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

L MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

I CORN EXCHANGE.-(MONDAY.)
ilia announcement of the failure of a large malster at Ware, in
Herefordshire, whose liabilities on this market are upwards of 12,000'.,
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
pattiweek up to Saturday evening, the arrivals of English Wheat
were, comparatively speaking, somewhat on the increase, yet they
were by no means seasonably large. Of English Barley and Malt
the receipts were very extensive, those of all other grain of home pro-
duce moderate. Of Irish Oats, the arrivals were
small; but 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; but,
under present ciremnstances, it has been landed in bond. From Es-
sex a fair average quantity of Wheat came to hand, coastwise as well
as by land-carriage, and samples, but that 'from Kent, Cambridge-
shire, &c., was small. Although the attendance of buyers was rather
large, the demand for that article was rot to say brisk; nevertheless,
the finest ‘Taliti n ! ! t','C • ,'‘• • •
full p. tees. lu 0; tier kinds but lbw sales were etteeted, at last 3.l.offlia/*
quotations; yet a fair clearance was effected prior to the close of tile mar-
ket. The shirvr of too Nrelita Wheat magma ;At Wte denasuid for that

article 'was somewhat inactive, at unaltered currencies. Holders of
Foreign Wheat under lock were asking most extravagant prices.
This, of course, checked the inquiry, and so little was doing that the
currencies were almost nominal. The sutply of Barley was very
extensive ; owing to which, the sale for it was in a depressed state,
and in some instances the Tactcrs 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 trad'e was

dull, and prices had a downward •
doing, at barely, but at nothing qi
cies. Beans, Peas, and Flour dull,

CURRENCY PER IMI
Wheat—Essex & Kent,

Red, New.... 56s to 68s
Dltto,White, Old.. 56s 68s,
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red..— 52s 65s
Ditto, White.......5s 68s
Irish, Red 51s s4s
Ditto, White • ... 53s 57s
Rye—Old • . • . 36s 38s

:eicleney. In Oats very little was
iotable beneath last week's maul-
but not cheaper.

'ERIAL MEASURE
Malt—Chevalier • • • 64s to 651

Oats—Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., Feed. 24s 27s
Potatoe .. 30s 323
Youghar and Cork,
Black. 23s 258
Cork, White . 24s 29s
Scotch, Feed. 2Gs 30,
Beans—Tick . ........ 31s 41

Pigecns ........ .. 43s 498
Pease—Grey......... 38s 418
Maple 41a 44,
White 4as 538
Boilers •.. 54a 568
Flour—Town-made... 55s 57,
Suffolk .•••• • .. • . 48s 49,
Stocktn & Norfolk 46s 48,
D FLOUR IN BOND.
Beans ..... 39s to 443
Pease •••.•••. .. • • • • • . 41a 47s
Flour—American • • a --s
Baltic

New. .. • • • . 38s 40s
Barley—Grinding ..... 25s 2i3s
Malting . ... ••• • . 3ls 35s
Chevalier .. •• • . 37s 38s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk .• .. 58s 62s
Brown • • 57s 60s
Kingston and Ware 63s 65s
FOREIGN GRAIN AI,
Wheat—Dantzie.... 57s to (13s
Hamburgh ....... 56s 62s ,
Italie., • .•.. • . 22s 28s
Oats —New
oed •• •... 22s 23e
SMITHFIELD

Since Monday last the imports of live stock from the Continent
for our market have been on 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 890 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. To-day we had on offer 20 beasts,
and 310 sheep from Holland, with which the trade was
in a sluseeigh 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, Devoas, Scots, and Homebreds. Notwithstanding the
attendance of both town and country buyers was tolerably nume-
rous, and the weather more favourable for slaughtering, the beef
trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the currenciets oh
tained on this day se'nnight of 2d per albs, the very highest figures
for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 4d per Sibs, and at which a
clearance was with difficulty effected. The Bullock droves from
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, were composed of 800
short hours, haonrid ofnrioenbf et dhse. l
Western aienaNmoritthilearinide,outrtrtiicetssv2
received'6eoO re r 5,17,
Devons, Hefts, Sec. ; from other 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-
bourhoed of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were again un-
usually limited—the deficiency in them, compared with thosa, ex-
hibited at the corresponding mat ket-day in 1845, being about sixteen
thousand head ; however the Mutton trade was again brisk,
and last Monday's advanced prices were firmly supported.
The beet old Downs readily produced 5s 6d per 81bs. 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 of 1844 (owing
to the scarcity of keep in our large agricultural districts, the result
of an unuaually dry summer) the graziers were compelled to send
forward their Sheep, and dispose of them at almost any sacrifice.
The great losses thus sustained at that period prevented many of the
large dock masters from purchasing adequate supplies of lean stock for
the then forthcoming Sea Sen. In addition to these circumstances, the
epidemic carried off immense numbers of Sheep. The consequence 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 stack to consume
the large quantities of turnips and other pabulam produced last year ;
hence, in those districts where sheep arc in moderate abundance the
graziers can scarcely afibi d to dispose of their stock, whatever may
be the prices here. This, then, is the principal cause of the present
enhanced rates, anti wit ch 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 on sale this morning sold readily at is per
81bs. Calves, the numbers of which were small, moved off steadily
at full pi ices. The Pork trade was very steady at last week's quota-
tions. The supply of Pigs was moderately good.

Per 81bs. to slut,- the offal.

s. d. s. d
Enferlor Beasts .. • • 2 8 2 10
(acon(l quality ditto. 3 0 3 4
Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 10
Primo Scots . .

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 G 4 g
Coars=-woolletlilitto 4 10 5 10
Southdown WctliQrs 5 2 S 6
Ditto out of the wool

Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 4 Large Hogs ...• •• 310 4 8
P:ime small ditto .. b 6 5 8 Small Porkers 410 5 2
Suckling Calves —lB 8 32 6 Quarter old Pigs —l6 8 22 0
Inferior Sheep .. .3 10 4 4 Lambs •• •• •••• • •• 0 0
SUPPLY AT 3lAltli.-ET.
I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
15,'.:00 A 3 280

Beasts.
3,103

NEIVTGATZ AND ILICAMIENMAX.M.
The past week'e arrivals of tlaughtered meat from Scotland and
various parts of England have been, the time of year considered,
limited, but of full average quality. With meat killed in the metro-
polis we have been rather scantily supplied. Generally speaking,
the demand has ruled steady, end previous rates have been well
supported. A few carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep have been
disposed of at full prices.: