The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-28 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

In Saturday's local markets the supplies of English
wheat were very limited ; nevertheless both red and white
qualities moved off slowly, at barely previous quotations.
There was a fair consumptive demand for most descrip•
tions of spring corn, at full currencies; but the demand
for flour was in a sluggish state.

A further decline of about is per quarter has taken
place in the value if wheat in most of the French markets.
Flour, too, has somewhat declined in price.
In America the quotations generally continue to give
way.

Very limited supplies of English grain were received up
to our market last week. From abroad the imports were-
-12,068 qrs of wheat, 2,783 barley, 4,100 oats, 3,016 beans,
2,000 tares, 18,261 linseed, 4,606 rapeseed, 490 maize, 15
seeds, 1,836 sacks and 16,804 barrels of flour:
Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng-
lish wheat, though by no means extensive, showed a decided
increase when compared with Monday last, and the samples
almost generally came to hand in fair condition. Owing to
the prevailing favourable weather, as well as to the satisfac-
tory accounts which had been received respecting the wheat
plant, sales progressed slowly in bo!h red and white quali-
ties, and, in some instances, a slight reduction in the cur-
rencies realised on Monday last was acceded to.
The show of samples of foreign wheat was seasonably
extensive, and the trade generally ruled inactive, yet no
quotable change took place in prices compared with this
day se'nnight.

For floating cargoes of grain there was a fair demand,
and the currencies on the whole ruled firm.

There was a somewhat increased supply of malting
barley on offer, yet the inquiry continued active, at extreme
rates. Grinding and distilling sorts, however, met a slow
market, on former terms.

Good and fine malt was firm as to price. Inferior parcels
commanded very little attention.

Oats, the supply of which was very moderate, moved off
steadily, at full quotations.

We were very moderately supplied with beans, for which
the trade ruled firm, at quite previous rates.
Peas were quite as dear as on Monday last, the supply
on offer being small, and the market for them firm.
Barrel flour changed hands to a moderate extent, at late
rates. Town and country-made qualities, however, sold
slowly. The former fell 4s, or to 51s per 280 lbs.

CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old —s —s
Ditto, white, new 6ls 66s
Ditto, old s —e
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s _ s
Ditto, new
Talarer,,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 2Bs 2gs
Malting B6s 92s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos lies
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 66s 25s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2ls 2 s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l9s 28s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple 3Bs 90s
White 37s 40s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 39s 43a
Stockton and Norfolk . 39s 40s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supply of foreign beasts here, to-day, was liraited—
of sheep and calves seasonably good. The general condi-

tion of the foreign arrivals still continues very middling,
when compared with last year.
With home• fed beasts we were well supplied as to num-
ber, and the quality of all breeds, especially the Scots,
short-horns, and crosses, was very prime. The attendance
of country buyers being small, the beef trade was in a most
inactive state, at quite last Monday's decline in the quota-
tions. The extreme value of the best Scots and crosses
was 4s 2d, and many really fine beasts changed hands as
low as from 3s 8d to 3s 10d per 811-. s. A total clearance was
not effected.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,300 Scots, crcsses, and short-horns; from other
parts of England 850 various breeds ; from Scotland 500
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 50 oxen and heifers.
The show of sheep was somewhat extensive, and nearly
all breeds appeared in good saleable condition. The met
ton trade was heft\ y, at a further decline in prices of 2d per
81bs. Prime Downs and half-breeds out of the wool sold at
48 6d, in some instances, at 48 8d per Blbs. The top value
of Downs, in the wool, was 5s 6d per Blbs. We may ob-
serve, however, that very few were offering.
Lambs were in full average supply, and steady request,
at Thursday's currency—viz., Os 4d to 7s Bcl per 81bs.
About 650 came to hand from the Isle of Wight.
Prime calves sold steadily at full quotations, but inferior
veal was a dull inquiry, at late rates.
There was only a limited demsnd for pigs, at late quo-
tations.

Much inconvenience has been experienced to-day owing
to notice having been issued by the commissioners of police
forbidding the removal of stock from the market between
the hours of 10 and 7 o'clock.

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 2 8 2 10!Primecrs-wool d 0.4 0 4 10
Second quality do. 3 0 3 41Thate.S'thdowndo.5 2 5 6
Prime large oxen 3 6 3 10 Dirge crse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2' Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6' Large hogs 3 8 4 0
Second quality silo. 3 83 10 ISmall porkers , 4 2 4 8
Lambs, Cs Od to 7s Bd.
Suckling calves, 10s to 265; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN surrLY.

Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 24,340 ) Sheep
Calves
Pigs. 420 ; Pigs
The total imparts of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 2,641 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, wo received 2,491—in 1860, 3,497—in 1859, 2,876
—in 1858, 1,362—in 1857, 1,456—in 1856, 742 head.

IMPORTS INTO L0ND02.4 LASI WEER,
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Rotterdam 24 • • 95 .. 8 • . 217 . .
Harlingen 21 .. 13 7
Hamburgh .• • .. 2,201
Calais .... ..
Corunna
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Vigo — • •
Boulogne ll ..
Ostend .. • •
Medemblik
Oporto o
Nieu Diep — • .

21 . . - . . - 6 . --

• • - • • 16 • • -

Total .... 66 .. 2,330 .. 15 .. 240 ..

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
861 4Ol .. 1,394 .. 18 .. 199 .. 479
Bgo .. 309 .. 2,678 .. 5 .. 365 140
.859 l6l 2,675 3 .. 37 ..
.858 lB3 .. 1,000 .. 176 ..
[857 .. 428 874 5 .. 147 .. 2
1856 293 367 4 78

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, April 29, 1861, and this day,
Monday, April 28, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
April 29,
1861.
3 4 to 3 8
40 4 4
46 4 8
410 5 0
3 6 310
40 4 4
48 5 6
5 8 5 10
60 7 4
46 5 0
52 5 6
40 4 6
4 8 410
3,580
18,480
107
350

April 28,

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality do,
Prime large oxen ..
Prime Scots, &c
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do
Prime coarse-woollea do
Prime Southdown do. ..
Lambs

-1862.
2 Bto 2 10
30 3 4
3 6 310
40 4 2
34 3 6
3 8 310
4 0 410
62 5 6
64 7 8
42 4 8
4 11 6 2
38 4 0
42 4 8
8,890
24,340
158
420

Large coarse calves
- -- -

Prim- e small do.

Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs

SUPPLIES ON SALE, APRIL '2O, 1860.—Beasts, 4,550 ;
sheep and lambs, 24,250 ; calves, 116; pigs, 360.
MAY 2, 1859.—Beasts, 3,920 ; sheep and lambs, 21,550 ;
calves, 93; pigs, 600.