The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The past week's arrival of Wheat and Barley, both English
and Foreign, was considerable ; of other grain moderate. The
fresh supplies of ail descriptions of Corn were middling. Wheat
of superfine quality obtained Is. per quarter advance on last
Monday's prices, but all other sorts met a heavy trade at no
improvement in value. Barley unvaried. Beans hardly main-
tained their last quotations. Grey Peas very scarce and ra-
ther dearer. Boiling Peas nnvaried. The Factors will not
sell Oats except at advanced prices, which the buyers appear
indisposed to give. Flour very heavy in sale at former quota.
tions.

PRICES ON BCARD or sFIP
Wheat, Red (old) —s. —s. Beans, Small (new) 445 481
--White (old) —v. —s. (old) ..... .... --3•11*
----- Red 0839) 555. tiOs. Tick (new) 385 42
•••• —— —..— Fine 625. 655. . (old) 425.443
----- Supertine......66s. tBs. Harrow (new) 424.441.
--- White (1839)....605. f4s.
--...... Fine 661. . 70s Brank
--- Superfine ''2s 755. Oats, Feed ...•-41.—s.
----Foreign free 60s. SOs. New 255.293
tin. ' 46s. 40s. --Poland —s.—s.
Barley 305.356. New .6 3l's.
..--;..... Grinding 30s. 348, Potatoe 325.345.
-- Malting 38s. 425.
Malt 565. 655. Scotch 123.345.
--- Fine New &is. 725. Irish 245.... 265.28 r.
Pease, Grey, New .365. 3:14. Flour Town (per simic)....s3s 62..
Maple New . .365. 42*. Seconds 548.56 s
-- White 38s. 40s, —..— North Country-- 50, 52, .
Boilers 40s. 4Z. Bran lO .11.
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK
IWheat. I Barley. oats. r..,, r.
.. •
0, •l
tairs. 2,659 qrs. I 2,41,: qrs. 5,542 sack.
It ;,9-3 5 0
—7, 1,041 3.1.98 1 rls.

English
Irish 1 --
&reign ...

SMITFIE
A large supply of cattle caused LD.
a dullness in the trade fur
Beef at former rates. Mutton and Lamb were in request, but
as toe supply was equal to the demand, although 5,000 short of
last Monday, prices remained without variation. In Veal a
steady trade, at ss. to ss. Bd. per stone ; Pork realized 2d.
advance, with more than an usual number on sale. Beef,
3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ; Veal, ss. to ss. Bd. ; Mutton, 3s. 10d.
to ss. • Lamb, 4s. 2d. to 7s. ; Pork, 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d.
Head of Cattle at Market-Beasts, 2,658 ; Sheep and Lambs,
,210890; Calves, 112 ; Pigs, 618.
.BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
The supplies were not so very large, and not much cheap
Fish at Market. Business was fair, and prices steady. Turbot,
4s. to 18s. ; cod, 2s. 6d. to Bs. ; Soler, .'d. to 3s. 6d. per pair;
Lobsters. 91. to 4s. ; Salmon, 11d. to 2s. per lb. ; Mackerel,
4d. to Bd. ; Whitings, 6d. to Is. ; and Haddocks, tid. to Is.
IRISH PRODUCE MARKET.
Very little doing in any kind of provisions. Irish Bacon at
495. to 525. No Irish Butter. The best Foreign Butter 110 s.
11E111IONDSF.Y WATER-SIDE POT ATriE. '.‘t ARK ET.
Supplies large, and trade dull-prices were nominally the
same as last week.

HOP MARKET.
Trade dull, and prices unaltered. The accounts from the
Hop growers are favourable.
SEED MARKET.
In Linseed and Rape Seed for export there was a good de-
mand. Linseed at 435. to 535. per quarter ; and Rape Seed
231. to 301. per last. Arrivals-35 quarters of Tares, and 2,415
quarters of foreign Linseed.
MONTHLY PUBLIC SALE OF TEA.
The monthly public sale of tea, consisting of 16,169 pack-
ages, making 1,030,5671b5., of various kinds, but principally
Congou, commenced at the London Cotuinercial Sale-rooms,
Mincing-lane, at 11 o'clock There were very few persons
present, and the sale progressed as heavily as can be imagined,
so much so as not to give any quotations—in fact people were
afraid to b:d.