The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the leading markets held on Saturday were but
moderately supplied with English wheat. Although the
demand was by no means active, prices were well
ported. The The sale for barley ruled steady,, at extreme
for malt.
rates, whilst there was rather more inquiry
Oats, beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly at barely
previous currencies.
The latest advices from New York state that a good
business was doing in flour on English account, The near
continental markets have ruled dull ; but no material
change has taken place in prices.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were but moderate. From abroad we received 880 quarters
of wheat, 620 oats, 23 beans, 9,459 linseed, 2,930 rapeseed'
39 sundry seeds, 10,382 sacks and 5,565 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to-day the arrivals of wheat, coastwise, from
'Essex, Kent, and Lincolnshire, were very moderate, and
in but middling condition. From other quarters they
were limited. By land carriage the supply was by n°
means extensive, and the aggregate show of samples wile
small. Owing, however, to the change in the weather,
the thin attendance of both town and country millers, ana
the large imports of flour from France,
United States, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home
produce was in a very inactive state, at prices bard,'
equal to those paid on I,londay last, and at which a clear-
ance was with difficulty effeeted. Spain, and the
For forward delivery a very limited business was doing
nevertheless growers in general were firm in their de-
mands.
The show of fresh foreign wheat was limited; but wo
had a large number of granalied samples on offer. oe"
lected qualities changed hands slowly, at last week's curd:
rency ; but all other kinds were dull in the extreme' en;
in some instances, the quotations were the turn in favour
of buyers.
Floating cargoes off Falmouth—the number of which bas
increased—commanded very little attention. In the-
value, we have no change to notice. A the
Scarcely any foreign barley was in the market, {,he
supply of n gli sh was by no means extensive. vu
whole, the demand was less active of late ; neverthele*
prices were supported.
We had a fair inquiry for malt, the supply of which lc°
good, at full quotations.
A large supply of Irish oats being on sale, the (10*
mand for them was heavy, and prices had a downward
ad
tendency, English, Scotch, and foreign qualities, we/
off slowly, at late rates. • la'
Beans were in moderate supply, and very insetrie
quirt', at unaltered quotations. gap
In the value of peas no change. Holders were firref
the business doing was limited.
All kinds of flour was very dull, and American le'r°3lll
gave way is per barrel.

CURRENCY PEB IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Malt—Chevalier 61s t° 631
Oats Yorkshire and 92.
Lincolnsh.,lreed eis
Potato ......•
3 la
Yipughal and Cork ~s
81ack....... 161 .51,
Cork, White ~!! 'SS
Scotch. Feed. .•
Beans—Tick ...... 345
g
Pigeons ...... 15.
Peas—Grey ...• •• •• .• EU
361
Maple ....• o'• 404
White. .. . • •• 3.,,%
431
Boilers • • • • • • 461
'lour—Town-made... .1„' 140
Suffolk .. • • ...• .• iss
Stooktn & Norfolk 320

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red .... new 42s to 48s
Ditte•• •• ........ old 515 54s
Ditto, White new 44s 543
Ditt0........ old 49s 60s
Ncgl3lk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 47s 53s
Ditto new 87s 47s
Rye—O'd ............ 29s EU
New ............ 299 32s
parley—Grinding..... 28s 30s
Malting ......... 31e 34a
Chevalier.... ... 35s 39s-
Pialt—SuffolkandNor-
follc..••.••• 54s 58s
Brown.— •• .....•••• 46s 52s
KingstonandWare 571 60s

The imports of foreign stock into London, last 151°142 834
were good the total supply amounting to to
head. During the same period in 1852 they amounv7o4
1,519 ; in 1851, 3,327 ; in 1850, 1,318 ; in 1849, 11695 ;
in 1818, 701 head.

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