The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in
to-day's market. For all kinds, the demand ruled steady,
at prices fully equal to those obtained on Monday. The
few parcels on offer were speedily cleared off. For forward
delivery very little was doing.
This week's imports of foreign wheat have been under
7,000 quarters. There was a steady inquiry for good and
fine parcels, at extreme rates. In low and damp qualities
very little was doing.
The floating cargoes—the arrivals of which continue
limited—were the turn higher, arising from sales on
French account.
Barley and malt were in fair average supply, and mode-
rate request, at full quotations.
Oats moved off freely, at extreme rates.
Beans and peas were the turn cheaper.
The flour trade was active, and the top price of English
was 55s per 280 lbs. American flour was is dearer.

English ..
Irish •• • •
Foreign ••

Wheat.
660

ARRIVALS THIS WREN.
Barley. 1 Malt. Oats. 1 Flour.
230 70 1 1,070
2.480
6,450 420 2,000

300 sks
6,350 brl

WHITECHAPEL.
The general demand ruled steady to-day, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ;
lamb, 4s 5d to 5s 6d; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s Od
to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market is very dull, and prices are barely supported,
Duty, 155,000/. to 150,0001.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Aug. 24.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E., and
cloudy.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 23.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Kalli-
bokka, Madras ; Iron Duke, Newfoundland ; Union, Ice-
land; Bijou, Maccio ; Wm. Tapscott, New York; All-
port, Alexandria. Off Port—Pelican (s), Australia ;
Athelstane, Adelaide ; New Zealander, Portland Bay ;
Elvina, Bombay ; Hero, Africa ; Lampedo, St. John's,
N.B. ; George, Quebec ; James Watt, Odessa ; Nettuno
and Manilla, Canstantinople. The Mary Stoddart, from
Akyab, which arrived here Aug. 21, encountered a N.W.
gale 17th and 18th April, in lat. 13 S., long. 90 E., shipped
a heavy sea, which carried away bulwarks and filled the
poop and store-rooms with water. She is supposed to have
been on the S.E. edge of a cyclone.
Aug. 24.—(9.55 a.m.—Per Elec. Tel.)—Wind, E., mode-
rate and fine. Arrived—Gipsy, from Konigsberg. Sailed
—Carl, St. Thomas ; Anonima, Havannah ; Taurus (s),
Boston.
BRISTOL, Aug. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Diego de,
Leon, and a Spanish brig, Havannah ; Sir Henry Pottin-
ger, Quebec.
PYLMOUTH, Aug. 23.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Unione,
Monte Video. Sailed—H.M.S. Sibille, East Indies.
SWANSEA, Aug. 23. - Wind, N.B. Arrived—lsle of
Wight, Coquimbo.
HOLYHEAD, Aug. 23.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—East
London, Quebec.
WARRENPOINT, Aug. 20.--Wind, variable. Arrived—
Magerona, Cavalha.
ARCHANGEL, Aug. 10.—The Helen, from to this
Fort, has been lost in the White Sea, near Cross Island;
crew saved.

ST. JoHN's NEWFOUNDLAND, Aug. 2.—The Charles
Clarke, from Hamburgh to Quebec, during a dense fog,
was totally lost on Freshwater Point, July 27 ; crew and
passengers saved.

A HIPPOPOTAMUS IN PARIS.—The hippopotamus from
Egypt has arrived at the Jardin des Plantes. On Satur-
day he bathed in the basin constructed far the elephant,
and appeared to find great enjoyment in his bath.
Thirty goats which supply him with milk, arrived with
him in Paris. He does not, however, live exclusively on
milk, but eats melons and some other vegetable pro-
ductions. He is exceedingly tame, and allows himself
to be handled by strangers.
NITNNEBIES.—A Madrid journal states that the num-
ber of nunneries in Spain, in, Oa, and the number of
nuns in them 20013.