The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-18 00:00:00

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'IS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
A very moderate supply of English wheat was on sale
in to-day's market, yet, as the attendance of both town and
country buyers was rather limited, the amount of business
doing in all kinds was confined to immediate wants, at
Monday's currency.
There was rather more firmness in the sale for foreign
wheat, but we have no inipt%;venient to notice in its value.
The imports have been small. Floating cargoes were
neglected.
Barley met a dull inquiry, at Monday's decline in value.
The malt trade was dull, and the quotations had a
downward tendency.
There was more firmness in the oat trade, at full prices.
Beans, peas, and flour commanded very little attention'
on former terms. The imports of the latter continue small.

English
Irish .

Foreign

Wheat.
930

♦RRIVALSI TEM WEEK.
t Barley. I Malt.
; 40 3,390

4,6-20 1 2,010

Oats. Flour.
750 410
1,560 1
3,53$ 300 mks
3,180brl

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISII CORN
For the week ended Aug. 17, 1854, made up from the Returns of tl 6
In,pector% in the din-emit Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. BARI.EV. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS.
62i 3.i S 34s Bd. 23s lid 40s lld i 4bs 01 43s 6d
TIIE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.

- - .-
WHEAT. . PA OATS. I BEANS. .
69s Ild 36sRLEY.
—I
UTE.
I 1 PEAS
2d 2,!s 10d 463 2d 47s 8d 453 'ld
DUTIES u.N FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
Is Ud is Od is 0,1 is Od Is Od is Od
(ICA•iTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 35,869; Barey, 1,80',; Oats, 4,•80; Rye, 33 ; Beaus,
1,949; Peas, 210 quarters.

SMITHFIELD.
We were fairly supplied with beasts in to-day's market.
All breeds moved oft' steadily, at an advance in the prices
of Monday of 2d per Blbs. Sheep—the show of which was
moderate—were in steady request, and the quotations were
well supported. There was a slow inquiry for lambs, but
we have no change to notice in their value. Calves were
in good supply and heavy request, at Monday's decline.
Scarcely any business was doing in i,igs.
Mitch cows sold slowly, at from 141 to 101 each, includ-
ing their small calf.
Per Bibs to sin
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 8
Second quality.... 3 10 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, Sze. 410 5 0
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8
Second quality ...3 1,1 4 0
Prime crse.-wlled. 4 2 4 8
Lambs....
TOTAL SUPPLY.

Lk the offal&

s. d. 8. a.
IPrimeSouthdown 410 5 0
'Large crse. calves 3 0 3 8
Prime small d 0... 310 4 4
Large hogs 3 0 4
'Small porkers 4 4 4 8
iSuckliogcalves ..22 0 29 0
Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0
4s 2d to 5s 4d.
FOREIGN SIITYLT.
. 1,040 Beasts ••..• • • • • .. •• •• . 372
............10,000 I Sheep .. • • • • .• • • 715

Beasts
Sheep .
Calves
Pigs

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
We had a moderate sale for each kind of meat, on the
following terms :
Per albs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d. 1 8. d. s. d.
Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6
Do., middling 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 2
Do., prime large 3104 2 i Do., prime 44 4 8
Do., do. small ....4 4 4 6 , Veal 210 4 2
Pork, large 32 4 0 Pork, small 42 4 8
Lamb 4s Od. to 5s 20.

BOROUGH HOP.
The plantation accounts being rather more favourable,
the duty is called 70,000/. Our market is very inactive,
and the quotations are almost nominal. This week's imports
are 95 bales from Ostend, 16 from Antwerp, 16 from Dun
kirk, 69 from Rotterdam, 490 from Hamburgh, and 3 from
Limerick. Mid and East Kent pockets, 12/. Os to 161. Os ;
Weald of Kent ditto, 11/. Os to 14/. lOs ; Suss ditto,
11/. Os to 131. 13s per cwt.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—Steady prices have in most instances been ob-
tained, but the dealings have not been extensive.
British plantation went at former rates, viz. Btarbadoes at
32s to 3Ss, and crystalised, Demerara crysta:lise.d at 33s to
41s. East India—Penang has been quieter ' • naid to fine
brown realised 27s 6d. to 293, low to fine soft brown 27s to
293 6,1. ord to fine yellow 29s 6.1 to 34s 6,1, and low to mid
bright soft yellow 29s 6tl to 32s 6d. Mauritius, early /1.1
the week, was active, and brought 31s 6,1 to :-,7s for low to
fine yellow. 26s 61 t, 31s for brown, 25s to 28s for verY,
ord, 293 to 35s 6d for low to fine refining, and 40u to 40s 6a
for grainy yellow. Foreign—Porto Rico has been held at
31s for brown, and at 3_.s to 36s 6d for low grey to
good pale yellow grocery ; since, however, low grel
to fine yellow has been sold at 33s to 39s 6cl, yellow
Havannah was taken in at 38s to 3Ss 6d for fine, et
35s to 37a for mid and good, and at 33s to 34s 641 for low,
but low to fine yellow sold at 32s to 3Ss 6d. Bahia has
realised steady rates : mid grey to tine white 36s to 39s
d,
and low dark grey 35s to 368, good soft greyiish whe
Pernambuco brought 38s, being full value. Ord toto goodo
brown Paracha was taken in at 28s to 31s, and io'.4
yellow Cuba at 31s to 365. St. Croix mid &Tel' to fine
yellow sold at 36s to 39s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE—Very little has been offered publicly... Planta.
tion Ceylon realised 57s to 60s for mid to good bold colory.
54s to 56s 6d for fine ord small to low mid, 64ss to 65s 6d
for peaberry, and 33s to 548 for triage. Nam 13 Ceylon
went at 45s for good ord. Costa Rica is cheaper good a
and
fine selling at GOs to 75s ; and Madras at 45s gi
Neilgberry went at 56s to GOs, for fine ord pale to mid bold
colory, and 504 to 51s for fine ord foxy.
RlCE.—This article has been very dull, but no material
change in prices has occurred. Pinky Madras r ea.lised 100
to 10s 60..
SPICES.—White pepper has been taken in at. lid• Ja-
maica ginger sold at 43s to GOs; Calcutta very fine, at 61. 124
to 71.; and African at 21s.
TEA.—The public sales have progressed steadily.
COCHINEAL.—Pric a have been firmer.
Rum.—The market is firm. Proof Leewardt; 2s to 21
3d per gallon.
COTTON. —Very little has been done at previous rates.
SALTPETRE— Transactions have been limited, but firm
rates hve been current. Refraction, 61 to S 1 per cent.,
was taken in at 27s 6d to 28s per cwt..
TALLOW,—The market is steady at 67s 3d to tiTs 6d per
cwt. on the spot.
GREEN FRUlT.—Lemons are scarce and like.ly to con-
tinue, the supplies being more than usually short from all
quarters. A small parcel, per Lusitania, from Lfsbon, via
Liverpool, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public Bale,
realised an advance of 5s per box upon the price of last
sale. Accounts from Lisbon, per Gannet, linden. date of
3d. August, state " that it is truly lamentable to see thg
back
grape disease so extensive, the grapes are now ail
burst and the leaves all shrivelled."