The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-04 00:00:00

TILE COUNTRY MARKETS.

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2 1A:et!2.P...5.1-esa:, DEC. 2.—The ge; ers.l trade of the
week has been very ITl:`:ctive, but we 1-iesr thqt. some con-
si‘lorablo parcels of flour have been taken off, rather as a
F p-culation than for the supply of consumption. At
Liverpool large supplies continue to pour in, but at yes-
terday's market some degree of firmness was observable,
and as regarded bonded wheat and flour, there was a
disposition to purchase on speculation. At Wakefield,
though some redaction was submitted to, any attempt to
force still further decline was resisted. Of our market
to-day, it may be observed that, without much disposi-
tion to buy, there is less anxiety to force sales; this re-
mark applies to every article. We reduce our quota-
tions for wheat 3d per bushel, flour is per sack, oats Id
to 2d per bushel, oatmeal 6d per load, and Indian corn 2s
per quarter, beyond which holders do not appear disposed
to give way.
WINCHESTER, DEC. 2.—Corn—Wheat—Millers were
shy purchasers, farmers offered their wheats at less
money by 2s per quarter, yet much was left unsold; fine
old white wheat reached 56s per quarter; new ditto, 50s
to 52s ditto; poor ditto, 44s to 46s ditto. Flour and
bread were lower. Barley—Fine chevalier, 561bs. per
bushel, sold at 34s 0,1 per quarter; second rate ditto, 30s
ditto; common grinding, 27s to 28s ditto. Beans—Old
ticks, 42s per quarter; new ditto, 38 to 40s ditto. Peas
—Best boilers, 41s to 42s per quarter; grey and maple
ditto, 363 to 38s ditto. Oats—Best Poland, 24s per
quarter; good black, 22s ditto; common feed, 16s to 18s
ditto. Rye, 32s to 34s par quarter. Tares, lOs to 12s
per bushel. Average price of wheat, 53s 41c1 per quarter.
barley, 28s 9d ditto; oats, 20s 6d ditto.
ANDOVER, DEC. 2.—Corn—Wheat was of slow sale,
though offered at a further decline of lOs per load; best
old made but 141 per load; new, 121 to 131 per ditto;
secondary qualities, 101 to ill per ditto. Flour fell 2s
per sack. Bread 12d the Blb loaf. Barley was plentiful;
best malting made but 33s per quarter; grinding, 28s to
30s ditto; malt, 60s ditto. Oats were offered at from
18s to 23s per quarter. Beans, peas, rye, and tares,
offered at less money.
GUILDFORD, DEC. 2.—Wheat—Finest samples of old
wheat were alone in request; very few of other sorts
would sell at any price, though offered at considerable
reductions; best made but 535; second rate, 553; com-
mon, 50s; inferior, 44s to 46s p_r quarter. Barley was
sold for malting at the prices of last Saturday; grinding
to be had.

READING, DEC. 2.---The attendance of farmers and
dealers was about as usual, with a moderate supply of
wheat of middling quality. The market opened very
dull, and in order to effect sales a reduction of 2s per
quarter had to be submitted to, and at which a clearance
was not effected. There was a good supply of barley of
middling quality, but the business done was not large,
with a reduction of is per quarter. In oats, beans, and
peas, there was a dull trade, at rather lower rates.
Wheat (old), per quarter, 38s to 60s; ditto new, 35s to
635; barley, 28s to 365; oats, 16s to 21s; beans, 30s to
41s; peas, 30s to 428.—Pig market: Stores were in
short supply, with a dull trade, at Is to 2s per head
lower. Fat hogs, 9s 6d; porkers, lOs per score.—Poul-
try market: Fowls, per couple, 2s 6d to 3s Od; ducks,
ditto, 3s Od to 3s 6,1; geese, 5s Od to 5s 6d ; butter, per
Ib, is ld to is 3d; eggs, 8 to 10 for Is.
ABERDEEN MARKET, DEC. I.—We had a large sup-
ply of grain at market to-day; trade ruled extremely
heavy, and little business done. Oats, 15s to 17s, 401bs
per bushel ; barley, 25s to 265, bear, 25s :to 265, 521bs
per bushel ; wheat, 54s to 63s ; oatmeal, 16s 6d to 17s
6d per boll ; flour, 43s to 52s per sack,
ABERDEEN PROVISION MARKET, DEC. I.—The mar-
ket to-day was well attended : sales were stiff, and
towards the close prices had a general tendency down-
wards. Beef, 6d to 8d; mutton, 6d to 8d; veal, 6d to 8d
per lb; pork, 4s to 4s 93 per stone; lamb, 6d to 8d per lb;
tallow, 4s 6d to 5s per stone; potatoes, 8d to Is per peck;
butter, 7d to 9d per lb; eggs, is Od to is 4d per dozen;
hens, 2s Od to 3s; chickens, Is 6d to 2s; ducks, 2s to
2s 6d; ducklings, 2s to 2s 6d per pair; turkeys, 3s to
4s; geese, 2s to 2s 6d each. Butter for exportation
(present cure), 588 per cwt. Eggs, wholesale price,
8d per dozen; Bread, 41b loaf, 8d; 21b loaf, 4d. Pork,
per stone of 141 b, 3s 63; pork, fine small, 5s 6d; pork,
large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. Ship pork, per barrel of 204 lbs,

ABERDEEN MEAL MARKET, Nov. 30 —The supply
of meal at market to-night was good, but the demand
was very moderate. Oatmeal, is 4d to is sd; pearmeal,
Is 4d to is sd; peasmeal,:ls 101 to 2s; aids, 7d; barley
flour, is 5d to is 6d; barley dust, 7d to 8d; flour, per
lb, 2s Od to 2s 4d; barley, lid to 2d.
HADDINGTON, DEC. I.—We had a smaller supply to-
day of wheat, and larger of other grain. Sales were dull.
Wheat, top, 2s, and average 2s 4d down; weight of top,
per four bushels, 18st 101 b. Barley, top, 6d, and average
6d up; weight of top, per four bushels, 17st 21b. Oats,
top, 3d, and average is 2d down; weight of top per four
bushels, 13st. Beans, top, 4s, and average 3s 8d down;
weight of top, per four bushels, 19st 51b.
Total quantity of Wheat in market 481 qrs., 421 sold
Do. Barley do. 695 qrs., 653 sold
Do. Oats de. 388 qrs., 350 sold
Do. Beans do. 58 qrs., 55 sold
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Beans.
... 56s Od 133 s Od I 22s 3d 136 s °d

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... 46s Od I 28s id 20s 4d I 32s lid
32s Od 228 Od 178 od 24s Od

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