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

'HIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
Our advices 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
been 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
been 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-clay.
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 61 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.
ClailtENCT PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Whsat— Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier .. • • 74s to 75!
Red - - new 64s to 78s Oats -- Yorkshire and
Ditto ............ old 663 783 Lineolnsh., Feed 28s 32s
oat°, White new 67s 79s Potato .•..• • • • • • 30s 338
Ditto.. - .... old 70s 80s Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- Black. .•- •• 28s 31s
coin, Bed, old 64s 74s Cork, White ... - 2ss 528
Ditto new -.• .. 643 74s Scotch, Feed..... 32s 34s
Rye—Old ...... •••• • . 503 618 Beans—Tick .-.• • • -43 s 52s
New ...... ••• • • • 50s 51s Pigeons ...... .. • . 47, 58s
Barley—Grinding..... 32s 37a Peas—Grey .... ••• • • • 448 48s
Malting ••••••• •• —s —s Maple . •••••• •• •• 46s bls
Chevalier.... .•• —s —s White......• •• •• 54s 58s
Sfalt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •••••• •• • • 56s 583
folk .. .... ••• • • . 66s 71s Flour—Town-made... 588 60s
Brown ........... •. -60 s 62s Suffolk .... .•• • - 50, 57s
Kingston and Ware 738 74s Stocktn & 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 1848, 4,253 ; and in 1847, 5,152
head.