The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHAN Gl3 -MONDAY.
During last week the arrivals of all kinds of grain of home
produce, including Flour, coastwi?se and by land-carriage,
were on a very moderate scale, eve :n the time of year consi-
dered. Only a few samples of Oats: reached us from Ireland
and Scotland. The foreign imports were heavy, viz., 15,738
quarters of Wheat, 14,357 ditto of Barley, 59,388 ditto of
Oats, 4,692 ditto of Beans, 2,655 ditto of Peas, 847 ditto of
Tares, 5,235 ditto of Linseed, 1,393 ditto of Rapeseed, 41 ditto
of Mustard Seed, 342 ditto of sundry seeds, and 500 sacks of
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growth, and in very middling condition—was but moderate;
and the stands were by no means largely supplied with
samples of either red or white.lare Acre ougdhemthaenad for
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buyers was not large,
kinds of Wheat of home produce was steady, aris-
ing from the continuance of very unfavourable weather
for the growing crops (harvest work in particular) and the
spread of the potato disease, at an a dvance in the quotations
paid on Monday last of from 3s to 4s per quarter, and at
which nearly the whole of the supply- -was disposed of. There
was a better inquiry fur Foreign Wh ei it, at a rise in value of
3s to 4s per quarter. In bonded Wlie ats, as well as in float-
ing cargoes, a good business was done, at 4s to 5s per quarter
more money. 57s per quarter was pa id for bonded Dantzig.
Although the supply of Foreign 13 arley was good, that
article moved off freely, at an improvement of from
Is to 2s per quarter. No English satrilples were on the market.
Since Saturday several cargoes of foreign have come in.
The Malt trade was active, and the -currencies improved is
to 2s per quarter, both on the spot and for delivery The
supply was not equal to the wants of the buyers.No.twith-
standing the immense importation of Oats last week—nearly
60,000 quarters—the Oat trade Irv; tolerably steady. -and
late rates were fairly supported. I;f:tins were in moderate
supply and fair request, at extenaive rates of currency.
White Peas were from 3s to 4s per qa arter dearer than last
week. Grey and maple qualities adriianced 2s per quarter.
Indian Corn was is to 2s per quarter higher, but the supply
was very small. Indian Meal was b: Id at a rise of is per
barrel. A good business was done i English Flour at last

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week's improvement. Americ
per barrel more money.
c tntr.:EscY 'raft IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.... • • 62s to 63S
Red. .... •• .. 54s to 60s Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 60s 68s Lincoinsh., Feud. 188 211
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red..... 55s 59s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.... • . 59s 65s Black . ...... 15s 178
Irish, Red...... • • —s —s Cork, White . .... 178 218
Ditto, White —— • • —s —s Scotch, Feed..... 2ls 238
Rye—Old •••• •• • • —s s Beans—Tick ......... 328 348
New. ———. • • • —32 s Pigeons ..... ..... 368 380
Barley—Grinding ... .. 30s 32s Peas—Grey .......... 348 38s
Malting . .... —• . 32s 338 Maple. •••.. . • . d. :342 380
Chevalier .... • —33 s White—. —.• ... 365 40s
Nialt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ... .•• • .. 40s 420
folk ...... ••• • • • 56s 62; Flour—Town-made... 45s 500
Brown ....... •• .. 50s 57s Suffolk .... ••• • .. 37s 4"s
Kingston and Ware 56s 628 Stocktn & Norfolk 36s 408
EMIXTEMIELD.
The imports of foreign stock into London last week were
as under:—
From whence. Beasts. Sheep.
Harlingen ... 134 ... 719
Rotterdam ... 359 ... 2,281
Hambnrgh ... 72 ... 46 ... _
Antwerp ...... ... 20 ...
Havre ...... .. 31

Lambs. Calvet.
••• 2 ... 148
... 189 ... 323

- • -
Total 596 3,067 191 488
Compared with the importations during the corresponding
period in 1847, the above shows a falling-off in the total
numbers of three thousand head; and it is fully anticipated
that we shall have to report even a further decline in the
arrivals, from the stringent measures about to be adopted by
the Government to prevent the introduction of diseased
Sheep into this country. It is, therefore, by no means im-
proble that Mutton will shortly bear a higher yahie in this
market than at present. Since our last report 'very few
Sheep have arrived unfit for consumption ; but their quality
has been by no means first-rate. At the northern outports
about 1,800 head of stock have been landed from Holland
and Germany; at Southampton, 30 Oxen have arrived
from Portugal, in fair average condition. Out of that num-
ber 144 head were :disposed of shortly after arrival, at an
average of 191 each, the remainder having been forwarded
hither per railway. The supplies of foreign stock in to-day's
market were very moderate for the time of year, and 'a large
portion of them were beneath the middle quality. The Beast
and Sheep met a very dull sale, at barely last week's prices;
but Calves sold at full rates of currency. From our own
grazing districts, the arrival of Beasts this morning were
somewhat on the increase, and in fair average condition. Not-
withstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, the
primest Scots, Downs, &c., moved off steadily, at fully last
week's prices. In the middling and inferior kinds of
Beef, comparatively little business was doing, at barely
late rates, and a total clearance was not effected.
The droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, consisted of about eight hundred Scots and
homebreds; from the northern grazing districts 600 short
horns; from other parts of England, 800 Herefords, runts,
Devons, &c. • and from Scotland,23o horned and polled Scots ;
the remainder of the Bullock supply being derived from
abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. Although
there was a considerable falling off in the supply of Sheep,
compared with that exhibited on this day se'nnight, the
Mutton trade was in a very depressed state, but we have no
actual decline to notice in the quotations, the beat old Downs
selling at 5s per Sibs. Lambs, the supply of which Was by
no means heavy, moved off heavily at the late decline in
value. Prime small Calves were quite as dear; but the
second-rate qualities commanded very little attention. The
supply was good. All kinds of Pigs moved off slowly, at last
week's prices.