The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-17 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN-EXCHANGE.—MONDAY.
During last week very limited supplies of all kinds of
grain of home produce, including Flour, came to hand.
From Ireland and Scotland they were chiefly confined
to a few cargoes of Oats. The imports from abroad
were, however, somewhat extensive, viz, 23,562 qnartera
of Wheat; 2,092 ditto of Barley; 5,811 ditto of Oats,
10,656 ditto of Beans; 262 ditto of Tares; 3,614 ditto of
Linseed; 289 ditto of Rapeseed; 18 ditto of Mustard
seed; 161 ditto of Indian Corn; and 624 sacks of Flour.
From Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and our various
other grain districts, the arrivals of Wheat fresh up this
morning were very small; and the stands were scantily
filled with samples of both Red and White. Although
the attendance of buyers was far from numerous
The demand for all kinds of English Wheat was firm at
fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices paid on
Monday last, and at which a good clearance was readily
effected. The pressure of foreign parcels on the market
prevented any advance in the quotations. There was a
slight improvement in the inquiry for the best parcels
of foreign wheat, both red and white, at extreme cur-
rencies. In the middling and inferior kinds next to
nothing was doing, but we have no change to
notice _in prices. The supply of Barley was very
limited, hence the trade ruled firm, and last
week's prices were well supported in every instance.
On the whole the Malt trade was in a very inactive
state; 3et the factors refused to accept lower prices.
The supply of Oats bcin.g small, and most of the dealers
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short of stock, the
trade. was firm, and last week's
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of foreign Beans, chiefly from.er Alexandria, was on the
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demand, and the quotation:
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ported. Scarcely any Peas, eitherere with difficulty
English or foreign,
were on offer. All kinds u ore steady, at very full prices.
Indian Corn was in moderate request,.at late figures, but
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with ccarculy
any &mud. Town-made Flour was unaltered tered.in value.
Country make and the best parcels ur
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tit any improvement in the

more inquired for, but witho'
quot atious.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Arheat—Essex & Kent, Al alt—Chevaller • . • • • • 585 to M's
Red. .... •• • • 44s to 55s Oats Yorkshire and
Di tto,White, New 46s 58s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
Cole, Red... . • 45s 48s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.... • • 46s 53s Black .•.• • • • 15s 185
Irish, Red •••• • . • • —8 —s Cork, White .•• .. 175 205
Ditto, White —. • • —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 31s 23s
Rye—Old •••••• • • • • • • --e s Beans—Tick ..••• • • • • 325 44,
Barley—Grinding . .... 23928 s 34s1s Peas--Pittere7. ' ::::: 2 •••• 3430: 3484:
Molting . .... •• • • 32s 33s Maple. .• .• ••• • • • 538 33s
Chevalier .... •• • 335 31s ' White .••••• • - • • • 35s 3ss
NI alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 36s 405
folk ...... ••• • • . 55s 57e Flonr—Town-rnade .• . 415 4Gs
Brown . ... •• • —45 s Suffolk ..........353 38s
Kingston and W'aro 57s 58s Stocktn & Norfolk 355 3ss
8211ITZWIELII.
Th© imports of live stuck into London, last week, were
as follow:

From whence. Beasts.
Rotterdam 173
Amsterdam...
Hamburgh 111
Harlingen

Total 543
Corresponding week
in 1847

Sheep.
... 547

Calve?.
75
10
12
2

_
99

- 920

Difference ...... 339 less. 308 less. 13 less.
At the outports, about 400 head of each kind of stock
have been landed from Holland and Germany i❑ good
condition. To day the show of foreign stock, especially
that of Beasts, was good, and of full average quality.
From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of Beasts,
fresh up this morning, were considerably on the increase,
and at least three-fourths of them were good weighers.
Owing to the prevailing mild weather, the Beef trade
was in a sluggish state, at, in some instances, a decline
in the quotations paid on Monday last of 2d per Sibs.
Still, however, the primest Scots sold at from 4s 4d to
4s 6d per Bibs. At the close of business a total clearance
had not been effected. The droves from Norfolk,
Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire comprised about
1,300 Scots and short horns, with a few homebreds •
From the northern, western, and midland districts, there
arrived about 1,000 Herefords, runts, Devons, Irish
beasts, &c. ; from other parts of England 350 of various
breeds ; and from Scotland, 220 horned and polled Scots.
Notwithstanding the numbers of Sheep were on the
increase, the Mutton trade was firm, and the late ad-
vance in the currencies was steadily swooned. The
primest old Downs in the wool sold at from 5s 6d to
to 5s 8d per Blbs. With Lambs we were tolerably well,
but not to say heavily, supplied. All breeds moved off
readily, at very full prices- From the Isle of Wight we
received 50 head. Calves— the supply of which was
good—moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices.
In Pigs next to nothing was doing, but we have no
change to notice in value.

Per Sibs. to
e. d. to s. d. s. d. te s. d.
Inferior 80a5t5..... 3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 4 4
4econd quality •.3 10 4 2 Coarse-vroolledditto 410 5 4
Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 4 Southdown Wether 5 6 5
Prime Scots . •• 4 4 4 6 Ditto out of the wool 5 2 5 4
Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs .. 4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto .. 4 8 6 2 Small Porkers .• .. 4 8 5 2
Suckling Calves ..20 0 23 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 2C 0 25 0
Inferior Sheep .. . 4 0 4 2 Lambs •• •••• 6 0 7 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Sleasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I
Pies.
3,159 16,210 120 310
IV3BWG.A. TB AND LZELDENNAI.X.
Very limited supplies of country-killed meat have
arrived up to these markets since Monday last—they
have amounted to only about 90 carcases of Beef, 220
ditto of Mutton, 140 ditto of Lambs, 40 ditto of Veal,
and 130 ditto of Pork. Those on offer slaughtered in
the metropolis have been small, even the time of year
considered ; hence, the general demand has ruled active,
at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs, and at
which good clearances have been effected. From Ham-
burgh five barrels and four baskets of Beef have come
to hand.

Ink the offal.