The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-19 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY )
CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Although the arrivals of English Wheat for our
markets since this day se'neight Pave been on the in-
crease, compared pith those report( d in the preceding
week, they proved small, the time of year considered,
and of very middling quality, especially the samples re-
ceived from Essex and Kent. The supply of English
Barley was moderate„that of all other articles of home
produce trifling. The receipts from Ireland and Scot-
land chiefly consisted of a few cargoes of Oats. The
foreign imports fell off to some extent: they comprised
12,140 quarters of Wheat; 6,124 ditto of Barley ; 5,963
ditto of Oats; 490 ditto of Rye; 483 ditto of Beans;
364 ditto of Peas; 646 ditto of Tares; 22 ditto of Lin-
seed; 92 ditto of Mustard Seed; 30 ditto of sundry seeds;
3,609 sacks, and 1,000 barrels of Flour—the former
chiefly from France, the latter from the United States.
Fresh up this morning, from Kent, Essex, Cambridge-
shire, &c., a very moderate supply of Wheat came to
hand, coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample.
The stands exhibited a very small show of parcels of
both red and white, nevertheless the quantity was fully
adequate to meet the wants of the millers, who purchased
with extreme caution. The factors being unwilling to
accept any reduction, the demand for all kinds of Wheat
of home produce was excessively heavy, at barely, but
at nothing quotable, beneath the prices paid en
this day se'nnight. At the close of the market
a total clearance of the samples was not effected.
An immense quantity of foreign Wheat was again on
offer. The importers were not quite so anxious to sell
as last week. The sale for that article was, however,
extremely heavy, at unaltered quotations. Large parcels
of Wheat might have been purchased on lower terms.
Floating cargoes of Wheat andother:foreign Grain:a ere
nominal in value, from wantlof buyers. The supply of
foreign Barley being on the increase, trade was ex-
tremely dull. Making, as well as grinding and distilling;
samples moved off in retail quantities at last week's cur-
rencies. For Malt there was scarcely any demand. The
few parcels disposed of were at last week's prices.
Notwithstanding that the supply of Oats was limited,
that article met a dull enquiry, at about stationary prices.
Most of the dealers are waiting further arrivals from
abroad, ere they got into stock. All kinds of Beans were
very dull, and inferior qualities ruled a shade lower. Peas
moved off slowly, at last Monday's quotations. Indian
Corn and meal neglected. No change took place in the
value of Flour, the demand for which article was very
heavy.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red. ....• 36s to 47s
Ditto,Whiie, New 38s 52s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red..... 36s 46s
Ditto, White • • • • • • 38s 485,
Irish, Red— • • • • ags 40s
Ditto,White...... 42s 44s
Rya—Old • • • • • • • • • • • • 26s 28s

Malt—Chevalier...... 59s to 60s
Oats Yorkshire and
Line°lush., Fesd. 16s 19s
Potato • 18s 225
Youghal and Cork,
Black . ...• .• 143 19s
Cork, White 16s 191
Scotch, Feed. .. • • 20s 23s
Beans—Tick .. 26s 29s

New. .. .. .. •.. . .. 25s 28s Pigeons .. . 31s 36s
Barley—Grinding ... .. 235 261 Peas—Grey ........ .. 345 36s
Malting .....• . . . 28s 30s Maple .
Chevalier .... .• . 31$ 32s White ... ..
%fait —Suffolk and Nor- Boilers . . 255 27s
folk ........ .... 57s 58s Flour—Town-made... 38s . 42s
Brown . 48s 50s Suffolk .•• • • ..... 315 34s
Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stocktn & Norfolk 30s 33s
SEED MARKET.

Only a limited business is doing in Clover Seed at our
quotations. Canary Seed commands very little atten-
tion. In other Seeds scarcely any sales have taken
place. Linseed Cakes are fully 10s per 1,000 lower.

Turnip,White, per bush. 113 to 12s
Red and Green.. • • lls 12s
Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 63 11
White • • • • • • . ... 83 12,
Tares, New • • • • . • • • • • 7s Es
Old .. 4s Cs
Canary, per quarter 100 s 120 s
Rye gra55...........20s 24s
Clover, Red EnL,. (cwt.) 35s 59s
White • • • .... • . 35s 55s
Foreign R0d...• • . 35s 50s
White.... 35s 50s
Trefoil .. . • .. .. • • 13s 19s

Carraway ••.. • . 29s 31s
Coriander........ •• .. 18s 19s
Hempseed, per quarter 32s 84s
Linseed, Eng.-zowing.. 50s 52s
Crushing .. 38s 40s
Baltic .......... 38s 40s
Odessa .......... 383 42s
Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo—
......101 Os 1015 s
Foreign...... 6/ Os Si Os
Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 -4s 415 s
Rapeseed, pr cwt. 271 lOs 3010 s

SMITHFIELD.

Since this day se'nnight the importations of foreign
stock have been on a liberal scale. The total arrival into
London has amounted to 1,729 head, being au increase
of 34 bead compared with the preceding week. At the
corresponding period in 1848 we received 1,351 head, or
less by 371 it than the supply noticed above. The arrivals
at the same time in 1847 were only 729 head; hence it
follows that, in the past week, there were received in the
port of London 1,000 head more than in the year last
mentioned. The following is a statement of the ports
from whence the supplies have been derived:— ,

IMPORTS INTO LONDON.
From Beasts. Sheep. Calves.
Rotterdam ... 274 ... 869 115
Harlingen ..... 24 ...
_6l .. 1

Lambs.

Ostend— — ..
Antwerp
Hamburgh

Total 372 ... 1,180
Corresponding
week in 1848... 433

... 177 .E.

806 ... 109 ... -

Difference ... 64 less. 374 more. 68 more.
At the outports the arrivals from Holland have been on
a very moderate scale. We have frequently called
attention to the necessity of having a strict watch kept
upon the foreign stock on arrival into London and else-
where,:in order that unwholesome meat should not be dis-
posed of. Without imputing negligence to any party,
we may observe, that Friday last several Foreign Sheep
were exhibited for sale here in a very diseased state.
Their condition will be best understood when we inti-
mate that the wool had fallen from their backs in large
patches. In point of fact, they were completely
rotten, and ought to have been destroyed. An
arrival, consisting of 85 Oxen and 20 Sheep,
has taken place from Ireland, by sea, since our last
Within the last few days, there have arrived in the me-
tropolis 347 cases of preserved meat from Sydney. Not •
withstanding the length of the voyage, it has come to
hand in fair condition. It will, we understand, be
shortly submitted to public competition. Similar arri-
vals are expected from Adelaide. We perceive that Mr.
Miles, M.P., drew the attention of the House of Com-
mons, on Thursday evening, to that portion of our last
Monday's report, in which we alluded to the inaccuracies
contained in the official returns of the imports of foreign
cattle into the United Kingdom. A mere glance at the
Customs' lists will show them to be incorrect, and we
trust Government will publish more accurate ones in future.
Our market, to .day, was very moderately supplied with
each kind of fat stock ; but, from the various home-
grazing districts, the fresh receipts of Beasts wore sea-
sonably large, and in excess of those noticed on this day
se'nnight, both as to number and quality. The dead
markets being heavily supplied with their last week's
arrivals, and the attendance of both town and country
buyers small, the Beef trade here, this morning, was
again excessively heavy, at a decline, in the quotations
paid on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. A few very prime
lots produced 3s Bd, but the general top figure for Beef
did not exceed 3s 6d per 81bs, at which, a clearance was
not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, we received nearly 1,900 short horns and
Scots, with a few homebreds ; from the western and
midland counties, 800 licrefords, Runts, Devons, short
horns, and Irish Beasts ; from other parts of
England, 400 of various breeds ; and, from
Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. The
numbers of Sheep were again on the increase
and at least two-thirds of them were above the average
quality. There were nearly 7,000 Sheep more in the
market than at the corresponding period in 1848. For
all breeds the demand was heavy in the extreme, and, to
effect sales, prices receded 2d per 81bs from those of
Monday last. The highest general figure for the best
Downs, in the wool, was 4s 4d, out of the wool, 3s 10d
per 8 lbs. About a third of the supply was shorn. The
few Lambs on offer realised from 6s 6d to 7s per 8 lbs.
Calves, the supply of which was very moderate, moved
off slowly at drooping prices. In Pigs next to nothing
was doing. In the quotations no material change took
place.

Per 81bs. to; sink the offal.
a. d. to s. d
Inferior Beasts.- 2 4 2 8
iecond quality ••.. 2 8 210
Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2
Prime Scots ...... 3 4 3 6
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 4
Prime small ditto .. 4 6 410
4uckling Calves ..18 0 27 0
Inferior Sheep • • 210 3 2

s. d. to s. d.
Second qual. Sheep 3 4 3 8
Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 0
Southdown Nether 4 2 4 4
Ditto rout of the wool 0 0 0 0
Large Hogs ...... 3 2 3 8
Small Porkers .... 3 10 4 2
Quarter old Pigs ..17 0 21 0
Lambs .. •• •• .. .. 0 0 0 0

Beasts.
3,7 22

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I I
Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
1 22,240 ll4 2G9
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
740 56

Beasts.
270