The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1862.

THIS DA Y'S MARKBTS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although the country markets held on Saturday were
but moderately supplied with wheat, the demand for aII
kinds was in a sluggish state, and prices had a drooping
tendency. All spring corn moved off heavily at barely
previous rates. In flour very little was doing.
Throughout the continent the grain trade has continued
remarkably quiet; but in America rather more money has
been paid for both wheat and flour.
Up to our market last week the arrivals of English
produce were much restricted. From abroad we received
9,895 quarters of wheat, 3,725 oats, 2,121 beans, 797 tares,
9,581 linseed, 1,274 rapeseed, 26 sundryseeds ; 1,170 sacks
and 20,022 barrels of flour.

Total 35,378 „

TALLOW.

Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng-
lish wheat were on a very moderate scale, and, generally
speaking, the condition of the samples was decidedly infe-
rior, All dry parcels changed hands steadily, but by no
means readily, and last Monday's quotations were well sup-
ported. Damp parcels, however. were only saleable by
submitting to lower prices, but there appeared to be no dis-
position to make purchases in them, even at reduced rates.
Our currency, therefore, for English wheat remains much
the same as on this day se'nnight.
There was a fair show of foreign wheat on the stands.
For the most part sales progressed slowly, and a limited
amount of business was transacted, at prices barely equal
to those realised on Monday last.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, neverthe-
less the quotations were supported.
Good and fine malting barley met an improved sale, at
very full prices ; but inferior parcels, as well as grinding
and distilling sorts, moved off heavily, at about previous
rates.

The malt trade was dull, on former terms.
Although the supply of oats was by no means extensive,
the demand for them was in a sluggish state, and the cur-
rencies were barely maintained.
The show of beans was less extensive. There was, how-
ever, no improvement in the inquiry for them, yet prices
ruled firm.
Peas—the supply of which was only moderate—sold
slowly, at late rates.
The flour trade was dull, and the value of American
qualities ruled somewhat in favour of buyers. Country mar-
kets also were the turn cheaper.

CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old —B 8
Ditto, white, new 6lB 688
Ditto, old —S -s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old _B s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 2Bs 298
Malting 368 428
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 668
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 568 70s
Chevalier 668 688
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2lB 258
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black .. 198 238
Cork, white l9B 248
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey .... 358 38s
Maple
White 3BO 418
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 9
Stockton and N0rf01k.....—...

moderate business has been passing, yet no change has
taken place in the quotations compared with our last report.
The first series of public sales of colonial wool for the year
are announced to commence on Thursday next. The arrivals
since last auctions consist of the following, to which must
be added about 5,000 bales 1 ft over from the last series :
Sydney
Victoria
Van Diemen's Land 469 »
Adelaide 5,210 „
New Zealand
Cape 19,133 „

The tallow market continues dull, and a further decline
has taken place in the quotations, P.Y.C. being to-day
quoted at 46s per cwt; rough fat, 2s sid per 81b.