The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-31 00:00:00

MARK-LANE.

In the country markets, held on Saturday, rather more
business was done in wheat, and good and fine qualities
changed hands at full prices. Spring corn of all descrip-
tions met a slow sale, at late rates. The floar trade was
very quiet, at the late decline in the currency.
Advices from New York state that wheat was in fair ex-
port demand, but that the flour trade was dull. On the
Continent the inquiry for wheat and spring corn is far from
active.
There was a slight increase in the receipts of English
grain at our market last week. The imports from abroad
amounted to 32,291 quarters of wheat ; 2,837 barley ; 35,442
oats ; 6,680 linseed ; 1,351 oilseeds ; 3,816 maize ; 477
aacks, and 31,167 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to Mark-lane, to-day, the receipts of English
wheat were moderately large, and the condition, generally
speaking, was good ; indeed, many parcels came to hand in
excellent condition. The demand, both for red and white
qualities, ruled steady, and last Monday's quotations were
well supported. This improved feeling was mainly attri-
buted to the prevailing changeable weather in Yorkshire
and Scotland, which has, to some extent, retarded the
harvest in those parts.
There was an extensive show of nearly all kinds of foreign
wheat on the stands, The amount of business transacted
was very moderate; nevertheless, importers and holders
were firm in their demands. Compared with this day
sen'night the currency exhibited no change.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates.

A few parcels of new barley were on offer, but their
quality not being first rate the demand for them was in a
sluggish state, at 35s to 37s per quarter. Old home-grown,
including foreign qualitcs, met a dull inquiry at previous
quotations.

Good and fine malt moved off steadily, at full prices; but
inferior soris were in slow request, at late rates.
Thera was an extensive show of foreign oats on
offer; but the supply of home-grown qualities was smali.
The trade, generally, was dull, at the late decline in the
currency.

Beans—both English and foreign—were in short supply,
but slow request, at late rates.
Peas moved off slowly, but no change took place in their
value from Monday last.
In the flour trade there was no activity. Prices showed
no recovery from the late decline. There was a good supply
of barrels on offer.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 45s
Ditto, old 3Bs 43s
Ditto, white, 1863 4os 47s
Ditto, old 4os 463
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s 8
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 258 26s
Malting oos 003
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 688
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6os 68s
Chevalier 66s CBs
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 195 23s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 8 —8
Beans—Tick, old 360 41s
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 36s 388
36s 388
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 285 .'.05
Stockton and Norfolk 27s 29s
American, per barrel l7s 218

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market, in but middling condition. Sales pro-
gressed slowly, and, ra some instances, prices had a droop .
ing tendency.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were seasonably large as to number,
but their general quality was only middling. Prime breeds
commanded a steady inquiry, at full prices. Otherwise the
beef trade was in a sluggish state, on rather easier terms,
and a clearance was not effected.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire. Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire comprised 3,000 shorthorns, &C. ; from
other parts of England, 600 various breeds ; from Scotland,
11 Scots ; and from Ireland, 380 oxen and heifers.
The show of sheep was moderately extensive, but the
condition of most breeds was by no means first rate. Downs
and half-breds were in fair r equest, at last week's currency,
the top figure bring 5s 2d per 81b, but other descriptions of
sheep were very inactive, at slightly depressed rates.
The demand for lambs was heavy, at from 5s to Gs per
Blbs. These quotations show a decline, compired with
this day se'nnight, of from 4d to 8d per 81bs.
Calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at
previous currencies.
The pork trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms.
Per Slb, to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Sei.ts, eic. 4 8 4 10
Urso. & inf. sheep 3 G 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 6

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs••wool d 0.4 8 4 10
Pme. S'thilown do .5 0 b 2
Largo crse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 4 8
Large bogs 't 6 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 6

Lambs, 5s Od to 6s Od.

Suckling calves, 12s to 20a ; and quarter-old store pigs,
18s to 26s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SIIFFLY.

Beasts ..
Cows — i Sheep and lambs ....10,320
Sheep and lambs
Calves 353 Pigs
Pigs. 320?

The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 16,797 head. In the corresponding week in
1862,w0 received 11,579—in 1861, 13,988—in 1860, 13,707
—in 1859, 12,659—in 1858, 10,673—in 1857, 11,404 head.