The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY•)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The large consuming markets in the provinces held 01i
Saturday were very brisk for wheat, the prices of whing
cn
advanced from 3s to 6s per quarter. There was nioredencl•
doing
in barley, the value of which had an upward ten
Malt was firm. Oats improved 6d to ls
Flour was from 2s to 3s per sack higher. Beans nmi P:he
supported previous rates. Advices from New York to
16th inst. state that flour was in good request, and 110191
dearer. The whole of the Continental markets have rule°
brisk, and the quotations have been on the advance. k
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last we.e,,
were very moderate. From abroad we received 24,0"
beaus,
quarters of wheat, 420 barley, 19,555 oats, 100
Per quarters;
8,187 linseed, 590 rapeseed, 5 mnstarseed, 3,300 stindrY
seeds, 884 sacks, and 8 941 barrels of flour.
The arrivals of home-grown wheat fresh up to our nib"
ket this morning were very moderate. Amongst them we.„
from 700 to 800 quarters of the present year's growth fr 9.;
Essex and Bent, in fair average condition. The essutithle
left over from last week being trifling in the extreme, ,
show of samples of both red and white was trifling'.
A the
there were several foreign buyers in attendance, an,. 9' tbo
accounts from various parts of the country stae that
and
new wheats thrash out badly, the demand ruled brisk
the prices advanced from 4s to 5s per quarter con3Pe
-9rnen
with Monday last. For forward delivery there mere
sellers under a rise of from 5s to 6s per quarter. „I.
Several of the importers havino. vrithdrawn their Ba„.
plea for the present, the quantity a foreign heath uvy9,
was comparatively small, notwithstanding the lttithe
arrivals. There was a good inquiry for this attic-A
value of which imp 4s. per uarter.
Floating cargoesroved were in requqest, and very l'i—gli_ntntest
were paid for them. In some instances, the iinprev'^—
was equal to 6s. per quarter. ket
'The few samples of new English barley in the °sr ea
weere fully 2s. per quarter higher. Foreign barley obtain
the same improvement, with a small quantity o
fdeifTThhe oeawtiatsrada setewadaye idnerizilfyorararmal,t
andat val Prl•ous
were from to Is per quarter higher.
We had a fair sale for beans, at extreme =rendes.
Peas sold readily, at full prices. eut in
American flour was in active request, for fin
France, at is to 2s per barrel more money—finer. top
having realised 31s per barrel. On Friday last, t„,__A"
price of English settled down to 55s per 2801bs.
the market was firm at that quotation. CaulltrY 11)
were 2s to 3s dearer than on Monday last.
the quo

CURICENCY PER IMPERLLI. MEASURE.
610 Malt
Oats--C —Yorkshire
• •
an•••
d
cost 14'
Lincoinsh.. toe' ;is 395
Potato . • • •• • •••
-
Toughs! and Cork
.n 4 223
Black. ••• "• 01„'. 238
Cork, white .•• •• „a"; os
Scotch, Feed. •• •• t`", 40$
Beans—Tick .• • .... " ''ag" 488
Pigeons . • • • • • • • ' 815
Peas—Grey ..•••• • • " 3b 385
385
Maple. • • • • • • • • "
White. ••• • • • • ' 36 'l5
Boilers •• • ••• • " 39' 555
sOs
Flour—Town-made• •
Suffolk •••• • • •• 39' 4,,
Stocktn .3; Norfolk 381

Whoa, —Essex Ac Kent,
Red • • new 50. t 57s
Ditt0............ old 508 57s
Htto, White new 50s 61.
Ditt0........ old 548 68s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 458 558
Ditto new •• •... 41. 51.
Rye—Old ....•• 28s 30s
New •••••••••••• k9s 318
Barley—Grinding.•• 258 29s
Malting ....• 10s 33s
Chevalier— ... 33s 38s
+k nit—Suffolk and Nor-
folk•• •• •• 528 SBs
drown .•• • .. 468 sis
Kingston and Ware 57s 60s

SMITHFIELD.
,i,dk int°
During the last week the import of foreign "nog
London amounted to 9,328 head. In the corresP, in
period of 1852, we received 11,437 ; in 1851, 10,62/ /
1850, 8,893 ; in 1849, 6,335 ; and in 1848, 6,421'

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
Harlingen...—. 204 ... 671 ... 2 ...
Tomaingen 218 ... 70 ... 6 ...

Mg'
Calves* 548
99 •••

- ...

.. 383 ..
2,725 ..
183 .-

Hambnrgh
Rotterdam 621
Bromvershaven 10 ...

. -
.. 200
54
. 4

424 ."

Dordt.....
Amsterdam
Oporto
Nieu Diep

28
52
100
77

134
1,162

13 - 10
141 - ,

1,153

Total .... 1,310

... 6,481

36 • •1„....,
I'l3
.--- •
• • 555

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as new"'
Figi*
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. $45
.1,656 ... 7,970 ... 739 727 -• 505
~1,295 ... 7,690 ... 459 ... 678 *** 165
~1,351 5,905 836 SSO ••• 109
~1,050 4,595 356 311 5
~1,032 ... 4,579 ... 129 430 •••
lea
Several of the steamers from Holland not having ~,1104
at the usual hour, the show of foreign stock in ppli
market was comparatively moderate. Amongst the '-
were 30 oxen from Oporto, in fair average condition•beso
From our own grazing districts, the receipts of
fresh up this morning were on the increase, and le "lbods
condition than for some time past. The attendance °...„ied
town and country buyers being good, the beef trade The
Arm, at prices fully equal to those of Monday
general top figure for beef was 4s 4d per Blbs. „TOO,
The arrivals from the northern grazing districts ara'oo
to 2,000 short horns ; from other parts of England,
various breeds ; and from Scotland, 240 horned and r"
Scots.
There was a considerable falling off in the supPl9,4oolC
breeds of sheep. The demand for that description wed
was consequently active, and the currencies unPr°Esilfr
per 81bs. The primest Old Downs realised 5s 2d Per so
The supply of lambs was by no means extensive.,, 51b0
progressed slowly, yet Friday's advance of 2d Pet
was supported. t sr°
Calves were in short supply and active request, e
of fully 2d per 81bs. The primest calves were Ww
per Blbs.
There was more doing in pigs, the value of whie is
-
an upward tendency.

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