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 17,773 quarters of weat, 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 af 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, fit m, and no change
took place in prices compared with this day se'nnight.
There was less activity in the demand for carges of grain
afloat. Wheat, however, supported the advance of is to 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 re-
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 MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 38s to 42$
Ditto, old 3BB 408
Ditto, white, 1863 428 49s
Ditto, old 4os 478
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 40$
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 268 28s
Melting 2Bs 393
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 663
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s
Chevalier 66s 68s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 22s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s
Beans—Tick 3os 328
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 3ss 37s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 2Bs 308
Stockton and N0rf01k.......... 278 29s
American, per barrel Ns 23s