The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-21 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The leading provincial markets held on Saturday were
fairly supplied with wheat, in which a steady business wse
transacted on somewhat. higher terms. Malting barley pl'e'd
d
duced rather more money; and the value of grinding an
distilling sorts was well supported. Malt was quite as
dear ; but oats, beans, peas, and flour commanded very
little attention.
The latest advices from New York are to the effect thsta
steady business was doing in wheat and flour foil' shipment
to England. Most of the continental markets have ex-w.
bited more firmness at full prices.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market la/
week, were very moderate From abroad, we received
5,402 quarters of wheat, 1,130 barley, 10,029 oats, 31172
beans, 124 peas, 473 tares, 1,200 linseed, 130 rapeseed'
mustard seed, 63 sundry seeds, 889 sacks and 1,301 barPw'
of flour.
of
Fresh up to day coastwise from Essex, the arrive-
wheat was tolerably good, and in improved
From Kent, Lincolnshire, &c., the receipts were ye/
limited, but of full average weight. By land carriage frai!
the midland counties a few parcels came to hand, but mie
total supply on offer was very moderate. The attendsre
of both town and country millers being tolerably good, r_„,'
demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled 114,
steady, and a good clearance was effected at prices fuw
equal to those obtained on Monday last.
The amount of business doing for forward delivery 17.0
larger than for some time past, nevertheless, the grew
condition.
were unable to obtain any advance in the quOtations. te.
The show of fresh foreign wheat wag but modernly(
Ex-granary, the supply was seasonably extensive. Bral
fine parcels moved off freely, at the extreme rates paid. 1
y
week, whilst middling and inferior qualities were ste
and quite as dear.
an
Floating cargoes off Falmouth met a dull inquilt
late rates were barely supported.
Malting barley, the supply of which was limited,
good request, at, in some instances, an advance inotne ;41.
rencies of is per quarter, 39s having been paid for Oleo
lier ; grinding and distilling parcels ruled steady; at
quotations.
We had a good demand for malt, in the value of which
no change took place.
te tina
Although-the total supply of oats was but modem
demand for that description of produce was far from actly"
at late rates.
The sale for beans—the arrivals of which were moderate
—was tolerably ftrto, at,full quotations.
We had a slow inquiry for peas, at unaltered currencies.
The demand for flour was rather firmer than of late.
prices, no change took place.-

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL Indsl7BlE.
et. to 6P
Wheat—Essex k Rent, Malt—Chevalier • • •• -.1" -
Red •• .. new 40s to 48s Oats Yorkshire and ~, 01
Ditto.. • • ........ old 45s 59s Linoolnik., Fact !'", 01
Ditto, White new 44s 53s
Ditto.. • • .... old 49s 60s
Norfolk and Mn. y Potato
ougßhlaa .1
and.k ... 6. .0. .r.
k.. 31; ;
to
:4,
coin, Red, old 47s 53s Cork, Whits ... •• ',',- 556
Ditto new •..... 37s 47s Scotch, reed. •• .. ; 30
Bye—Old -• • ........ 31s 325 Beans—Tick ......• •• :A, 4P
New .. .. ...... • . Its 33s Pigeons •• •• ,7„. P.
. Arley —Grinding ..... 25s 28s Peas—Grey •• • • ''..,, JP
Malting . ........ 31s 34. Maple •• •• ...•"` SP
Chevalier.... •• • 35s 39$ White... .. .••• •• ".Z. 40
felt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ... •• •• :7; 461
folk • ........... 545 58s Tionr—Town-mads.•• ::: 05
Brown . • ... •• . ..... .. 46s 525 Suffolk •. • • ..... • •'' $0
Kingston and Wars 13s 60s Btoakta & Norfolk 321

SMITHFIELD. .
The imports of foreign stock into London, last 17,
were very large—the total supply amounting t 4 to
head. During the same period in 1852 they emotuiwisa
1,899 ; in 1851, 2,229; in 1850, 979; in 1849, 1,966,
in 1848, 1,546 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Tit From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calveol•
Hamburgh l'22 •••
342 ••• 9
Harlingen...—. 308 ... 114 ... 14 •••
- - 337 2 68 •/.*
Rotterdam 129 ... 1,728 ... 205 ."
Amsterdam
9

T0ta1.... 475 " 2,842

2 ... 289 •••

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. 0
1852 430 1,260 ... 200 •••
1851 475 1,484 • 263
1850 368 ... 324 287 •• •
1849 493 ... 1,287 ... 186 ••••
1848 764 ... 700 82 •••
To-day's market was fairly supplied with foreign stecics
both as to number and quality.
Since our last report, 5 beasts and 92 pigs have °eae direct by sea from Ireland.
_:„ dir
The fresh arrivals of beasts from our own graalred,
tricts were very moderate, the time of year cons"' I.ti,
whilst their general quality was tolerably good. 141-°".the
standing that the dead markets were well supPli°l the
beef trade, owing to the prevailing fine weather, eat
large attendance of buyers, ruled active. The P:.:crior
bre eds realised full prices in every instance, whilst vet
and middling qualities of beef advanced quite 14's
81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeehiltat4.
received, 1,750 Scots, short horns, kc. ; from otherN.o-as
of England, 600 Herefords, rants, Devons &c.
Scotland, 400 horned and polled Scots, wholly per rad
The steamer had not arrived at the usual hour.. , a-a ill
The numbers of sheep were again very
ruled
by no means first-rate condition. The mutton trade The
firm, and last week's prices were fully imPnrted_ 2d;
primest old Downs, in the wool, sold at from e"
out of the wool, 48 to' 48 2d per Blbs.
oderate—.4°la
Calves—the supply of which was vory,-01 „wrech,.
steadily, at in most instances, an advance I'l
of 2d per 81bs. The top
There was a slightly improved for pigs, at v.
full prices.inquiry
figure w4s f3d per eBlbs.

Per 8114 to si

ink the ebb,

s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts ...3 0 to 3 2
Second quality ...3 4 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 3 10
Primo Scots, (tc. 4 0 4 2
Inferior sheep ...3 10 4 0
Second quality ...4 2 4 6
Prime erse.-wlled.4 8 4 10

4.
..d. gt $
__me Southdown 5 0 u, $
Large crse. calves 3 2 : $
Prime small do 4 4 :. $
rge hogs 210 1 0
mall porkers 3 8n: 0
uckling calves 20 0 t: 0
Quarter old pigs 19 0 "

FOREIGN surPLY
Beasts llB/0
Sheep
Calves

Pigs ........................