The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-24 00:00:00

PREFERENCE SHARES.

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270 280
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141 151
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Per Flb. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 2
Second quality do. 3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 6
Lambs, 6s 8
Suckling calves, 12s to 27a
20s to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY. I

• •
Vigo
Boulogne — .•
Oporto .. • •
Medemblik .... ..
Antwerp .. ..
Nieu Diep — • •

1857 406 ..
1856 92 ..

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 186 g.

THIS DAY'S MAREETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although the supply of English wheat on sale in the
country markets held on Saturday were very moderate, the
demand for even the finest samples was inactive, and prices
had a drooping [tendency. For spring corn the inquiry
was much restricted at barely previous rates. Flour was
dull, and doooping.
Tho French markets come somewheat lower for wheat,
and some other kinds of produce. In America the export
demand for breadstuffs has fallen off.

The arrivals of English grain up to our market last weak
were only moderate. From abroad we received 12,616
quarters of wheat, 10,562 barley, 32,683 oats, 445 beans.ll7
peas, 414 tares, 50 linseed, 50 rapeseed, 800 maize, 55
snruiry seeds, 267 sacks, and 17.932 barrels of flour.
The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's
market were much restricted, and the general condition of
the samples on sale was very inferior. The few dry par-
cels on offer changed hands at prices about equal to those
realised on Monday last; otherwise the trade was very
dull, and the greater portion of the supply was left unsold
at the close of business. Our quotations, compared with
this day se'nnight, exhibit very few changes, but they
must, in a great measure, be considered nominal, in conse-
quence of the small amount of business transacted.
The show of samples of foreign wheat was tolerably ex-
tensive. In nearly all descriptions sales progressed heavily,
at fully the late decline in the currencies to, in some in-
stances, a further reduction of is per quarter compared
with Monday last.

Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, and prices
had a downward tendency.

Good malting barley was firm in price, and a fair business
was passing in it. Other descriptions of barley, however,
were a dull inquiry, at about previous quotations.
For malt there was a fair demand, :and prices were
steadily supported.
We were seasonably well supplied with oats, and the
oat trade was in a sluggish state, at quite the late fall in
their value.

There was a moderate supply of beans on offer, and all
descriptions moved off slowly, on former terms.

Pet; were in slow request, at late rat€ s, notwithstanding
that the show of samples was far from extensive.

The flour trade was devoid of animation, and sales could
only be effected by submitting to a further reduction in
prices. Barrel flour, owing to the largo quantity on offer,
was very difficult of sale.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red,_new
Ditto, old g g
Ditto, white, new
Ditto, old —s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
38s 40s
28s 29s
36s 428
50s 66s
50s 56s
568 70s
668 68s
21s 25s
24s 2's
19a 23s
198 24s
28s 26s
338 36s
4sB 43s
35s 36s
398 418
388 41s
83s 41s
46s Ms

Rye— ..........................
Barley—Grinding ..................... • .
Malting .........................
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk ..................
Brown ............................
Kingstown and Ware .............
Chevalier ...........................
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding.
Potato ..................
Youghal and Cork, b1ack..,,,......
.... ...
Cork, white ........ . ..........
Scotch, Feeding .....................
Beans—Tick ...................................
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey ...........
Maple ......................
White ...........................
Boilers .......................... ::
Flour—Town:made

Suffolk .....•..........•........... 392 s
Stockton and Norfolk— ..... .. 398 Xs

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL

1858. 1859.
14,341 16,186
5580 d to 53s Od to 5
--a Od 538 3d
1,'.?12 1,134
92,751 87,154
as 3 285
95.378 91,813
56s 6d 558 Od

,in greatly improved
-- - -- - - -
at good prices.
--- - -
The show of foreign stock here to -day was only moderate
but amongst it were about 800 German sheep, evidently
condition. crossed
Tshoemy
were eof our best
taken
From our own grazing districts as well as from Scotland,
the arrivals of beasts froth up this morning, were season-
ably good as to number, and, generally speaking, of prime
quality. Although the beef trade was by no means active
we have no change to notice in the quotations compared
with Monday last. The best Scots and crosses were dis-
posed of at 4s 6d per 81bs.
The receipts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, amounted to 2,000 Scots, short-horns, and
crosses; from other parts of England, 750 various breeds;
from Scotland, 380 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland,
140 oxen and heifers. _ _

There was a moderate number of sheep in the pens in
greatly improved condition. Downs and half-breds changed
hands freely, at an advance in prices of 2s per 81bs, the top
figure being bs 8d per 81bs; other breeds in the wool, as
well as the best clipped breeds, met a steady sale at full
currencies. Otherwise, the mutton trade was somewhat
inactive, on former terms. Shorn sheep sold at from 8d to
10d per 81bs beneath those in the wool.
Although the supply of lambs was limited, the demand
for that describtion of stock was inactive, at from 6s 8d to
78 4d per 81bs. About 100 came to hand from the Isle of
Wight.

Calves were in moderate supply and steady request, at
Thursday's advance in the quotations.
There was rather more doing in pigs, at very full prices.

d. s. d.
IPrimeers-wool d 0.4 8 5 4
Pule. S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8
Largo orse. calves 4 6 5 0
Prime small do 6 2 5 6
Large hogs 3 10 4 2
Small porkers 4 4 4 10
Id to 7s 4d.

Stock this day....
Price of Y.C. .. 1
Delivery last week
Ditto from June 1
Arrivals last week
Ditto from June 1
Price of Town ....

1860. 1 1861.

and quarter-old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep
Calves l3O Calves
Pigs. 450 Pigs
The total imports of foreign stocz into London, last week,
amounted t0:2,768 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 2,106—in 1860, 2,351—in 1859, 3,065
—in 1858, 414—in 1857, 1,094—in 1856, 268 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .• • • 36 • • 131 .. 38 • . 82 • . ---
Harlingen — . • .. • . • .
Hamburgh 37 .. 2,167 .. .. ..
Ostend.• .. •. • • -- • • .. • • • •
Cortmna
Dordt - • • 239 .. • • • •
Amsterdam - .. -- .. .. -- ..

'-' • • .--. • • -- • • --
---- • • --- • • 38 • • --

Total .... 73 .. 2,537 .. 38 .. 120 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
[B6l 493 ],499 .. 76 .. 38
186'0 .. 131 .. 1,886 .. 234 .. 100
,859 232 .. 2,786 47 • •
[B5B 9O .. 158 .. 162 ..

541 : : 2 .; 145 .. -
102 .. - .. 74 .. -

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, March 25, 1861, and this day,
Monday, March 24, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
March 25, March 24,
1861. 1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 6 3 oto 3 2
Second quality do
Prime large oxen .. 4 2 4 6 310 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 6
Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 6 310 3 6 310
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 6 6 4 8 6 4

Prime Southdown do. 5 8 510 5 6 5 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do. - 6 0 5 2 6 6
Large hog 4 0 4 6 310 4 2
~
Neat small porkers 4 8 410 4 4 410
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.. 19,260 16,450
Calves
Pigs 240 340
SUPPLIES ON SALE, MARCH 26, 1860.—Beasts, 3,380 ;
sheep and lambs, 21,240 ; calves, 95; pigs, 310.
MARCH 28, 1859.—8ea5t5,3,620; sheep and lambs, 21,410;
calves, 83; pigs, 390.

43,955 C 72,089
i7B9d t0,5980d to
Od 5.3 s 3d
1,077 1,000
89,997 67,949
325 1,204
91,871 11',944 ,
SSB Od 588 Od

fair amount of animation in the biddings, whilst a full ave-
rage quantity of wool was taken for export to France and
Belgium. The following prices were realised :—Austra-
lian—Good flocks, is 10d to 2s 2d ; average do., le Gd to
is 9d; inferior, Is 3d to la sd; scoured clothing, is 7d to
7d ; lambs, le 7d to 2s ; grease, 10d to ls. Port Philip
and Portland Bay—Good flocks, 2s to 2s 5d ; average, do.,
is 7d to la 10d; scoured do., le 9d to 2s 9d; lambs, is
10d to 2s 2d ; skin and lochs, 9d to la 3d ;" grease 9d to is
South Australian—Average to good flocks, Is 5d to is
8d; lambs, le 4d to le Gd; lochs and pieces, 10d to is ld
in grease, 8d to is Id. Van Diemen's Land Flocks, is 3d
to is 9d ; scoured, le 6d to is 10d ; lambs, la 6d to is 10d ;
lochs and pieces, 10d to ls. New Zealand—Average flocks,
Is 3d to is sd; in grease, 9d ,to is Id. Cape Flocks, is 2d
to is 8d ; scoured on bathwashed, is 4d to is 9d ; hard-
washed, le to is 3d ; grease, 8d to lld per lb. In the pri-
vate contract market English wool has been less firm, and
prices have had a downward tendency, There were no im-
ports of colonial wool last week, and only a few small par-
cels of foreign came to hand.

1862.
42.144
) 465.0 d to
Os Od
1,270
103,302
89
84,685
4Ss Cid

LAW EV TELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr.lierr.)
FARROLL V. BROWN-LIABILITY OF PARENTS FOR
SONS' DEBTS.

This was an action to reoover for some clothes supplied to
one of defendant's sons.

Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, said his client was a
tailor, and had supplied upon a former occasion some
clothes. That debt was paid and a fresh order given.
The plaintiff was oalled,and said he had no authority from
defendant. Witness had not been paid for the second-lot of
clothes.

Cross-examined by Mr. Whitehurst—The two brothers
came together.

A question arose as to the money havingbeen entrusted to
one of the sons,but Mr. Buchanan urged that even if that were
so, it would not rid the defendant of his liability ; and his
Honour, taking the same view of the case, found for the
plaintiff with costs.
THE QUERN'S HALF-CROWN.-CAUTION TO LANDLORDS.-