The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-21 00:00:00

MARKET NEIVS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were very
scantily supplied with wheat, both old and new. For all
kinds, however, the demand was in a very sluggish state,
and prices had a downward tendency. Tho barley trade
was heavy, on same terms. Oats, beans, peas, and flour
were neglected.
The continental markets have been dull and drooping,
although the stocks of all articles have become much re-
duced. The latest advices from New York state that grain
and flour were tolerably firm.
Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain
were small. From abroad we received 6,929 quarters of
wheat, 2,600 barley, 5,155 oats, 5,472 beans, 412 peas,
1,278 tares, 13,688 linseed, 161 rapeseed, 338 sundry seeds,
310 sacks, and 6,567 barrels of flour.
A fiery limited supply of old English wheat was received
fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land-car-
riage. The receipts of new amounted to about 200 quar-
ters, chiefly from Essex, and in but middling condition.
As the attendance of both town and country millers was
sm all, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at a decline
in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2s. per quarter.
The new wheat changed hands at from 58s to 72s per quar-
ter, the latter figure being fur Tclavera. For forward de-
livery very little was doing.
Notwithstanding that the show of foreign wheat was
comparatively small, all descriptions were a dull inquiry,
and 2s. per quarter cheaper than on this day se'ennight.
There were very few floating cargoes on offer, and we
heard of no transactions in them.
New English ba, ley, the quality of which was indiffer,
ent, sold at from 30s. to 31s. per quarter. Foreign was
dull, and rather cheaper.
We had a very slow inquiry for all kinds of malt, at
barely last week's currency.
Very few fresh oats were brought forward, yet the oat
trade was heavy, at barely the late decline in value.
Scarcely any English beans were in the market ; but
the supply of Egyptian was good. Sales progressed
slowly, at barely late rates. A few parcels of new white
peas, in fair condition were brought forward. So little
business was doing that prices were almost nominal.
The flour trade was heavy, and the quotations had a
downward tendency.

CURRENCY PER DIPERIA.If MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex lz Kent,
Red .... new 62s to 733
Ditt0............ old 62s 74s
Wtto, White new 62s 72s
Ditt0........ old 64s 74s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old G4s 72s
Ditto new 66s 74s
Rye—Old ............ 50s 518
New ............ 50s Ole
Barley—Grinding.•• 31s 303
Malting ......• —s —s
Chevalier•• • • •• —s —s
Kalt--Suffolk and Nor-
folk.. • • • • • • • • • • 66s 71s
Brown .•• •• •• ........ 60s 62s
gingstonandWare 73s 74s

Malt—Chevalier .. • • 74s to 75!
Oats Yorkshire and
Llncolnsh., Feed 283 31s
Potato ...... .• • • 30s 33s
Youghal and Cork
Black. • .• .. 27s 30s

Cork, White..... 288 32;
Scotch, Feed..... 32s 34s
Beans—Tlek 438 52s
Pigeons ... 47- 58s
Peas—Grey .......... 44s 48s
Maple ........... 46s 51s
White s4s 58s

Boilers ... •• .. 568 58s
Flour—Town-made... 58s 60s
Suffolk 518 57s
Stocktn & Norfolk 50s 55s

SMITHFIELD.

We were tolerably well supplied with foreign beasts and
sheep to-day ; but the show of foreign calves was very
limited.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up to this morning's market
from our own grazing districts were on the increase as to
numbers, but very deficient in quality. The attendance
of country buyers being comparatively small, the beef trade
was in a sluggish state. Prices, however, were well sup-
ported, and several good and prime Scots realised 5s per
Blbs.

From Lincolnshire Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 2,100 shorthorns ; from other parts of
England, 600 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 90
horned and polled Scots.
There was a falllng.off in the supply of sheep, compared
with Monday last ; but the general quality of the stock
was good. All breeds sold steadily, at very full prices.
The best old Downs realised is per 81bs.
We were fairly supplied with lambs, which moved off
freely, at extreme rates, viz., 4s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs.
Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade
was heavy, at barely the late decline in value. The best
calves were worth only 4s 4d per 81bs.
The pork trade was in a very inactive state, on former
terms.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week
were moderately good. Tho total supply amounted
to 9,703 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re-
ceived 10,973 ; in 1852, 13,005 ; in 1851, 10,101; in 1850,
7,212 ; in 1849, 4,987 ; in 1848, 5,127 ; and in 1847, 5,033
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Hamburgh 7O ... 680
Elarlingen
Rotterdam— 514 ... 2,778
Bromvershaven ... 145
Calais
Dordt ...... 74
Tonningen 417
Amsterdam
Bremen.
Antwerp 49
Oporto

98 ... 847
150 ... 13

527 ...
802 ... -

114 ... -

96 ~. --

-- ...

Total -. 1,738 -. 6,525 ... 71 509 ... 860

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
[853 1,528 ... 7,240 ... 774 ... 671 ... 759
852 1,576 ... 8;899 ... 906 ... 930 ... 614
.851 1,789 ... 6,884 ... 219 ... 660 ... 549
.850 1,308 ... 4,879 ... 471 ... 526 ... 25
.849 BlB ... 3,661 ... 202 ... 25 ... 90