The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-23 00:00:00

AtiK ET NE WS-(THIS DA Y.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supplies of wheat on sale in most of the country
markets held on Saturday wore but moderate. The de-
mand was active at an advance of from 5s to 103 per quar-
ter. Barley sold briskly at from is to 2s more money.
Oats, beaus, peas, and flour were dearer, with an active
inquiry.
The new continental markets have been inactive, and
the quotations have had an upward tendency. The latest
&dykes from New York state that there was more doing
in wheat and flour, and that prices showed a tendency to
ad van ce. _ _

Very moderate supplies of English grain came to hand
last week. The imports from abroad amounted to only
6,065 quarters of wheat, 1,840 barley, 6,856 oats, 4,323
beaus, 1,163 peas, 64 tares, 16,106 linseed, I,434.rapeseed,
45 mustard seed, and 482 sundry seeds.
The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market
to-day were but moderate, yet their general quality was
good. The stands were rather scantily supplied with
scruples, as the whole of the supply changed hands on Fri-
day ; hence, as the country markets come very high, and
as the attendance of millers was large, the demand for all
descriptions was very brisk, at an advance iu the prices
obtained on Monday last of from 8s to 10s per quarter.
For forward delivery, even higher rates were demanded by
the growers.
With foreign wheat we were but moderately supplied.
As millers generally are short of stock, and as consumption
is increasing, a very active business was transacted, at
from 7e to 10s per quarter above the rates current on this
day se'nnight.
The few floating cargoes off the coast were held at very
ligh rates.
The show of both English and foreign barley was com-
paratively small, and the trade was brisk, at fully 2s per
quarter above last week's quotations.
There was more doing in malt, the prices of which had
an upward tendency
The oat trade was brisk, at a rise of quite is per quarter.
For beans we had en active inquiry at 2s per quarter
more money.
The sale for peas was active at an improvement of 2s
per quarter.
The flour trade was active and prices were on the ad-
vance. •

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex tk Kent,
Red .... new 66s to 773
Ditt0............ old 70s 803
Ditto, White new 74s 858
Ditto old GB3 84s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 63s 723
Ditto new .. •• 60s 66s
Rye—Old ............—s —8
New 38s 403
Barley—Grinding ..• •• 30s 32s
Malting .•• •... 30s 32s
Chevalier.. • ••• 33s 35s
kfalt—SuffolkandNor-
folk•• •• •• •• •• 62s 678
Brown . •• •• •••58 t 4.0 s
44.1n1.5t onand Ware 68s 70s

Malt—Chevalier .... 71s to 73
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., Feed 27s 31s
Potato
Youghal and Cork
81ack....•.. 24s 29s
Cork, White ..... 27s 32s
Scotch, Feed..... 285 30s
Beans—Tick ... • . .. 41s 45s
Pigeons ....•••••. 45, 503
Peas—Grey.. • . •• • • 373 45s
Maple ... •• • . 42s 44s
White. •• •• • . . 48s 505
Boilers ••• •..... 495 52s
Flour—Town-made... 60s 658
Suffolk • •• 4gB 568
Stoektn & Norfolk 483 54a

SMITHS

'IELD.

The supply of foreign stock in to day's market was com-
paratively small, and in very inferior condition.
From our own grazing districts there was a decided
falling off in the arrivals of beasts, at least two-thirds of
which were beneath the middle quality, indeed this was
one of the worst supplies we almost ever witnessed. The
attendance of buyers being good, the beef trade ruled brisk,
at an advance in the quotations of fully 2d. per 81bs. The
pritnest lots sold freely at ss. per 81bs.
The receipts of beasts troin Lincolnshire, Leicester-
shire, and Northamptonshire, amounted to 1,800 short
horns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various
breeds ; and from Scotland, 20 horned and polled Scots.
There was a decrease in the supply of sheep • neverthe-
less, the demand for all broods was in a sluggishl state, at
last Monday's currency.
We were rather scantily supplied with calves, for which
the inquiry was inactive, and, in some instances, the quo-
tations had an upward tendency. The top figure was
4s. 81. per Blbs.
The sale for pigs was steady, on former terms.
Last week's import of foreign stock into London was
very moderate—the total supply amotriting to 3,289 head.
In the corresponding week in 1853 we received 8,787; in
1852, 10,068; in 1851, 6,688; in 1850, 9,330; in 1849,
6,527 ; iu 1818, 4,301; and in 1847, 4,980 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
Bremen... ~ 463 ... 13 ...
Flamhurgh B5 ... 275 ...
Tonningen 267 ... 199
Rotterdam ll6 ... 372
Anis ',;e .dam 49 ... 947
Antwerp ...
Harlingen 21 ...
Nampen l9 ...
•
Total ... 1,020 ... 2,046

Calvos. Pigs.

- ... 24

- ... - - • •••
162 ... - ...

15 15
2 ... 10

174 ... 40

Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
L 853 2,150 ... 6,556 ... . ... 374 ... 407
.859 1,917 ... 7,382 ... ... 381 ... 388
.851 2,117 ... 5,737 ... ... 333 ... 447
.850 2,400 ... 4,795 ... ... 448 ... 428
.849 916 ... 5,415 ... ... 125 ... 71

Per Sibs to sink the Orals.
s. d. s. d.'
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4
Second quality.... 3 6 310
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 8'
Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 ‘t
Second quality ...3 6 3
Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 4 4;

s. d. s d.
Prime Southdcrevn 4 0 4 10
Large erse. calves 3 4 4 0
Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8
Large hogs 3 2 4 4
Small porkers 4 0 6 0
ISucklingiAlves ..22 0 29 0
liQuarter old pigs 21 0 28 0

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Calves,
, Pig 5......................
&statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Oct. 24, 1853, and this day, Monday, Oct. 23,
1854. Per Blbs, to sink the otfals.
Oct. 24, 1853. 0ct.23,1854.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
2 6to 2 10,3 2to 3 4
3 2 3 4'3 6 210
3 6 3 104 0 4 8
4 0 4 411 10 4 0
2 8 3 03 2 3 4
3 2 3 10;3 6 3 8
4 0 4 4310 4 4
4 6 5 6 410
0 0 0 010 0 0 0
3 6 4 213 4 4 0
4 4 4 104 2 4 8
3 6 4 013 2 4 4
4 2 4 1014 6 5 0
5,527 5,216
25,220 24,900
154 196
„, ~.340 530
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct. 25, 1852.—Beasts, 5,104; sheer,
26,220 ; calves, 223 ; pigs, 150.
October 27, 1851.—Beasts, 4,516; sheep, 21,870; calves,
212 ; pigs, 570.

deists •• .........• •• 5,24 G
—24900
;:iives 196
Pigs ...• 53)

. '2,359
. 3,900
163

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality ditto ...
Prime large oxen ...
Prime Scots, &e
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto ... ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto ...
Prime Southdown ditto ...
Large coarse calves ...
Prime small ditto ... ..•
Large hogs
Neat small porkers ••• ... ..•
Beasts...
Sheep _
Calves... .