The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-12 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN EXCLIANGE-(MONDAY.)
The arrivals of English Wheat for our market, last
week, coastwise as well as by land-carriage, was less than
2,000 quarters. That of all other articles of home pro-
duce vs as equally small, and of but middling quality.
From Ireland and Scotland, the receipts were confined to
a few cargoes of Oats. The imports of foreign Wheat
were large, viz., 38,657 quarters, chiefly from the near
Continental ports—the supply from Antwerp alone ex-
ceeding 16,000 quarters—and the Black Sea. The other
foreign arrivals comprised 2,303 quarters of Barley;
5,582 quarters of Oats; 665 quarters of Rye; 642 quar-
ters of Beans; 303 quarters of Peas; 2,597 quarters of
Tares; 9 quarters of Linseed; 45 quarters of Rapeseed;
174 quarters of sundry seeds, principally Clover; and 4,302
sacks, together with 1,570 barrels of Flour from France and
the United States. Large supplies of foreign grain are still
on their way from the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
The supply of Wheat fresh up to this morning's market
from Essex, Kent, Suffolk, &c., was again very limited,
and a large portion of it was greatly out of condition.
Notwithstanding that the attendance of both town and
country buyers was larger than for some time past, the
demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was ex-
ceedingly heavy; and, where sales took place, factors
were compelled to submit to a reduction in the quota-
tions of Monday last of from Is. to 2s. per quarter. So
heavy was the trade, arising in some measure from the
damp state of the samples, that prices were almost no-
minal. The market closed heavily, and a total
clearance of the stands was not Effected.
There was a large quantity of Foreign Wheat on offer.
This had a very depressing effect upon the demand for
that article. Nearly the whole of the importers were
anxious sellers; hence the demand, from the unwilling-
ness on the part of the millers to get largely into stock,
in the face of the continued heavy imports of flour from
France, was dull in the extreme, and the currencies gave
ay, compared with those paid on Monday last, from
Is to 2s per quarter. Floating cargoes were offered at a
still greater reduction, without finding purchasers. The
stocks in warehouse are increasing. We were but mo-
derately supplied with Barley; nevertheless the sale for
that article was dull. Malting samples were unaltered in
value; but grinding and distillingsorts ruled a shade lower.
Literally nothing was doing in Malt. In prices, how-
ever, although the supply was but moderate, we have no
change to notice. With Oats we were scantily supplied.
The best qualities sold at late rates. Damp samples
were a mere drug. In Beans next to nothing was pass-
tug, at last week's reduction in value. Peas of all kinds
were heavy, and loner to purchase. Indian Corn and
Meal nominal. Flour of all kinds was offering at Is to
2s per sack lower. French qualities, 33s to 34a per sack.

52 p
89N
92,

41 p
42 p

CURRENCY PER IMP;
Wheat—Essex & Kent,

Red. .....• • • 398 to 47s
Dltto,White, New 43s 54s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red. •. • • 40s 46s
Ditto, White— • • 42s 513
Irish, Red •••• •• • • —s —s

Ditto,White.. •• • • —s —s
Rye—Old • ••••••• •• •• —s
New....... ••• • .. 25s 28s
Barley—Grinding..... 23s 26s
Malting 28s 30s
Chevalier .... ••• 3ls 32s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor-

.E.RIAL MEASURE.
Malt—Chevalier...... 59s to 603
Oats—Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., Feed. 16s 193
Potato • 189 229
Youghal and Cork,
Black . •• • • 14s 19s
Cork, White .•• • • 16s 193
Scotch, Feed. .. • • 203 23s
Beans—Tick • • 278 29s
Pigeons •• • • 34s 36s
Peas—Grey ..••• • • • • • 345 36s
Maple. ••••• • • • • • 353 368
White •• • 24s 26s
Boilers ••••• • • • • 258 27s
Flour—Town-made .• • ,38s 423
Suffolk-. • • ••• • • 315 343
Stockta & Norfolk 303 33s

f01k............ 57s 583
BrOwn ...... 50s 543
Kingston and Ware 583 503

SEED MARKET.
Really. fine parcels of Clover • seed, both red and
white, are held at considerably enhanced rates, although
the, arrivals from abroad continue liberal. Canary Seed
is a slow sale, at barely last week's prices. Linseed and,
Rapeseed dull. In other seeds very little doing. 'The
inferior parcels of Linseed Cakes have declined fully
5s per 1,000.

Turn! p,Whlte, per huall. Its to 12s,
lied and Green.. • • 11a 12,5.1
Mustard, 8r0wn.... . (is 1151
White • • • • • .. 8s 123
Tares, New • • • • • • 7s 8s
Old • . • 4s 5s
Canary, per quarter .. 100 s 12's
Rye grass.. .. • • • • 20s 245
Clover, Iteti.En,,. (cwt.) 35s 63s
White • • • • .... • • 35s 55s
Foreign 8ed.... 35s 59s
White.. 353 56s
Trefoil .............. 13s 19s

Carraway 29s 31s
Coriander •• 18s 191
Hempseed, per quarter 32s 34s
Linseed, Eng. 'owing.. 50s 521
Crushing .. •••• 3S s 40s
Baltic •• .. 38s 401
Odessa . 385 425
Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo—
......101 5* 1115,

oreign...... 61155 51 Os
Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 4s 41 55
Rapeseed, pr cwt. 271 lOs 301 Cs

sivalTairxELn.

During the past week a fair average time of year
supply of foreign stock—as will be seen by the annexed
return—has been received in the port of London. The
total importation has amounted to 1,695 head, or less
by 921 bead than in the preceding; but more by 1,094
head than at the corresponding period in 1848. The
general quality of the arrivals has turned out tolerably
good; and the following table shows the quarters from
whence they have been derived:—

IMPORTS INTO LONDON.
From Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Lambs.
Ostend — ~ 212
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Hambiugh 20
Harlingen lO4

... 108 ••. -
••• 76 ... "....
... 10 ... ....

66 ..

Total 36) ... 1,142 ... 181 ...
Corresponding
week in 1848... 203

289 ... 109 ... --

Difference ... 166 more. 852 more. 75 more.
Within the last few days a statement has been issued
by the Board of Trade, purporting to give the total
imports of foreign stock into the United Kingdom
during the month ending Feb. 5, 1848 and 1849. The
statement in question is as under:-
1848. 1849.
Oxen
Cows
Calves
Sheep
Pigs
—....—.

Totals
It must be obvious to all acquainted with the subject,
and more particularly to those who have watched the
progress of the arrivals, that the above returns are ex-
tremely inaccurate. That correct official statements are
invariably important, not a doubt can be entertained;
but those so extremely erroneous as those given above
are calculated to mislead the grazing community, as well
as the public at large. To prove our position, we here
give the arrivals of stock in London only from the 6th
of January to the 3d of February inclusive, the period,
doubtless embraced in this official document.
ARRIVALS OF STOCK FROM ABROAD INTO LONDON FROM
THE 6TH JANUARY TO THE 3D FEBRUARY, INCLU-
SIVE, CURRENT YEAR.
Week ending Beasts. Sheep. Calves.
Jan. 13
Jan. 20 ....
Jan. 27 •
Feb. 3

Total actual arrivals 893
Corresponding month
in 1848

Now, it may be asked, how have these discrepancies
crept in? When it is shown that a larger number of
sheep alone came into London than the whole of the
stock stated by the officials to have arrived in the United
Kingdom? The fact is, a most serious, we will not say
wilful, blunder has been committed by some parties, and
the sooner it is corrected the better. It must be under-
stood that the Customs, in London, publish daily a state-
ment, compiled from the ships' manifests, of the imports,
deliveries, &c., of all articles reported. Those returns
prove the accuracy of our own, and the absurdity of those
published by the Board of Trade. The arrivals of stock
since our last, at the various outports, have been
small, but increased supplies are expected. Let-
ters from Holland, state that the disease so much
prevalent amongst the sheep during the greater
portion of last year has greatly subsided.
The supply of foreign stock here, today, was very mo-
derate, and, for the most part, beneath the middle
I pality. Al/ kinds were du!l in the extreme, end quite
ltl m,81135. lower than .lay f, week. - For the- 11,4 0114°f yedr
the arrivals of Beasts fresh up to this morning's market,
from our various grazing districts, were large, and of