The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-12 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
MANCHESTER, Fan. 10.—The want of animation in the re-
ports from London, Liverpool, and other leading markets held
during the week has caused an inactive feeling in the trade here,
and only a moderate amount of business has occurred in any
article at the marrency of the preceding market day. Of malt
Coastwise, and oats and oatmeal from Ireland, the arrivals at
Liverpool and Runcorn are to a fair extent, but of other arti-
cles the supplies are scanty. From abrcad the imports of
beans and Indian corn are large, with a moderate quantity of
wheat and flour. Our market this morning was of an exceed.
ingly languid character and the advance noted on this day
se'nuight was not maintained for either wheat or flour. Oats
and oatmeal were likewise in very limite&dernand, but without
alteration in value.

WINCHESTER, FEB. 10.—A well attended market both of
buyers and sellers, the new Corn Exchange being well, stored
with sacks of every kind of grain, seeds, &c., the remarkably
mild and fine weather having induced many to prepare fur
spring sowing; there was a good demand for best oats, beans,
peas, tares, and small seeds, all at rather advanced pricei.
Millers were ready buyers of fine dry wheats at an advance of
at least 5s per load of five quarters over the quoted prices of(
this day week. Maltsters took off every sample of bright
chevalier barley, at an advance of Is per quarter; different
qualities of foreign wheats and barley were shnin by
Southampton corn factorf,Which found purchasers at a similar
advance in price. Canada 'flour was also offered, though hot
much approved of by. buyers. Indian corn advanced Is per
quarter, best white, weighing 631bs to 651bs per bushel,
sold at 13/ lOs to 141 per load; red ditto, 12/ to 12! lfis;
ditto, second rate, 10/ lOs to 11/ ditto ; inferior without buyers.
Flour from 36s to 42s per bag. Bread 13d to 1441 the 81b)
loaf. Barley—best Chevalier (English) 33s to 34s per quar-
ter; damask ditto 28s ditto; Pomeranian 29s to 30s ditto;
grinding ditto 26s to 27s ditto. Malt from 58s to 62s per
qr. Oats—Hants and Yorkshire pollards 22s to 24s per qr. ;
ditto feed ditto 20s ditto; Scotch potato 20s to 225; ditto
Irish ditto 16s to 20s 7-common feed 16s to 18s ditto. Beans
—Pigeon for seed 38s to 40s per qr ; harrow 36s to 38s;
ticks 35s to 36s • Mazagan 28s to 30s ditto. Peas best boil-
ers 36s to 38s ditto; non boilers ditto 34s ditto; grey ditto
:36s ; Maples 35s to 36s ditto. Tares—Winter lOs to lis per
bushel ; spring ditto 10$ to lis 6d ditto. Rye 14s per sack.
Clovers— Cinquefoin, trefoil, rye grass, and other small seeds,
were in fair demand at a trifling advance. Baltic linseed for
crushing 40s to 42s per quarter ; dittO cakes 71 lOs per ton.
Hay per load—Best meadow old and sweet 41 to 41 10: per
load ; new ditto 31 to 3/ 10s; second quality 2! lOs to 2l 15s
ditto. Clovers from 3/ 15s to 4/ lOs ditto. Straw 25s to 32s
per ditto.
COLCHESTER, SATURDAY.—The supplies in the markets
in this district have this week been generally short, and the
advanced rates of last week have been well sustained. In the
markets in this part of the kingdom held on Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, there was a further rise of is per quarter, but in those
held within the last two days this has been checked. The
quotations here to-day are—white wheat, 46s to 51s; red, 42s
to 44s ' • fine barley, 30s to 35s ; grinding, 24s to 27s ; oats,
18s to 25s ; white peas, 36s to 38s. At Chelmsford yesterday
wheat met a brisk sale—white at 48s to 565; red, 448 to 48s ;
malting barley, 30s to 32s ; oats, 20s to 24s • grey peas, 335
to 345; tick beans, 25s to 28s. In Suffolk the supplies have
been limited. At Stowmarket on Thursday the farmers, stood
out for higher terms, which were not acceded to, and but little
business was done.
WArsoistaxotv, FEB. 7.—There has been a better feeling in
the corn trade to-day, and we note an advance in the week of
2d to 3d per bushel in wheat, 2d per bushel in oats, 21 .per
quarter on Indian corn, is per load in flour, and 6d per load
on meal. The market was well attended, and farmers holding
in anticipation of still better prices checked business.
READING, Firs. 10.—Wheat, per quarter, 34s to 59s ; bar-
ley, 25s to 355; oats, 16s to 22s ; beans, 30s to 40s; peas,
30s to 40s. Fat hogs, 9s to 9s 3d ; porkers, 9s to 9s 6d pe
score. Poultry—Fowls, per couple, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; ducks,
per couple, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Geese, each, 5s to 5s 6d; butter,
per lb, Is Id to is 2d; eggs, 8 to 10 for Is.
ABERDEEN, Fan. 9. Grain—Oats 15s 6d to 16s 6d, 401bs per
bushel ; Barley, 23s to —s, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 23s to
52 lbs per bushel ; wheat. 50s to 54s ; oatmeal, 13s to'l4, per
boll ; flour, 43s to 49s per sack. Provisions—Beef,
4d to 7d per ib ; Mutton, ditto, 4d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 5d
to 7d ; pork, per stone, 4s to 5s ; lamb, per quarter, Os to Os ;
tallow, per atone, 4s 6d to 5s ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to is ;
hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares, each, Os
to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 8d to 10d ;
eggs, per doz, 9d to 10d ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os; hens, per
pair, 3s 6d to 4s ; chickens, ditto, 2s 6d to 2s 10d ; ducks, ditto,
2s 9d to 3s ; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 3s 6d ; turkeys, each, 4s 6d
to 5s 6d ; geese, ditto, Os to Os; butter fur exportation (present
cure), per cwt, 55s to 575; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 6d
to bid ; 4lb loaf, 8d ; 21b loaf, 4d ; pork, per stone 'of 15 lbs
Os Od to 3s 6d ; pork fine, small, Os Od to 5s 6d ; pork large,
3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to 100 s.
Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d to Os Od; bearmeal, is 4d to Os Od;
peasemeal, 2s to 2s 2d; Sids, 6d to 7d; barley flour, is 5d to
Is 6d; barley dust, 7d to 8d ; flour, 2s to 2s 3d ; barley, per lb,
ld to 2d.
BELFAST, FEB. B.—Wheat comes forward in fine condi-
tion, and of better quality than in the early part of the season.
The advance noted on Friday was, in part, lost in the early
part of the week, but having again rallied, is now 6d to 9d
higher since this day week. Flour is more inquired for, and
sells more freely than formerly. American barrels are in
moderate demand at 28s to 295. Barley has advanced 2d to
3d, and is in good demand. Oats are a free sale at former
rates, and the stocks keep light. Indian Corn sells freely at
7115 s to 71 17s 6d per ton for yellow, and 5s less for white.
Holders generally, however, look for rather more money.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10.

STOCK Excnarms. —The market for shares has been steady, and
a fair amount of business has been done. The sales are—Aberdeen,
1936—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 311. Shares, 9%dis.—
Great Northern, 9% dia.—Ditto (B Shares), 6 per cent., 1% db.—
Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds), Fifths.
2% dia.—Ditto, 101. Preference, 6 per cent., 1% p.—Ditto, Fifths
(late West Riding Union), 31. Bs. 9d. dis.—London and North-
Western, 138—Ditto, New Quarters, 51. 135.. 9d. p.—Manchester.
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 10/. Preference. 11% Midland Stocks
94—Ditto, ,New Half Shares, 4y, dis.—Midland (Birmingham and
Derby), 68)6—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shrewsbury and Cheatet
(late N. W. M.), 2)6 p.—Ditto (Skrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester),
3% dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 15—York.
Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension, No. t), 1% p.—Ditto (G. N. B.
Purchase), 6 per cent. guaranteed, 1% p.—Cork and Bandon, 34%
dis.—Sambre and Meuse, 41A .

BIEMINGHAIII, FEB. 10.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done in the Stock Exchange to-
day has been as follows : —London and North-Western, 13734 --
Great Northern, 934—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shropshire
Union, 2 1-3 dis.