The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-04 00:00:00

London, 58 7i

MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada Agency Association, lira.,
Italian Irrigaton (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. 1870 issued 90, 291
Joint •stock Discount, 3i 4 f
Oriental Inland Steam (lira.), 5i &
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 77:61
S. African Irrirration Investment (1111l.),121
TA II plume' Laud, 161

125
127 Si

MARK 'LANE.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-
tricts, as well as from Scotland, were seasonably good, both
as to number and quality. The attendance of buyers being
on the increase, the demand for all breeds ruled steady at
an advance in the quotations, compared with Monday last,
of 2d per 81bs. The general top figure was 48 10d per Blbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,600 Scots, short horns, and crosses; from other
parts of England, 300 various breeds ; and from Scotland,
380 Scots and crosses. No fresh supplies reached us from
Ireland.

The show of sheep was only moderate, but nearly all
breeds came to hand in good saleable condition; indeed,
some of them were very prime. Although the mutton
trade was by no means active, prices advanced 2d per 81bs.
Downs, out of the wool, realised 4s 10d, in some instances,
os ; prime half-breds, 4s 10d ; and prime Lincolns and Lei-
cesters, 4s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs, Our general quotations
now refer totally to shorn sheep.
Lambs—the supply of which was moderate—moved off
slowly at Thursday's currency, viz., from 6s 4d to 7s 4d per
81bs. From the Isle of Wight we received 400 head.
We have to report a slow sale for calves at last week's
prices. The supply was moderately good.
Pigs were very dull, and previous rates were with diffi-
culty supported.

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primeers-wool d 0.4 6 4 8
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.4 10 6 0
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large erse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Crse. & inf. heep 363 10 Large hogs 34 4 0
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 6
Lambs, 6s 4d to 7s 4d.
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
19s to 285.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ....
Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 2,510
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 450 gs ............
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, May 5, 1862, and this day,
Monday, May 4, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

May 4,
1863.
3 4to 3 6
38 4 2
44 4 6
4 8 410
3 6 310
40 4 4
46 4 8
410 5 0
64 7 4
40 4 6
48 5 0
34 4 0
42 4 6
3,920
22,630
215
350
ists, 3,900--
170.
lambs, 25,350

May 5,
1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts 2 10 to 3 0
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 3lO 4 4
Prime Southdown do. .. 4 6 4 8
Lambs ....
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 420
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 6,1861.—8 e,
sheep and lambs, 21,190—calves, 118—pigs,
MAY 7, 1860.—Beasts, 3,74 o—sheep ani
—calves, 149—pigs, 620.
The total imports of foreign stocx into London, last week,
amounted to 4,618 head. In the corresponding week in
2862, wo received 2,140—in 1861, 2,095—in 1860, 4,229
—in 1859, 1,485—in 1858, 1,344—in 1857, 1,213 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 198 .. 266 .•, 84 .. 626 .. Harlingen .... 87 .. 130 .. 29 .. 12 .. Hamburgh .... 128 .. 2,828 .. . ~ .. 32
Boulogne. ...... ..
Cuxhaven ..... Havre .. ........ 11 ..
NieweDiep..... ..
Amsterdam.... ..
Antwerp ....... ..
Ostend ...... ... 17 Oporto .... .... ..
••
Dordt. .. 1 ..
Calais.. ...... ..

. . 37 • • -
- . : -
11 . . 8 . . -

"-- •• - •• --- ••
73 .. 26 .. - .. -
-- .. - .. 7 .. 13

Total .... 442 .. 3,297 .. 150 .. 584 .. 45
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs.
1862 lB7 .. 1.454 .. 3 .. 492 .. 4
1861.. ..
1860 525 .. 3,257 .. 9 .. 259 .. 179
1859 291 .. 948 .. 28 .. 216 .. 2
1858 3ll .. 646 .. 20 .. 367 ..
NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supply of meat, both town and country-killed, on sale
at these markets is but moderate. For all descriptions the
demand rules steady, and in some instances a slight ad-
vance has taken place in prices.

Per 81b. by the carcase.
d® d sdad
Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 Middling mutton 3 8 4 2
Middling do. .. 36 3 8 Prime do .. 44 4 6
Prime large do. 310 4 0 Vaal .. 310 4 8 Do. small do. .. 42 4 4 Small pork
„. 4 2 4 6
Large pork 36 4 0 iamb
Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6

BOROUGH HOP.
A steady consumptive business is passing in most kinds
of English hops, and previous quotations are fully sup-
ported. in foreign qualities sales progress steadily, and
Prices rule firm. Advices from the plantations report that
poling is in a forward state, and that the bine looks
healthy and strong. Last week's imports amounted to 679
bales from Dunkirk, 13 from Hamburg, 10 Rotterdam, 21
Boulogne, and 360 pockets from Guernsry. The parcels
recently arrived from the latter place are stated to have been
previously exported there in order to evade the payment of
the duty.

Mid and East Bents 7os to 190 s per cwt.
Weald of Keats
70s to 126 s „
Sussex .
Bavarian
Belgian
America 65s to 80s „
n .......It
75s to 86s
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
at these
Large supplies of home-grown potatoes continue on sale
markets, but the show of foreign produce is very
moderate. The trade for all descriptions rules quiet, and
in some instances prices have slightly declined. The im-
port
otterdamlast week was 19 bags from Dordt, 90 c
unkirk, 46
R, 4 sacks Brussels, 62 Boulogne, and 2 casks from
ordeaux.

Yorkshire Regents .... ••• • . 1208 to 120 s per ton.
Do. Flukes ....... 1258 to 140 s
Do. Rocks ...... 90s to 100 s :
o. Seedlings ...... —s to „
—s
Kent and Essex Regents... 120 s to 130 s Scotch Regents
'I
Do. Rocks 758 to 85s
Do. Reds. sto --s )f„
+sos to 60s
It
Foreign
WOOL.

Notwithstandhag the further reduction in the Bank rate

The wheat trade in the country markets held on Satur-
day ruled firm, and previous quotations were well !sup-
ported. The supplies of barley, oats, beans, and peas were
small, and the value of all these articles was fully main
tained. Flour was in fair average request at full prices.
Our American advices state that, in consequence of the
scarcity of parcels of wheat and flow suitable for export, the
transactions for shipment to this country had been much
restricted. On the Continent the value of produce has had
an upward tendency.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were small. The imports from abroad amounted to only
4,831 qrs of wheat, 6,102 barley, 13,744 oats, 1,436 beans,
8,942 linseed, 10,152 oilseeds, and 200 sacks of flour.
At Mark Lane, to-day, the fresh arrivals of wheat from
Essex were on a very moderate scale, but from Kent an in-
creased and tolerably good supply was received,and the condi-
tion of the produce was saiisfactory. Factors commenced
business by demanding an advance of from is to 2s per qr
for fine samples ; but buyers were disposed to make pur-
chases only at last Monday's quotations, and eventually a
fair clearance was effected at that day's currency.
The supply of foreign wheat mostly consisted of granried
produce. Importers were very firm in their demands, and
in some instances fine parcels commanded rather more
money. The demand, however, was by n means active
far any description.
Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, and
the quotation had an upward tendency.
The market was but moderately supplied with foreign
barley, and the show of home-grown produce was verb
small. Both grinding and distilling sorts, however, met
a slow sale ; nevertheless, last Monday's prices were steadily
supported.
A fair average business was transacted in malt, and the
quotations ruled firm.
The supply of oats was only moderate, and was mostly
confined to Russian, Swedish, and Danish produce. All
qualities moved off steadily, and fine samples were 6d per
quarter dearer than on M nday last.
Beaus, the supply of which was small, ruled firm, and all
descriptions realised extreme rates.
Peas were in limited supply and steady request, and pre-
vious quotations were fully supported.
The supply of American flour on offer was exceedingly
small, and fine qualities brought 6d per barrel advance cam-
pared with this day se'nnight. Town and country-made
flour ruled firm at full currencies.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old 4Bs 545
Ditto, white, new 478 52s
Ditto, old sos 57s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Barley—Grinding 00 0055
Malting
38s
s 43
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown
5658
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 665 235
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding Ms 2is
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black 228 26s
.. 16s 22s
Cork, white l7s 238
Scotch, Feeding 2os 23
29531 s
Beans--Tick
31s
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey, new
Map1e........
White, new 368 38s
Boilers 36s 38s
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 3015 32s
Stockton and 298 315
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with
foreign stock for the time of year. Its general quality, how-
ever, was tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly at late
rates.