The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE—(MONDAY.)
During last week the arrivals of 'all kinds of English
Grain, as well as flour, for our market, coastwise and by
tend carriage, were on a very limited scale. Fromrie:
hI
at Ire-
land and Scotland scarcely any samples came to d_
The imports from abroad comprised 19,97:3 quarters of
Wheat, 8,119 ditto of Barley, 15,455 ditto of Oats,
5,114 ditto of Beans, 1,381 ditto of Tars, 1,232 ditto Of
Linseed, 184 ditto of Rape-seed, 479 barrels and 732
sacks of Flour. Fresh up to-day the receipts of Wheat
from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., were again
small, and for the most part arising from the pre-
vailing wet weather, greatly out of condition.
There was a slight improvement in the demand
for se', cted qualities of English Wheat, both red
and white, and in some few instances, a trifle more
money—say Is per quarter—was obtained for such.
For the riddling and inferior kind the demand was far
from active, yet last week's prices were well supported.
The show of Foreign Wheat was somewhat extensive.
Really fine qualities moved off slowly, at full rates of
currency. In the middling and inferior kinds, so
little was doing, that the prices were almost nominal.
Very little Barley was oa offer. On the whole there
was a better feeling in the trade, and prices were well
supported in every instance. At the close of
the market a good clearance had been effected.
Notwithstanding the supply of Malt was small, that
article met a very dull inquiry, and last week's prices
were with difficulty supported. The show of English,
Irish, and Scotch Oats was unusually small ; that of
Foreign moderately good. Most qualities were in steady
but, though prices were well
request,supported, we
have no actual improvement to notice in value. For all
kinds of Beans, arising from the large quantity of
Foreign on offer, we have to report a heavy inquiry, at
barely stationary prices. In Peas exceedingly little
business was transacted; prices, however, remained un-
altered. Indian Corn and Muml were held at very full
The sales were trifling. For all kinds of Flour
prices.
the demand was far from active; nevertheless last week's
prices were well supported.
CURRENCY rEit IMPERIAL MEASURE.
neat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— • • 58s to s!'s
44s to 55s Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, Kew 468 585 Lincolnsh., Feed. 178 206
Norfolk and Lin-
Potato
cola, Bed. • • • .
468 535 45s 48s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White....
Black .• • • ... 15g 18.
Cork, White. •• • • 17. 255
Ditto, White • • • • • •..
Irish, Red • • • • • • . • —8
•=BB
Scotch, Feed. •• • • 213 23.
Ryo—Old .......... ;--23as 5
Pigeons 40s 44.
348 Beans—Tick
New. • • "" " 31, Peas—Grey 3,33 s fsis
Barley—Grinding . • • • • 2
Male. •• • • • ......
Malting . ••• • • • 328 J 33 p
3s.
White ..• . •
33s 348 36s 40s
ads
Chevalier • • • • •• •
• • •
%fait —.Suffolk and Nor-
Boilers • • •• • • 4
55s 578 Flours—ufiTown ......
.•
.• isss
32
Brown . 4BB 528
Stocktit & Norfolk 35s 38sKingston. and Ware 57s 588
SMITHPIELD.
Last week's imports of Foreign Stock into London
were as under:— _

From whence. Beasts. Sheep.
Rotterdam ..... . 237 ... 473
♦ntwerp
Harlingen
Hamburgh

Calve,.
~. 99
11
... 16

... 65
... 25

Total 532 ... 588 ... 136
At Southampton, 123 Beasts have been landed from
Spain, and which were mostly disposed of here on Fri-
day last. The arrivals at the northern outports have
amounted to about 600 head of each kind of stock,
chiefly from Holland, in good saleable condition. Ow-
ing to the non-arrival of one or two steamers, the supply
of Foreign Stock un sale, to-day, was by no means
heavy, yet it was fully equal to the wants of the
buyers, and prices had a downward tendency. With
home-fed Beasts we were moderately well, but not to
say largely, supplied. As the weather was by no means
favourable for slaughtering, and the attendance of
butchers was far from numerous, the Beef trade was in a
very sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations paid
on Monday last of quite 2d per Sibs. The highest figure
for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 4d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire,
there were received about 1,500 Scots and short horns ;
from the western, midland, and northern districts, 800
Herefords, runts, Devine, short horns, &c., from other
parts of England, 300 of various breeds ' • and, from
Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. Although the
numbers of Sheep were very moderate, the time of year
considered, the Mutton trade was extremely depressed,
and the currencies ruled from 2d to 4d per 81bs beneath
those obtained on this day se'nnight. The primest old
Downs in the wool sold ut from 5s to 5s 4d per 81bs, and
a total clearance was not effected. Nearly a third of
the Lambs on show were the refuse of Friday's market.
The Lamb trade was heavy, and the prices receded
from 2d to 6d per 81bs compared with those of Monday
last. From the Isle of Wight, 30 head came to hand.
Calves—the supply of which was good—moved off
slowly, at barely stationary prices. In Pigs, next to
nothing was doing, yet we cannot call them cheaper.

Yer albs. to sink the offal.

■. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 3 2 3
second quality ... 3 1i 4 0
Prime large Oxen.. 4 2 4 2
Primo Scots • • •• 4 2 4 4
Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 G
Prime small ditto .. 4 8 h 0
,uckllitg Calves ..18 0 27 0
Inferior Sheep .. . 3 10 4 0

s. d. to s.d.
Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 10
Southdowu Wether 5 0 5 4
Ditto out of the wool 4 $ 5 0
Large Hogs .•• • 4 0 4 6
Small Porkers .... 4 8 5 0
Quarter old Pigs ..18 0 24 0
Lambs ••• • • ..... 5 4 6 6

Beasts.
3,054