The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-21 00:00:00

MARKET HEIVS-(THIS DAY•)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The leading provincial markets held on Saturday were
fairly supplied with wheat, in which a steady business wo
transacted on somewhat higher terms. Malting barley Pr
d.uced rather more money, and the value of griuding,sno
distilling sorts was well supported. Malt was quite
dear ; but oats, beans, peas, and flour commanded
little attention.
The latest advices from New York are to the effect that
steady business was doing in wheat and flour for shiPre,
to England. Most of the continental markets have el'.
bited more firmness at full prices.
The arrivals of English grain up to our war lad
week, were very moderate From abroad, we reeei ea
°306
5,402 quarters of wheat, 1,130 barley, 10,029
beans, 124 peas, 473 tares, 1,200 linseed 130 rapeseed' DI
mustard seed, 63 sundry seeds, 889 sacks' and 1,301 baize
of flour. 1 of
Fresh up to day coastwise from Essex, the aril°
condition.
wheat was tolerably good, and in improved very
From Kent, Lincolnshire, &c., the receipts were fro
limited, but of full average weight. By land carriage the
the midland counties a few parcels came to hand, but 03
total supply on offer was very moderate. The attendallb,
of both town and country millers being tolerably gled'yery
demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled of
steady, and a good clearance was effected at prices
equal to those obtained on Monday last. isg
The amount of business doing for forward delivel.'weri
larger than for some time past, nevertheless, the grog
were unable to obtain any advance in the quo'ts,tions. to,
oats'
The show of fresh foreign wheat was but uleciver:Dy
Ex-granary, the supply was seasonably extensive. 110
fine parcels moved off freely, at the extreme rates Paid
week, whilst middling and inferior qualities were stead
and quite as dear. sad
Floating cargoes off Falmouth met a dull lug '9„,
lateMa rates were bare suorted.
Malting ba ley, the supply of which was limited, If car
good request, at, in some instances, an advance in the vs'
reincies of ls per quarter, 39s having been paid for Cbt-0
Tier ; grinding and distilling parcels ruled steady, 5
quotations. hich
We had a good demand for malt, in the value of ic
no change took place. tethe
Although the total supply of oats was but modem tife,
demand for that description of produce was far from se
at late rates.
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The sale for beans—the arrivals of which were ra
—was tolerably fi inquiry full quotations. clef'
We had a slow for peas, at unaltered cull.°
The demand for flour was rather firmer than of late,
prices, no change took place.

Uinta/MOT PEE IMPERIAL MEASURES to 6.11
Wheat—Essex lc Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • .9.61° ~.
Red —• • new 40s to 48s Oats Yorkshire and ~,, P•„
Ditto .• • • ........ old 455 59s Lincoinsh., Feed 1"." 11.1
Ditto, White new 44s 53s Potato ...... •• • • 211
Ditt0........ old 493 608 Youghal andCOrk .61 1,41
Nculolk and Lin- Black. ••• • " 16, 11,
coin, Red, old 47s 53s Cork, White .• • " ii P"
. 2 341
Ditto new ...• •• 37s 47s Scotch, Feed. •• •• si, m
Bye—Old ............ 315 32s Beans—Tick ..........
3b, 41
New ............ 31s 33s Pigeons ....•• .• • 31,
- arley—Grinding..... 253 28s Peas—Grey ..• ••••• •' 23, A.T
Malting ......... 3ls 34. Maple. ....•• •• "- i r
.. 33 40
Chevalier.... ... 35s 395 White... ••• • • • 36s Ad
Walt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • ..... . al/ ad'
folk. ..... 54s 58s Flonr—Town-made.•• 2-0-
irown ........... •... 46s 525 Suffolk .• •••• •• " iis
IClnestonandWare 53s 60i Stoaktn & Norfolk -

SMITHFIELD.
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The imports of foreign stock into London, Do 161
were very large—the total supply amounting to 0(11
head. During the same period in 1852 they aul°llll .
1,899 ; in 1851, 2,229 ; in 1850, 979 ; in 1849, 1,9661
in 1848, 1,546 head.

0,100. ,

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEISE.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
Hamburgh l'=2 ...
•••
Ostend — ... 342 ... 9
Harlingen 3OB 114 ... 1'
Antwerp ,.„
337 2 _

... 205
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