The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

THE SUM LONDON,' MONDAY HVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1862.

MARKETS-THIS D.A.Y.

Paid.

Clot4inv_
Price.
67 69
101 t 65

Business don.

MARK-LANE.
The leading country markets held on Saturday were
scantily supplied with wheat. Good and fine qualities
moved off slowly at previous quotations; otherwise, the
wheat trade was dull on rather easier terms. Barley, oats,
beaus, and peas, as well as flour, were in slow request, yet
no material change took place in prices.
The continental corn markets continue dull, but at New
York the trade for wheat and flour is steady, although the
demand for export is by no means extensive.
Small supplies of English produce were received up to
our market last week. The imports from abroad were
44,288 quarters of wheat, 12,482 barley, 30,769 oats, 7,612
beans, 1,808 peas, 2,372 tares, 17,932 linseed, 2,380 rape-
se3d, 1,724 maize, 360 sundry seeds, 2,378 sacks, and 7,105
barrels of flour.
Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of home-
grown wheat were small. Generally speaking, however,
the samples were of fair quality, and for the most part they
came to hand in tolerably dry condition. In consequence
of the large quantity of foreign wheat imported last week,
the demand, both fur red and white qualities, was in
an inactive state; good and fine produce changed
hands, at prices about equal to those current
on Monday last, but' for inferior parcels, a slight
reduction in the quotations was in some few in-
stances submitted to in order to transact business.
The show of samples of foreign cheat on the stands was
large. As regards all descriptions, buyers anted with great
caution, yet no quotable change took place in prices, com-
pared with Monday last.
Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at
late currencies.
The supply of barley was but moderate. Good and fine
malting qualities were decidedly firm as to value ; other-
wise, the trade was quiet, but without leading to any altera-
tion in the rates current this day se'nnight.
At fully the late decline in prices, a moderate business i
was transacted in malt.
With oats the market was well supplied, and the trade
was in a sluggish state, at barely previous quotations.
The supply of beans was very moderate. Even the best
descriptions rcet with a slow sale. yet prices were fairly
supported.
Peas, the supply of which was small, moved off slowly on
former terms.
The business doing in flour was confined to actual wants,
yet most transactions were at last Monday's currency.
CURRENCY PAR IMPERIAL MAASURIS.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old 47s 52s
Ditto, white, new 4BB 52s
Ditto, 01d...... 4BB 54s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B —8
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye— 36s 38s
Barley—Grinding 26s 35s
Malting, new
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 5OB 668
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 668 25s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lineolnsh., Feeding. 20s 258
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black .. 18s 25s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 22s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey, new •......... 36s 38s
Maple
White, new 4OB 41s
Boilers ............ . 418 42s
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk ............. 348 38s
Stockton and ...... 3is 35s

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8 8/
76 SO
74 78
71 74
104 106
1064 1071
106 If 7
107/ 108/
1 11 p
21/ 221sp
74 78
61 66
35 37
99 53
35 37
35 37
106 107
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1041 195 i
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97 99
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1034 104
99 100
94 96

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106 107
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104 105
100 102

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The show of each kind of foreign stock here to-day was
only moderate. There were some good Dutch sheep amongst
it; but, generally speaking, the quality of the supply was
inferior. Buyers operated cautiously ; nevertheless, prices
were supported.

With home••fed beasts we were seasonably well supplied,
both as to number and quality. The arrival of meat up to
Newgate and Leadenhall markets being extensive, the beef
trade was by no means active. However, the bulk of the
supply was disposed of, at prices equal to Monday last. The
general top price for beef was 5s per 81bs ; but a few very
superior Smts and crosses realised a trifle over that quota-
tion.

The arrivals of beasts from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire,
and Northamptonshire comprised 2,600 short-horns, &c. ;
from other parts of England, including a few from Norfolk,
900 various breeds ; from Scotland, 200 Scots and crosses ;
and from Ireland, 600 oxen and heifers.

With sheep the market was scantily supplied, and we
observed very little improvement in their quality. Prime
Downs and half-breds moved off steadily, at full prices—the
top figure being 58 8d per 81bs ; but long-woolled sheep
were a slow inquiry, at about last week's currency.
The supply of calves was moderate, and the veal trade
ruled heavy, at previous quotations. The top price was 48
6d per Blbs.

Pigs were a dull inquiry, and rather lower in price.

Per Sib. to s.
d. s. d
•
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, A. 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 8
Suckling calves, lOs to 21s
20s to 30s.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
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ink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Prime crs-wcol d 0.4 10 5 4
Pme.S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8
I Large orse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime small d 0... d 4 4 6
Large hog. 3 8 4 4
1 Small porkers , 4 6 4 8
; and quarter-old store pigs,

zonzimsr SUPPLY.
Boasts 460
Sheep
Calves . , 143
Pigs -

Beasts
Cows
Sheep
Calves
Pigs. 330
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stook exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Dec. 9, 1861, and this day,
Monday, Dec. 8, 1862.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Dec. 8,
1862.
3 4to 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 8
410 5 0
38 4 0
42 4 8
410 5 4
56 5 8
00 0 0
36 4 2
44 4 6
38 4 4
46 4 8
6,160
19,630
181
410
Lets, 5,020

!Dec. 9,
1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts 2 10 to 3 2
Second quality do 3 4 310
Prime large oxen .. 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410
Ideod. d.:. .. .. .
54
46 5
62
Coarse and inferior sheep
Prime Second
Southdown qualityarse.w do
oo i
Prime
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
00,11111
Pigs 370
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec lO, 1860,—8
sheep, 22,840—calves,;159—pigs, 260.
Dec. 12, 1869.—Beasts, 7,s6o—sheep, 212420—calves,
160—pigs, 430.
The total imports of foreign stoca into London, last week,
amounted to 5,033 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 4,951—in 1860, 6,103—in 1859, 4,311
—in 1858, 4,322—in 1857, 1,773—in 1856, 1,622 head.
.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 296 .. 1301
Harlingen .... 95 .. 960 • ' .. 4 • •
Hamburgh .... 88 . • 223 7. . • ' • •
Boulogne — • • 27 .. —• • _.• '
Medimblik
Dordt
NieuDiep — • •
Amsterdam ..
Antwerp.
..
Bremen .. . . — ..
Vigo ..... 84 ..
Ostend — ..
Tonning — • •

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Total .. 678 .. 4,050 — .. 305 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.861 706 .. 4,144 .. .. 45 .. 56
LBgo .. 511 .. 5,030
.. 551 .. 71
1859 685 .. 3,307 .. 319 ..
1858 3lO .. 3,781 .. 229 3
L 857 259 .. 1,361 .. 156 ..

tained :—Australian—Clean sheep's, is 10d to 2s 7d;
scoured, is 7d to 2s sfd; pieces and broken, is 2d to is
lOid; grease, 9d to ls. New Zealand—Clean sheep's, is
24d to is 9id ; scoured, 2s 2d to 2s 51d; lamb, is 7d to is
lid ; locks, Sid to Is 2d; grease, llid to is sd. Port
Philip—Clean sheep's, is 6d to is 100 ; scoured, is bid to
2s 11d; lamb, is bid to 10Id ; pieces and locks, is lid to
Is 3d. Van Diemen's Land—Clean sheep's, is 6d to is
10d ; lamb, is sfd to is 81d; slipe, is 3d to is 6d. Cape—
Chan sheep's, Is ld to is ; scoured, is 4id to is 71d;
handwashed, is lid to is 51d ; grease, Sid to is lid per lb.
Privately the English wool trade is very quiet, at late
rat es.

SEEDS.
Tho seed trade, almost generally, is quiet. Linseed and
rapeseed continue firm as to price ; otherwise the quotations
rule next to nominal. Cakes are in moderate request, at
full currencies.
Turnip, White,p.bus.lls to 148 Carraway ..... —8
Swede —s —s Coriander .......
Mustard, Brown Os 12s Ilempseed, • .... —s —8
White,
qr...
7s 8s Linseed,Engsowing 728 748
Tares, New 7s id 8s 6d Crushing ..... 668 70s
.... —s
Old per quarter - —s Baltic .......
ex:nary, per quarter 46s 52s Odessa ........
Ryc grass, new -s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —ta
Clover, Red Eng,.,ct. —s English ...... 08.C10 lOs
White
Foreign Red.... —s Rape Cakes,p ton£6 Os £6 15s
White. —8 —si Rapeseed, new,pr qr 68s 72s
Trefoil, new —s —s