The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY).

CORN EXCHANGE.

During last week the arrivals of Wheat of home produce
for our market were on a very moderate scale, viz., about
5,500 quarters, while those of most other articles of English
grain were by no means large. From Ireland and Scotland
the receipts were rather scanty, bat from aboad we received
upwards of 11,000 quarters of Wheat and 21,000 barrels of
Flour. Fresh up, the supply of English Wheat was rather
limited; still, however, the actual quantity on show was
more than adequate to meet the wants of the dealers, who
were extremely cautious in their operations. We call, there-
fore, the English Wheat trade very dull, at a decline in the
quotations obtained on Monday last of from is to 2s per
quarter, and at which a very small quantity was (2.l2posed of.
From most parts our accounts received to-day relatia "e to the
growing crops are tolerably favourable. The quantity of
free Foreign Wheat on show was by no means large, n'ever-
theless the sale for it was unusually dull ; and when sales
were pressed, a fall of from Is to 2s per quarter was sub-
mitted to by the holders. Wheat under lock was a meze drug,
and certificates—which have been lately held as high as
15s—were offered to day at 9s per quarter; but so little
was doing that the rates were next to nominal.
Ike quantity lately in hand has been a :mall.
We had only a moderate show of Barley, both English and
foreign. Selected parcels may be considered quite as sear,
but all other kinds were a mere drug at barely previous r ates.
otwithstanding the arrivals of Malt have been small, the
transactions were wholly of a retail nature, at prices about
equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight. Several parcels
of Oats being leftover from last week, the show was moderately
good. All kinds moved off heavily at, in some instances, an
abatement of 6d per quarter. Very few Beans were on
show. The sales proceeded slowly at late figures. In Peas
scarcely anything was doing at last week's quo;ations. 'Phe
Flour trade was dull, and the best town made was quoted. at
53s per 280 lbs.

SMITEPIELD.
Since this day se'nnight, the imports of foreign stock
into London have amounted to 20 Oxen from Hamburgh ; S 4
Oxen, 41 Cows, and 16 Sheep, from Harlingen ; 41. Ox:en
from Prussia; and 35 Cows, 136 Sheep, 4 Lambs, allot 3
Calves from Rotterdam, while, at Hull, nearly 200 b., lad of
Beasts and Sheep have been received in good condition. We
had on offer 37 Beasts from Prussia, together with 56 O'xt'•n
and Cows, and 80 Sheep from Holland. The followino
were the total imports in the two months, ending on tin'
sth of March, 1845, and 1846:

1845 1846
Oxen
Cows
Calves —
Sheep ..... ...... 770
Lambs
Swine

Fresh up to-day, woreceived a fair average time-of-year stip-
ply of Beasts from our own grazing districts, the quality of
which was unusually prime; indeed, we scarcely ever recol-
lect to have witnessed so wonderfully fine a collection of
Sc.,ts as was exhibited this morning. Notwithstanding ti .e
unpropitious state of the weather, the Beef trade was on ti e
whole steady, at last week's quotations, the highest figui .e
for the best Scots being 4s per 81b. Still, however, a cleat -
ance was with difficulty effected. From Norfolk, Suffolik,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,700 Scots, Homo 1-
breds, and Shorthorns; from the northern districts, 35.0
Short-horns •, from the western and midland counties,
230 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from other par is
of England, 200 of various kinds ; and cram
Scotland, 350 horned and polled Scots. The num-
bers of Sheep were again on the increase, and a -rely
small portion of that description of stock was beneath un
average. As a very limited number was in the wool, it must
be observed that our quotations refer solely to those sho rn.
Prime old Downs moved off at previous rates or from 4s to
4s 4d per Blbs. ; but the value of all other breeds suferedi a
decline of 24 per 8113.5., and a clearance was not effected. Frosra
the Isle of Wight 300 Sheep and Lambs were received per
railway. In Lambs a very limited amount of business was
passing, at a depression of 4d per 81b—the prices ruling frot`i
5s to 6s per 81b. The Veal trade was dull, at barely late
rater. Pigs, the arrival of which from Ireland was largp,,
moved off slowly, at previous currencies.