The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-19 00:00:00

MARK -LANE.

All kinds of wheat were a dull sale in the country mar-
kets held on Saturday, and, on the average, prices gave
way about Is. per quarter. The transactions in all spring
corn were on a very moderate scale, and the quotations had
a drooping tendency,

Throughout the Continent the corn trade generally is in
a most inactive state. The latest advices from New York
state that wheat, flour, and Indian corn were offering on
lower terms.

The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were very moderate. The imports from abroad were 33,777
quarters cf wheat; 34,057 barley; 41,213 oats ; 5,924 beans;
5 tares ; 10,307 linseed ; 9,005 rapeseed ; 434 sundry seeds ;
2,169 sacks and 2,494 barrels of flour. _ _

Fresh up to this morning's market, the: fresh arrivals of
English wheat were very small ; but there were again
several samples on offer which had not been dis2osed of at
the close of Friday's market. However, the total supply
was by no means extensive, but the general condition of the
samples was good. Great indisposition was shown by
buyers in making sales, both in red and white qualities, and
prices must be considered nominally the same a 3 on Monday
last; but it must be remarked that,' in order to transact
business of any extent, factors would have been compelled
to accept further reduced rates.

Owing to the large importation of foreign wheat, ths
trade for all descriptions was in a very sluggish state, and
a fall of is per quarter took place in the currencies, com-
pared with Monday last. Fine Dantzic white wheats sold
at 68s per quarter.

In floating cargoes of grain a moderate business was
doing, on rather easier terms.

There was very little malting barley on offer, yet all
qualities were much neglected. Grinding and distilling
sorts, in consequence of the large importations, moved off
heavily, at a decline of is per quarter, both for English
and foreign.

The malt trade was dull, yet no quotable change took
place in prices.
Good and fine oats were in moderate request at about
previous rates, but inferior parcels sold heavily at a decline
of 6d per qr. The market was well supplied with foreign,
but very moderately with English produce.
Notwithstanding that the supplies of beans and peas were
much restricted, the demand for them ruled very inactive,
and the currencies had a downward tendency.
In all kinds of flour sales progressed heavily, at barely
stationary prices.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASIYRE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old — —s
white, new. -

Ditto, wt... s
Ditto, old —s —s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 2Bs 29s
Malting 36s 428
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s
Brown Ws Ms
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 66s 25s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding 2lB 2 s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black .. 19s 28s
Cork, white l9s 24s
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 37s 40s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk
Stockton and Norfolk. ...... . 3Bs 398

ld to is 71d; scoured, is 2d to is 81; handwashed, is Id
to is 2;d; lamb, is 21 to is 6±d. Privately, the English
wool trade is dull, and prices have a downward tendency.
Last week's report was 2,923 bales from Sydney, 6,124
from New Zealand, 2,048 Adelaide, and 3,870 from
Melbourne.