The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-17 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The arrival last week of Wheat was small, of other grains
tolerably good, and of Flour fair, with a slack trade for most
articles, and a little indication of lower prices. This morning
the fresh supply has been fair from the nearer ports, and the
attendance of buyers, some from the country, good, together
with a further report that in addition to the prohibition of ex-
portation of Wheat from Naples, a similar precautionary
measure has been adopted in Belgium; the latter circum.
stance, however, is very doubtful. The Wheat trade has
been firm to-day for all good parcels, but such as are In tender
condition have sold heavily at hardly so good terms as last
Monday. The prices of Foreign are well maintained.
Barley sold slowly at its former value. Beans went off at
about their previous rates. Boiling and Grey Peas are Is.
to 2s. per quarter cheaper. Oats met a fair demand, and
well sustained the last quotations. Flour sells at its former
prices, and the bakers' stocks are considered as smaller' an
usual at this season of the year.
PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP.
Wheat, Red (old) . —a. f Bear- " mewl 403 42a.

White (01d)... —s.
—Red 1838) 'KW 745.
-- Fine 755. 775.
Superfine 78s 80s.
White (1838) 70s. 745.

,ns, Smal

----- (old) 45,46 s
---- Tick (new) 3Bs 38_
—........._ (old) 40,. 42s
---- Harrow (new) ~..88,. 40s,
(fold) 42s. 44th
rirs 8 ~, Brank
Superfine.",...s%. 85s. Oats, Feed 5....-s,
--- Foreign &Pc, 68; 88s. ---- New 23, 28s.
Ely(
..,e, .. 425. 455. Poland Barley •
New 265.305.
---...- Grinding 3ss 375. Potatee 294.335. Malting 38i 40s.
Malt sos. 58, Sewn 28,,340
,--- Fine New 665. 665. Irish 24s 26,.28,
Pease, Grey, New 38s. 40, Flour Town (per sack) 68..70..
Maple New les. 42, Seconds 62-.655.
White 465. 508. —...... Nerth Country ....... 58..624
Boilers 5O. sg, Bran 9s 101.
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. oats. 1 Flom
2,47.8 qrs. 11,259 qrs. 1,617 qrs. I 8,830 sacks
--.
758 17,835
---

Fine

Entlish
Irish .
Foreign

2,531 brls.

SMITHFIELD.
This being the Christmas market-day, there was a nume.
rous attendance from all quarters, and very early in the morn-
ing the show was very fine, and appeared to give general
satisfaction. There was a brisk and steady trade. The sup-
ply, though great, was not greater than the demand, and it is
expected that all will be sold, Prices of Beef were firm, at
an advance of 2d. per stone in prime sorts. Mutton rose 2d.
per stone. Veal was very scarce and very dear. Pork in
good demand, at unaltered quotations. Beef, 3s. 4d. to ss. ;
Mutton, 4s. to ss. 6d. ; Veal, ss. to 6s. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to
Os. Beasts, 4,630 ;_Sheep, 23,721; Pigs, 436 ; Calves, 174.

CITY FISH MARKET.
Supplies to-day were again good, and prices reasonable--
trade brisk. Turbot 7s. to 255. ; Soles 6d. to 3s. 6d. per
pair; Lobsters Is. to 4s. ; Cod 2s. to 10s. each ; Whiting
2d. to 6d. each. ; Haddock sd. to 10d. each.

HOP MARKET.
This market remains quite stationary, and the few sales
effected are at former prices. An alteration is ex i,ected after
Christmas has turned.

POTATOE MARKET AT BERMONDSEY.
Supplies during the week 137,,ve been moderate. The qua-
lity generally good ; trade tolerably lively, and prices very
firm and loolting l Still we do not quote them actually

PROVISION MARKET.
The stocks of most descriptions are heavy. A steady
business is doing, and prices up to the time we went to press
were unaltered.

SEED MARKET.
But very little doing in most descriptions ; but more in
Linseed and Rape Seed than any other. Prices arc much tb:e
same as last week.

TALLOW MARKET.
P. Y. C. continues at 58s. 6d., without securing much busi-
ness. The stock to-day is about 23,000 casks.
COLONIAL MARKET.
To-day there was nothing done in this market, either by
public sale or private contract. There is, however, some busi-
ness advertised for the week. To-morrow we have public sales
of 5,800 bags Ceylon Coffee, 2,100 bags St. Domingo, 100
of Mocha, and 29 of B. P. ; 250 Ilbds. Barbadoes Sugar, and
1,000 bags Bengal ; 907 bags Saltpetre ; 561 bags Jamaica
Rice ; and a little Cotton. The Imports to-day are light.

NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 15.
Our market was again very largely supplied with Wheat to-
day from the interior, and we had also fair coasting arrivals,
but the demand being very limited sales could not be effected,
except at a decline of 2s. to 3s. per qr. on last Saturday's
rates. Barley was in fair request at late prices. Oats, being
in good supply, were taken off slowly at our last quotations.
For Rye we had not so much inquiry, but in its value we can
note no alteration. Malt also met little attention. Other
grain remained without change. Our millers having reduced
the price of their Flour 3s. per sack, a proportionate decline
bad to be submitted to on the samples from Norfolk and
Suffolk.

i.
Wheat, Northumlserland 5 New. Ok9s. 79s 7OB. 80
Norfolk and Suffolk 74s. 823 76s. 82 s.
.-- Berwick and Scotch
Foreign 698. 768 ''...B. •••• 8.
.......
Rye, Norf69ll, .tnd Sudolk sls 56s --s. —L
Foreign
s L ...43. —s.
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 40s. 438 —a. —s.
--- Grinding and Feeding 93s. 37s -s. —s. I
Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 6os 64s --s —s. Beans, Small
....g. —5....... 475. 40.
-- Tick
_B. _ft. 4ss. 495.
Pease, White
Gray
---- 428 46s --- —s.
Oats, Nortnumberland, Potatoe 26s. 29s 2Ba. 31s.
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Foreign Feed
S. —.41
..S. —3.,
Flour (per sack) s7s. 625. --a. --s.

Serious affrays have lately taken place at Ipswich
between the policemen and some of the 4th Dragoon
Guards, stationed in the barracks. Two of the police,
named Murrell and Cole, sustained serious injuries,
and the station-room to which they were taken is said to
have presented a bloody spectacle, the wounded men lying
on the ground, bleeding profusely.

LIVERPOOL, REFORM ASSOCIATION.--Last Fri-
day evening the annual meeting of the Tradesmen's Re-
form Association was held in the Music. Hall, 80ld-street,
Joahue Waltnsley, Esq., in the chamcii