The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Very little change took placo in the value of wheat inthe
country markets hold on Saturday. In some quarters the
trade ruled steady, but the total amount of business trans-
acted was very moderate. Most descriptions of spring cern
met a slow sale at late rates. The flour trade was quiet on
former terms.

Advices from New York report rather more firmness in
the trade for wheat and fiJur, but the demand for export
continues small. Oa the Continent the corn trade gene-

rally is quiet.

The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were very moderate. The imports from abroad amount to
15,132 qrs of wheat, 493 barley, 35,221 oats, 1,355 beans,
1,992 peas, 45 tares, 20,799 linseed, 6,640 rapeseed, 8,832
malzo, 404 sundry seeds, 200 sacks and 615 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to cur market, to-day, tho arrivals of home-
grown wheat, coastwise and by land carrLige, were very
moderate. Although the show of samples on the stands
was limited, the trade for red and white samples both from
Essex and Kent ruled tar from active. At the close of
business, however, the balk of the supply had been dis-
posed of, and last Monday's currency was steadily sup-
ported. There is no change, consequently, to notice in
prices, compared with last week. The condition of the pro-
duce was good.
There was a fall average supply of foreign wheat on the
stands. Millers showed no disposition to operate beyond
immediate wants, and the total amount of business trans-
acted was very moderate. Good and fine American wheats
were firm in price, and other descriptions supported pre-
vious quotations.

Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request,
yet prices on the whole, ruled tolerably firm. With most
descriptions of barley the market was moderately supplied.
Fine malting qualities were firm in price; otherwise, the
trade was quiet, at late rates,

Malt changed hands slowly, and prices were somewhat
easier.

There was a fair supply of oats on offer, and the trade,
on the whole, ruled steady at full quotations.
Beans were in but moderate supply. The trade, howl
over, was very quiet at about stationary prices.

Peas met a slow sale on former tams. The show of
samples on tho stands was small:
The demand for flour ruled inactive at late rates,

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Whet—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 36s to 40s
Ditto, 1861
Ditto, white, 1863 4os 44s
Ditto, 1864
Norfolk and LinoDln, red, 1864
Ditto, 1863
Talavera, 1864_ 443 508
~30a 35s
. 22a 258
. 30s 358
. 608 638
. 508 52a
. 608 C3a
. 648 C6B
198 22s
22a 26s
18s 22s
19a 23a
208 23a
348 378
38s 40a
33s 36s
36s 388
363 408
36a 40s
36a 40a
288 30s
268 288
198 25s

Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting, new
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown
Kingstown and Ware
Chevalier
Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolnsh , Feeding,
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black
Cork, white

Scotch, Feeding
Beans—Tick

Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White
Boilers

Irlour--Yown-made, per 2bOlb
Suffolk
Stockton and
American, per barrel ....

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock here to-day was less exten-
sive than on Monday last, and the demand for it ruled
steady at full quotations.
From our own grazing districts the receipts fresh up
this morning were only moderate ; but the supply from
Ireland was seasonably good. The arrivals from Scotland
were again limited. For nearly all breeds there was a
good demand, at an advance in the quotations compared
with Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and
crosses realised 53 4d to 5s 6d per 81bs. The general quality
of the stock was but moderate.

The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, comprised 2,000 short-horns, &c. ;
from other parts of England, 500 various breeds; from
Scotland, 70 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 500 oxen
and heifers.

With most breeds of sheep we were but modezately sup-
plied, and the quality of the stock was inferior, Prime
Downs, half-breeds, &c., sold fully at an improvement in
value of 2d per 81bs, Otherwise the mutton trade was
steady, at full prices. The top figures were 5s 6d to 58 8d
per 81bs.

Calves, the supply of which was limited, sold at Thurs-
day's decline in price, The highest quality was 4s 10d
per 81be,
There was a fair average business doing in pigs, at full
prices—viz., from 3s 61 to 4a 10d per Ms.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. a. d. e. d. s d
Crse. &inf. boasts 3 4 4 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 6 4
Secondquality do. 4 2 4 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 6 5
Prime large oxen 4 10 5 2 Large orse. calves 3 10 4 4
Prime Scots, &o. 5 4 5 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 10
One. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 1 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second qualitydo. 4 6 4 10 Small porkers 4 2 4 10
Lambs....oa Od to Os Od.

Suckling calves, 163 to 203; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 253 each.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts .
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

Beasts
Cows
Sheep
Calves 329
Pigs. 390
The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 15,032 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 13,625—in 1862,10,420—in 1801, 11,423
—in 1860, 8,599—in 1859, 7,120—in 1858, 473.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEEK.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.. ---. .. 28 .. ....

From
Antwerp
Bremen .. 662 ..
80u10gne......
Calais
Dordt.. 6l
Dunkirk
Gibraltar .. --
Hamburg
Harlingen
biederablik 143 .. 1795 .. es 11 so
Oporto 6l .. .. .. -
Ostend oo .. 2 so •
ttotterdaut
Tonning 2398 .. 1606 .. 123 ..
Vigo. oo oo .. .. .."•••

66 .. ..
4 .. .. .. 165
.. .. .. 41
622 .. - ..
.. 111

Total ....4,725 .. 8,510 .. 123 .. 894 .. 780

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 3675 .. 8,235 .. .. 494 .. 1221
1862 .. 1884 .. 9,524 .. 10 .. 437 .. 460
1861 1136 .. 8,563 .. 253 .. 468
1860
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Nov. 2, 1863, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 31, 1864,