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

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1864.

PIIARKETS—This Day,

MARK-LANE.

The country markets held on Saturday were dull for
wheat. Selected parcels changed hands at about previous
rates, but damp produce 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 tendency.
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.
bhipments 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 imports from abroad amounted
to 6,214 quarters of wheat, 5,300 barley, 9,140 eats, 685
tares, 14,457 linseed, 6,284 oilseeds, 1,946 sacks, and 363
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 lgonday 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, Scotch,
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 tho stands,
Mavens 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 o
samples was moderate.
For flour the trade was in a sluggish state, yet no ma
terial change took place in prices.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 42s
Ditto, old •-8 —s
Ditto, white, 1863 42s 48s
Ditto, old —s —0

/Noriolk and Lincoln, red, old —8 —;
Ditto, 1803
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 2ss 381
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB C,68
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os C6s
Chevalier 668 fBs
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding lBs 23s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l5B 238
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding l9B 23s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Feas—Grey.
Maple 338 36s
White 36s 388
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk .. 2Bs 30s
Stockton and N0rf01k.............. 278 20s
American, per barrel l9l 27s

thinly represented. The following is the latest statement
of arrivals to the current sales :

Batas.
New South Wales and Queensland
Victoria
Tasmania
South Australia 10,063
New Zealand l,OBO
Cape

Total 49,230
In the English wool trade, by private contract, there has,
since we last wrote, been increased firmness, particularly
in long descriptions, which, owing to the limited supply on
offer, have commanded rather more money. At Liverpool
a demand has sprung up for wool for shipment to New
York.

IRK ET.
the close of the market.

.. \
Walls E ad.
Haswell lB 6
South Hartlepool..." 17 3
Trimdon Hartlepool 18 3
K elloe .
South lielloe 17 6
Heugh Hall P 6
Riddell .... 15 6
Hartlepool ..18 3
Hartou 15 6

,t, 40; sold, 25.

SPORTING NOTES,