The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-19 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
BRISTOL CORN MARKET, OCT. 18.—There were rather
short supplies of English wheat at to-day's market, for
which as also for good foreign parcels an advance of full
Is per quarter was realised, but not with an active sale
thereat.—English sold at from 38s to 453 per imperial
quarter; foreign white, from 44s to 47s per, 480Ibs;
foreign red, fine qualities, 405 to 425; ditto ditto, ordi-
nary qualities, 37s to 40s; ditto, hard, 34a to 38s. For
flour there was a better demand at an improvement 'of
about Is per sack; English seconds bringing 30s to 32s
per sack; and American, &c., sweet, 23s to 25s per
barrel. Fine maltinz barley was is per quarter dearer,
but middling and inferior qualities were neglected.
Grinding barley was firm at former rates. The prices
were, English malting, 28s to 33s per imperial quarter;
English and foreign grinding, 19s 64 to 24s per 4001bs.
Beans and white oats were firm at former values, and
black about 64 per quarter dearer; Devon and Welsh
oats brought from 14s to 15s per imperial quarter; Irish
white, 16s 6LI to 18s per 320:bs; Irish black, 14s 61 to
15s 6d per imperial quarter ; foreign none. English
beans sold at 28s to 32s per imperial quarter; foreign
26s to 28a per 4801bs. At Gloucester on Saturday last
there was an improved demand for both foreign and
English wheats at the extreme rates of the previous
week.

UPPINGHAM, OCT. 17.—Wheat 40s to 445; barley 25s
to 263; oats 18s to 235; beans 333 to 378 per qr. Butter
90 to 10d per Ib; eggs 18 for Is.
LOUTH, OCT. 17.—Wheat 38s to 435; barley 23s to
265; oats 13s to 17s per qr.
LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending
Oct. 13—Wheat, 228 qrs, 6 bush, 4751 9s Od (average
41s 64d); barley, 8 qrs, 81 2s (aver. 20s 3d); oats,
20 qrs, 141 lOs (aver. 14s 6d); Peas, 00 qrs, 01 Os
(aver. Os).

Alsotin.—Averages for the week ending Oct. 15:—
Wheat 39s 10d; barley 25s lid; Oats, 13s 5d per qr.
LYNN, OCT. 16.—Wheat, 38s to 425, fine 44s to 465;
barley, 24s to 265, fine 28s to 29s per qr.
OAKHAM, OCT. 15.—Wheat 38s to 425; barley 25s to
28s; oats 16s to 19s; beans, 34s to 37s per qr.
GAINSBOROUGH, OCT. 16.—Wheat 40s to 47s Od-
-450 qrs, 9681 5s 01 (aver. 43s 0-4-d); barley, 177 qrs, 2261
121 6d (aver. 25s 74d); oats, 30 qrs, 22/ 103 Od (aver. 153
Od); beans, 15 qrs, 221 103 (aver. 30s).
NEWARK, OCT.. 17.—Wheat, old white 46s to 48s,
extra 00s, red 44s to 465, new white 44s to 463, red 42s
to 455; barley, new malting 30s to 33a, old grinding and
foreign 24s to 265; oats, old 24s to 265, now 15s to 21s;
beans, old 34s to 38s, now 30s to 325; malt 54s to 56s
per qr; :tares, 40s to 42s per qr.
ROTHERHAM, OCT. 15.—Beef, 5s Od to 6s Od per
stone; mutton, 44d to sid per lb; stock sheep, 00s to 00s
per head.

- DERBY, OCT. 16.—We bad a good average supply of
fat beasts to-day, the quality of the animals, the season
of the year considered, was only of the middling sort,
with no improvement in the price. The supply of fat
sheep was tolerably good, but the sale for all kinds of
sheep was flat. There was also a large show of fat pigs,
and we may say the best which has been for some time;
there appeared but little buying in the early part of the
morning, which had a tendency to lower the price of to-
day's market from that of last week, 6d per score.
Beef made from 44d to 5d ;Mutton, 4id to sd; Lamb,
Os to Os; Veal, 5d per lb; Pigs, 7s 6d per score.
Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid per
lb. Calf-skins 2d to 3id per lb.
EDINBURGH. OCT. 17.—The quantity of wheat brought
forward this day was 1,096 qrs, being 87 qrs more than
last week. Top price the same, and l ld up on the average
—261 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for-
ward was 1,663 qrs, being 285 qrs more than last week.
Price on the top 33, and the average 3d down-570
qrs unsold. Of oats we had 870 qrs brought forward, or
135 qrs more than last week. Top price the same, and
the average 5d up-76 qrs unsold. The quantity of
beans was 84 qrs, or 22 qrs less than last week. Price
on the top the same, and the average 2d down-27 qrs
unsold.

Top of wheat 6411bs 56s Od
... Barley 55tlbs 29s Od
... Oats ... 44 lbs 24s Od
... Beans ... 6411bs 35s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 17.—The supply
of cattle this morning was 596,.being 86 more than last
week. The quality generally of a very inferior descrip-
tion. At the close a clearance was not effected. The
top price of the best beef 7s Gd to is 9d; current 6s 6d
to 7s; middling and inferior 5s 64 to 6s per Dutch stone.
The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 6,429,
being 1,636 more than last wet lr. On account of the
great quantity, sales were very dull, and prices
down Lfully 2s a head, particularly for inferiors sorts.
Top price of the best mutton Sid per lb; current, 4id
to sd; inferior, aid to 4d. A good number unsold.
DUNDEE, OCT. 15.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od; foreign
ditto, 47s 0,1 to 508 Od; barley, 22a Od to 23s Od; oats,
18s 6d to 19s Od ; pease and beans. 23s Od to 25s 6d.
Conic, Ocr. 17.—Flour—First 13.0 d to 143 Od ; extra 15s ;
seconds, 12s Od to 131; households 9s to 11 s; thirds, 6s to 81
per cwt. Oatmeal 9s to 108 Od; Indian meal 7s Od to 7s 3d; wheat-
meal, 9s 6d to 10s per cwt. Indian corn 6/ 10. to 710. per ton.
Bran 3/15s to 3/ 17s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 28s to 355; average
28s ; dealers 32s to 38. Od; average 34s per ton. Str aw—Farmers
lOs Od to 25. Od; average 225; dealers 00s Ott to 00s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to bid ;
household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to
9d per lb. Eggs-5s 6d to 5s 8d per hundred. Coals—
Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best Neath
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 00s per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to sd; veal 4d to
Od ; pork 4id to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per
lb. Hops 51 10s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 315 s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8110 s; Valonia 14/ tool; French
71108; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone.
Hemp 311 to 35/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 21s to 00. • re d
ditto 25s to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 00/ 00s to 001 per
ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per ton; deals, first quality, 18s;
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 12s to 18s•'
salted 12s to 181 per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 24d per lb.
Potatoes, white 6d to 8d; Minions 104 to 00d; Guano—
Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel,
193 per barrel.

The number of visitors at the last Newmarket
meeting was greater than has been known since New.
market has been a racecourse, and arrangements are
being made for trains direct from Liverpool,
Chester, Crewe, Stafford, Birmingham, Derby,
and Leicester, to Peterborough and on to Cam-
bridge; and when the Cambridge branch is com-
pleted a still greater increase may be expected.