The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-14 00:00:00

MARKETS.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY.-Fresh up to Mark-
lane to-day the receipts of wheat from Essex and Kent have
been small, and the quality generally has been inferior. There
has been a thin attendance of millers, and sales have progressed
slowly. Fine dry samples, from their scarcity, have com-
manded late rates, otherwise there has been a tendency to lower
prices. Moderate supplies of foreign wheat have been on the
stands. Transactions have been on a limited scale,
and the value of inferior produce has been barely maintained.
The market has been moderately supplied with barley. The
business doing has been unimportant, and inferior parcels have
been lower to sell. Malt has been quiet, at about late rates.
There has been a fair supply of oats on the stands. Transactions
have been restricted, and prices have had a drooping tendency.
Beans have been quiet, at about late currencies. Peas have been
disposed of at about previous quotations. For maize the
demand has been inactive, at barely last week's prices. Flour
has been dull, and in consequence of the falling off in the
export inquiry, prices have tended in favour of buyers.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.-The cattle
trade to-day has been in a quiet state. The supplies of beasts
have been limited. The demand has been inactive, at about
late rates. With sheep the market has been scantily supplied.
Sales have progressed slowly, on former terms. About
three hundred lambs have been on offer, for which
85. per 81b. has been required. Calves and pigs have
sold slowly Per /lbs. to sink the offal :-Coarse and inferior
beasts, Is. 4d. to 45. 2d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ;
prime large oxen, ss. 2d. to ss. 6d. ; prime Scotch, &c.,
Is. Bd. to ss. 10d ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ;
second quality ditto, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; prime coarse-woolled
sheep, Is. to ss. Bd. ; prime Southdown ditto, Is. 10d. to 65.;
large coarse calves, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 4d. ; prime small ditto, ss. to
6s. ; large hogs, Is. 6d. to 4s. ; and neat small porkers,
4s. 6d. to ss. 2d. ; Quarter-old store pigs, 225. to 255. each
Arrivals. English :-Beasts, 2,230; sheep, 12,440; calves, 10; pigs,
100. Foreign.-Beasts, 230 ; sheep, 500; calves, 85. Total.-
Beasts, 2,460 ; sheep, 12,940; calves, 95; pigs, 100.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.-The market
has been moderately supplied. There has been a fair demand,
at our quotations. The import into London last week
consisted of 241 packages from Ostend, 87 from Harlingen-
-122 from Gluckstadt, and 7 cases from New_ Dieps.
Per 81b. by the carcase ;-Inferior beef, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 8d ;
middling ditto, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Od.; Prime large ditto, 4s. 10d.
to ss. Od. : prime small ditto. ss. Od. to ss. 2d. ; inferior
mutton. 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ; middling ditto, 4s. Od. to 45. 4d ;
prime ditto, 4s. Bd. to ss. 2d. ; large pork, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Oct. ;
small ditto, 4s. Bd. to 6s. Od. ; veal, ss. Od. to ss. 4d.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS POTATO MARKET, MON,
DAY.—Large supplies of potatoes have been on sale. The trade
has been rather quiet at our quotations :—English regents, 70s.
to 90s. per ton ; Scotch regents, 70s. to 905.; rocks, 60s. to 70s.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET, MONDAY.—During the past week
this market has assumed a quieter tone ; nevertheless, the busi-
ness doing has been to a fair extent, and full prices have been
obtained. The import into London last week consisted of 116
bales from Antwerp, 434 from Bremen, 245 from Gluckstadt, and
340 from Ostend. Mid and East Kents, £2 Os. to £7 ; Weald of
Kents, £2 to £3 15s. ; Sussex, £1 15s. to £3los. ; Farnham and
country, £3 15s. to £sl2s. ; Olds £1 to £2 10s. per cwt.
LONDON WOOL MARKET, MONDAY.—There has been a con-
tinuance of animation in the demand for wool at the public
sales. German buyers have operated with an increased amount
of freedom, especially in Cape. Secured qualities have risen lid.
per lb. Other descriptions are Old. to Id. per lb. dearer. Eng-
lish wool has been steady in value, with a fair inquiry. The im-
port into London last week consisted of 4,699 bales from the
Cape, 4,897 Adelaide, 3,541 Port Philip, 2,955 Sydney, 1,078 New
Zealand, and about 2,000 bales from the Continent.
LONDON TALLOW MARKET, MONDAY.—The market
has been quiet. Y. C., spot, 455. 3d. per cwt. town tallow,
445. per cwt., nett cash. Particulars :—Stock this day, 35,296
cwt. ; price of Y. C., 458. 3d. ; delivery' ast week, 2,149 cwt. ;
ditto from June 1, 86,676 cwt. ; arrival last week, 298 cwt. ;
ditto from June 1, 89,712 cwt. ; price of town, 465. 6d.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, MONDAY.—Thii market
continues very tame to-day, without any increase in the demand.
Prices keep remarkably steady, and there has hardly been any
quotable change in the values of cloth for a week past ; but the
tendency is in favour of buyers where any change occurs. Yarns
are hardly so steady, especially the lower counts. The daily
demand seems still sufficient to clear off stocks, as they begin to
accumulate in the hands of producers not working to contract.
LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MONDAY.—At this market
to-day the supply of cattle and sheep was less than on last week.
The demands were fair for each, without change in the value of
cattle. Sheep were much dearer. Beef. 61d. to 81-d. per lb.
Mutton, nth to 91d. per lb. There were at the market 2,088
cattle, and 5,206 sheep.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.—The market
opens to-day with a moderate demand, and the sales point to
10,000 bales. Closing Report.—This market closed to-day with
rather more doing. There was a steadier feeling, but without
improvement in prices. Sales 12,000 bales, including 2,000 bales
on speculation and export.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, MONDAY.—This market
opened steady to-day, with but little doing. Buyers 525. 90.
cash, and 535. in a month. Sellers wanting ld. per ton more.
CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, MONDAY.—At his'
market to-day a small business was done at steady prices.

CORK BUTTER MARKET, MONDAY.—Ordinary firsts, 1485.,
seconds 1485., thirds 1315., fourths 1165., fifths 985., sixths 71s.
100 firkins in the market. Mild cured—No change. Three
firkins in the market.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

Although, says the Mark Lane Express, there have been
fitful frosts in the Baltic during the week, the weather
here has continued mostly mild and damp, with a heavy
fall of rain. Scarcely anything could therefore be done
in the fields, and farmers are waiting for the
opportunity to gent in their beans and peas. Wherever
the late severe frost left the vitality of vegetation unhurt,
that vitality, under the influence of the increasing power
of the sun, has begun to chew itself ; so that the
orchards, gardens, and fields will soon tell us, if in any
way injured, what amount of damage has been sustained.
One thing is clear, that we certainly begin the year amply
provided against drought, every pond, reservoir, and
well being abundantly stoclred. The grass-lands last
seasen had so small a demand upon them, that, with a
favourable spring, we may have an unusual cut of hay,
the value of which we were made fully to understand last
season. A sunny, dry time for a fortnight would set every
farm in going order, and do incalculable good to the
country.

The first reports received of the loss of life
through the wreck of the French transport Le Cerf, which
ran on the rocks at Cape La Hague, were much exagge-
rated. Several of the crew have arrived here, and report
that a considerable number were saved.
The Gazette de France says that the Treaty of
Commerce with England has not yet been denounced, as
proposed by M. Dorian. It still remains in force until the 4th
of February, 1872. The Government has refused to give
notice of withdrawal, because to do so now would be to
repay with ingratitude England,• who at the present time
has collected by means of public subscription a sum of
more than two millions for the purchase of pro Asions for
the revictualling of Paris.