The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-24 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

GLASGOW, Nov. 22.—Contrary winds have kept out
foreign arrivals at Grangemouth; coastwise our supplies
have been small ; from Ireland we have been burly
provided with oats and flour, and from Canada with
about 1,995 quarters of wheat, and 3,807 barrels of
flour. The transactions during the week were in retail
fur immediate consumption at declining rates, and so
long as spring shipments from the continent of Europe
are offering at present prices, the value on this side is
likely to turd to their level. This day's market was
fairly attended by town and country buyers, but there
was apparently little inclination to do business. Wheat
and flour were slowly taken in limited quantities, and
have to be written 6d lower per boll or barrel respectively.
Barley, both for distilling and grinding purposes, ruled
dull, but prices are nominally unaltered. Oats and oat-
meal attracted little attention, and were the turn in favour
of buyers. Beans and peas were easicr to purchase.
Egyptian beans 6d cheaper per 2801 b. Of Indian corn
and meal our market is nearly bare, and the little on
hand is held at previous rates.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 23.—At Gloucester market on
the 18th, wheat was Is per quarter lower; at Worcester,
same day, the trade ruled dull, but lower prices were
nut generally submitted to for good qualities. Barley
is per quarter cheaper, except fine grinding. Oats sold
slowly at 6d to is per quarter below former prices. Beans
and peas fully maintained their value. During the pre-
sent week little wheat has been pressed for sale, conse-
quently for what has changed hands nearly previous
rates were obtained. Heavy grinding barley in demand,
all other qualities very unsaleable. Oats offering at 6d
to is per quarter reduction. Beans and peas in- retail
lots realise quite as much money. At this day's market
we had a lair supply of wheat. New was is to 2s per
quarter lower, whilst old and foreign nearly maintained
their value. Grinding barley held for quite as much
money, and heavy qualities in demand. Oats sold slowly
at a decline. On beans the turn was in favour of the
buyer. Peas 2s per quarter lower. The millers reduced
the retail price of flour 3s 4d per sack.
BRISTOL, Nov. 23.—Our corn market this week is
very restricted and inactive. English wheat is in mode-
rate supply, and prices have given way about 2s per
quarter; and foreign from is to 2s per 480 lbs. English
wheat, old, 54s to 58s per imperial quarter; English
new, 44s to 50s ditto; foreign red, fine qualities, 53s to
56s 480 lbs; foreign white, 55s to 60s per 480 lbs; fo-
reign red, ordinary qualities, 48s to 52s ditto; foreign
hard, 48s to 51s ditto. On flour a decline of is per
sack, and from 6d to is per barrel took place; English
seconds brought 38s to 40s per sack, and American from
29s to 30s per barrel. Fine malting barley, with large
arrivals, is about 2s per quarter cheaper, and middling
and inferior qualities quite neglected ; grinding barley
in moderate retail call, and unaltered in value; Eng-
lish malting fetched from 330 to 37s per imperial
quarter, and English and foreign grinding from 25s
to 28s per 400 lbs. Good new white oats are from 6d
to Is per quarter lower, and black so unsaleable at the
moment that it is almost impossible to quote
values ; the nearest price which could be
named is for Irish black, from 105 to lOs 6d per
barrel. f. o. b. Devon and Welsh feed brought 183 to
18s 6d per imperial quarter; Irish white, 20s to 21s per
3201b5; Irish black, 16s to 18s per imperial quarter.
Beans remain in fair demand, with no alteration in value;
English must be quoted 40s to 44s per imperial quarter,
foreign ditto, 34s to 383 per 4801bs. The arrivals for
the week have been—From Wismar, in the Charles 740
quarters of peas; from Nantes, in the Maria Elizabeth,
630 quarters of wheat; from Antwerp, in the John, 467
quarters of wheat; from Nantes, in the Alberti, 612
quarters of wheat; from Waterford, in the Rose, 400
quarters of oats, 320 barrels ditto, 650 sacks ditto; from
Barnstaple, in the Regulator, 250 bushels barley; from
Cork, in the Green Isle, 120 quarters oats, 15 barrels
' ditto, 132 barrels and 50 quarters barley; from Haver-
fordwest, in the Ellen, 2,200 bushels of oats; from —,
in the Brothers, 103 quarters 833 bushels oats, 20 quar-
ters 160 bushels of barley; from London, in the Mans,
740 quarters wheat; from Cork, in the Juverna, 150
qrs, 200 sacks, 15 barrels of oats, 10 cwt oatmeal; from
Dublin, in the Victory, 150 qrs of oats, 20 qrs 80 sacks
of barley; from Londoa, in the Rover, 81 sacks of peas;
from Yarmouth, in the William and Ann, 610 qrs of
barley; from Yarmouth, in the Aberva, 560 qrs of
barley; from Gloucester, in the Fanny, 500 sacks of flour;
from Yarmouth, in the Richard Hicks, 797 qrs of barley;
in the Ocean Queen, 750 qrs of barley; from Liverpool,
in the Troubadour, 70 sacks of Indian corn, from Neath,
in the Neath Abbey, 50 sacks of flour; from Bridgwater,
in the Active, 50 sacks of flour, besies smaller parcels.
The averages for the week, according to the return of
the inspector, have been—wheat, 49s lis ; oats, 20s 5d ;
barley, 32s 1 Id ; beans, 36s 9d.
SHEFFIELD, Nov. 21.—The ;following is the in-
spector's return:—

Qrs. Bls. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wheat 229 1 ... 623 8 2 214 5 per qr.
Oats . 53 4 ... 60 3 9 1 2 6 ditto
Beans 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ditto
Peas . 0 0 -... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ditto*
Best household bread, 6d per 41b.