The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.
The trade for wheat in the country markets, held on
Saturday, ruled firm, and prices advanced, in several in -
stances, is per quarter. In malting barley a fair average
business was transacted, and there was a slight ten-
dency to higher rates. Oats, beans, and peas sold steadily
at full currencies. Flour was firm, and rather dearer.
The continental markets are firmer for all kinds of
produce, and prices :show signs of improvement. At
New York the export inquiry has increased, and the
upward movement in the currency continues.
Small supplies of English grain were received up to
our market last week. The imports from foreign parts
amounted Ito 17,77 S quarters of west, 6,540 bailey,
52,052 oats, 2,392 peas, 39 tares, and 215 sacks of flour.
Fresh up to Mark-lane, to-day, the arrivals of wheat,
both from Essex and Kent, were very moderate, but the
'condition of the produce was, for the most part, good. The
circumstance that large quantities of foreign—chiefly
Dantzic—whcat have recently gone direct to the millers,
continued with a sudden change in the weather, produced
a slow sale for all kinds of English wheat. Most transac-
tions were at the rates current on Monday ; but factors
would have been compelled to accept less money in some
instances, had they shown any disposition to force sales.
The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no
means extensive. In all descriptions a limited business
was transacted. Holders were, however, film, and no change
took place in prices compared with this day se'nnight.
There was less activity in the demand for cargos of grain
afloat. Wheat, however, supported the advance of nto 2s
per quarter realised during the better part of last week.
With barley the market was less extensively supplied.
Good and fine malting qualities ruled firm, at quite previous
currencies. In other descriptions sales progressed slowly,
but no change took place in the currency.
Malt changed hands to a moderate extent at late rates.
The supply of oats on sale was very large. For most
qualities there was, however, a fair average inquiry, and all
good and fine produce steadily supported previous quota-
tions.
The supply of beans on sale was tolerably large. On the
whole, the trade ruled steady at last Monday's currency.
Peas—the supply of which was but moderate—were
steady in price, and all qualities were in moderate te-
quest.
The supply of barrel flour on offer was small, and pre-
vious quotations were well supported. Country markets,
as well as French and Spanish qualities, were in fair average
demand, at full currencies.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURB,
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 38s to 42s
Ditto, old 3Bs 40s
Ditto, white, 1863 42s 49s
Ditto, old 4os 478
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 40s
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 2Bs 39e
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6OB 66s
Chevalier 66s 688
lnsh.,
Oats —Yorkshire and Linco Feeding 18s 22s .
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l6s 238
Cork, white l7B 21s
Scotch, Feeding 2OB 23s
Beans—Tick 3os 328
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple fls 318
White ... 35s 378
Boilers 3.5s 37e
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2BB 308
Stockton and Norfolk 27s 29s
American, per barrel l9B 25s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market was tolerably good. Sales progressed
slowly, at depressed currencies.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis
tricts, as well as from Scotland, were on the increase, and
their general quality was prime. The beef trade was inac-
tive, at, compared with Thursday, a decline in the quo-
tations of 4d per 81bs. Compared with Monday last the
fall was 2d per 81bs. The top figure for the best Scots and
crosses was 5s per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,200 Scots, crosses, do. ; from other parts of Eng-
land, 900 various breeds ; from Scotland, 481 Soots and
crosses; and from Ireland 90 oxen and heifers.
Alt hough", the show of sheep was only moderaie, the
mutton trade, owing to large arrivals of meat up to New-
gate and Leadenhall, was somewhat heavy. Prime small
Downs changed hands on rather lower terms, and all
heavy breeds of sheep gave way fully 2d per 81bs. The
extreme value of Downs was 6s per 81bs.
Calves met a slow sale, nevertheless prime veal was 2d
per Blbs dearer than on Monday last.
The pork trade was heavy, and prices were not supported.

Per Ms. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 4 6 5 0
Suckling calves, 128 to 20s
20s to 25s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY
Beasts
Cows
Sheep .. 17,360
Calves B9
Pigs . 440 ,
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 2,307 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 2,988—in 1862, 3,135—in 1861, 738
—in 1860, 2,135—in 1859, 2,663—in 1858, 541 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 271 .. 449 .. 310
Harlingen .... 326 .. 206 .. 17 ..
Hamburg .. 313 .. • • • • .
Amsterdam.... • • • • ---
Medemblik • •
Bremen .. •• .• •• ••
Vigo 4l .. • • •
Nieu Diep ... • —•— • • • •
Antwerp. —'•. .• 27 ••
Ostend l5 . 241 31 .. 10
Calais
Dordt ........ • •
Boulogne.. —

Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 8
P me. S' thdown do. 5 10 6 0
Large orse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime small do 4 8 5 2
Large hogs 3 8 4 0
Small porkers 42 4 6
; and quarter-old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts .. 530
Sheep and lambs 6BO
Calves
•.
Pigs —

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45

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Total .... 653 .. 1,209 —.. 385 .. 60
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 851 .. 1,066 171
1862 636 .. 2,276 .. .. 221 ..
1861 281 .. 367 .. 90
1860 .. • 573 • • 1,286 .. 276 ..
1859 491 .. 1,881 .. 275 .. 6
1858 65 • • 291 .. 185 ..
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 12, 1863, and this day.
Monday, Jan. 11, 1864.

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Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Jan. 12,
1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &C. 4lO 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do . 5 0 6 6
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 8 510
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
rigs
SUPPLIES ON SAL; Jan l3, 1862.—Beasts, 4,460—
sheep, 17,450—calves, 86—pigs, 440.
Jan. 14, 1861.—Beasts, 4,040—sheep, 19,700—calves,
110—pigs, 400.

Jan. 11,
1864.
3 6to 3 4
10
4 0 4
46 4 8
410 5 0
310 4 4
46 5 0
52 5 8
510 6 0
00 0 0
40 4 6
48 5 2
38 4 0
42 4 6