The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-22 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS,(YESTERDAy.

C ORN-EXCEL/INOM.
Last week the arrivals of English Wheat for our market
were moderately good, and of full average quality ; bat the
receipts of all other articles of home produce - were on a
limited scale. From Scotland very few parcels of grain
reached us ; but the fresh supply of Oats from Ireland,'
though small for the time of year, was somewhat on the in-
crease. The imports of Foreign Wheat and Flour were
small, hut those of Barley, Beaus, and Peas were somewhat
extensive. Fresh up to-day the'receipts of English wheat were
moderate, though by no means large, the time of year con-
sidered • still, however, the other samples of that article
was fully equal to the wants of the dealers. Altogether
the trade was much less active than on Friday ;
still the few sales effected were at an advance
in the currencies obtained onalonday last, of from is to 2s
per quarter, at which amount of improvement the market
closed heavily, and a total clearance was not effected. The
quantity of free foreign Wheat on offer was not to say large.
The demand on Irish account having subsided for the present,
that article ruled dull, at a decline on Friday's currencies of
fully Is per quarter, yet the advance on the rates paid on
this day se'ennight was is to 2s per quarter. In Corn
under lock next to nothing was doing, yet the holders
refused to sell except at highr rates. The stocks
in warehouse are now unusuallyY small. There was
a very steady inquiry for the best malting and distilling
Barley, at a rise in the quotations of Is per quarter;
while the value of all other kinds was well supported. Su-
pm fine Malt was Is per quarter higher, with a steady de-
mand. In all other kinds no variation was noticed, although
the supply of such was small. Notwithstanding the supply
of Oats was somewhat on the increase, the Oat trade, owing
to many of the de:tlers being short of stock was firm. Fine
Corn was 10., and the secondary qualities 6d per, quarter
higher. The show of Beans being small, that description of
Grain moved off steadily, at a rise of fully Is. per quarter.
Grey and Maple Peas were ls. per quarter dearer, with a firm
inquiry. Town-made Flour advanced to 60s. per 2801bs.
while barrelled parcels were 2s. dearer.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
iiTheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • 76s to 77s
Red, New.. • • 6ls to 71s Oats'—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 67s 74s Lincolnsh., Feed. 29s 315
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .. 33s 341
coin, Red... • • 613 68s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White • • 626 69s Black . •• • 278 29s
Irish, Rod .... •. • . 60s 62s Cork, White • • 26s 33s
Ditto, IVhite .. • . 623 638 Scotch, Feed. .. • . 326 346
Rye—Old 44s 48s Beans—Tick .
• New... •••• • .. 46s 50s Pigeons •• • • 50s 556
Barley—Griading .. • • 378 404 Pease—Grey. •• • • 46s 495
Malting . ••• • • • 442 50s Maple •• • 482 50s
Chevalier • • 508 52s White 54s 565
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• •• • • 56s 585
folk ••• • • 57s 688 Flour—Town-made... 56s 60g
Brown ... •• ••• • • • 588 608 Suffolk •• ••• • • . 45s 495
Kingston and Ware 74s 75s Stockta & Norfolk 46s 485
srarrurnam.

The imports of foreign stock into London since ISlOnday
last have been as under :

From whence. Oxen.
Harlingen 9 ...
Rotterdam 121

Leer
Boulogne

COWL Sheep. Calves.
110 591 ... --
115 ... 1,178 4

26 ...
40 ...

383
605 ... -

Pigs.

Total
At the outports about 200 beasts and 700 sheep have been
'ended, chiefly from Holland, while, from Ireland, by sea
360 pigs, 49 oxen, and 5 calves, have been received for this
market. The state of trade experienced here in the past
week having formed the topic of much discussion amongst
the grazing community, we shall here offer a few observa-
tions upon its actual bearing, especially as we perceive some
of our contemporaries have described it as the reverse of fact.
For instance, it has baen stated that the beef trade was a
very dull one. This we deny, for reasons we shall promptly
state. The practical reader will perfectly understand us
when we say that the number of beasts brought forward on
this day se'nnight was the largest on record during the last
ten years, if we except that shown on the great day in 1644 ;
and further, that the actual weight of beef offered and dis-
posed of has never beea equalled, even making due allowance
for the extra number on sale in the year just mentioned.
To support our position in these particulars, we shall now
refer to a few figures. On Monday last the number of beam
in the market was 5,470, of which 5,100 found buyers—leav-
ing for the Friday's market only 370 head I And yet we
have been told that the beef trade was very dull I On look-
ing closely into the result of the trade. we feel perfectly jus-
tified in again stating our opinion, as we did last week, that
the trade, under the circumstances of an extraordinary
supply, both as regards number and quality, was STEADY,
though, on the other hand, it is perfectly apparent thet many
of the beasts did not remunerate their owners; while, we
conceive, owing to the great change which has lately
taken place in the weather, that many of the
butchers will be considerable losers by their purchases.
To-day we had on show about 190 beasts and 800 sheep
from ;broad, in very middling condition. The number of
home-fed beasts on offer, the time of year considered, tole-
rably extensive, and of full average quality. Notwithstand-
ing the very unfavourable state of the weather for slaughter
ing, the beef trade was somewhat steady; yet, as the condi-
tion of the stock was not quite equal to that exhibited on
this day se'nnight, we have reduced our quotations 2d per
Blbs, the extreme figure for Scots being 4s 4d. The beasts
were divided in about equal portions from the northern,
western, and midland districts. With sheep we were fairly
supplied ; yet the mutton trade was firm. Prime old Downs
readily produced 5s 2d per 81bs, and at which a good clear-
ance was effected. Calves, the supply of which was small,
moved off slowly at late rates. The pork trade was firm, at
last week's currencies.