The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-28 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
HULL, MARCH 27.
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Messrs. Taylor and Bright's circular states—Since the
official statement of imports was made up we have had another
large arrival of all kinds of grain, but not so large as the
number of vessels reported would indicate ; they are chiefly
small craft from near ports that have been, kept back by the
long prevalent westerly winds. A large proportion of the
wheat is of too inferior quality for the wants of the market,
and having comparatively a small show of real good samples,
we must write the market very firm for such descriptions, with
rather an upward tendency. During the past week a good
business has been done in most articles of the trade, though at
lower prices, with the single exception of the best runs of wheat.
We had for to-day's market a good supply of farmers' wheat,
and the condition being improved our millers were free buyers
at fully last week's prices. A large show of foreign chiefly
inferior both in quality and condition, and such was difficult to
turn into money, while for the better runs of red we had a
good consumptive sale at last week's prices, and many buyers.
Some nice Saal barley is on the market, and less disposition to
submit to late prices, but demand is slow. Grinding barleys
offer low. Beans have been much depressed, and may be
bought on very easy terms. Peas and oats quite neglected.
Very little business doing in linseed, and our prices almost
nominal. We note no alteration in cakes. No rapeseed on
sale, and rape cakes very dull. A good many bones on the
market.

The following are the present prices of grain :
s. s. s. 5.
Wheat, English, red 10 to 421 Peas, white and yel. 25 28
Do. white 42 44D0. grey
Dantzic and Ko- (Linseed, Black Sea 39 —4l

nigsberg 46 48IDo. Petersburgh ... 34 39
Pomeranian and Do. Riga & Arehngl. 35 —37
Hamburgh . 4O 44,D0. Konigsberg .... 32 36
Danish, Holstein, & _ _I- Per ton

Friesland B7 40;Linseed cakes, Hull 715 s Od
Russian and Odessa 36 40',D0. fine foreign
Oats, English .. l4 —16 j inferior foreign 5/ 105
Do. Danish.... l3 15 Rapeseed '~.1 '
Do.Friesland l4 1 i IRape cakes Bss Od
Do. Russ. ex. Odessa 14 16 Tares, English oos —00 s
Barley, malting 24 27. Do. foreign 25s —38 s
Do. grinding..
Beans 26 —281 Bones, do .92s 6d to 00s Od
Do. foreign ...... ..... 25 301Ry3 meal 61

IPSWICH, MARCH 27.

We had a languid sale for wheat to-day, at prices scarcely
equal to the rates of this day week. Barley, beans, and boil-
ing peas, at steady prices. Grey peas and oats arc each Is
lower. Malt and flour, heavy sale.
PER QUARTER.I PER QUARTER.
Wheat 3Bs to 463 Beans .......
Barley ....
Oats l7s to 2ls Malt ,

Rye ................. 21s to 24s1Flour, per sack ... 36s to 40s
AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 24, 1849.
Wheat
Barley
Oats 25 „ 20s. 4d.
Beans
Peas ...._ ...... 5 „ 30s. Od.

LIVERPOOL, MARCII 27.—The arrivals from Ireland and
coastwise since Tuesday continue on a moderate scale, con-
sisting of 1:36 quarters of wheat, 520 quarters of barley, 3,584
quarters of malt, 205 quarters of oats, 3,0. 6 loads of oatmeal,
arid 1,215 sacks of flour. From foreign ports we have 11,862
quarters of wheat, 1,560 quarters of oats, 1,485 quarters of
beans, 1,579 quarters of Indian corn, and 1,180 sacks and
1,533 barrels of flour. Our exports in the same time amount
to 1,869 quarters of wheat, 500 quarters of beans, 9,871 quar-
ters of Indian corn, 1,404 barrels of Indian meal, and 948 sacks
and 5,288 barrels of flour. The trading during the early part
of the week was extremely quiet, and the brisk demand we ex-
perienced on Tuesday appeared to have entirely subsided ; on
Friday, however, the demand revived, and upon the whole a
fair business has been done in wheat and flour at full prices.
Indian corn, also, has met with a free sale, and fine yellow,
being very scarce, fetched 6d to Is per quarter more
money. In other articles nothing has passed worthy of notice.
At this day's market there was a good attendance of country
buyers, but only a moderate deiLand was experienced for
wheat at about the prices of this day week. Oats and oatmeal
met with a slow, dragging sale, without change in value. Eng-
lish barley and peas were Is per quarter lower; but Egyptian
beans fetched 6d per quarter more money. A fair amount of
business was done in barrel flour at 23s 6d per barrel for
Western Canal. Sack flour was not inquired for. In yellow
Indian corn an advance of is per quarter must be noted, which
tended to check sales, but we do not alter our quotation for
white. Indian meal was neglected.
LEEns, MARCH 27.—We have a good supply of wheat and
barley to-day. The former is slow sale, and rather lower than
this day week, and barley must be quoted is per quarter lower,
and inferior qualities very diWcult to dispose of. Oats and
beans are also a shade lower.

DALKEITH MEAL MA RKET, MARCH 26.—The following are
the prices at this day's market :
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Third
imperial .. ... 26s Od 25s 6d 25s 01
Barleymeal, per ditto ... 20s 6d 203 3d 20s Od
Peasemeal ... —3 Od Od —s Od
Flour ... —3 Od Od —s Od

Pot barley ...
There were 88 bags of oatmeal,
day's market. Sales dull ; oatme,
meal down is to 9l on the first ar

I-sOd
I s Odl—so,l
I, and 28 of barleymeal at this
al same as last week ; barley-
nd second quality.

RAILWAY s HARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 27.
STOCKEXCHANGE,—The share market to-day has been greatly de-
pressed, and prices in all cases lower. The sales are—East Lan-
cashire, 614 Preference, gr. 6 per cent., 7 % —Lancashire and Yorkshire
(late M. and B,), Fifths, % dis.—Ditto (Preston and Wyre), No. 1,
36—Glasgow and Ayr, 50 London and North-Western, 131—
Ditto, Quarters, New, 4/. 6s. 3d. p.—Midland Stock, 78—Ditto,
New Halves, 8% dis.—South-Eastern, 2314—Ditto (No. 4), Thirds,
7 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (O. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent.
guaranteed, 1/. 3s. 9d. dis.—Newcastle and Carlisle, 10134—North
Staflordshire, 3 6 dis.
MANCIIESTER, 35faitcli 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—West Riding Union, 4% dis.—
North Staffordshire, 3 9-16 dis.—Shetheld, Eighths, 47 —Sheffield
and Lincoln, 147 dis.—Dover (No. 4), 7—Leeds, Fifths, 3 11-1 G
dis.— Ditto, Preference, Ilh —East Lancashire, 1714 —Ditto, New,
dis

BIRMINGHAM, Mellen 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingliam,and
Boston, 4% dis.—Caledorilan, Preference, 265. 3d. p.— Coventry and
Nuneaton, % p —London and North- Western,l334 —North Stafford-
shire, 3% dis.—Slarewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5 dis.—Ditto (B),
3% dis.—South Staffordshire, dis.
YORK, 111aacli 26.
STiock 'EXCHANGE —The busines transacted to-day was as fol-
lows :—Great Northern, 11/. Is. 3d. n.—North British, Preference,
3 p—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 7% —York
and North Midland, 46 Ditto (East and West Biding Extension), 23.
GLASGOW, Miami N.

STOCK Excnexcx.—The following are to-day's transactions :
Aberdeen,Preference, 505.--Caledonian, Preference, 10/. 19s.—Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 83—Edinburgh and Northern, 11—Glasgow.
Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 52-I)itto, Halves (No. 1), 61., Es. —Great
Northern, 19J—North British, Preference, 245. Scottish Cen-
tral, 2434.

EXECUTION OF JOHN SMITH, FOB MURDER..--•
SALISBURY, TUESDAY.—From the time of the conviction
of this culprit for the murder of a female pauper at Col-
lingbourn, near Marlborough, he has maintained the
utmost reserve as to his previous history and career.
Yesterday (Monday) the Rev. Mr. Hadow, of Everleigh,
the clergyman whom the prisoner attacked after the
murder of the woman, had a long interview with him,
and was informed by the culprit that he had visited Mr.
Hadow's house about fifteen months before the murder,
to solicit alms, and that he was then accompanied by a
female, but be refused to tell Mr. Hadow what had be-
come of the woman since. The prisoner continued to
maintain the most extraordinary firmness this morning,
having slept soundly through the night, and eating
his breakfast and the usual allowance served at half-past
eleven o'clock, with avidity. He persisted to the last in
withholding all information as to his real name and con-
nexions. He said he had parents living, and sisters and
brothers, whom he did not wish to knw of his ignomi-
nious end. At twelve o'clock he mounted the scaffold
with a quick and firm step, and a smiling countenance,
and desired the executioner to hurry through his task
as fast as possible. When, however, the cap was drawn
over his face, he requested the executioner to let him
have another look at the crowd, which Icing complied
with, he almost immediately added, " That will do," and
the drop fell within a minute or two. The crowd in front
of the gaol was immense, and far exceeded anything
that had been witnessed hew on a similar cccasion.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 27.—The Montrose, Pe-
ninsular Company's steam-ship, commanded by Captain
Lewis, with the mails for the Peninsula, left this after.
noon. She took out cargo to the amount of 150 tons,
and a few passengers. The American steam-ship Her-
mann, Captain Crabtree, left for New York yesterday
afternoon at four o'clocic. She took out the English,
French, and German mails, together with 120 passen-
gers, and an exceedingly large and valuable cargo of ge-
neral merchandize, the greater part of which consisted of
French silks, laces, &c.

CONTINENTAL TRAFFIC, FOLKESTONE HARBOUR.
—MARCH 27.—Arrived by the Queen of the FreLch
steamer, from Boulogne, 48 passengers (including Sir
Robert Wilson, late Governor of Gibraltar), and two
carriages. Sailed for Boulogne, the Princess Mary,
having on board 52 passengers (amongst whom was the
Marquis of Conyngham), told 21 horses.