The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-26 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

Lsvearoot, MARCH 24.—There has been a good arrival
of foreign wheat this week, but of other articles the quantities
received are moderate. There was a good attendance of
millers at our market yesterday, and several of them from a
distance. Wheat was in fair request, and in some instances
the turn in price was in sellers' favour. Flour also was readily
sold at Tuesday's prices. Oats and oatmeal fully supported
late rates. Beans were held with more firmness. Peas met a
dull inquiry. Indian corn brought the same price as on Tues-
day, with a moderate sale. To-day the trade has a steady ap-
pearance, but no change in the prices of any article.
MANCHESTER, MARCH 24..—We have again to report an
exceedingly lifeless state of trade throughout the week, and in
the limited business which has occurred in either flour or oat-
meal prices rather under the quotations of the preceding
market-day have been submitted to. Excepting about 3,000
quarters of malt coastwise, the arrivals of English and Irish
produce at Liverpool and Runcorn are extremely scanty. From
abroad there is a liberal supply of wheat to notice, but only
moderate of other articles. At our market this morning there
was a somewhat firmer feeling as regards wheat, which was
held far fully previous rates. Flour, however, continued to
meet a slow sale at about 6d per sack under the currency of
this day se'nnight. In oats no change was apparent. Oat-
meal was in limited request, and with difficulty maintained its
previous value.
ABERDEEN, Mastcsi 23.—Grain—Oats 14s tol4s 6d,401b per
bushel ; barley, 23s to 245, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 23s to 245,
52 lbs per bushel.; wheat, 50s to 53s ; oatmeal, 11 s6d to 125.6 d
per boll ; flour, 38s to Os per sack. Provisions—Beef,
5d to 7d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 6d
to 8d ; pork, per stone, 4s 6d to Sc; lamb, per qu., 7s to lOs 6d;
tallow, per stone, 4s 6d to 5s ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to Is ;
hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares, each, Os
to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 9d to 10d ;
eggs, per doz, 6d to 8d ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os ; hens, per
pair, 2s 9d to 3s ; chickens, ditto, 2s 9d to 3s Od ; ducks, ditto,
2s 6d to 35; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d ; turkeys, each, 4s 6d
to 55 Od; geese, ditto, Os to Os; butter for exportation (present
cure), per cwt, tins to 00s; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 5d
to Od ; 41b loaf, 8d ; 21b loaf, 4d ; pork, per stone of 14 lbs
Us Od to 3s 6d ; pork fine, small, Os Od to 5s 6d ; pork large,
3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to 100 s.
Meal—Oatmeal, Is 3d to Os Od; bearmeal, is 3d to Os Od ,
peasemeal, Is 10d to 2s; aids, 6d to 7d ; barley flour, is 43 to
Is 5d ; barley dust, 7d to 8d ; flour, is 10d to 2s; barley, per lb,
1 id to 3d.
DALKEITH, MARCH 22.—The relative weight per four bushels
of the three prices of wheat were 18st 71b, 18st 21b, and 18st
01b. Oats, 12st 61b, 12st 71b, and lOst 131 b. Barley, 16st 41b,
16st 01b, and 15st 131 b. Peas and beans, 19st llb, 18st 71b,
and 17st 71bs.
Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior.
138 Wheat ... £2 12 0 £2 5 0 0 0
612 Oats
354 Barley
60 Pease and Beans 1 11 0 1 8 0 1 7 0
Average of wheat 44s Bd.
BELFAST, MARCH 22.—The supplies of grain since Fri-
day have been small, but seemingly quite equal to the demand.
Wheat sells at last week's prices, and there is some inquiry
about foreign of good quality, for mixing. Flour rather a dull
sale. American sells slowly at 25s to 26s per barrel. Barley
unchanged in value. Oats are in good demand for seed, and
command full prices. Oatmeal a slow sale, at a little under
former rates. Indian corn must be quoted dull, and 2s 6d
lower; yellow 71 5s to V 7s 6d, white 2s 6d less. Potatoes,
per stone, 18d to 10d; ditto, per cwt, 4s 6d to ss. Butchers'
Meat—beef, per lb, 4d to 70 ; mutton, 5d to 7d ; veal, 6d to
711 d. Fish—Trout, 6d per lb ; brett, 3s to 4s; soles, Is to is
6d per pair. Poultry—Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s a.pair ; chickens,
Is 6d to 2s per pair, ducks, 2s to 2s 6d per pair ; turkeys,
3s to 4s each ; geese, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; eggs, per dozen, 7d.
Hay, is 2d to is 11d; straw, oat, 8d to Is Id ; ditto, wheat,
7d to I Id per cwt.
CORE. MARCH 23.—The supplies of home grown grain,
especially those of wheat and barley, are very trifling. Owing
to the miserably small receipts of wheat, the value of the
article remains unchanged, while, owing to the demand for
seed purposes, that of barley and oats (for prime samples at
least) is well maintained. In prepared wheat (Irish) we have
no tiansactions to record. In foreign, also, the business done
has been very limited, and, though prices are nominally the
same, the tendency is downward. In prepared oats likewise
any sales that have been made are on the most restricted scale.
Our quotations are nominally the same as those of last week.
The flour trade exhibits the same depressed aspect, noticed for
the last few weeks. Bakers purchase on the most retail scale,
and for the supply only of their more immediate wants, there
being an evident disinclination on their part to get into stock.
The consequence is, they hold no stocks, and, factors being in
very much the same position, the market presents the anoma-
lous feature of small stocks and supplies coupled with a dull,
dragging trade. Indian corn continues to meet a good demand
and fair sale. Holders have assumed a firmer tone.
and the tendency of prices is to advance. Indian
meal meets a moderate inquiry, at late quotations.
Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 15s Od ; extra 14; 6d ;
seconds 135 to 14s Od ; households lOs to 12s ; thirds 8s to lOs
per cwt. Meal—Oatmeal lls to lls 6d; Indian meal Ss; wheat
meal 11 s per cwt. Indian corn 7/ 2s 6d to 7' lOs pe: ton. Bran
4/ lOs per ton. Hay Farmers 28s to 43s Od; average 00s ;
dealers 40s to 46s ; average 00s Od per ton. Straw—l' armers
Scl Od to 27s Od; average 225; dealers 00s Od to 00s Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 61d to 7d;
household loaf bid to 6d per Vb. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb. Coals—Newport 16s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 16s ;
best Neath Culm 14s 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 6d; veal
sid to 7d; pork 4d to sid ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d per
lb. Hops 6/ lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3/ 5s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 6/ to 71; Valonia 11l to 131; French
6/; English 6/ per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s per stone.
Hemp 351 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to 19s ; red
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel!; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 12/ per
ton. Timber—New Memel 4110 s; old scarce; red pine 31
15s ; yellow pine 3/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 20'; second
quality 17/ per 120. Hides—Market lit to 16s; salted lls to
18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 20 ; market 2d to 24d per lb.
Potatoes, white 10d to 12d; Minions 18d to 20d; Guano—
Peruvian, 10/10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton ; Tar—Archangel, 18s
per barrel. Eggs, 4s to 4s 2d per hundred.

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DESTRUCTION OF TEA.—A quantity of tea, lying
in one of the bonded establishments in the metropolis,
weighing upwards of 20,0001 b., being considered to be
not worth the duties, in addition to the warehouse-rent
and charges which have accrued thereon while remaining
in the Waded premises, application has been made, and
permission obtained from the revenue authorities, for the
tea to be entirely and effectually destroyed. In the case
of decayed and useless tea deposited on the premises of
the dock companies not being considered of any ♦alue
for consumption, it is arranged for the destruction to
take place on the dock premises, under proper superin-
tendence, but in the present instance arrangements were
made, and permission obtained, for the tea to be conveyed
to the mouth of the river, and cast into the sea, and in
that manner to be entirely lost and destroyed.
THE LATE KING OF HOLLAND.—A most impres-
sive and eloquent discourse was delivered yesterday
morning by the Rev. Dr. Gehle, at the Dutch London
Church, Austin-friars, on the occasion of the sudden
end lamented death of his late Majesty the King of
the Netherlands. The church was hung with black
cloth, and the majority of the congregation appeared in
mourning.