The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-05 00:00:00

SALES OF TIIE ABOVE.

Six sacks of Flour, at 355. - - - . £lO 10 0
One bushel of Seconds, at 255. - . 0 6 0
One bushel of fine Middling, at 20s. - - 0 4 0
One bushel of coarse Middlings - - 0 2 6
One bushel of best fine Pollard - 0 1 3
One quarter, four bushels, of bran, at 51. - 0 7 6

Being the produce of five quarters of Wheat, at 1
38s. without any interest of capital - £lO 10 3
One sack of flour manufactured from wheat only 56 lb. a
bushel, will produce 80 quartern loaves, by no means of the
best quality, and which, at 7d. a quartern, will amount to 21.
6s. 10d., leaving the baker on this description of bread 81s. lid.
to pay baking, salt, and yeast, " for each sack of flour. By
great attention, and considerable capital, living profits cer-
tainly may be made in the mealing and baking trades, but they
are not like the brewing trade. There is no monopoly,
there are no vested rights, there are, no licensed houses, any
person may be a mealnian or baker, and may have the most
perfect freedom in the purchase of the raw material, and
in the sale of the manufactured article. In any street, and in
any house, he may in person, or by his agents, transact his
business without the concurrence, interference, or permis-
sion of licensing magistrates ; no value except the value of
building, furniture, and situation attaches itself to his pre-
mises; and there is no ideal value in the trade, excepting what
is acquired by civility and fair dealing. It would be fortunate
for the community it the brewers were under as little restric-
tion, for if the sale of beer were as 'free, much capital would be
employed in this department of trade, and competition would
obtain for the community moderate prices anti good quality.
The public have a right to expect that private interests will no
longer deprive them of the benefits of free competition both in
spirits and beer, and that the law will not long prevent the
English distillers from producing such an article as must de-
stroy the temptation to smuggling, at present so destructive as
well to the Revenue as to the morals of the people. The pre-
sent most abundant crop must naturally much increase the
comforts of the great majority of the inhabitants of the
United Kingdom ; and the laws should be so modified as not
to prevent the full and entire enjoyment 'of this great gift of
Providence.

The late dullness still continues in the English funds. The 3
per Cent. reduced are steady at 818 BN, and Consols at 80]x.
The 3A per cents. are 920 ; the Old Fours, 99n, and the New
Fours 99i ; India Stock 2,501, and Bonds, 48 7 9 ; Consols for
the October Account opened at 80, fell to 80k, and closed at
80i sellers. Not tnuch. is expected from the exertions of the
Duke of WELLINGTON at the meeting of the Holy Alliance;
indeed, it puzzles many even to guess what may be the object
of their collecting their wisdom at this particular season. They
cannot venture to interfete with the internal Governments of
Portugal and Spain, for their doing so would only create a war
for liberty, and would consequently be dangerous to themselves.
To restore Greece to the legitimate Government of Turkey
they cannot accomplish, until-the mutual hatred betwixt the
Christians and Barbatians be allayed. To divide that fine
Empire amongst themselves would no doubt be as convenient
as it would be agreeable, and this is the solitary reason which
can be 'even fancied for this most august assemblage, as no doubt
it will be denominated The English fundholder does not think
that their wise deliberations can do him either good or evil, and
consequently prices continue very steady.
Foreign securities remain at neatly the same value as yester-
day, except the Chili, in which, as the Contractors have re-
fused to extend the time for payment, a decline of k per cent.
must be quoted.
French Five per Cents: with Div. from 22d March, 94.
Spanish * Five per Cents. of 1320, Dividend from Ist May,
65} A.
Dim; Five per Cent. Bonds of 1821, (sterling) Dividend from
Ist May, 634 4.
Russian * Six per Cents. Dividend from Ist July. 82.
Ditto * Five per Cents. (metallic) with Dividend from Ist
March, 81.
Ditto New Five per Cent. (metallic) Dividend from Ist Sept.
854
Prussian Five per Cent. Bonds of 1818 (sterling) Dividend
from Ist April, 901.
Ditto of 1822 (sterling)Dividend from Ist July, 87k.
Austrian * Five per Cents. (metallic) Dividend from Ist Fe-
bruary, 80.
Neapolitan Five per Cent. Bonds, Dividend from Ist July,
74!
Danish Five per Cent. Bonds (sterling) Dividend from Ist
July, 884
Ditto ditto Banco Marks, Dividend from' Ist July, 86.
Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds (sterling) Dividend from Ist
May, 864 k 1.
Chilian Six per Cent. Bonds (sterling) Dividend from Ist
April, 83 21 a A.
-Marked * are subject to the rate of Exchange..—(Morning
Chronicle.)