The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-02 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(TllIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but
moderately supplied with wheat. Selected samples were
in good request, at very full prices. Low and middling
parcels sold slowly,. at late rates. Barley moved off steadily,
at extreme currencies. In the value of other grain, in-
cluding flour, very little change took place.
The continental markets have ruled steatly for all articles,
and good heavy wheats have produced rather more money.
Our latest advises from Now York state that flour was dull '
and drooping.
Very moderate supplies of English grain were received '
up to our market last. week. The imports of foreign I
amounted to 8,340 quarters of wheat, 2,562 barley, 15,564
oats, 2,886 beans, 457 peas, 6,560 linseed, 83 rapeseed, 46
mustard seed, 146 sundry seeds, and 50 sacks of flour.
There was an average arrival of English wheat put up
to our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, and
the general quality of the supply was good. The atten-
dance of town and country buyers was by no means nume-
rous ; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled steady,
and nearly, or quite, the whole of the arrivals were dis-
posed of ut last Monday's prices.
Thu show of foreign wheat was good. Prime qualities
commanded a firm market, and, in some instances, rather
more money was paid for them. Low and middling kinds
were in fair request, and quite as dear as last week.
The arrivals of floating cargoes off Falmouth since our
last report have been extremely small. There are none on
sale to-day.
We were but moderately supplied with barley, for which
there was a good demand, at an advance in the quotations
of Is per quarter.
There was an improved sale for malt. Prices generally
wore well supported.
Oats, the show of which was moderate, moved off steadily.
In prices no change took place.
There was a steady inquiry for beans, but we have no
change to notice in their value.
Most kinds of peas sold to a fair extent, on former
terms.
The flour trade was tolerably firm, without leading to
any change in price.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Kssea & Kent, Malt—Chevalier .... 69s to 703
Red new 536 to 623 Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto .• • • ........ old 56s 68a Lineolnsh.,Feed 22s 26s
Ditto, White new 36s 703 Potato . 2ss 281
Ditt0........ old 533 65s Yonghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- Black. 18s 25s
coin, Red, old 483 543 Cork, White 24s 27s
Ditto new •• 47s 526 Scotch, Feed. .• .. 28s 30e
Rye—Old ............ —s —s Beans—Tick... 40s 48s
New •• .......... 38s 40s Pigeons .... 42s 56s
Barley—Grinding ••• 30s 32a Peas—Grey ...• 35s 37s
Malting ....... •• 30s 32s Maple... •• 38s 40s
Chevaller•• •• 32s 33s White... ...... 40s 45s
lialt—SaffolkandNor- Boilers •••••• •• •• —s —9
folk.. •• .• 62s 67s Flour—Town-made... 505 55s
BrOWII •• • •••.... • • • • 58s 60s Suffolk ••........ 44s 48s
Kingstonaud Ware 88s 69s stocktn le Norfolk 443 465

SMITHFIELD.
The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was exten-
sive, but the general quality was inferior, especial-'y as
regards the beasts.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up to-day were moderately extensive as to number.
There was, however, a great deficiency in their weight and
quality ; indeed, this was one of the worst markets for
beef we almost ever recollect at this period of the year.
Prime beasts were, therefore, in good request, at very full
prices, and the few prime Scots on offer sold briskly, at
prices rather over 5s per Slbs. Other breeds were firm,
and quite as dear as last week.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire amounted to 1,900 short horns. From
other parts of England we received 600 of various breeds,
and from Scotland 17 Scots.
The Government contract, requiring from 250 to 300
beasts per week, will be tendered for to-morrow. It is
supposed that nearly the Whole of the beasts will be pur-
chased in this market.
We were fairly supplied with most breeds of sheep. On
the whole, the mutton trade was in a very sluggish state,
at a decline in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2d
per 8 lbs. The general top figure for mutton was 4s 10d,
but a few prime downs realised 5s per 8 lbs.
Calves, the supply of which was limited, moved off
slowly, yet prices were well supported. The highest quo-
tation was 4s 4d per 8 lbs.
There was more doing in pigs, and prices had an upward
tendency.
Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were
again moderate—the total supply amounting to 7,746 head.
In the corresponding week 1853 we received 8,859; in 1852,
10,518 ; in 1851, 7,128 ; in 1850, 6,166 ;in 1849, 6,590 ; in
1848, 3,901; and in 1847, 4,582 head.

IMPORTSINTOLONDOWATIVEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
Tonningen 638 4
-.
Dordt 3B 121 -.
Bromvershaven 109 -
Rotterdam 456 -. 1,527 -. "'215
Bremen 529
Nieu Diep
Harlingen .... 309 -. 220
Amsterdam 7l _. 1,146
Antwerp ".
Hamburgh._._ 15 -.

Calves. Pigs,

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