The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

Accounts from Rotterdam, 26th inst., describe a
large portion of the town as inundated, in conse-
quence of the breaking, as one account says, of the
embankment of an unfinished winter harbour on
the Nieuvewerk. Another account mentions the
breaking of the dykes of the Haarlen lake, the
draining of which has cost upwards of 12,000,000.

MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The leading country markets held on Saturday were
fairly supplied with wheat, nevertheless, the demands for
all kinds ruled steady, at a further advance in prices of
from 4s to 6s per quarter. Barley moved off readily at a
rise of from is to 2s per quarter. All other kinds of grain
were somewhat active, and is to 2s dearer. Flour sold at
an improvement of from 3s to 5e per sack.
Letters from New York to the 21st ult state that the de.
mand for wheat and flour was rather heavy, at drooping
prices. The Baltic and Black Sea markets have been less
active, but those in France and Holland continue firm.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were very limited. From abroad we received 8,674 quar-
ters of wheat, 1,715 barley, 473 oats, 380 rye, 209 peas,
3,244 linseed, 450 rapeseed, 268 mustard seed, 154 sundry
seeds, 1,165 sacks, and 4,131 barrels.
There was a decided increase in the arrival of wheat for
to-day's market from Essex and Kent, whilst the general
quality of the supply was good. By land carriage, the
receipts were moderately extensive, and the stands were
well filled with samples of both red and white. The mar-
ket opened firmly, and most of the factors rafused to sell
except at an advance in the prices of Monday last of from
19 to 2s per quarter; but buyers held off, and only a mode-
rate business resulted at the rates of Monday last.
There was very little business doing for forward delivery,
nevertheless, growers were firm in their demands.
With foreign wheat we were very moderately supplier.
On the whole the demand was less active than of late.
In the quotations, however, very little change took place.
Floating cargoes, the arrivals of which from the west-
ward have been small, were quite as dear as last week,
with a steady inquiry for France.
Advices from Paris by the eltetric telegraph inform us
that the export of potatoes from France is prohibited.
The show of barley was trifling. All descriptions, espe-
cially grinding sorts, moved off readily at extreme curren-
cies.
Malt came slowly to hand, and the sale for it was firm,
at full currencies.
"Very few oats were brought forward. The demand for
them ruled active, at from 6d to Is per quarter more
money.

The inquiry for beans was steady, on former terms.
Peas sold steadily. In prices no change took place.
The inquiry for flour was firm at the late advance. The
top price of English was 70s per 280 lbs.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red ...• new 57s to 65s
Ditto old 57s 65s
Ditto, White new 58s 68i
Ditt0........ old 62s 67s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, lied, old 539 63s
Ditto new ...• • • 50s 58s
Rye—Old ............ 008 00s
New ............ 31s 288
Barley—Grinding... .. 28s 31s
Malting ......... 25s 38s
Chevalier.... • • • 403 448
kfalt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk • • • • • 568 62s
Brown 50s 57s
Kingston and Ware 616 658

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Oats— Yorkshire and
and
Cork, White • • 2os 23s
Scotch, Peed. •• •• 22s 263
Beans—Tick •.. 37s 423
Pigeons • . 46s
Peas—Grey •• .. 345 :79s
Maple....• 36, 40s
White • ... 40 43s
Boilers 408 4's
Flour—Town-made... 65s 70s
Suffolk .. •. • • •... 44s 46s
Stockta & ls.torfolls 42s 483

SMITHFIELD.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week
were good, viz., 8;859 head. During the corresponding
period of 1852, we received 10,548 ; in 1851, 7,128 ; in
1850, 6,166 ; in 1849, 6,590; in 1848, 3,901; and in 1817,
4,582 head.