The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

To-day's market was but moderately supplied with Eng-
lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. The trade,
however, was heavy, at barely Monday's decline iu the
quotations.

Nearly 10,003 quarters of foreign wheat have come to
hand ; but the quantity of grain on sale was by no means
large. So little was doing that the rates were almost no-
minal.

Floating cargoes were dull, and lower to purchase.
Both barley and malt sold heavily, at barely stationary
prices.

The show of Irish oats was large. The demand was
heavy, and prices wero fully lid per quarter lower.
In beans, peas, and flour very little was doing, at barely
the late decline. Over 15,0,0 barrels of flour have come
to hand from America.

Wheat.
3,590

ARRIVALS VIM Wll3l.
ißarley. ( Malt.
3,730 • I 3,550

,Cnglish ..
Irish —• ,

Oats.
28,183 I,GIO
10—
7"° 1.4,1°08bkr%

Foreign / 9 990

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

For the time of year, and con-idering that the great
market will be held here on Monday next, the supply of
beasts was but moderate, and in but middling condition.
The demand for all breeds ruled steady, and, in some in-
stances, the priwest Scots were 2d per 81bs dearer than on
Monday. The highest figure for be:f was 5s 4d per 81bs.
Sheep, the show of which was very middling, moved off
slowly, at unaltered quotations. The supply of calves was
limited, yet the veal trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary
prices. Pigs were dull, but not cheaper.
• Mulch cows sold slowly, at from 141. to 191. each, in-
cluding their email calf.
Per Bibs to sink the dais.

8. d.e. d.l S. d. It.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 Bto 3 10,TrimeSonthdown 4 8 5 0
Second quality.... 4 0 4 4'Large crse. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10iPrinie Wall do 410 5 4
prime Scots, dle. 5 0 5 4iLarge hags
Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 61Small polkers
Second quality ...3 8 4 2 Suckling calves 21 0 30 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 6;Qua►ter eld pigs 22 0 28 U

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPFLY .
BeagtS ........ ••••• • • • • • 2,421 i Beasts •.••• • • • • • • ..... • • 2fo
i
Sheep •••••••••• • • • • • • • .. 3,500 Sheer ..• •••••••• • • • • • • • 350
220 Calves.. 190
Ms ••••••••"• • • • • • •• •• 34) Pig 5.....• •• ••••"•• • • • • • •

NE WGATE AND
A fair average business s
prices.

LEADENHALL.
'as transacted to-day, at full

Per Blbs by

tli e carcase•

B. d. s. d:
Beef, interior 3 4 3 6
Do., middling 3 8 4 0
Do. prime large 4 2 4 4
De, , do. small 4 (; 4 8
Furk, large 3 10 4 4

N. (1. e. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 (
Do., middling 3 8 4 0
Do., prime • 4 2 4 6
Veal 3 8 5 0
Pork, small 4 6 5 4

BOROUGH HOP.
There is a fair demand for the best new hops, at full
quotations, but inferior kinds are a dull inquiry. The
imports this week are 139 bales from Hamburg, 1 from
Ostend, and 33 from Rotterdam. Mid and East Kent
pockets, 3/ 10s to Cl Os per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 31 5s
to 4115 s ; Suasex, 31 Os to 4110 s.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market has exhibited rather a firmer appear-
ance, and common sound congou found buyers at 93d to
90 per lb. The public sales have proceeded without ani-
mation, and prices closed at the above quotations.
SUGAR.-,The sugar market opened with a dull appear-
ance, and business was again almost suspended, even at
much lower prices. A small parcel of West India had
been sold, but the price was not allowed to transpire. 300
casks Barbadoes were offered at public sale and withdrawn,
no offers being made. Brown Berbice, good brown, sold
at 445. jamaica mid to good grocery taken in at 4956 tto
52s per cwt. Bengal sold at 2s lower pikes. Mid and
good yellow Cassipore kind 47s to 50s ; good and fine yel-
low 51s 5d to 52s 6d per cwt. Madras good grainy grocery
sold at 505 6d to 51s 6d ; good and tine yellow realised
about the same value, which is about 165 decline upon the
late highest point of the market. No transactions have
taken place in the refined market. At a later period there
was more inquiry for West India, but importers declined
selling at the reduced quotations; low and middling brown
brought 44s to 45s per cwt.
COFFEE.—There has been a better demand for native
Ceylon, and prices have advanced 6d to Is per cwt ; ord
and low good ord
ood 51s to 528 6d and 53s per cwt. 7.llochs.
receded 3s to 4s ; g lung berry 76s to 765 ; fine Ines
ord brownish short berry 703 Gd to 755. no good ord
mixed sold for 45s 6d per cwt.
Cocoa.—This article has receded in price, middling fair
greyish red has realised 51s to 55s per cwt.
RICE—The market has been dull, with a limited demand.
Bengal middling sold at 15s 6el to 16s, good middling 17s,
mid broken to good mid 17s Gd per owt. A cargo of 1,000
tons Arracan for March shipments sold at 13s 6d per cwt.
SncEs.—Pimento has receded in price, good ordinary
course to good middling even 4ad to 4id per lb. Pepper—
Singapore black sold at sd, which is a decline of about id
per lb, white remains steady at former rates. Ginger—
Jamaica middling to very fine bold 33s to 11/• per cwt.
Calicut taken in at 45s to 48s. China preserved sold at lld
per lb. Cassia Vera—Good fair realised 41s, and coarse
24s Gd to 25s 6d per lb.
COCHINEAL.--The demand for this article has been
steady. Honduras silver ordinary to good 3s 5d to 3s 10d.
Teneriffe silver 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Black 3s 9,1 to 4s, and
Mexican silvers 3s 4d to 35 5d per lb.
SALTPETRE.--The market has been dull, and lower rates
are current.
Itusi.—The market has been extremely quiet, buyers
waiting the result of the Government contract.
TALLOW.—The market has been depressed, P.Y.C. on
the spot 68s '3d to 6Ss 6d, spring 69s per cwt.
GREEN FRUlT.—Arrivals of all kinds to market which
were required for Christmas consumption, and the demand
is good. Three cargoes of oranges (St. Michael), sold by
Keeling and Hunt at public sale, were taken freely by the
trade without reduction in prices. Nuts of all kinds are
in request. Chestnuts sustain their value, and the prohi-
bition of the article from France is not felt as it was unfi-
t cipatOde _ _ _