The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

CHELMSFORD, Fix. 23.—The business in all kinds.of grain
to-day !vas very dWi, iiid prices" remained' `Withiiiif alteration,
with the exceptiori of those • for wheat, which 'were' Is per
quarter lower than last week. Wheat, white, old 47s to b2s ;
new 46. to 511; red, old 41s to 475; new, 40s to 469;
barley, 28s to 313 ; chevalier 29. to 325; grinding 23s to
28.; oats 17. to 24s ; malt 563 to 6013; chevalier 58. to 62. ;
peas, partridge 31s to 34. • white 31. to 345; dun 29. to 335;
bean., tick, Lew 24s to 27. ; old 27s to 31s ; harrow ticks,
new 25. to 28s ; old 28s to 32. ; masagan, new 221 to 25. ;
old 26s to 28s per qr.
COLCHESTER, FEB. 24.—Wheat, white 483 to-545; red 44s
to 48s ; barley 261 to 32s ; beans, mazagan 24. to 28s ; middle
and small 30s to 355; peas 30. to 36s per qr.
HADDINGTON. Fix. 29.—The following are the prices of
grain at our market to-day :
W heat. Barley. Oats. Beans.
55. Od 31s 6d 24. Od 643 Od
47s Ild 28. 2d 193 Id 293 5d
39. Od 22. Od 15a Od 26s Od

First
Second

Third

Total quantity of Wheat in market 457 qrs., 390 sold
Do. I Barley do. 151 qrs., all sold
Do. Oats do. 620 qrs., 472 sold
Do. Beans do. 181 qrs., 151 sold
KIRKA LOT, Fiz. 24.—The following are the quotations up
to this date :

Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. I Peas.
First 50s Od 29a Od 20s 6d —s Od I—s Od
second 47s Od 28s Cd 19s Od —s Od —s Od
Third 4os Od 22s 6d 16s Od —a Od J—s Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs. imp., 26s to 00s.
We had here to-day moderate supplies of wheat and barley,
and rather large of oats. Barley sold freely at fully last week's
rates. Wheat and oats were a slow sale, and the turn was in
favour of the buyer. Very few seed oats at market.
GLASGOW, FEB. 22.—Provisions—Cheese, Od to 42s Od
per cwt ; retail, 4id to 5d per lb. Skim milk, Os Od to Os per
cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to lld per lb ; Irish pow-
dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, Bid
to 9d. Country eggs, 10d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 6s 8d
per hundred, or 9d per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pair; slacks,
2s 6d.

BERWICK, FEB. 22.—Wheat, 40. 51d; barley, 24s 90;
oats, 19s otd ; rye, 00s Od ; beans, 00s Oil ; peas, 00s Od ave-
rage per imperial quarter.
KELso, Fitz. 23.—Wheat, old, 37, to 39s ; ditto, new, 30s
to 36s Od ; barley, new, 17s to 20s Od ; ditto old, Os Od to
Os ; potato oats, Os to Os Od ; ditto new, 13s to 14s 6d ; com-
mon oats, 113 Od to 14s; ditto new, Os Od to Os Od ; peas, 22s
to 24. Od ; beans, 22s to 24s per boll of six imperial bushels.
HAWICK, Fis. 22.—Wheat, new, 32. Od to 37s Od; ditto
old, 34. Od to 38s Od ; barley, new, lis to 21s; potato oats,
14s Od to 15s Od ; common oats, 113 to 14s Od • peas, 27. Od
to 28s Od ; beans, 27. Od to 28s Od per boll Of six imperial
bushels.

STIRLING, FEB. 23.—Wheat, foreign, 25s to 28s Od; ditto
home, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto nevv,;2ls Od topis ; barley, per
boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, 20; Od to 22s Od ;
oats common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, lls 6d to 13s Od ;
ditto Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, Os Od; malt
distillers, 36s Od to 391; ditto brewers, 38s Od to 40s ; beans,
per boll, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, I3s 6d to Ns 6d; pease,
Os Od to Os Od ; flour, new, per sack, 37. to 9s ; ditto common
ditto, 25; Od to 26s 6d ; oatmeal, per load, Os Od to Os Od;
ditto new 26s Od to 28s ; ditto per peck of 71bs, Sid to Os Od ;
fresh butter, per lb. 8d to 9d ; eggs per dozen, 9d to 10d ;
hay per ton, 421 to 455.
PERTH, FEB. 22.—Wheat, 40s Od to 50s Od ; barley, 24s Od
to 28s Od ; oats, 16s to 2,1 s ; peas and bears, 24s Od to 28s Od
per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26; to 28s.
FALYIRE, Fax. 22 —The supply of grain in this day's
market was 71'5 bolls; wheat at 20s Od to 25s Od per boll ;
barley, 19a Od to 22, Od ; oats, 13s 6d to 15, 6d; beans, 12s 9d
to 16s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load.

SEED MARKET, MONDAY, Fits.
.26.

The Spring Tares for sowing purposes, as also for Clover
Seed., there was a steady trade at rates about equal to these
of this day week. Other seeds of all kinds met a very mo-
derate inquiry.
Per Cwt—English red Clever, 30s to 35s ; fine ditto, 35s
to 365; Foreign ditto, 253 to 365; old ditto, 30s to 365;