The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-25 00:00:00

THE FRENCH MARKETS.

The Paris corn-market was well supplied with wheat last
week, and prices were nevertheless firm, with much varia-
tion from those of the preceding week. Choice samples are
quoted at from 35f to 35f 50c the sack of 120 kilogrammes;
first quality, 24f 25c to 34f 60c ; ordinary, 33f 50c to 34f.
The merchants in the market offered their wheat at 50c the
sack less. Wheat from Chartres was sold at 34f. It was
difficult to obtain 33f 50c for wheat from the central depart-
ments of France. The farmers in Picardy find millers
in that country willing to purchase their wheat at
28f and 28f 50c the 100 kilogrammes. The purchase of
bakers' flour in Paris is reduced to the smallest pos.
sible quantity. Bakers will not buy more than is suf-
ficient for their daily consumption until the long-pending
question of free trade in bread is decided. Choice samples
are quoted at 62f. the sack of 157 kilogrammes ; good marks,
from 60f to 61f, and ordinary quality, from 58f to 59f. The
sale of flour of the six marks has been very quiet for some
days past. It was quoted at the beginning of the week; for
delivery, at 59f 75c; for December, 60f; and for the first
four months of next year, 69f. The official quotations on
Saturday afternoon are, for delivery, 601; for December,
59f 25c; and for the first four months of next year, 59f 25e.
The factors declared on Saturday 129 sacks of flour, of
which 61 sacks of first quality sold for delivery with 30 days
st rrom Di' to Om tne me nour remaining in tne
market stores unsold amounts to 3,288 quintals. The situ-
ation of the corn-market at Marseilles wee not brilliant last
week. The numerous arrivals of ships laden with corn
have induced purchasers to suspend their operations, and
the importers have been forced to place the foreign wheat
in the bonded stores. The corn imported last week con-
sisted of 87,436 hectolitres of wheat from the Danubian
Principalities, 51,372 from Russia, 9,958 from Turkey,
4,253 from Greece, 2,720 from Italy, and 2,169 from
Egypt. The sales did not exceed 35,160 hectolitres. The
business at the Havre market is confined to some
trifling sales by auction, which are held daily. Prices have
become more firm in the Bordeaux corn-market within
the last 15 days. Wheat sells sells for 23f and 23f 50c the
80 kilogrammes. Flour is worth from 41f to 43f the 100
kilogrammes. The markets throughout the south of France
have been influenced by a demand from Languedoc and by
the country millers, who have no stock of wheat on hand.
Wheat continues to decline in the markets of Niort, Issou-
dun, Chateauroux, and throughout the central departments.
The telegraph has brought the prices of the provincial mar-
kets held on Saturday I--
" Amiens—Market well supplied ; sales easy, with firm-
ness in prices; barley abundant.
" Arras--A passable market, sales difficult, prices firm,
wheat 191 to 24f 50c the hectolitre.

" Chartres—A. large market, sales Slow, a fall on wheat
of 350. the hectolitre.

" Dijon—A good market; very numerous offers of wheat
from farmers ; prices firm ; a fall on oats.
" Etampes—A large market, same prices as last week.
"Laval—An ordinary dull market; a fall of 50c the hec-
tolitre on wheat and barley.
" Marseilles—Sales brisk, prices very firm. Ibraila wheat
27f 50c the measure of 160 litres, Polish wheat 31f to 36f,
Enos wheat 29f.

" Melun market well supplied ; a fall of 410 on wheat,
price 20f 61c the hectolitre.
" Metz-1,538 hectolitres of wheat sold to-day at 27f 59c.
" Montereau—A large market, sales easy at a reduction
of if the sack on wheat.
" Pontoise—Sales brisk, wheat from 32f to 35f the sack
of 120 kilogrammes; weather cold.
"Rheims —No change in prices, and very little business
doing; wheat 28f to 28f 50c. the 100 kilogrammes, flour
37f to 38f.
" Troyes—A small market, wheat and rye very firm."
New wine continues to arrive in large quantities both at
the market of Bercy and at the entrepot. Some very fine
the hectolitre. The Narbonne wines are inferior this year to
samples of Roussillon were sold last week at from 55f to 60f
the Roussillon, and are selling at from 40f to 45f the hecto-
litre. Montagne is quoted at from 30f to 35f the hectolitre.
Bordeaux wines are scarce at Bercy, the wine, growers in the
Bordelais still holding over the last crop. There has been
some falling off in the sale of the wines of Lower Burgundy.
The wines of the Cher are quoted at from 95f to 100 f the
cask for light wines, and at from 100 f to 110 f for superior
quality. The wines of Macon are in very good demand at
Bercy at from 85f to 100 f the cask of 214 litres for second
quality. There is a brisk demand for wine at Pezenas, but
according as purchasers appear in the market the wine-
growers raise their prices, and consequently there is not
much business transacted. Some sales were effected of light
wines at Mentagnac, at 82f 50c, and some very fine red
wine was sold at Servian at 1101, 115 f, and 120 f the cask of
700 litres, taken at the vineyard. Wine-growers in the
Aude maintain their prices in consequence of numerous
losagletsyeLfec,_ted..
small orders received from the retail dealers. Wine of the
o inotogeoo
Est quality is quoted at 29f and 30f the hectolitre • second
quality, 22f to 25f, Light wines, if drinkable, are worth
from 15f to 181. There are numerous agents in the Borde-
leis tasting wine in every direetion, but there are not many
in the unexpected purchasers have yet a large quantity of the
so many travellersholding see-
ingfrom houses in Paris, feel confident
winilitheebptariince beefttberratendrmsies..
Fine spirits of wine,
at 68f and 69f the hectolitre strength,
is selling in Paris
root spirit, 67f and 68f the Montpelier brandy, 99f ; beet
80f to 90f. hectolitre. Armagnac, 1862,
Trade in general is not as good i
several extensive bankruptcies haven the departments, where
others, M. Marotte, a banker and mayor
been declared. Among
to his failure committed forgeries toth of Ham, previous
e amount of 2,200,000 f.
His arrest was a calamity for the tow
neighbourhood. Several familids of moderate
rate of Ham and the
had placed all their savings in his hand
means, who
ruined. Even domestic servants and day-T araboe completely
rers are the
victims of his frauds. It is a singular fact that the failure
of this person has caused a serious fall in houx
Ham, so many shopkeepers have been compelled
de-to close
rent at
their doors. When paced at the assize court
of
the de-
partment of the Aisne he made a full confession of hisguil t.
Trade has begun to revive at Lyons. Some large orders
have been received from England and Italy. Au the si
frames are now at work, and the manufacturers expect that
they shall find employment for all their hands during the