The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.

CORN EXCHANGE.-(MONDAY.)
The announcernetil of the failure of a large malster at Ware, in
llerefordshire, whose liabilities on this market are upwards of 12,0001.,
cast a gloom over the proceedings here, especially as it is known that
the Government is indebted in a large sum for duties. During the
pastlweek up to Saturday evening, the arrivals of English Wheat
wecomparatively speaking, somewhat on the increase, yet they
werre,
eby
no means seasonably large. Of English Barley an Malt
the receipts were very extensive, those of all other grain of home pro-
duce moderate. Of Irish Oath, the arrivals were
small; bat from abroad, upwards of 15,000 quarters, on
which his probable the duty will be 'paid—came to hand.
The fresh supply of foreign Wheat and Flour has been good; bet,
under present circumstances, it has been landed in bond. From Es-
sex a fair average quantity of Wheat came to hand, coastwise as wel
as by land-carriage, and samples, Put that frem Kent, Cambridge-
shire, &c., was small. Although the attendance of buyers was rather
large, the demand for that article was not to say brisk ; nevertheless,
the finest qualities of both Red and White moved off steadily, at very
full prices. In other kinds but few sales were effected, at last Monday's
quotations; yet a fair clearance was effected prior to the close of the mar-
ket, The show 01 free foreign Wheat wassail:al ; yet time demand for ttkat

article was somewhat inactive, at unaltered currencies. Holders of
Foreign Wheat under lock were asking most extravagant prices. I
This, of course, checked the inquiry, and so little was doing that the
currencies were almost nominal. The supply of Barley was very
extensive ; owing to which, the sale for it was in a depressed state,
and in some instances the factors were compelled to submit to a fur-
ther reduction in prices of Is per quarter. The show of Malt being
good, and the buyers operating with great caution, the Malt trade was
dull, and prices had a downward tendency. In Oats very little was
doing, zt barely, but at nothing quotable beneath last week's curren-
cies. Beans, Peas, and Flour dull, but not cheaper.
CURRENCY PER. IMPERIAL MEASURB
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier. • • • • • 648 to 658
Red, New.... 565 to 63s Oats—Yorkshire and -
Di tto,White, Old.. b6s 6814, Lincolnsh., Feed. 24s 271
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .. •.•• • • • • 30s 321
coin, Red..... 52s 65s Youghal- and Cork,
Ditto, White•. •• .. 553 635 Black .••• • • . 23s 25s
Irish, Red . • .... 518 Ms Cork, White .• • 24s 29s
Ditto, White •.• • .. 53s 57s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 261 308
Rye—Old .... . • ...... 36s 311 Beans—Tick ...
New. ••• • • • ...... 38s 405 Pigeons . 435 498
Raley—Grinding .•• .. 255 26s Pease—Grey. •• • • .... 38s 418
Malting .•• • • 315 35s Maple. ••• • • • 415 448
Chevalier .. • • .... 37s 38s White .•• • • • ..... 488 538
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • 54s 568
f01k.... • ....... 58s 62s Flour—Town-made .• • 551 578
Brown .. • ..... 1175 60s Suffolk ••••• • • . • • 43s 498
Kingston and Ware 635 65s Stoekta & Norfolk 468 4$
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
Wheat—Dantsic b7s to 638 Beans • •
Hamburgh ..... 56s 62s Pease •••• • • • • 41s 471
. Bale; .- •• • ........ 225 28s Flour—American .••• • —e —8
Oats —New .•• • • • 258 275 Baltic
3 sod ... . 221 2311
sanTszniaLs.

Since Monday last the imports of live stock from the Continent
for our market have been en a very liberal scale, the time of year
considered, viz., 140 oxen and cows, and two calves from Rotter-
dam ; 200 cows, 40 oxen, and 300 sheep from Harlingen; together
with 20 oxen from Hamburgh. The whole of the above supplies have
been received, per steamers, in excellent condition. At the outports
the receipts, arising; from the comparatively high prices ruling here,
have been unimportant. Ti-day we had on offer 250 beasts,
and 310 sheep from Holland, with which the trade was
in a sluggish state, and previous quotations were not supported.
From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up were
on the increase, and of very superior quality, especially as relates to
the Herefords, Devons, Scots, and Homebreds. Notwithstanding the
attendance of both twit and country buyers was tolerably nume-
rous, and the weather more faveurable for slaughtering, the beef
trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the currencies ob-
tained on this day se'nnight of 2d per albs, the very highest figures
for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 4d per albs, and at which a
clearance was with difficulty. effected. The Builock droves from
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, were composed of 800
Scots and Homebreds. From the Northern counties we received 500
short horns, from the Western and Midland districts, 600 Herefords,
Devons, Herta, &c. ; from ether parts of England, 400 of various
breeds; from Scotland, 60 Scots ; and from Ireland, 70 beasts. The
remainder of the supply was derived from abroad and the neigh-
bourhood of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were again un-
usually limited—the deficiency in them, compared with those ex-
hibited at the corresponding mar ket-day in 1845, being about sixteen
thousand bead ; however the Mutton trade was again brisk,
and last Monday's advanced prices were firmly supported.
The best old Downs readily produced 5s 6d per Sibs. In
many quarters allusions have been made to the extremely high
prices at which Sheep have been selling here for some time past ; but
the cause of the present range of currencies is easily explained. Our
readers will recollect that during the greater portion 011844 (owing
to the scarcity of keep in our large agricultural districts, the result
of an unusually dry summer) the graziers were compelled to.send
forward their Sheep, and dispose of them at almost any sacrifice.
The great losses thee sustained at that period prevented many of the
large flock masters from purchasing adequate supplies of lean stook for
the then forthcoming season. In addition to these circumstances, the
epidemic carried off immense numbers of Sheep. The oonsequence has
been that, in many parts of the country, there is an absolute scarcity
of that description of stock ; and to exemplify our remarks we may
observe that on many farms it is impossible for the stock to consume
the large quantities of turnips and other pabulam produced last year ;
hence, in those districts where sheep are in moderate abundance the
graziers can scarcely afford to dispose of their stock, whatever may
be the prices here. This, then, is the principal cause of the present
enhanced rates, and which will, probably, be maintained for some
time hence. In order further to strengthen our observations we
beg to observe that, during last year, there were exhibited
here nearly three hundred sheep less than in 1844. The
few prime Lambs en sale this morning sold readily at 7s per
Sibs, Calves, the numbers of which were small, moved off steadily
at frill prices. The Pork trade was very steady at last week's quota-
tions. The supply of Figi was moderately good.
Per albs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d

:nferier Beasts .... 2 8 210

Second quality ditto. 3 0 $ 4
Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 310
Prim. Scots .. • ... 4 0 4 4
Large coarse Calves 4 8 6 4
Prime small ditto .. 3 6 5

auckllng Calves —ls • 32 •
Inferior Sheep .. .3 10 4 4

I. i. to s. d

Second quality ditto 4 6 4 8

Coarse-woolled ditto 4 10 5,06
Southdown Wethera 2 i 6
Ditto out of the wool
Largo Hogs ...... 310 4 8
Small Porkers .... 410 Y 2

Quarter old Pigs —l4 • 22 °-
Lambs •• •••• •• 0 • 0

MARKET.

Beasts.
3,16$

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