The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-03 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS. —ctifis DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.MONDAy.
The past week's arrivals of English Wheat were somewhat on the
increase, but that of mast other articles of home produce, ent.ist
Malt, were small. From Ireland and Scotland very littli
ikraln et '
any description came to hand; but from abroi?,c" '.1.8e .finporti 'of
Wheat, Oats, and Flour were very ext,?;,:ii,e,. Fresh Up only a
limited quantity of Wheat came 4,i;eakat,'6ii4ti.Vike 6 Well As by *Ad
carriage, and samol.n,; yet we 110.0 y OA. almt o,on quarters of
new lyir,,.;4i Ctom EliSeXabd kbui, in cm:4s4# nendition, god whit%
sold of Ptitcs'yktyltig prom 401 tsi itqs Wl' quarter. 111 Ohl qualities k
fair Oer4oi'ithetint q iiikoitles.wil/ dfOgt Old the quotatlcao.bbtained
on 'this daz :41;iii.iighc, TO' at vhis.h a' fair clearan.in was effect 4 ,
ow,tit, lo' 4 grpt*a4µ;', 4:C, the prevailing ehangeabl?; w*Atlcer.
Tlie' .i.4110t? eT rw.g.igii"Wheat, on which duty had 4a-iilAkl. Waag6O4i,
Nt nut ao extensive as we have noticed cm aptne inieVionA oeosalop.e.
tio!ders being firm, only a limite‘,l ;-.i!.k.,%.,W,:is kr;n5•501811 Yet last
week's figures were tna
;'nPiPtCf'.: 1A eVexX .1111114140, Nothing on
offer in b'r71.13 #0,1,11 in `u is 1.110 40couutsi received to-day
refp.e,4l4 1 ?I PrOgrM 9i tilt I.l4fWst work are very flattering.
The's-ifs:sW o N191'11,44 4gain small. The best grinding parek4
Liwiect •oli ii*lfK, 4i vaTe rates, but all other kinds I;nng heavily
qil 61'4 Uri) had upwards of 11,000 cnntrtaTi v$ 1141 t oft offer,
hence the trade was in a very it;;;otiV9 x%-;e• AS barely, but at
nothing quotable beneallis PrVoo4ks cilUellOCl, From our own
coasts, as well fiji fi'liAiri §Nticp.o andlreland, the supply of Oats --la
SIBIU, yt a lgge onantity was on offer from abro^..-Z,, ao,i
t pigiA,ll peg:ns well 44 spool potato qualities, were in demand at
flillfirip.A. - Ili ail other kinds next to nothi*--6 was doing.
The sale
fefiiiisp bras heavy at late rates, -
. and the same may be said of
Peas. In Flour exceedinei,
'.
CURRE"'"' ...ttle was doing at our quotations.
-,
-...,x PElt IMPERIAL MEASURE
'-x.ssex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier 645 to (165
Red, New .. .. 34s to 46s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, Old.. 405 54s lAncolnsh., Feed. 21a -23 a
Norfolk and Lin- Potato° .. •• 24s 291
coin, Red... • . 36s 46s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White -.. • • 468 50s 81ack....... 20$ 2211
Irish, Red."... • . —s —a Cork, White ....• INI 205
Ditto, White...... —8 —s Scotch, Feed..... 24s 28s
:ye—Old .... -••• . • . 328 34s Beans—Tick......... 34s 36s
New. • ..... ••• • • • 30s 33s Pigeons .... 43s 41s
Barley—Grinding..... 26s 28s Pease—Grey .
Malting . •••• •• - 328 34s Maple. - ... ••• • . 35s
.3681
Chevalier •.•• • • • • 34s 35s White.... ..... .. 40s 42s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .,. 428 44s
58s 63s Flour—Town-made .• • 44s 46s
Brown .•• • • • ... - Pia - 543 Soffolh •• • •
Kingston and Ware 64s 658 Stookta &Nortblk 34s 355
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.

Wheat—

Wheat—Dantziess .... 'B3B to 5Cs I Beans .. 30s teals
Miami:lt
Barley •
Oats--New........... 248 258 B&.t1 •• •• 27s 298
Feed ............ 19s 20s
filnrSlirlELD.

During the past week the Imports of live stock into London have
consisted of 250 Oxen and Cows, 8O Sheep, 250 Lambs, and 32
Calves from Rotterdam ; 200 Oxen and Cows, 400 Sheep, 500 Lambs,
and 10 Calves from Harlengln # sit) Oxen, 100 Sheep, and 20 Pigs from
Holland; while, at lin% *AU alllOlinted to 108 Cows, 53 Oxen, 450
Sheep, 15 Calves, and 24 Pia 9 from Holland ; and, at Plymouth, 40
Oxen from Spain- TO-day, we bad on offer about 600 Foreign Beasts,
2,000 Sheep and LaMhS, and 20 Calves, in most excellent condition ;
Indeed, this was the first collection of foreign stock we have
yet witnessed. The demand, however, was heavy, and prices were
not supported. A portion of the Beasts and Sheep had been
fed in the marshes in the neighbourhood of London, and turned out
extremely well, especially the Sheep, which had been principally fed
on corn, Vre,nl Our own grazing districts the fresh arrivals of Beasts
were ctellulve, the time of year considered, and of very prime
quality however, the Beef trade was excessively dull, at a decline in
the quotations obtained on Monday last, of 2d per 81bs. ; the highest
figure for the best Scots being only 3s 10d per Bibs , and a clearance
was not effected. About 1,000 Short Horns came to hand from the
nothern counties • 900 Scots, Homebreds, and Short Horns from
Norfolk, SUffolk, 'Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; 500 Herefords, runts,
Devons, Seo,, from the Western and Midland districts; 300 of various
kinds from other parts of England, and 100 Sects from Scotland.
With Sheep we were heavily supplied, yet the Mutton trade was to-
lerably steady, and previous rates were well supported, the primest
old Downs realising 4s 4d per albs. Although the number of Lambs
was large, the sale for that description cf stock was brisk, at full
priqes. Valves moved off slowly, yet previous rates were supported.
In Pigs exceedingly little was doing, at late rates.
Per Filbs. to sick the offal.

s. d. s. d
inferior Beasts •• •• 2 4 2 6

s. d. to s. d.
Second qualityditto 3 8 3 10

3acondqualltyelltto. 2 S 3 0
Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 6
Prime Soots .. •• •• 3 S 310

Coarse4oolledditte 4 0 4 2
Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4
Ditto out of the wool

Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0
Prime small ditto .. 4 2 4 G

Large Hogs • • • • • • 3 8 4 6
Small Porkers .... 4 8 4 10

Suckling Calves ..18 0 99 0
Inferior Sheep .. . 3 Si 3 6

Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0
Lambs ...... •• .. 4 5 5 8

SUPPLY AT

MARKET.

Beasts.
3,743

Sheep.
33,700

Calves.
206

I Pigs.
180

NEVTG.A.TE 4IND LEADENEAMI.

Owing to the exceedingly warm weather experienced during the
past week, scarcely any country-killed meat has been received here;
hence we are compelled to omit our usual weekly statement of ar-
. . . . .

rivals. We have been fairly supplied with London-slaughtered
meat, a large proportion of which—estimated at nearly one hundred
tons—has been spoiled. Generally speaking, the demand has been
heavy, and prices have had a downward tendency. Several carcasses
of foreign stook have appeared on sale.
At per stone, by the Carcase.

s. d. to s. d. - 11. d. to s. d.
deaf, inferior.. 2 2 2 4 Mutton, Inferior .. 2 6 3 0
middling 2 6 2 8 middling.. 3 2 3 6
prime large .. 210 3 0 prime .... 3 8 310
prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large.... ••• • 3 6 4 6
Veal.• ••••••• • • • • • 3 6 4 6 —small .. 4 2 410

Lamb, 4s dd to 5s Bd.

BOROUGH aNn SPITA.LFIELDB.

Our markets continue to be well supplied with Potatoes, the de-
mand for which is steady at from 81 to 101 per ton. About 100 tons
have come to hand from the Channel Islands since our last, in good
condition.

BOROUGH HOP IWILIZICET.

Although the quantity of Hops on offer is by no means extensive,
the demand for till descriptions is heavy, and prices are with diffi-
culty supported. The duty is called 145,0001.

WOOL.

Since Monday last the imports of wool in the port of London have
been on a very limited scale. In the private contract market ex-
ceedingly little business has been transacted in any kind of wool, yet
we can uotico no alteration in the quotations.

TALLOW.

There is no alteration in this market since our last ; prices are the
same, both on the spot and for arrival. In new Tallow there has
been rather more inquiry, but very little business. Town Tallow
40a 6d net cash.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room A.
ST. ALBANS, LUTON, AND DUNSTABLE

The Committee on this Bill met to-day at eleven o'clock, Lord
Winchester in the chair.

This Bill was opposed by the London and Birmingham Company.
Mr. Sergeant Waesioess opened the case for the promoters. He
said, he trusted that he would be able to show the Committee that the
present Bill was entitled to their Lordships' favourable consideration.
There was a large population at Luton, which had latterly increased ;
there was an immense manufacture in the article of straw plait,
which was imported from the principal houses of that place
to Italy, America, and New York. The present conveyance of that
article to London was peculiarly disadvantageous, being compara-
tively slow and dear. In the House of Commons they were opposed
only by the London and Birmingham Company, who, however, did
not appear against the Bill. They did, however, appear on the pre-
sent occasion; and accordingly there was a petition from certain
landowners along the line, complaining of injury, but he would be
able to show their Lordships that there was no residential injury in-
flicted. There was also a petition from the inabitants of St. Albans ;
but as his Learned Friends on the opposite side had already obtained
a locus standi, he thought it unnecessary to observe on that subject
anything further than that a number of those who had petitioned had
withdrawn their names, and among those was the mayor of the town.
In fact, there was a petition of some fifty individuals against the
Bill, while the number who signed petitions in favour of the Bill
amounted to four hundred and fifty. With these observations he
would leave the casein the hands of the Committee, and would pro-
ceed to call witnesses to prove the preamble of the Bill.
Mr. Vyse was examined, and stated that he was a straw bonnet
manufacturer, resident at Luton. He employed himself 300 persons
in making straw bonnets, while the entire number of persons em-
ployed in the same manufacture at Luton, and for a radius of three
miles, was 4,530. This was quite exclusive of the manufacture of the
plait, which he would not attempt to estimate. The money turned at
Luton in this article amounted to 500,0001. per annum. The whole
monetary transactions carried on at Luton was upwards of 2,000,0001.
In 1839 there was but one bank at Luton, 'which was attended but
twice a week, but now, at that town, there were two banks ,which
were attended every day. The population of the town at the last
census was 7,748, while from the calculations he had made, which
were deduced from the increase in the number of buildings, there was
at present a population of 11,248. There were a variety of matters
used in the manufactures carried on at Luton, and the present mode
of transit to and trom London, was most inconvenient, as wellas be-
tween St. Albans and Luton, at the former of which towns there was also
a large trade carried on. The feeling of Luton was in favour of the
railway, which was evinced not only by petitions but by public
meetings.
Cross-examined by Mr. AusTur—The plait manufacture centered
in Luton. Was seventeen years resident Luton ; during that period
there had been an increase in the number of manufaetories to
forty-seven.