The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-18 00:00:00

REVIEW of THE BRITISH CORN

TRADE.
No particular alteration has taken place in the position
of the Wheat trade during the week ; the demand for
France has not diminished, nor has there been any
falling off in the inquiry for the article on Irish account.
Meanwhile the deliveries from the farmers have become
less liberal than heretofore ; and the consequence has
been a steady and progressive rise in prices. Speculators
having fur some time past kept aloof, there has not been
any great excitement ; still the coutinued shipments to
Ireland, and the more recent exports to France, are
beginning to tell on our stock,, and from present
appearances. we are inclined to think that the granaries
at the diff,Tent maritime ports will be pretty well cleared
bef ire the spring shipments from the Baltic can come to
hand. The arrivals from America have for several
weeks been on a much more moderate scale than had
been calculated on, which may, however, have been
partly caused by the prevalence of easterly winds. Even
at Liverpool the receipts have been moderate of late, and
the quantity of Flour shipped from that port to the sister
isle has exceeded the quantity received. Till within this
week or two the deliveries from this growers have been
liberal, but latterly a falling off has taken place in the
supplies. This has no doubt been partly caused by the
necessity of employing all hands in the preparation of
the soil; but at the same time it is fair to inter that the
previously large supplies have so far thinned the stack-
yards as to render farmers somewhat indifferent about
making further sales, more particularly as the aspect of
the autumn-sown NN, heat is not very favourably spoken
of. The weather has certainly been very trying ; and
though we do not attach much importance to the ap-
pearance of the plant at this early period, still the
severity of the recent frost must, to say the least, cause
a backward spring, and militate against any early
harvest. The most serious matter is, however, the
shortness of stocks, not only in this country, but over
the greater part of Europe ; and that alone will, in our
opinion, prevent low or even moderate prices until
another harvest shall have been secured. The Wheat
trade has, as already intimated, been firm without being
lively ; and the advance in quotations at the leading
provincial markets held since Monday has not been very
important.
Whilst the trade has remained in a comparatively
quiet state at the leading consuming t owns, a good deal
of excitement has prevailed at the shipping ports on the
east coast, in consequence of the appearance of buyers
from France ; and Wheat has brought nearly as high
prices in Lincolnshire as it would have realised at Mark-
lane.
Many of the large steam-mills are still employed
grinding meal for Ireland; and less Flur therefore,
being manufactured than usuel.—liarko-lane Express.

NORFOLK RAILWAY ADATTOIII,..--,.. Trowse sta-
tion, an abattoir, consisting of two sets of slaughter-houses,
has been built and fitted up with every accommodation and
convenience for slaughtering 100 beasts and 300 sheep daily.
The buildings and yards are enclosed within high brick
wails, and the yard has been divided into compartments or
pens for the beasts and sheep. Adjoieing the slaughter-
house there is a large tank, above a brick structure, to
supply water. Close to the open end of the houses there is
a siding from and to the railway, on which the trucks run to
be loaded with carcases. The directors intend to let both
sets of slaughter-houses, either separately or together.—
Norfolk Ch, onicte.
FREEMASONRY.—We regret to state that the mo-
tion for a grant of One Thousani Pounds to the famishing
poor in Ireland and Scotland, by the Grand Lodge of Eng- '
laul, could not be brought on at the Grand Lodge, held on
the 3d inst., at Freemasons' Hall, by reason that the hour
for entertaining new motions had eiapse.l. Surely in a case
like this, where lives of millions are at stake, a standing
order might have been suspended. The meeting was most
numerous (upwards of four hundred), and success was cer-
tain. We presume it will be brought under consideration
at the next Grand Lodge.
PLANTING POTATOES.—The planting of potatoes
in the neighbourhood of Newlyn is now becoming very
general, and the plan of first immersing the potato in a liquid
compounded of two ingredients, viz., one quart of coal-tar
with five quirts of water, has been adopted by many; while
some few have still adhered to the old one of placing them
under a good layer of common manure.—Falmouth Packet.
The night train of the Tours Railway was delayed
eight hours on Wednesday in consequence of a vast quantity
of snow having !alien between Meting and Orlc
ans. l'he
snow was so compact that two locomOtiTest COuld not force
their Tray through it.