The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-24 00:00:00

MARKET

'HIS DAY.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

CORN EXCHANGE.
Our advises from most of the country markets held on
Saturday state that the demand for wheat was excessively
heavy, at a DECLINE IN PRICE of from THREE
SHILLINGS to SIX SHILLINGS per quarter. Barley
and oats gave way is, with a very dull inquiry. Flour
was offering on lower terms, and the value of other articles
was almost nominal.
New York letters to the 12th inst. state that bread-stuffs
were very dull, and lower. The continental markets have
b:en depressed, and prices have tended downwards.
Very limited supplies of English grain arrived here last
week. The imports from abroad were 13,281 quarters of
wheat, 3,073 barley, 17,596 oats, 2,455 beans, 42 peas,
3,103 linseed, 1,288 rapeseed, 37 sundry seeds, and 2,820
barrels of flour.
The quantity of wheat received fresh up to our market
to-day, coastwise from Essex and Kent, was limited.
From all other quarters the receipts were small. Notwith-
standing that the supply was comparatively trifling, the
demand for all kinds ruled excessively heavy ; indeed,
throughout the day scarcely any business was doing, and
the quotations were nominally from FIVE SHILLINGS
to SIX SHILLINGS per quarter LOWER than on Mon-
day last, and a clearance was not effected.
We learn that the cutting of rye and winter oats has
Won partially commenced to-day in Essex, and that within
ten days harvesting of wheat will be pretty general in
our forward districts.
The market was well supplied with all kinds of foreign
wheat. The trade ruled dull in the extreme. Prices fell
to some extent; but it is next to impossible to quota the
actual decline. Some very inferior wheats were offered at
from 7s to Bs—in some instances even more per quarter ;
but the FALL may be considered fully SIX SHILLINGS
per quarter. At this decline, scarcely any transactions
were reported.
Since Monday last, 22 ships have arrived off the coast
laden with wheat. There was no inquiry for floating car-
goes to-day.
Barley moved off heavily, and the quotations were is to
2s per quarter lower than last week.
In malt, very little was doing, at fully Is per quarter
less money.
We had a fair supply of oats on offer, and which moved
heavily, at from 6d to is per quarter beneath last week's
currency.
In beans, very little was doing, and the quotations gave
way is per quarter.
Peas were lower with a dull inquiry.
The flour trade was depressed at 2s to 3s per sack, and
to 2s per barrel beneath last Monday'ss currency.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEABlliit..
Wheat--Eases as Kent, iMal'--Chevalier .. • • 74s to 75?
Red .. new 64s to 78s Oats Yorkshire and
..... old 663 78s Lincolas4., Feed 28s 32s
oPitto, White new Gls 79s Potato ...... • . Sea 33s
Ditt0.....,,. old 70s 80s Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and. Lin- 81ack..... •• 28s 31s
coin, Red, old 64s 74s Cork, White . 28s 32s
Ditto new •• •• •• 64s 74s Scotch, Feed. 32s 34s
Rye—Old •• •• .. 508 51s Beans—Tick .•-•••..- 43s 52s
New ...... ••• • • • 50s 51s Pigeons 47, 58s
Barley—Grinding... • • 325 37a Peas—Grey .....• •• •• 44s 485
Malting •• —5 —s • Maple ..... •• ••
Chevalier.... ••• —5 —s White... .• .• •• Ms 58s
Slalt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers 56s 583
folk . • ••• • • • 665 71s Flour—Town-made 58s 60s
Brown •• • • 60s 62s Suffolk .....• • , 50, 573
Kingstouand Ware 735 74s Stoaktn & Norfolk 48s 55s
SMITHFIELD.
The total imports of foreign stock last week amounted.
to 6,057 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re-
ceived 12,422 ; in 1852, 7,022 ; in 1851, 7,128 ; in 1850,
5,146 ; in 1849, 4,209 ; in 1818, 4,253 ; and in 1847, 5,152
head,

SHARE MARKETS.

•
HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAMER took the chair at one o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' Amendments to the following bills were
considered and agreed to :—Ambergate, Nottingham, Shr.
and Eastern Junction Railway (Working arrangements
with Great Northern Railway) ; Electric Telegraph
Company) No. 2 ; Great Western Railway (Berks and St.
Hants, &c.) ; North Shields Quays and Improvements ; 20
Selkirk and Galashiels Railway ; Stockport, Disley,
And Whaley Bridge. 50
The Millbank (North Shields) Estate Bill was con- 13i
sidered and ordered for a third reading. •
THIRD READINGS. 31
Vne Merton College Bill, Mitford's Estate Bill, and 27i
Wilkinson's Estate Bill, were read a third time and
gassed.

(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

ADMIRALTY COURT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
LAND REVENUES OF THE CROWN
tine This bill was read a thirAd and passed.
DUCHY OF CORNWALL OFFICE.
On the order of the day for the third reading of this
bill,

Mr. WISE, as a representative of the people and a
tax-payer himself, objected to the passing of this bill,
which asked for a sum of 17,0001. to build a new office
in Pimlico for the Duchy of Cornwall, while there was
ample accommodation for the purpose at Somerset-
house.

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' Sir W. MOLESWORTH said he should fully explain
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the necessity for this bill being passed when the house
went into committee of supply. • St
Mr. W. WILLIAMS thought the house ought 'to 25
resist the passing of this bill till they had a full explana- St.
tion respecting the reason for erecting such a building, St.
while the Government had Somerset-house, and such a 10
number of other public buildings. St.
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Mr. HENLEY objected to the bill beingpassed hastily 10
through the house without hon.' members having had
St." time to consider it, as the bill was only distributed to
hon. members on Saturday last. .
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Lord J. RUSSELL said it was thought convenient
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. for the public business that the Inland Revenue-office St.
should be removed to Uomerset-house, and that was the 12
reason why this bill was introduced ; but as he thought 50
it was very reasonable that the house should have full K
information on the subject,-he bad no objection to post- 16'
pone the consideration of the bill till Thursday. (Hear.) St.
Mr. DIVETT thought this was a very unsatisfactory 1..:
mode of transacting public business and asking for large so
sums of money; he should therefore move an amend- 20
ment that the bill be read a second time this day three iii
months.
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The house then divided, when the numbers were—
St.
For the amendment lB ' St.
Against it
79 20
Majority
The third reading was accordingly postponed till 126
St.
Thursday.
50
HIGHWAYS (PUBLIC HEALTH ACT) BILL. 40
This bill was read a third time and passed. 25
(LEFT SITTING.) 25

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1854.