The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-17 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

WAKEFIELD, :MARCH 16.—The arrivals are moderate.
There is a fair retail demand for wheat, but the trade continues
heavy, and a further reduction of is per quarter is conceded.
English barley sells full as well as last week ; the general
qualities of foreign are more difficult to move. Beans are more
plentiful, and Is cheaper. In oats and shelling no change.
New. Old.
WHEAT, per qr. 8 bushels 601 b s. B. s.
Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 45 to 47
Ditto, white ... 48 50
Norfolk and Hunts., red ... 43 45 -- --
Ditto, white ... 45 48 --
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 41 -45 ——
Ditto, white ... 45 48
Yorkshire, red 41 45
Ditto, white ... 45 —4B
Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 46 —4B 47 —5O
Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 42 —44 42 —45
Mediterranean, red ... ••• ••• 36 4e
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels :
Norfolk and Suffolk... .. 27 29
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 26 29
Scotch
Grinding per 30 stone ... 24 —27 ——
Foreign ... 22 —24 ——
BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b
fine 29 32
Ticks 28 31
Foreign ... 28 —3O ——
OATS, per stone :
Mealing • ••• 9d to 10d —d to —d
Feeding 8d to 10d —d to —d
Foreign 8d to 9d —d to —d
SHELLING, per lotil of 2611 b 25 26
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 37 —:;9
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter:—
Blue and white boilers
Grey and Feed

to

~ 30 - 34 ---
.30-32 ---

ARAI'
Qrs.
Wheat ... ... ... 8,903
Barley ... ... ... 2,729
Oats ... ... ... ... 2,825
Beans... ... ... ... 1,310
Peas ... ... ... ... 59
Tares ... ... ... •••

'ALS.

Qrs.

Rapeseed ... ...
Shelling ... ... 562
Linseed .. 10
Malt ... ... a • ... -
Flour ... ... ... ...

LIVERPOOL, MARCH I6.—At this day's market we had a
fair attendance of the country trade, and a moderate business
was done in wheat, at a decline of fully 2d per 701bs since
Tuesday. Grinding barley was 3d per bushel lower ; and in
Egyptian beans a depreciation of Is per quarter must be noted.
Peas continue extremely difficult to quote. Barrel flour was
offered at Is per barrel decline, without producing much busi-
ness; and sack flour met with no inquiry. A moderate demand
was experienced for Indian corn, but a decline of 6d to la per
quarter had to be submitted to.
EXETER, MARCH 16. Cattle market—Our market this
morning has been largely supplied both with beasts and sheep,
with a more than usual attendance- of buyers, especially from
Somerset. Business has, however, ruled dull, and the farmers
complain of the unremunerative, prices. Fat beef has sold
from 7s 6d to 8s 6d per score ; cows and calves, the supply of
which far exceeded the demand, 81 to 131 each; barreners,
4s 6d to 5s per score, with a very low scale, graziers being
cautious of buying store bullocks at any price. A few steers
and plough oxen were on offer, but not much looked at.
Butchers' calves, 4d to 6d per lb. The supply of sheep was
large, and as the turnips are getting short, store sheep were
more plentiful. Fat wethers are still sold at 5d to sid per lb,
and ewes at about 5d ; store hogs, 30s to 35s each ; couples,
35s to 40s. The pig market was well supplied with store
pigs, but the jobbers complained of the dullness of the times.
Pork Carcases—The supply was about equal to that of last
week, and prices remain unaltered, namely, from 7s to
8s 3d per score, but this latter figure was only obtained
in a few instances for very prime small porkers. Pan-
nier— Turkeys from 6s to 8s each - ducklings, 6s per couple;
spring chickens 4s to 4s 6d ; fowls, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ditto ;
galenas, 6s ditto; butter, is 2d per lb, eggs, 20 for Is.
Vegetables— Asparagus, 4s to 6s per hundred ; seakale, 4d to
6d per lb; rhubarb, 6d per lb ; brocoli, 2d each ; young cab-
bage, 2d each. Corn Exchange—The attendance to-day has
been very small, and but little business has been transacted,
all parties acting with great caution. Fine samples of wheat
has been sold from 53 9d to 6s 3d (warranted), and perhaps
the latter figure has been slightly exceeded in one or two in-
stances. Foreign wheat, red, 465, white, 49s per quarter.
Barley, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel ; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 8d (the
latter for seed); fine flour, 34s to 36s per sack, the general
figure being 355.
NEWBURY, MARCH 15.—The quantity of wheat in offer
to-day is very moderate, yet fully equal to the demand. Great
difficulty being felt in selling on the terms of last week, we
note a dull sale at late rates. Barley, moderate supply ; fine
malting realises late rates; other sorts difficult to sell without
an abatement of Is per quarter. Oats, large supply, and hay-
hq but little demand, prices must be noted 6d to Is per
quarter lower. Beans and peas, short supply, and sell at fully
late rates; in seeds more doing at full prices.
LEEDS CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 14.—An average show
of beasts, and 2,600 sheep. Beef, 5s 6d to 6s 3d per stone ;
mutton, sd. Business was heavy, a great many beasts and a
few sheep remaining unsold.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MARCH 16.—The sales re-
ported since our last do not exceed 250 hhds. West India, and
a few hundred bags Bengals, at extreme rates. The offices
are run nearly bare of samples, and there is but little remaining
in first hands to bring forward. The refined market continues
firm. In rum there has been rather more business doing, but
at very low rates.—Bristol Mercury.
INVERNESS, MARCH 13.—New wheat, per qr, weighing 621 b
per bushel, 40s to 435; barley, 1141 b per bushel, 245; oats,
4,1 b per bushel, 17s to 17s 6d, Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 15s;
second, 14s; barleymeal, I is 8d; peasemeal, 14s to 15s; bran,
per stone, 6d to 8d ; first flour, per 2801 b, 38s to 40s • second,
28s to 30s; oatmeal, best, per stone of 14Ib imperial, is 6d;
second, Os Od; barleymeal, is 2d; peasemeal, Is 6d; first flour,
2s 9d cash, 3s credit; second, 2s 3d cash, 2s 6d credit. Pota-
toes, per stone, 6d to Od; beef, per pound, 6d to 8d; veal, 4d
to 6d; mutton, 44 to 7d; pork, 4d to 7d; fowls, each, 12d to
15d; chickens, per pair, 12d to 16,1; eggs, par dozen, 4/d to
6d; butter, fresh, per lb, 8d to 9d ; salt, Ild to 12d ; croudie
(curds) 2id ; four•pound loaf, ca.sh, 6d to 7d, credit, 60 to
71d; coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, 6d.

CORK, RlAitcx 14.—Flour—Firsts 14s6d to 15s; extra 16 ;

seconds 13s Od to 14s Od ; households lOs to 123; thirds 85 to 1 )s
per cwt. Meal—Oatmeal lls to Its 6d; Indian rneal 8s ; wtotat
meal Ils per cwt. Indian corn 7/ Os to 7,12 s 6d pc: ton. Bran
4/ lOs per ton. Hay - Farmers 24s to 42s Od ; average 38s ;
dealers 30s to 48s; average OOs Od per ton. Straw—Harmers
15s Od to 23s Od; average 00s; dealers 27s Od to 00s Od;
average OOs Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 7d;
household loaf 5Ad to 6d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb. Coals—Newport 16s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 16s ;
best Neath Culm I4s per ton. Tallow 43s 6d to 44s
per cwt. Whiskey, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gal-
lon. Meat—Beef 4d to 7d; Mutton 5d to bid; veal
510 to 7d; pork 4d to Sid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d per
lb. Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 6/ to 71; Valonia 11/ to 131; French
61; English 6/ per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone.
Hemp 35/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to OOs; red
ditto 25s to 27s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 101 to 12/ per
ton. Timber—New Memel 4/ lOs ; old scarce ; red pine 3,
155 ' • yellow pine 3/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 20 ; second
quality 171 per 120. Hides—Market Ils to 16s; salted lls to
18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2-d; market 2d to 2.4 d per lb.
Potatoes, white 10d to 12s1; Minions 18d to 19d ; Guano—
Peruvian, 10/10s; lehaboe 9/ per ton; Tar—Archangel, 18s
per barrel. Eggs, 4s to 4s 2d per hundred.