The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-18 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN EXCHANGE.-MONDAY.
Although the receipts of English Wheat for our
market last week was somewhat on the increase they
were very moderate for the time of year. The fresh
supply ot barley and oats of home produce was by no
means large, but that of flour was somewhat ex-
tensive. Several cargoes of very superior Oats
came to hand from Scotland, but only a few quarters
of Malt were received from Ireland. We under-
stand that very few shipments of Oats are being made
from any of the Irish ports ; hence, any large in-
crease in their supplies must not be expected. Owing
to the change in the wind, the imports of foreign griffin
have been rather large—viz., 23,725 quarters of Wheat,
6,622 ditto of Barley, 4,905 ditto ot Oats, 1,520 ditto
of Rye, 651 ditto of Beans, 1,888 ditto of Peas, 1,421
ditto of Tares, 5,848 ditto of Linseed, 93 ditto of Rape-
seed, 101 ditto of Mustardseed, 1,166 ditto of sundry
other seeds, 7,303 sacks and 20,846 barrels of Flour.
Fresh up this morning a fair average quantity of Wheat
came to hand by land carriage, and samples from Kent,
but that from Essex was small, and in very inferior con-
dition. From Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, &c., scarcely
any Wheat reached us. Although the show of samples
was very moderate, we have to report a dull inquiry
for all kinds of English W heat at, in most
transactions, a decline in the quotations of
Monday last, from is, to, in some instances 2a
per quarter, and at which a clearance was not effected.
This heaviness in the trade must be chiefly attributed
to the large importation of Flour noticed above, and
which was somewhat eagerly pressed for sale.
The sack qualities was mostly received from
France, and the barrelled samples from the United
States. The quality is proving very fine. The
market was somewhat heavily supplied with free foreign
Wheat, much of which was out of condition. Really
fine samples were in moderate request, at barely sta-
tionary prices. In the middling and inferior
qualities a very limited business was doing at
a fall in value of fully one :billing per quarter.
Bonded and floating cargoes of Wheat were
offering at lower prices; but we heard of no transac-
tions in them, hence the quotations were nominal. The
quantity of Barley on show was tolerably good. Fine
malting qualities were mostly selling at fully last week's
currencies. Grinding and distilling sorts ruled very
dull, and were somewhat easier to purchase.
We were fairly supplied with malt. The brewers pur-
hased with extreme caution, and it was only the finestc
parcels that commanded any attention. In prices we
have no actual change to notice. Generally speaking,
the show of Oats was moderate. Sound fresh Corn
moved off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise, the Oat
trade was in a sluggish state, at previous currencies.
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Country-marks were a shade lower.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
flrheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier..
Red. 416 to 54s Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 473 58s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato • • • 21$ 24s
coin, Red. •• . . 47s 53s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White ••• • .. 49s 56s Black ..•••.• 15s 20s
Irish, Red— • • —3 —s Cork, White ....• 17$ 22s
Ditto,White • • —5 —s Scotch, Feed..•.• 213 21e
Rye—Old ... ••• • • —s s Beans—Tick .• • • • • 283 32s
New. .••........• 283 80s Pigeons • .. 373 393
Barley—Grinding 26s 29s Peas—Grey • • 373 1185
Malting . 323 34s Maple . . 371 393
Chevalier .• . • •• • 343 353, White.... 345 37s
lalt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •.••• . • • • 38s 413
folk •••.•. • • • • • • 87$ 59s Flour—Town-made... 41$ 46s
Brown •••••. • • • • • 483 563 Suffolk .... 36s 383
Kingston and Ware 58s 593 Stocktn & Norfolk 36s 3Fs
The imports of foreign stock into London last week-
were as follows:

From Beasts.
Middleburgh.. 8 ...
Hamburgh ... 64 ...
Harlingen ... 99 ...
Rotterdam ... 386 ...

Sheep.

Calver.

Pigs.

- •••
... 124 ...

Antwerp

974 ...
730

Ostend. — ..
Amsterdam 2 •• •
Bremen 22 ...

14 004
3 ...

Havre .. 4 ...

163
514

Total 585 ... 2,381 ... 141 ... 6
Corresponding
week in 1847 331 ... 1,617 ... 68 •••

Difference ... 254 mare. 764 more. 73 more. 6 more
At the northern outports about 1,100 head of stock have
been landed from Holland and Germany, in fair average
condition. The supply of foreign stock on sale hero was
very moderate, even the time of year considered, and of
very middling quality. All breeds were very dull, and
the quotations were almost nominal, nearly the whole of
the Beasts being turned out unsold. We were again
heavily supplied with home-fed Beasts, about one-third
of which were the refuse of Monday last, in excellent
condition; indeed, with the exception of th:;se from
abroad, there was scarcely a second rate Bullock in the
market. As most of the butchers had supplied them-
selves last week, we have again to report a very heavy
demand for Beef, at a further decline in the quotations
of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per 81bs. The mar-
ket closed heavily in the extreme for Beef, and nearly
1,500 Beasts were not disposed of. Although the sup-
ply of Sheep was tolerably good, there was a somewhat
improved demand for that description of stock, at fully,
but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices paid on Mon-
day last. The primest old Downs were selling at from
4s 10d to 5s per 81bs., and at which a good clearance
was effected. Calves, the numbers of which were mode-
rate, moved off steadily, at Friday's advance in prices of
from 2d to 4d per Blbs. Prime small Calves sold at
4s 8d to 5s per slbs. There was rather an improved
denriand for prime small Pigs, at very full currencies.
Otherwise the Pork trade was in a sluggish state,

Per Illbm. to 81
s. d. to 5. d.I
Inferior liesuith..... 3 2 3 6 i

link the offal.

second quality 3 8 310
Prime large Oxen.. 318 4 0

'rime Seots ...... 4 0 4 2

Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6
Primesmall ditto .. 4 8 h 0

suckling Calves —l7 0 24 0

Inferior Sheep .. . 3 0

Beasts.
3,76;

TOTAL SUPPLY
I Sheep.
i 18,890
FOREIGN
I Sheep.
3,170

Beasts.
54

s. d. to s. d.
Second qual. Sheep 3 6 4 0
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6
Southdown Nether 4 8 5 0
Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0
Large Hogs ...... 310 4 4
Small Porkers 4 6 4 8
Quarter old Pigs —l5 0 21 0
Lambs .......... 0 0 0 0
AT MARKET.
Calves. I Pigs.
____ 174 204
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