The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-07 00:00:00

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The country markets held on Saturday were dull for
wheat. Selected parcels changed hands at about previous

1 rates, but damp pro.luce was only saleable in most instances
at lower prices. For spring corn the demand was in a
sluggish state, and the quotations had a drooping tendenoy.
Flour moved off slowly on former terms.
The New York market continues dull both for wheat
and flour, and a further reduction has taken place in prices.
Shipments of flour continue to be made from French ports
to this country.
Moderate supplies of English grain were received up to
our market last week. The irnprts from abroad amounted
to 6,214 quarters of wheat, 5,300 barley, 9,140 oats, 685
tares, 14,457 linseed, 6,281 oilseeds, 1,916 sacks, and 368
barrels of flour.

Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of wheat
were very moderate, but there was an increased and moder-
ately extensive show of samples on the Kentish stands.
The produce, almost generally, was affected by the pre-
vailing damp weather ; nevertheless, even dry samples met
a dull inquiry, and they could only be disposed of by sub-
mitting to a decline in prices from Monday last of is per
quarter. At this reduction a portion of the supply•found
buyers, but there was a considerable number of samples left
unsold at the close of business.

The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was
moderate. Notwithstanding the recent small importations
the transactions in all descriptions were of very moderate
extent, and almost generally of a retail character, at Mon-
day's prices to is per quarter decline.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at barely late
rates. Maize, however, afloat from the Black Sea and Sea
of Azoff, was in request, at extreme quotations.
There was a fair average supply of barley on the stands.
Good and fine malting qualities—the supply of which on
offer was small—changed hands at full prices ; otherwise,
the barley trade was very dull, and the quotations had a
drooping tendency.
In malt a very moderate business has been transacted,
yet previous quotations were supported.
The market was well supplied with English, Pcotch,
and Irish oats, but the show of foreign parcels on offer was
very moderate. For all qualities the trade was very dull,
and prices ruled in some instances in favour of buyers to the
extent of 6d per quarter.
There was a moderate supply of beans on the stands.
Masagans changed hands more freely at the late decline in
prices. and the trade for other descriptions was on the
whole steady, but far from active, at previous quotations,
Peas moved off slowly at late rates. The show of
samples was moderate.
For flour the trade was in a sluggish state, yet no ma.
terial chango took place in prices.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE,
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 425
Ditto, old —B —s
Ditto, white, 1863 42s 485
Ditto, old —B —a
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —3 —5
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 2ss 38s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 663
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s
Chevalier 66s 68.
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lB5 23s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black 155 234
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey . 3os 31,
Maple
White 361 38.
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2Bs 308
Stockton and Norfolk 27s 295
American, par barrel l9s 271