The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-02 00:00:00

MARK-LANE.

Good and fine fresh dry samples of English wheat
changed hands more freely in the leading country markets,
held on Saturday, and in some instances an improvement
in prices of is per quarter was obtained. Inferior parcels,
however, were dull inquiry, at previous rates ; and the
demand for spring corn was in a sluggish state, on about
former terms. Flour was in moderate request at late
currencies.

The corn trade on the continent has continued inactive ;
but from New York we learn that wheat and flour were in
steady demand for shipment to this country, at slightly
rates.

Up to our market last week, the arrivals of English
wheat were very small. From abroad we received 35,121
quarters of wheat ; 22,943 barley ; 54,407 oats ; 1,573
beans; 686 peas; 14,599 linseed; 11868 rapeseed; 6,544
maize; 443 sundry seeds; 190 sacks and 4,805 barrels of
flour.

A very small supply of English wheat was received fresh
up to this morning's market, and although there were sam-
ples on offer which had been left unsold at the close of
business on Friday, the total quantity on offer was much
restricted. The condition of the supply was unsatisfactory.
A few good-conditioned parcels were taken off at prices
barely equal to those realised on Monday last; otherwise,
the trade was in a very sluggish state, and in order to effect
sales, a reduction, say of is per quarter, was compulsory on
the part of factors.

The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. Good
and fine qualities, chiefly from Dantzic and Rastock, were
in fair request, at last Monday's prices ; but inferior de-
scriptions met a dull sale at barely late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, yet no
quotable change took place in their value compared with
Monday last.

There was scarcely any malting barley on offer, and the
quotation for it must be considered quite nominal. Grind-
ing and distilling sorts, with which the market was well
supplied, but chiefly with foreign, sold heavily at a decline
of is per qr.

The business doing in malt was very moderate, at pre-
vious rates.

Really fine samples of oats were firm in price, but all
other kinds moved off heavily, at a reduction in value of 6d
per quarter. There was an extensive show of foreign oats
on the stands.

The demand for beans, the supply of which was small,
was far from active, yet the quotations ruled firm.
White peas were in request, at an advance of 2s per
quarter. In other kinds no change took place.
The flour trade was in an active state, yet prices were
without material alteration from Monday last.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEAstritg.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old — s s
Ditto, white, new sss 565
Ditto, old —s —II
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s 8
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye— .... . ........................... 38s 42s
Barley—Grinding 2Bs 298
Malting 36s 428
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 5OB 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 66s 258
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 21s 268
Potato ........................... 248 36s
Youghal and. Cork, black .. 19s 268
Cork, white l9s 24s
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk
Stockton and N0rf01k.......
388 395

7id to 3s 3d; locks, 91d to is sid. South Australian—
Grease, 100; pieces and locks, 61d. Cape—Clean sheep's
d to is 8d ; scoured, is 2d to is 6d ; hand washed, lld to
Is 6d ; lamb, is 3d to is 8d ; pieces, is to 13 ld ; grease, 7d
to is Id per lb. Last week's import was 3,122 bales from
Sydney, 1,800 from Portland Bay, 1,443 from Moretown
Bay, 3,993 Adelaide, 3,515 Melbourne, 435 Auckland, and
1,924 bales from Algoa Bay. Privately, the English wool
trade is dull, at barely late rates.