The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-06 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE.

- - - ---
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The only alteration in the
duties yesterday is a rise of 6d per quarter on oats.
Some large speculative purchases have been made in
wheat and sour the last few days at about the same
prices as prevailed on Tuesday. There was an average
attendance of millers and dealers at our Corn-exchange
yesterday. Holders of wheat generally demanded a ,
small advance on the price of Tuesday, and Id per
bushel was partially obtained on foreign and Irish new,
with a fair extent of business. A large parcel of Balti-
more wheat changed hands, but the price did not trans-
pire: it would bo above 8s 4d per 701 b, duty paid. Flour
was held at fully late prices, but had not a free sale for ,
either sacks or barrels. Fine oats were scarce, and
secondary sorts easier to buy. Barley, beans, and peas
fully sustained late rates. There was a fair sale for
Indian corn; white, at 34s to 355; and yellow, up to 36s
per 4801 b. To-day there is no change in prices, and the
trade quiet.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 4.—The trade 'luring the week
has continued of a somewhat lifeless character, and sales
of all articles have proceeded slowly, but without mate-
rial change in prices. Of oats and oatmeal from Ireland
the arrivals at Liverpool and Runcorn are again to a
liberal extent, but moderato of other articles. From
abroad the imports comprise upwards of 30,000 barrels
of States and Canadian flour, with about 20,000 quar-
ters of Indian corn. The supplies coastwise are exceed-
ingly light. At our market this morning the transac-
tions in wheat were at fully the quotations of this day
se'nnight. Flour moved off languidly, and, except for
the best descriptions, the previous currency was with
difficulty maintained. Oats must be noted ld per 451 b,
and oatmeal 6d per load lower.
COLCHESTER, Nov. 4.—The best samples of wheat in
our market to-day fetched from Is to is 6d per quarter
more than last week, but much of the supply came to
hand in indifferent condition, and for this the prices
were not advanced. Barley was also rather dearer, but
other articles were unaltered. There has been a slight
advance this week in most other markets of the district.
At Chelmsford yesterday wheat met a ready sale at
2s 9d per quarter above the rates of last week; and
barley and beans were also is per quarter dearer. At
Witham and Dunmow a like advance. At Sudbury
wheat also advanced from is to 2s per quarter. At Bury
wheat was 2s, and at Woodbridge is per quarter dearer.
At both these places barley also went up from is to 2s
per quarter. Considerable progress has been made in
this part of the kingdom durum the week in wheat sowing.
/1 WORCESTER, Nov. 4.—The price of wheat remains
steady in our market, and samples of new were in rather
a better condition to day. We have another change in
the weather, which has become dry and frosty. Old
English white wheat remains from at a sovereign to
112 s per bag, and red, 196 to 20s. The best samples of
new realizes 11, but the majority are saleable at from 16s
to 18s. Grinding barley 4s per bushel, and malting
4s 4d to 4s 6d. Malt, 8s Gd per bushel. English oats,
old, 4s Gd per bushel ; and new, 3s 6d. Irish, from 3s
to 3s. 9d. Old English beans 18s to 193 per bag ; and
foreign, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel. Peas for feeding, 4s 6d
to 5s 6d per bushel ; good boilers worth 6s 6d to 7s 6d.
Winter vetches in moderate demand, at lOs to Ils per
bushel ; rye, 5s to 5s 6d. There was a fair ate
tendance, and an average amount of business
was transacted. At Stourbridge market yester-
day there was a good business done, and
prices were fully maintained. What was freely in
demand at the full rates at the preceding market day;
and barley, oats, beans, and all other grain maintained
last quotation, and in some cases an improvement in
prices was effected. Stratford-on-Avon market yester-
day had also an upward tendency. There was a good
supply of most kinds of grain. Old red wheat fetched
20s, and white 21s per bag; new, according to quality,
ranged from 18s to 19s. Some inferior samples were
sold at 16s and 17s per bag. In barley business was
transacted at from 32s to 345. per bag for new. Beans
were cheap, 17s being the highest price for old, new
selling at about 15s per bag. Not much business in
other grain. Hay (new), 41 per ton. Wolverhampton
market was well supplied, and a trifling improvement
may be noted in the price of wheat—say 3d to 6d per
bag, with a tendency to still further improvement. Kid-
derminster market was but thinly attended, wheat sold
at from 18s to 21s per bag. In barley a fair amount of
business done at 4s to 43 6d per bushel. A good demand
for most other descriptions of grain, oats fetching on an
average 3s 6d per bushel, beans 5s 6d, and peas 5s to 6s per
bushel. At Atherston the business done was at the rates
of the previous week, but farmers were generally asking
more money. Old wheat, 19s to 21s Gd per bag ; new,
18s to 19s 6d ; Barley 333 to 35s per quarter. In other
grain little doing. The farmers are complaining loudly
of the delay in their seed sowing. Tho weather has been
so wit for the last six weeks, that the ground was in so
soaked a condition as to prevent their getting upon it at
all to prepare for sowing. Very little wheat has been
sown in Worcestershire or Herefordshire as yet. To-
day, however, the weather is more promising, and a few
days dry weather will make a great change. Last night
we had a sharp frost.
DUBLIN, Nov. 4.—There was rather a firmer feeling
in our corn-market to-day, especially for the better qua-
lities of all denominations
oonftterain: bsutowf
,er cuaensdnaoyt.quoteany actual improvement
In-
dian corn continues i_b_iuttto.littlepdrelmceand. White wheat,
22s to 28s. Barley, 14s to
old, 24s to 29s ; red d
18s Gd, Now oats, 9s to lls 63 • old ditto, 13s to 14
6d.
Oatmeal, 12s to 13s Gi ; second flour, 17s Gd to 19s per
cwt. Indian corn, 34s to 3:7 _....„.=news per 4801bs.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGH.— De general tone of the market to-
day is rather dull, and prices have a downward tendency.
I—Ditto, The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late
C. and B.), 221. Shares, 9%—..oaledonian, 19
Pre-
ference, 1 dis.—Great Northern, 134 dis.--Groat Western,
Quarter Shares, 4 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Man-
chester and Birmingham), Fifths, 4% di,._Ditto, 101.
Preference, I,li c. p.—London and North. Western, 1151,E c.
—Ditto, New Quarters, c. Quarters (A and
B), p.--Ditto, Thirds, 7S x int.—Midland Stock, 791.
Es. 9d.—Ditto, New Halves, 1034 dis.—North Staffordshire
63/4 dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N, orris Ire,
Preference, 13—Shropshire Union, 3L4 dis._South-Eastern
and Dover, 231,4 c.—Ditto, No. 3, 11 dis.—Ditto, No. 4,
Thirds, 6%—York and North Midland, Preference, 1%
Dublin and Belfast Junction, 32 dis.
BIRMINGH.AM. Nov. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices to-day were not so good as on
previous days in the week. North Staffordshires were done
at BN, dis., and South Staffordshires at
454 dis.
YORK, Nov. 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was
as follows: —East Lancashire, 16—Midland, 811,
_North
British, Thirds, 3N—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (0-
N. E. Purchase), 6%.

THE GUNPOWDBR PLOT.—Yesterday was the
242 d anniversary of the discovery of this famous plot.
The service appointed for the occasion was read in all
the established churches. On Saturday the Commis-
sioners of Police issued orders for the apprehension of
all persons found discharging fire-arms, or letting off
fire-works. A number of men and lads assembled on
quickly dispersed by
Tower-hill last night, about six o'clock, to discharge fire
works, but they were the police.
The Lord Mayor issued a precept against letting off fire-
works in the, City, either on the sth of November, or
Lord Mayor's Day, under the penalties of the 10th
William 111., and Ist and 23 of Victoria. The annual
celebration of Guy Fawkes Day is now virtually abo-
lished. The procession of effigies is not to be permitted.
Steam-vessels are in future ordered to carry an addi-
tional quantity of powder, but it is not the intention of
the Admiralty to have the magazines of steam-vessels
enlarged for this purpose, until, in the usual course of
time, they come under the hands of the dockyard for
general repairs.