The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

ion are—

1848. 1847.
Wheat Flour ... 856,588 barrels. 2,099,297 barrels.
Corn Kcal ... 2,589 „ 94,305 ~
Export from Ist to 12th September:—
Wheat Flour ... 29,660 barrels. 21,504 barrels.
Tobacco—Kentucky is inactive, and we have but to
notice sales of 35 hhds. at 2ic. to 41c. The sales be-
sides are 55 cases Pennsylvania seed leaf, at 3te. to Bc.;
and 230 bales St. Domingo to the trade, on terms we did
not learn.
Ashes—Pot, owing to the extremely light receipts,
have rapidly advanced to 5 dolls. 75c., an improvement
of 25c. since our last, and 37c. since tho departure of the
last steamer; the sales since our last are about 150 bar-
rels at 5 dolls. 50c. to 5 dolls. 75c., closing at the latter
rate, at which they aro still in request; and 50 ditto
Canada on private terms. Pearl have remained steady
at 5 dolls. 87ic„ with sales of 200 barrels the past three
days. Stock, Bth inst., 509 barrels pot, and 1,306 ditto

pearl.
Export from the Ist to the 12th instant:-1848, Pot,
1,552 barrels; pearl, 96;barrels. 1847, Pot, 780 barrels;
pearl, none.
Exchange.—The business in foreign has not been very
large for the steamer of to-day, but the market closes a
little firmer. We quote bills on London 9to 91 per cent.
premium for regular drawers; those of less known firms
sell at lower rates.
Freights.—There has been less activity since our
last, and the engagements to Liverpool yesterday were
at the lower rates. We notice soma 55,000 to 60,000
bushels of wheat and corn at Bd. in bags, and 9d. to Sid.
in bulk; 3,000 to 4,000 barrels of flour, 2s. 6d. to 3s.
bacon, cheese, and other heavy goods, 255. to 305.; pork,
3s. per barrel; turpentine, 2s. 6d. to 35.1 and cotton,
5-32 d. to 3-16 d. To London we notice some engage 3.
-
ments of flour at 35.; turpentine, 35.; heavy goods, 30
to 325. 6d. per barrel, and provisions 3s. 6d. per barrel.
Some seven vessels have been taken up for Ireland to
load corn at I Id. to 13d., including pars
one or a direct p'
with 17,000 bushels, half in bags, at 12d.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
The Nicholas Biddle, Richard Alsop, Constitution,
Diogenes, Cambridge, Monument, James Shepherd,
Caleb Grinashaw, Schoodiac, and Callender, hence;
Washington (steamer), from Southampton, 6th; Severn
(steamer), from Bermuda, 10th; Perseverance, from
Dublin; Ann Harley, Lisbon, and Tuskina, from Glas-
gow; and Redwing, from Galway, at New York.
List of Passengers—From Now York—Mr. and Mrs.
Finlay son, Miss Simpson and her maid, Mr. and Mrs.
Barrett and two children, Mr. Thomas Ward and lady,
Mr. Nethersole and three daughters, Rev. G. F. Simp-
son, Messrs. George D. Parish, Richardson, Robert
Cockranc, Boreel, Henry F. Spalding, B. F. Isherwood,
F. F. Allen, R.N., Hugh Dunlop, Harris, Hellman, A.
F.
Chur, Tscheinacher, E. Bodart, Hazn, C. Schmid, Louis
Cailleux, Gdhlan, Bowrry, Arthur Woodriff Jaffrey,
Thomas A. Myers, Adams, P. Llamas, M. Baliz, Ayres,
Steero, Wallrond, Douglas, D. Maitland, John Henry,
Fox, Quivedo, Gaston, F. Garford, C. Padley, Morris
Simonsfeld, Heard, Hyde, Maray, Clark, Tobias, L. C.
Bliss, A. W. Little, J. W. Melliss, Rulon, Berry, W. A.
Barnes, Finlay Matheson, William Munroe, A. de
Lnplie, and Dr. Galenzowskie. From Halifax—Mr. and
Mrs. Lamont, Mr. Graham, Captain Austen and lady,
Messrs. Beattie, Black, Fergus, Thomas, and Brake.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 12, r.st.—The market for flour
is drooping, and 6 dolls. to 6 dolls. 12ie. are the quota-
tions for standard brands, with only a limited
inquiry.
Corn meal is also quiet at 3 dolls. 25c. to 3 dolls. 31i?,.
Rye flour—no sales. Wheat is lower; fair southern reds
sold at 120 c. Corn—the market is very flat; some 3.000
bushels of Pennsylvania yellow sold (to fill up) at 72c.,
delivered; and fair southern has since been offered at
70c, without buyers. Oats sold at 340., which is a de-
cline. Cotton is without movement. Pork is higher;
mess sold at 12 dolls. to 12 dolls. 250., and prime at
9 dolls. 50e. Bacon shoulders bring 51c., hams 7c. to
lie. for plain, and Bc. to 10c. for fancy. Lard—sales at
sic. for barrels; kegs scarce at 91^. Butter firm at 10e.
Sugar—the sales since the elose of last week foot up
about 1,000 hogsheads, at fully lc. advance, principally
taken for your market. Coffee has improved; Rio Eold