 23,910
calve,, 226 ; pigs, 350.