The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-28 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The country markets held on Saturday were fairly sup-
plied with wheat. Selected samples moved off steadily, at
full prices ; but low and middling qualities were much
neglected. All kinds of barley, the supplies of which were
on the increase, changed hands slowly, on somewhat easier
terms. For malt very little was doing. Oats, beans,
peas, and flour commanded scarcely any attention.
In the Continental markets the transactions in grain on
English account have continued limited. The flour trade
in the United States has been very inactive.
Up to our market, last week, the receipts of English
grain were on a moderate scale. From abroad we received
9,943 quarters of wheat, 8,890 barley, 4,150 oats, 4,818
rye, 2,620 beans, 260 seeds, 4,518 sacks and 1,817 barrels
of flour.

The receipts of wheat put up to this morning's market,
coastwise from Kent, were but moderate, and in very
middling condition. From Essex, the supply was small,
but of somewhat improved weight. By land carriage the
arrivals were on a limited scale. Notwithstanding that
the show of samples of both red and white was small, the
demand for most kinds, owing to the falling off in the at-
tendance of buyers, was rather inactive ; nevertheless,
most of the samples were disposed of at prices about equal
to those obtained on Monday last.
For forward delivery, the business doing was compara-
tively small • yet growers in general evinced no anxiety to
press sales, although the stocks of wheat in the midland
counties are represented as good.
With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary we were
tolerably well, but not largely, supplied, Good heavy
qualities sold at full rates of currency ; but all other kinds
moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices.
Floating cargoes—the arrivals of which off Falmouth
have not increased—sold at full quotations.
The total supply of barley being somewhat extensive,
that article was in sluggish request. Fine malting parcels
sold at full quotations ; but grinding and distilling sorts
were dull, and lower to purchase.
We had only a moderate supply of malt on offer. Fine
parcels sold at extreme rates. In other kinds, very few
transactions took place.
The show of Irish oats was tolerably good—that of
English and foreign limited. All kinds met a slow inquiry,
but no change took place in the quotations.
Very few English beans were brought forward ; but the
supply of foreign was good. All kinds sold heavily, at late
rates.
Although the show of peas was limited, the trade ruled
dull, but no actual decline took place in the currencies.
The show of flour was good. All kinds moved off slowly,
at previous rates. The stock of foreign is on the increase.

CURRENCY PER LMPERL&I. MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Rent, Malt—Chevalier .. .. 61s to 63s
Red • • .. new 42s to 485 Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto ............ old 505 54s Lincolnsk., Feel 165 22s
onto, White new 445 541 Potato ...... .... 21s 245
Ditt0........ old 495 60s Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- Black. —• . —16 s
coin, Red, old 471 53s Cork, White . •• 16s 255
Ditto new ••• . • • 5711 47s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 2ls 255
Rye—Old .. •.. • .• .... 29s 111 s Beans—Tick ......... 84; 38s
New .... •... . . . . 295 31s Pigeons. .... 36 44s
Rarley —Grinding .•• •• 285 303 Peas—Grey ..• . .... 315 35s
Malting . .... •• •• 315 34. Maple. ••••• • • • • • 33* 36s
Chevalier .... .•. Ms 385 White. •••••• • • • . 36 40s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • .. 885 4 5
folk ...... .. .... 54s 58s Flour—Town-made... 41 s 46s
Brown .•. • . • ......... 465 u2s Suffolk .......... 34, 3, s
Kingston and Ware 57s 605 , Stocktn & Norfolk 34s iii■
SMTTHFIELD. •

Owing to the severity of the weather, the imports of
foreign stock into London, last week, were on a very mo-
derate scale, viz., 2,037 head, against 1,525 ditto during
the same period in 1852, 2,041 in 1851, 1,382 in 1850, 972
in 1849, and 1,494 in 1848.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WHIM.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.

From
Ostend
Harlingen . . ... 300
Antwerp lO ...
Eamburgh •••
Rotterdam-- 183 ...

Calves. Pigs.

88 ... 55
131 -
786 -

3 ... 11
43 ... -

11

... 265

Total .

493 .

1,167
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1852 2Bl 967 ... ... 277 ...
1851 3BG ... 1,396 ... 2CO ... 6E
1850 492 700 ... ... 135 ...
1849 363 ... 492 ... ... 87 ...
1848 853 ... 502 ... 139 ...
For the time of year, the supply of foreign stock on sale
in to-day's market was tolerably good, and in fair average
condition.

From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland,
the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were by no
means extensive ; nevertheless, they were quite equal to
the wants of the butchers, most of whom purchased with
extreme caution, owing to the prevailing comparatively
high prices. On the whole, the beef trade ruled steady,
at last Monday's advance in the quotations. A few very
superior Scots realised 4s 4d, but the general top figure for
that breed was 4s 2d per 81bs.
The receipts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, amounted to 1,800 Scots and short horns;
from other parts of England, 800 Herefords, runts, Dovons,
&c. • and from Scotland, 620 Scots.
Although there was a slight increase in the arrivals of
sheep, the supply of that description of stock was very
limited, the time of year considered. For all breeds, the
demand was in a very inactive state, at a decline in prices
of 2d per Blbs. Prime Down sheep, in the wool, realised
5s 2d to, in some few instances, 5s 4d ; out of the wool,
4s 2d per 81bs.
Lambs—the supply of which was but moderate—moved
off slowly, at 5s 4d to 6s per 81bs.
We had only a moderate inquiry for calves, yet late
rates were supported. The primest veal sold at from 4s 4d
to 4s 8d per Blbs.
Pigs moved off slowly ; but no change took place in the
quotations.

Per 81b5 to sink the offal&

s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts ...3 oto 3 2
Second quality ...3 4 s 6
Prime large oxen 8 8 810
Prime Scots, &e. 4 0 4 2
Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0
Second quality ...4 2 4 6
Primo erse.-wlled.4 8 410
Lambs. .......

TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. d. s. d.
Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2
Large crse. calves 3 4 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 4 8
Large hogs 210 3 2
Small porkers 3 6 4 0
Suckling calves 20 0 25 0
,Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0
50 4d to Cs Od.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

______
Beasts
Sheep and Lambs 17,760 1 Sheep
Calves lBl 1 Calves l4B
Pigs 230 1 Pigs —
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, March 29, 1852, and this day, Monday, March 28,
1853.

Per 81ba, to sink the offal&
March 29, 1852.
d. a. d.
2 2to 2 4
2 6 2 10
3 0 II 2
32 S 4
26 2 8
2 10 3 4
16 3 8
810 4 21
30 3 8
310 4 2
2 6 3 61
3 8 310
4,4 9
24,750
143
395

Coarse and inferior beasts ... ...
Second quality ditto • •••
Prime large oxen ... ... •••
Prime Scots, die ... ...
Coarse and inferior sheep ...
Second quality ditto ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto
Primo Southdown ditto ... ...
Largo coarse calves ... ... •..
Prime small ditto ... ... ...
Large hogs ••• •••
Neat small porkers ... •••
Calves...

Mar. 28,1853
s. d. 0. d.
3 oto 3 2
34 3 6
3 8 II 10
40 4 2
310 4 0
42 4 6
4 8 4 10
50 5 2
34 4 2
44 4 8
2 10 3 2
36 4 0
4,046
17,030
192
220

Pigs ... ...

SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 31, 1851.—Boasts, 4,017 ; sheep
and lambs, 20,060; calves, 130; pigs, 340.