The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1849:

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a firm market for Cotton at Liverpool on
Saturday, but the sales were limited to 3,000 bales, of
which speculators and exporters took 500. The trans-
°diens included 120 Egyptian at Cid. to 71d. ; and 300
Surat at 4,-fd. to 4kd. per lb.—Railway Shares ware
dull, and generally at lower quotations.
There is no alteration in the Corn trade.
The boisterous weather has interfered with the arrival
of the mails from the Continent. The Antwerp accounts
of Saturday evening, state that a re-organization of the
army was expected, and no doubt a great reduction
would be effected. Near Vienna, the great machine
factory of Tubor, employing 350 men, had been de-
stroyed by fire.
Cape of Good lope papers of October 27 aro so
entirely engrossed with the political question of the
convicts that we can glean no commercial news from
them. Business suffered, as might be expected, but the
people were resolute, and still inclined to make further
great sacrifices.

The great public sales of Wool have been brought to
a close, the average advance on October prices being Id.
to 2d. per lb., and about 26,000 bales of Colonial and
East Indian having been offered, besides foreign.
Messrs. Daniel Hazard and Son inform us that—

" The attendance of our home buyers was very large,
and became augmented by a grater number of fo-
reigners than usual. The biddings at the beginning
were very spirited, indicating manifest improvement in
prices; and as the sales progressed still higher rates
have been established; so that (as will be seen by the
prices quoted at foot, compared with those in our cir-
cular on the October sales), a very considerable advance
has taken place. This cheering position of things may
be mainly attributed to the generally increased demand
for manufactured goods, a growing confidence in our
political relations, and the very easy state of the money
market.

" The Sydney wools in general were not of a good
kind, and show anything but improvement in character.
Those from Port Philip continue to improve, both in
quality and condition; and the same may be said of
South Australian wools, fewer coming in the grease
from any of these ports. Those from the Cape of Good
Hope alio maintain their advancing character, many
being richer grown and in excellent condition, thus ex-
hibiting care and management as to breediag and getting
up the wool for market. The native fiJcks seem, from
the diminished quantity of this kind now imported, fast
going out, by crossing the breeds more frequently."
The English Funds are quiet, but extremely firm.
No one seems inclined at present to come forward and
" Bear" Consols, political events being of too unexciting
a character to bring about much speculation. Consols
have been and are now about 96k. The' New
Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. have been 98 to j, and
the Three per Cent. Reduced, 96i to Bank Stock is

firm at 202. Exchequer-bills have been 51s. to 545. p.
and India Bonds 86s. premium. The tone of.the Stock
Market is so good that the sanguine fully anticipate a
further rise.
There is a good deal of life in the Foreign Market,
Mexican Stock taking the lead, and having further im-
proved to 30} 4. The holders are very confident, and
many arc increasirg their stake in anticipation of the fa-
vourable explanations which Mr. Robertson will offer at
the public meeting on Thursday next. Other parties,
however, are deterred from acting by the fear that there
will be a great deal of crimination and recrimination be-
tween Mr. Robertson and the coma ittee, the latter not

having thought it expedient to publish all the sanguine
statements sent over by Mr. Robertson, but which,
as report states, that gentleman affirms he can support
by high testialony. Mr. Robertson has written a
pamphlet in Spanish, and of which we hope to see an
early translation. Great efforts are making to form a
special committee for Mexican Bonds only, the debt
being so large, and the bondholders should be careful to
attend the meeting. Peruvian Stock has been masked
54 to 541, Chi Lin Bonds have been done at par, and
Grenada Deferred at 31. Spanish Five per Cents. have
touched 19e and theThreeper Cents.3B;l Portuguese
Four per Cents. are 361 4. French Three per Cents.
are 55 50, with the Exchange at 25 50. Belgian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. are 871, and Dutch Two.und-a-
Half per Cents. 56i to 56t. Russian have been 109 to
1, end Danish 981 to 991.
Railway Shares have been Extremely heavy, and the
fall in the old lines is 10s. to 11., and in the case of the
Midland 21. North StaffOrd and the minor shares are
low in proportion.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock 202
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 314 per Cent. Anns 93 9g q
Consols for Account - 96% tie 1,4
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d.
March. June.
1,069/.
5001 — 54 51 p
Small — 54 51 r,
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ...... ... .. 100
Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent....
Ditto, 5 per Cent
Grenada, 1 per Cent. ...... ......
Do. Deferred
Mexican 80ni5,1846, 5 per Cent., Coupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent lO9l/9 109
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,1840
Ditto Account .
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 311.3/4 els
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 3 per Cent
Exchange
Belgian 41,4 per Cent.
Dutch 2 per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 nor Cent. Certificates

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PEE SEAE.E.
Aberdeen
Ditto, Preference .. ...... ... 81 ...... at.— to
Amber., Notting., Boston,&c. 6 3,41 — ...• • to
Ayrshire and Galloway
Belfast and County Down .. 28 .. ..
3erks and Hants Extension
(Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6
Birmingham & OxfordJunct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20
Do., without a guarantee... 20 ~ ~ to
Birmingliam,Wol., & Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 .....
Do., without a guarantee... 10
Birming., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.14 s —
Enrkenlicad, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction.., 2O
Bristol and Exeter
D0., Thirds
Buckinghamshire.. , 1714 l 6
Caledonian
Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ...... 8%1,a... to
Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead... 5O .....
Ditto, Preference
Jounce.
Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Goy. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 51i — to
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 271/4 ......
East Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
and L. & D ~.
Ditto, 18/., E. az H lB ... ..
_ _ to

. .
Do, 3/. 10s ~ 6p. Ct. Pref. 31f 1
Do, 71. 175., 7 per Ct. Pref. 2 - to -
E‘stern Counties .... 2O -
Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 - -
Do. Exten., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/.135. 4d .. - p to -
Do., do N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d... %p.. to par
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 - to -
Do., 5 per cent. - ...... to -
Ditto, New ..... . - ..... to -
Eastern Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ... .. 25
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6 - -
Ditto, do, Class B& C 25 ...... - -
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 ...... - . -
q:ast Lancashire ... -
Ditto, New .. ........... .... . 25 - to -
Do., New Quarters - -
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Shares 6M....... - -
East Lincolnshire ......... ...... 25 - ..... to -
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O
Ditto, Half Shares - -
Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ...... - -
Ditto, New p0rt..... ..... .. 15
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% l3/4 ..... to -
Exeter and Exmouth...
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 6s.Bd - .. -. to -
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - to -
Do. Preference Consolidated - ..... - .. to -
Gloucester and Dean Forest.. 11 - ...... to -.
Great Nerthern -
Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 121 -
Do. 14 B 6 per Cent. - to -
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref.... ... 10 ...... - . to -
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 50 -
Great North of England 100 930 . .... to -
Ditto, New 40/...- ..... .. - 40 - to -
Ditto, ditto - ••• • to --
Ditto, New 301 -
Ditto, New 151.......15 ...... - . to --
Great Western 100 ...... 53 571/2 to 573/4
Ditto, Half Shares 5O - to -
Ditto, Quarter Shares 23 -
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Do. New 171 l5 .. ... 7 ..... to -
Hull and Selby 5O - ..... to -
Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 - . .... to -
Ditto,Quarter Shares -
Lancaster and Car1i51e........ 50 - to -
Do., Thirds - ...... to -
Lancashire and Yorkshire ...100
Ditto, ditto - ...... to -
Ditto Half Shares .. ~. 49 ...... ..-- -
Ditto Quarters ...... 23% - to -
Ditto Fifths
Ditto. Thirds ' 16% ...... 51% ...... to -
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent lO - -
Do. (Rudders. and Shoff.) 50 - I
Do., West Riding Union... 10 .... . - -
Do., Preston and Wyro ... 25 ...... - -
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 10 -
Leeds and Bradfoi d 5O ..... - ...... to -
Leeds and Thirsk ...- ... -
Do. ,do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 334 - ..... to -•
Ditto, ditto... - to -
Ditto, ditto ..... ... No. 3 5 - to -
Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 - to -
Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port. - .. .. to -
London & 81ackwa11......11/. 6s. 3d -
Lond., Bright., & South Coast 100 ..... 79 ti ••• -
Do., New 51., gua. 6pr et.loo ...-130 .... -
Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 . ..... - - -
Do. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 ...... - ... -to -
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... - -
London and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... - -
Ditto Preference 2O - to -
London re North Western..loo-111 110% 1111,E to 111
Do. New Quarters. l2 -
Do. Fifths 7 ..... 8 -
Do. 401.81iare5...,.L. & AI 85

Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western.-- 50
Ditto, New 504.... .. ..... 42%...„.
Ditto, New 40/
Do., New Scrip, 1848, Fref
7 par Cent
Londonderry and Coleraine... 25
Do. Half Shares . ..... ..... 5 ..
Londonderry and Enniskillen 25
Do., Half Shares 5
e.westuff, guar. 4 yer ct 2O
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ......
&lanai Buxton, & flintlock 5
Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100
Ditto 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 25 ...... to
Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25
Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 12%......
Do., New 10/. Preference.. 10 ... .. 81,41-A to
Ditto, Grimsby & Sheffield 50
Ditto, ditto. ..... ...... ...... 20
Ditto, ditto ..
Ditto Sheffield and Line. 25 ......
Ditto, Grimsby Dock 25
Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 2s. ...
Midland...is. .... ..........100. ... 47 45% 46 to 453 A
Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo
Ditto, 50/. Shares
Midland, Birm., and Derby...100
Midland, Como). Bristol and
Birmingham, 6 par cent...100
Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 42 ...
Ditto ditto 22/. 7s. ... ..
Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50
Midland, Leices. and Swan-
taington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... .
AI i dld. Great Western (Iriah) 47% to
Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6
per cent. guar. SO
Newcastle and Carnal. lOO ......
Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. -
Newmarket .... „ .•••......... 23
Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s. —
Newport Abargy. and Ileret. 6
Newry and Enniskillen
Newry, Warrenpoint, and
Bostrevor .............f1,... 20 ,
Norfolk
Ditto New 20/. l6
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct„ 20
Do. Do. 5% per cent 5 .....
Do. do. Waveney Valley.. 2
Northern Counties Union ... 4
North British .. . .... ..... . 25 ...... to
Ditto Half Shares.... ..... 121,E —
Do. Quarters
Ditto Thirds...— St ......
Ditto, Preference
North Staffordshire...
North Wales
North Western .. 133/4 ..... .... to
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton
Rsnding, Guildfd., & Reigate 15
Royston and Hitehin
Scottish Central; 25 ..... 141/1 to
Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 ......
Ditto, New... 22% — to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 12 — to
Ditto. ditto, Class B. 8
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 5
l. Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
' Ditto Halves, Ditto... 9 ... ..
Ditto, Oswestry 18%...... .... to
, Ditto (New)...
Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10
• Shropshire Union 6%..... ...... to
t South Devon ... 5O .....

Ditto, Preference ....... . ... 25
South Staffordshire Bl,i 3% to --
South Easton): 331,3 lB3/4..... to 19

, .
_,-.
Ditto, No. 2.. ...
Ditto, No. 3.'
Ditto, Regtst.ered No. 4.... 10
Ditto, Scrip No. 4..
"outh Wales
South Yorkshire, Doncaster.
and Goole l2
-,heflield, Rotherham, and
Goole (N .D) Gus. 5 para. 161,4 — ... .. to
Do. do. (South Div.) 5
Swans. and Loughor and Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal ... . 7
raw Vale Extension
Thames Ilr.ven Dock and

Railway 17% --to
Vale of Neath ........... 10

Waterford and Kilkenny 2O ...„.
Waterford and Limerick..... 471 A.....
Waterford, Wexford,Wieklw,
and Dublin .. 3
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed
Do. do. do.
Do. do. do.
West Cornwall
Nhitehaven and Furness lB ... ..
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western l4
Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 45 ...... 32
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25
Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8
Do.Hartlepool Ilk. & Rly. 100
York and North:Pdidland .. 50
Ditto, Preference lO
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo Italian (late Italian
and Aastrian)

51,2 11.1•••

to —.

Boulogne and:iimiens ... 20 ..... 6Ai ...... to
Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon) ..., ...... 20
Damerara. ...... .............. ... 17%. ....
Dutch Rhenish 8 ...... 1 ...... to ~ X
East Indian
tireat Indian Peninsular
Do. Do los.
Louvain tla Sambre ......... 7% — ...... to --.
Luxembourg
Ditto
Madrid and Valentia
Namur and Liege 2O ..... 6%...... to
Northern of France lA/ Bs.. ... dis ...Ito
Orleans and Bordeaux ...
Paris and Orleans....
Paris and Rouen 20
Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 12
Rouen and Havre 20
Sambre and Meuse
Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14
Tours & Nantes ... . .. 13 - •••••• to ~....
Tournay, Jurbise, Landen,
and Haseelt ..«.... 20 0p... - ••••.. to -

West Flanders Bll/2 — to
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
British North American .... 50
Colonial .....
Commercial of London
London Joint Stock
London and Westminster. .. 20
National Provincial of Engld. 85
Ditto, New
National of Ireland 22% — .. to
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto, New
Union of Australia
Ditto, New
Union of London ....... . 10
Union of Madrid
MINEB.

Anglo Mexican lOO Sell ••• -
Asturian
Australian
Barrossa Range 2Bs. ...... ...... to
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal
Bolanos Scrip
British Iron
Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 244......
Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30
Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15
Cobre Copper .. 40
Geueral ..... .......
Real del Monte, Unregistered ..
Do. Black Debentures. —
Do. Red Debentures ...
Santiago de Cuba lO ...... ..... to
United Mexican

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 17.—1 t blew a violent gale during
the night, but moderated towards daylight. Noon—
Wind S.W., moderate breeze and fine clear weathes.
DEAL, DEC. 15.—Wind W.S.W. fresh; 16th, W. to
W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Emma, of and for Bremen,
New York; Windsor, Pr) ce, Calcutta; Eliza, Scott,
Jamaica; Juhn William Andrew, French, Boston.
Arrd. from the river for, Belle Vue, Ceylon; Lady
Valiant, Mauritius; Jane, Algoa Bay; Princess Caro-
line, Charleston; Eliza, Hobart Town; Sea Queen,
Adelaide, Sont Australia; Amity, Hall, ditto; Aurora,
Port Philip; Ariel, Calcutta; Catherine, Eisen, Buenos
Ayres; Venilia, ditto; Alka, Rio Janeiro; Rose, River
Gambia; Assam, Demerara; Ariadne and Hebe, Bar-
badoes; Miranda, Trinidad; Ontario, New Orleans.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Wind S.S.E. light.—Arrd.
Lively, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; Lucy, Parsons,
Bombay; George Glen, Parry, Para; Jane Brown, Childs,
New Orleans; Shenandoak, West Philadelphia; Minerva,
ditto; Do Witt Clinton, Funk, New York; Jenny Lind,
Card, St. John's, New Brunswick; Anandale, late
Morris, Miramichi; Abercrombie, Louttet, Montreal.
Sid. Cambria steamer, Boston; Dido, Africa; Serafon,
Havannah; Henry Ismay, La Guayra. The Neptunus,
Heinsen, from Nieuitadt to this port, and not the Ne p-
tune, Harrison, as reported on Saturday, is on shore
on the Main, and dries at low water; crew saved.
OFF MARGATE, DEC. 16.—Herald, Vertue, Madras.
RAmsoATE, DEC. 16.—The Aberfoyle, which was on
shore at Deal, has been assisted in here, and is dis-
charging; and the Potentate has been got off shore near
Kingsdown, and brought in here.
FALMOUTH, DEC. lg.—The Venus, of and from
Gaernsey for Newport and Havannah, struck on the
Manacle Rocks 14th inst., and sunk; crew saved.
CARDIFF, DEC. 15.—The John, of and from White-
haven to this port, struck on Breaksea Point 14th inst.,
and is likely to become a wreck.
SwarissA, DEC. 15.—The Mary Jones, of and from
Pugwash for Liverpcol, came on shore last: night, and is
expected to go to pieces.
HOLYHEAD, DEC. 16.—The Rienzi, Liverpool to Co-
quimbo, was abandoned in lat. 4.8 deg. 40 min., long. 10
deg. 8 min., very leaky; crew saved.
KENSALE, DEC. 14.—The Santa Trinidada, of and
from Syra, last from Queenstown for Dublin, has been
wrecked hero in a heavy gale.
Hanwicrr, DEC 16.—The Gustaf Adolph, Konigs-
berg to,; Liverpool, has put in leaky and with cargo
shifted. _ _

DEC. 16.—The Anna Maria has been put
on shore lull of water.
SWANSEA, DEC. 16.—The Shamrock schooner was
lost on the Nash Sand, 11th instant; crew savtd.
SUNDERLAND, DEC. 16.—Part of a boat's stern,
marked "Lady Gormanby of Whitby" outside, and part
of the name of Samueliinside, has been picked up near
here.
SCARBOROUGH, DEC. 16.—The Louise Eliz leth has
been got orf shore.
OFF DUNGENESS.—Jeannette, Batavia for Rotterdam.
SUNDERLAND, DEC. 16.—Wind N.W.—.Arrd. Cleo,
Halerow, Quebec.
SLIGO, DEC. 15.—The Jessie, of St. John's, New
Brunswick, the Clyde to Boston, is at anchor at Oyster
Island, very leaky.

BELFAST; DEC. 14.—The Chcstcr has been got of
shore.

Durinan, DEC. 15.—The Happy Jane, of Arbroath,
Port Dundas to Sunderland, stranded on tke Tyne Water
Rocks last night; crew saved.
SuIELDs. DEc. 15.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Sarah Swan,
Madras. It blew a hurric2.no here from N.N.W. he- •

between midnight and four o'clock this morning." Several
piers of South Shields broke adrift, and many of the
inside vessels grounded, but have come off with consider-
able damage.

Witunr, DEC. 16.—The Louise, of this port, is in
the roads, leaky.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 16.—Wind W.—Arrd., Fortitude,
Geaham, Rio Janeiro and Falmouth, and 51d. for Ham-
burgh. A boat marked " Minerva "of Arundel," was
washed on :lore, on the Bth inst., at Fort Cumberland.
DUNDEE, DEC. 15.—Wind S.E., with rain.—Arrd.,
Queen, Gellatly, Calcutta.
KIRKWALL, DEC. ii.—For the last ten days the winds
hare been Easterly, with a very heavy sea, preventing
all communication with the main land and the Islands.
10th, the wreck of a vessel, bottom up, has come on
shore on the Island of Copinshay. She appears to be
now, and built of foreign oak. Her stern is open, and
a great part of her cargo, fir spars and oak staves, has
washed out. The spars are marked with a cut crown,
and the stares marked W. S. A board has been found
with the word " Argo," raised and gilt, marked upon it.
BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 15.—The William and Nancy of
Whitby, lately stranded here, has been hove off and
brought in.
PLYMOUTH, Day. 16.—Wind W. to S.W.—Arra.,
Durango, St. John's, New Brunswick.
DUBLIN, DEC. 15.—1 t is:reported that a large timber-
laden vessel has been wrecked on the Kish Bank.
Several deals have washed on shore within the last few
days, and the headboard of a large vessel, marked " Berl
of Lisburne," was picked up at Kincoal on the 12th inst.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Letters from the principal country markets, held on
Saturday, stated that rather more demand was expe-
rienced fur the best parcels of both English and Foreign
Wheat, at very full prices. In the middling and inferior
kinds, only a limited business was transacted. Malting
Barley, and the best Oats and Flour, were quite as dear,
but all other articles were neglected. Our foreign ad-
vices, generally, aro to the effect that very little has been
doing in any grain on English account. Up to our
market last week, the arrivals of all English grain were
small. The imports, from abroad, were liberal, vizt--
15,962 quarters of Wheat, 25,266 ditto of Barley, 17,046
ditto of Oats, 95 ditto of Rye, 225 ditto of Beans.
6,504 ditto of Peas, 1,378 ditto of Tares, 2,580 ditto
of Linseed, 110 ditto of Rapeseed, 36 ditto aif sundry
seeds, 5,557 barrels, and 3,348 sacks of Flour.
The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up to
our market to-day coastwise from Essex, Kent, Suffolk,
and all other quarters, was very moderate. By land
carriage and sample the receipts were small. The
stands were rather scantily filled with most descriptions,
owing to which, and the full attendance of both town
and country millers, the demand was steady, especially
for selected parcels of both red and white, at prices fully
equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight, and At
which a good clearance was effected. The quality of
the Wheats was by no means first-rate, arising from the
humid state of the atmosphere. A large portion of the
late extensive imports of Foreign Wheat having been
placed in granary, and the arrivals last week being goods
there was a considerable increase in the total sup'
ply brought forward this muining; nevertheless, as
the importers evinced no anxiety to press sales, as a fall'
ing elf in the foreign receipts is generally expected, fine
wheats sold to a fair extent at full rates of currency. In
the middling and inferior kinds only a limited business
was transacted at late figures. There was no demand
for floating cargoes, the prices of which were nominal.
With English Barley we were but moderately supplied.
but the quantity of foreign was very extensive. The
best malting parcels moved off somewhat steadily, at full
price.. All other kinds were a slow sale; but we have
no actual decline to notice in the quotations.
Malt, the supply of which was very moderafe, sold
slowly. In its value, however, we have no change to
report. There were less Oats effering than for some tiros
past. On the whole, the Oat trade was steady, and
prices were fairly supported. Beans were a very slot/
sales at barely late rates. Peas moved off heavily at, In
some in tances, a decline of is per quarter. The best
Flour was held at high prices. The inferior kinds, as
well as Indian Corn and Meal, were neglected.
CURLENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 565 to 5"
Red, New.... 37s to 44s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 40s 48s Lincolnsli., Feed. 143 1611
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Led. • 38s 40s Youghal and Cork.
Ditto, White ••• • .. ls 418 Black . 13s 154
Irish, Red ........ 38e 4115 Cork, white..... 14s 17,
Ditto,White.. •• .. 40s 43s Scotch, Feed.-- 185
21
Rye—Old ••• • • 24s 255 Beans—Tick 261 3!
New. •••• • • .. .• 248 25s Pigeons 30s 21:
Barley—Grinding 205 23s Peas—Grey 265 21
Malting ... • . 24s 265 Maple ..... ••• • • • 271 2-
Chevalier .......265 30s White ••• • • 270
%fait —Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .... • ... 298 3,,1a
f01k... 56s Flour—Town-made .•• 350 4v2:
Brown .•••• • • • . • 445 47s Suffolk .... • 3ra
Kingston and Ware 555 565 Stocktsi & Norfolk 30e a'.
SEED DICARJECIZT.
We had a steady sale for Clover seed to-day, at full,'
last week's quotations. All other seeds, including eske9o
moved off slowly. Up to the Bth inst., duty was paid cal
136,037 cwts. of Clover seed, against 97,219 ditto during
the corresponding period in 1848.
Turnip,lVhite, per bush. Its to 11s Carraway ............ 299 .11!):
Red and °teen.... 108 lls Coriander 16s t".
Mustard, 8r0wn.... . Is 12s Ilempseed, per quarter 328 ad.. 4
White ••••• • • • .. Gs Is' Linseed, Eng,sowing.. 545 •"/
Tares, New Winter.. 5s Od 5s 6d Crushing ........ 405 .30
01d............ .. 49 5s Baltic •• .. 385 lie
Canary, per quarter • . 78s 88s Odessa ... ..... 425

Rye grass •••• . • • ... 20s 24s Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo tat Oil
Clover, Itcd (cwt.) 35s 50s English .9/ Os L.;
White ........ . • 35s 50s Foreign, per ton 610 s tog
Foreign Red . 32s 426 Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ 58 4' :00
White •• .. 30s 418 Rapeseed, New, pr lat 28/ Os 29/
Trefoil ...• .• • ..... 14s 18s

THE GREAT Cil

ISTMAS CATTL.

MAIIKET.—(THIS DAY.) ;ge
Although it has been our pleasing duty for a ser-4
ofd ears past to report the proceedings in this market (e.rice
in doing so we have invariably endeavoured to do juste
,0
equally to the grazier, salesman and butcher, as tua
accuracy of our furnished statements respecting derail%
and value fully testify)—we, from the number of ruraou,
afloat in various quarters during last week on the e°br
jest of the supply of Beasts expected here this morel,
to form what is termed the Great Christmas Marla
have seldom felt so much curiosity to ascertain t 7,4
numerical strength and quality of the stock exhibited :1
on the present occasion. Ardent admirers as we are bvt
the wonderful perfection to which stock has been brougho
in most parts of the United Kingdom, through b.
instrumentality of the extraordinary exertions elf to
grazing community, we cannot but admit ti.',,,
the show to-day exceeded our most sange,l„,
expectations. Almost every county and elip
trict in England appeared to vie Wtiffl
each other for the palm of excellence, and, as might,..i.
expected, we had not a few wonders from Scotland; welluit
Ireland, as well as Hollar.d and some other continee u,
countries, poured in a portion of their superfluous stoc9,
Such was the extensive nature of the "movement" Yee
terday, that the various railway companies, notwithstaetii,
ing their vast locomotive powers, experienced no °Tog
nary difficulty in forwarding the Beasts and Sheep 9°,01
their different lines. Devonshire did its best to etztr'ss. 4
P
its more stately friends, the Herefords; the well-built 'd
powerful shorthorns were, from this being the hcightaie
their "season," by no means second in the race; li,es
men of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex showed tamnsevoi
fully alive to this most interesting exhibition; these op
Sussex contributed some "ancient wonders," and th°so
in the midland counties forwarded stock of a first"„f,, "re
class; Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, and `a.se
Westmoreland were, thanks to rapid communios"h-oe
well represented. Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, and et" a
parts of Scotland, sent their black and mouse-cob:10
sleek and healthy-looking animals. Years since se' tat
was any difficulty experienced in determining, alosos ra
a glance, the actual quarters whence the Waste "'fee
derived on any given market day; but matters are 0310i1
altered now. The Devon breeds, which at the above Pc,isio
44,
were chiefly to be met with only in certain locall
have spread themselves almost over the whole coue` try
and it is a well-ascertained fact that nearly, or cluitigfor i
many, shorthorns and Herefords are now fatten e",..0
this market in Norfolk and Suffolk as Scots, for vvPro,
latter breed these two countries have long atood,S, e'
eminent. The Herefords and short-horns have, rt"„ireci
fore, almost entirely taken the place of tl e far '11„-for
homebrods, very few of which have mil ed hiall' dal
some considerable time past. A reference to the 0111
returns at foot will show the great extent of the 911;01,
here to-day. That its quality, weight, and Wu% 05
exceeded to some considerable extent the exhibiti°6ool
former periods, has been admitted by all Precio-ere
men. It was therefore somewhat difficult for us t° 000
a just comparison of the different breeds. After 0
.4,3%
careful examination, we have arrived at the foll°"ce
conclusions :—The gencrel supply of short-horussar
ceeded anything we ever before witnessed in everYfroso
titular, combining number and quality; the Pe the
stood next. Quality alone considered, added the be,
weight of a limited number, the Herefords tolVdeee
classed with the first-mentioned breed ; and soitter-t,
might be the Scots. The Durhans, runts, and all ;ieee
stock were unusually good. It will therefore be petcd ego
that the arrangement of quality—taking weight entboo9
into consideration—has been beset with difficelties9.,epte,
resulting solely from the evenness of the eggtoo (34,;
supply. The arrangements made for the receror dee
stock were as perfect as the limited space iff east
admitted; but we much regretted to see sueliahile cos;
amount of property so packed together, as was, the
on this occasion. Extreme were the dw—orrei
and risk in getting among the beasts,
~ citifi
of which, though sold in the early part of ti "o,oo'
could not be removed till a late hour. It is here, list ye t°
sary for us to explain that the great market leplbr.
was held a week earlier, viz., on the 11th of Dec „alba
This will account for the great difference in thee ': 3 ie
eo 1
of beasts shown this morning and the same P bees °it
1848. The annexed statement shows the Ilut°,loo Q."
beasts exhibited, and the prices obtained for "
the "great days" during the last ten years :--
e°'
Years. Beasts shown. Prie d•
F. d. s', o
1839
1)S40
1841
1842 ....... ....... 4,541
1843
3 0 to 4 s
1844 ... 5,713
1845
3 0
6 ....
1816
A to 58
1847 - 4 8 9)‘
1848
The appearance of the market, long
of day, was very remarkable. Lights were might
all directions, iu order that the stook
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beforeirconviog :
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Scotch
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Blues
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the winds
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staves, has
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)een found
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Nancy of
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P.—Arrd.,

ge timber-
ish Bank.
he last few
ked " Barl
12th inst.