The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-30 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

WAKEFIELD, DEC. 29.—We have a fair arrival of
barley, of wheat and other grain only small. There is
a moderate sale for wheat, and for good-conditioned
samples the prices of last week are obtained; low quali-
ties are cheaper. No change in the value of barley, and
demand limited. Oats sell very slowly, and are -4d per
stone lower, and shelling declines is per load. In beaus
and other articles no alteration.
New.
WHEAT, per qr. 8 bushels 601 b s. 8.
Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 48 to 51
NorfolkDpaiittnttd:l7fitttese. red
Ditto, white 51 54
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 46 50
Yorkshire, red ~, 45 49
Ditto, white ... 50 54
Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 52 56
Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... 47. 50
Mediterranean, red ...
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:—
Norfolk and Suffolk... .. 28 32
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 23 31 -
Scotch
Grinding per 30 stone ... ... 23 —25
AForeignNs,
per
quarter
Small, fine ..• ••• ... 30 —32 34 —36
..of 8 bushels... 6.3.1.b2 : 6 30
BE
29 31 33 34
Foreign ..• ••• 28 —3O 27 —29
OATS, per stone :
Mealing ..• 91d to 101 d —(1 to —d
Feeding 95 to 10(1 10(1 to 11(1
Foreign ... ...—d to —d 9d to 10d
SHELLING. per load of 2011 b ... 25 —26 -
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 38 40
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter :
Blue and white boilers
Grey and Feed

Old.
s.

to

50 - 54
46 - 50
35 - 40

.• ... 35 - 42 - - --
VAL.%

ABRI
Qrs.
5,705
... 4,110
742

Wheat
Barley
Oats ... ... ... ...

Qrs.
Rapeseed ... ... 90
Shelling ... 230
Linseed .. ..
Malt ... ...
Flour ... ... ... ...

Beans...

Peas ... ... ... ...
Tares ... ... ... ...

BRADFORD, DEC. 28.—There was a good attendance
of buyers in the piece-hall this morning, and, though
their purchases were not extensive, this being the last

market of thejear, anything new in fancy fabrics was
readily bought up. The prevalent feeling was that
next month will commence with a very activa trade.
The yarn market was tolerably brisk, advanced rites
to a trifling extent being generally realised. The ad-
vance, however, was said to be scarcely equal to the
higher prices asked for wools by the staplers and far-
mers. In the wool market there was a fair business
done, prices rather looking up.
HECKMONDWIKE, DEC. 28.—There was a very thin
attendance of merchants at the Blanket•ball to day,
owing to most of them being engiged taking stock;
and consequently there was very little business done.
Prics.s remained much the same as last week.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 29.—At this day's market there
was a slender attendance of dealers, and a very slow
trade for every article. Of free ,wheat and fl lir few
sales took place, and the turn was in favour of the buyer:
we heard of 11p'transactions in bonded wheat or flour.
Oats and oatmeal were not plentiful, and piices were
supported. In barley, beans, and peas there was little
done, and the value of each was unaltered. With only
a moderate demand for Indian corn, and several parcels
pressing, ex-ship, prices gave way fully is per 4801bs
for all kinds. Indian corn meal was 3d to 61 per
barrel lower. • -

NOTTINGHAM, DEC. 28.—The turn-out of the cotton-
grove workmen continues, although we understand a
considerable nunsher have gone to work, the hosiers
having agreed to the regulation of the statement, which
will advance some of the -workmen several shillings a
week, while some it will 'lower. Some of the houses
have, however, not come into the measure. The cotton
stocking trade has further improved, and very large
orders are said to have been received by some of the
hosiers. The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt trade is in a
very passive state. The silk knotted stocking trade or
the good silk knotted hose branch is a shade improved.
The plain silk hose branch is in a depressed condition,
being half extinct. The silk glove branch is also much
depressed, but the workmen and master-undertakers are
not so, as they are preparing in every direction for a
struggle to amend the rate of wages and the method of
manufacture. The bobbin net lace trade is dull, but
there certainly is an amendment.—Nottingham Review.
BRISTOL, DEC. 28.—The supply of English wheat
was short at our market to-day, and the trade, as usual
at this time of the year, dull, with prices from is to 2s
per quarter lower. English, old, 50s to 545; ditto, new,
44s to 48s per imperial quarter. For free foreign the
quotations on actual transactions are reduced Tully 2s per
quarter in approximation towards bonded values. In
wheats arriving, principally Black Sea and Polish, con-
siderable transactions have taken place, and present
values may be noted from 40s to 43s per imperial quar-
ter in bond, according to quality, for ex-ship delivery in
good condition ; foreign white,.4Bs to 535; ditto red, fine
qualities, 45 to 50s; ditto, ordinary qualities, 42s to 465;
ditto, hard, 43s to 47s per 4801ba. Malting barleys are
is to 2s per quarter lower; English malting, 32s to 35s
per imperial quarter; ditto and foreign grinding, 24s to
28s per 4001bs with less inquiry. Oats continue dull;
Devon and Welsh, 16s 6d to 17s 6d per imperial quarter;
Irish white, 19s to 20s per 3201b5; ditto black, 16s 6d to
17s 64 per imperial quarter. Foreign, none. Foreign
beans were about is per quarter cheaper; English, 405
to 44s per imperial quarter; foreign ditto, 34s to 38s
per 4801bs. Flour, English, seconds, 36s to 393 per sack;
.American, &c., sweet, 28s to 29s per barrel.
NEWE (JAY, Dec..2B .—The quantity of wheat exhibited
for sale to-day is only moderate, and very much affected
by the late damp weather. The demand is extremely
slack, and although a decline of is to 2s per quarter was
generally allowed from the rates of last week, but little
progress could be made, a large portion being left me r
unsold. Burley, a large, supply, with only a small
portion of fine malting, which sold at about late rates,
whilst other sorts, even at' a reduction of Is to 2s per
quarter, were difficult to quit. Beans, peas, and oats,
with a moderate supply, quite a drug, and but few lots
found buyers, at rather reduced rates. Averages—
Wheat, 848 qrs., at 42s 4id; Barley, 1,043 qrs., at
30s 10d ; Beans, 20 qrs., at 365. 9d per gr.
EXETER, DEC. 29.—Cattle market—There was a mo-
derate supply of beasts driven in, with but a very dull
Market, there being not many dealers present. For the
best fat beef only 8s 9d per score was given, nor was this
figure we believe exceeded,- or if so, only in one or two
instances. Tho market was fairly supplied • with cows
and calves, which moved off at from 91 to 131 ,Ios each.
Barren heifers were not 'plentiful, nor much asked for,
for fresh ones about 5s per score was given; butchers'
calves 6d per lb. The supply of sheep was again very
small, notwithstanding which, tha demand was remark-
ably dull, and last week's prices were hardly maintained,
5d per lb being a top price.for fat ewes, and 5d to sid
for fat wethers. There was a larger supply of store pigs
than for the last two or three weeks, but the demand
was du11... Pannier—Turkeys, 6s to 83 each; geese, 4s
6d to 5s Bcl ditto; ducks, 3s 6d to 5s 6d per couple; fowls,
28 9d to 4s 6d ditto ; teal, 3s per brace; eggs, ten for
Is; butter, Is 2d per lb ; potatoes, is 2d per score;
turnips, 3d ditto. Pork carcases—A rather larger sup-
ply than last week, which sold at 8s to 9s per score.
Corn Exchange—But little business has been done to-
day, all parties seeming to wait for the abolition of the
duty on the Ist of February. The millers generally
refuse to give more than 6s 6d, but .as much as 7s has
been given in one instance, for a select parcel. In
foreign wheat scarcely anything is doing, in conse-
quence of the rise of the duty to 8s per quarter. One
factor has been offering duty paid Belgian wheat, of
very fine quality, at 56s per quarter, (601 b to the
bushel), and another offers wheat in bond at 44s to 48s
per quarter—but millers are shy or purchasing, in
consequence of the high duty being so near its termina-
tion. Barley, 3s 9d to 4s per bushel; oats, 2s 2d to 2s
4d ditto; fine flour, 38s to 41s per sack of2Bolbs.
BIDEFORD, DEC. 26.—1 n consequence of this being
looked upon by the country people as a holiday, very few
attended the market to-day, and consequently few sales
were effected, and those at a slight impnvement on the
prices of last week. White wheat brought from 7s to
8s; red, 6s 6d to 7s; mixed, 7s to 7s 3d; barley, 3s 3d
to 3s 9d; oats, is 8d to 2s. Mr. Baker has this week
received a cargo of 250 quarters of wheat, and another
is daily expected. The 13utchers' Market was fairly
supplied, and at the close the meat was pretty well sold
off. Beef, 4fd to. Gid; mutton, Ofd to sfd ; veal, 5d to
6d; pork (of which there was little for sale), Ofd to 6d
per lb. The Cattle Market was but poorly supplied, as
on several former. occasions. Fat wethers brought sfd
per lb; ditto ewes, Ofd; fat bullocks, 8s to 9s per score,
being a rise of from 6d to 9d; store pigs (slips),,2se to
40s; sucking pigs, 9s to 15s. The Pannier Market was
by no means well stocked, and the prices rose in conse-
quence. Butter fetched from lid to 13d per lb; geese,
ad to 6isl per lb; .ducks, 3s 6d to 4d per couple; fowls,
2s 9d to 3s 6d; potatoes, 16d to 20d per peck.

Tiverton market, on Tuesday last, was very thinly
attended, probably owing to Christmas Daly happening
on the day before. Several samples of grain were pro-
duced, but there were fewer speculators than usual The
best wheat produced 55 5d and 6s; commoner samples
sold at 5s and 4s 8d; barley 3s 4d to 4s; oats 2s to 2s
4d; beef 5d to 61d; mutton sid to 6id; pork 5d to 6d;
potatoes 18d a score; butter is Id per lb; eggs is per
dozen; geese 5s to 6s 6d each; ducks 3s to 4s per couple;
fowls 2s 9d to 3s 9d ditto.

Newton Abbot Market was rather thinly attended this
week, as is customary the week after Christmas; the
salesmen met with much difficulty in getting rid of their
goods; the day was wet, and tew people stirred out.
Visitors from neighbouring towns were this week very
few. Huxters obtained goods at their own prices.
Geese were sold. from 3s to os each; fowls 2s to 3a a
couple; butter is to is 2d per lb. Meat sold sparingly
at the usual prices; cheese had very little sale; potatoes
Is 2d per score.

SHEFFIELD, DEC. 26.—The following is the in-
vector'. return:—

_
Qrs. Bls. £ s. d. X s. d.
Wheat 69 3 ... 17G 18 1 211 0 per qr.
Oats l4 4 ... 14 8 9 0 19 11 ditto
Beans 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ditto
Peas 0 0. ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 ditto
Bost household bread, 6d per 41b.

Second's

ditto

5d do.

DERBY, DEC. 29.—We have a slow trade to-day for
every article. Wheat and barley must be noted fully
Is per quarter lower. Wheat, 483 to 50s per 36 stone;
ditto, red, 51s to 525. Barley, 30s to 325. Old oats, 245
to 26s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 4Gs to 46s per 39
stone. Flour, 34s to 38s per 20 stone.

DERRY CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 27.—The number of
fat beasts this morning was quite as large as was es"
pected the week after Christmas. There was no alters'
tion in the price. The supply of sheep was about su
average; pigs were scarce and dear; fat calves plentifo't
but generally flat. Beef GO to 6id; mutton sid to 6icl,
lamb Od; veal 6d to 6id per lb; pork 9s per score; rag,'
fat 4s per stone; hides lid per lb; calf skins 2d to 3i.,`“
SCARBOROUGH. DEC. 28.—Corn—The depression in
the corn trade at the leading markets produces its effects
here, and to make sale in any article, equal to 2s Per,
quarter lower has to be su')mitted to. Buyers of Oil;
hold off for lower prices. Wheat, 5s 9cl to 6s 9d per
stones; barley, 32s to 30s per quarter of 32 stones'
grinding ditto, 26s to 28s par ditto. New oats, Bcl t",.
0-s
00
9d, and old ditto 10d to l Id per st. Superfine f10ur,,4
to 41s, and seconds ditto, 34s to 35s per sack of .;,,
stones. Cattle and Provisions—To-day the prices of P:
..
stock had rather a downward tendency, Bacon pifdq
to
averaging about 5s 3d, and pork pigs from 5s 6d to 55 '
per stone; beef, 5d to 7d; mutton, 6d to 7d; veal, 6d„A .
7d; bacon, 6d to 8d; hams, 9/1 to 10d; pork, 6d to i,',l
lard, 6d to 7d; butter, lid to 12d per lb. Decks, ss "
to 4s 3d ; fowls, 2s to 2s 9d; and rabbits, 2s to 2s ad Pehr
couple; turkeys, 3s 6d to si; and geese, 3s 6d to 53 et()
Eggs, 10 to 12 for ls;_ onions, 8d to 12d; apples, 10a
20d; and potatoes, 10d to 12d per peck.
ices
WETHEREY, DEC. 28.—The%following are the Pr
:_white whetat
of wheat, Ste. in our market of this day
18s to 20s, red ditto 16s to 18s per load; barley 2
-9°11,1
32s per quarter; beans, 15s to 17s; , oats 9d to -
per stone. A good supply of all sorts.
NEWARK, DEC. 27.—Corn—There was but a $ mall
attendance at market yesterday. Wheat and barley
ctive
were plentiful in supply, but business was not very a
took
and little or no alteration from last week's ',ries
place. The day's transactions may be considerej a'
closing firm at these rates. White wheat, nett, 453 to
525; old, 52s to 545; red, new, 46s to 494; old, 52s
27sto
565; barley, malting, 26s to 30s; grinding, 953 to ;
beans, 403 to 444 ; rye, 34s to 365; tares, 56. to 6°5
malt, 56 to 60s per quarter. Cattle—We have had a
and the
very small quantity of stock in our market-day' "Pe-
cially sheep; business Wai flat, and not many oles were
effected. 15 sheep, 51 beasts, and 190 pigs pehtied•
CHELTENHAM, DEC. 28.—We had a very iridtffirent
market this week, but thinly attended, and 51sck of
quarter;
business. Prices were lower for every kind of grain
than was exhibited in last week's quotations. The fall
is accounted for by the absence of speculation,
great importations which have taken place reea;l3%
Wheat, old, was 48s to 525; ditto, new, 404 to 455; bar-
ley, grinding, 26s to 30s; ditto, malting, 303 to 355; Oats,
old, 26s to 28s; ditto, new, 23s to 26s
.pt_r
peas, grey, 4s to 4s 6d; ditto, white, 5s 6ii to 6; 6d; beans,
new, 4s to 4s 6d; ditto, old, 5s to 5s 6d rt. l'ohltel,
Llay sold at 70s to 80s; and straw at 403 to 458 Per

ton. The inspect,r's average, lag week, was, for wheat,
545; for bsrley, 325; and for oats, 26. 64 per quarter.
INVERNESS, DEC. 26.—A considerabl,• amount of busi-
ness WAS don, in the inarlcet to day. Prices still loOlt-
ing downwards. Wheat (new) rnny be quoted a shil-
ling, and on the top sixpence lotvor. :pats have also
changed hands for less money, and may now be quoted
from Is to Is 6d down. For barley 26s we should think
the highest price. There were more offerers than bgy-
ars at last market. There is no alteration as yet in the
retail market.
01.1 Wheat, per qr of 621 b per bush ... 53s Od to 56s Od
New Wheat, do do do ... 48s Od to 51s Od
Barley, do 541 b do ... 26s Od to Os 04
Osts, .-• do do do ... 19s 04 to 21s Od
INVERNESS MEAL AND PROVISION MARKET, DEC. 26.
—Oatmeal, 18s; oitto s, cocci, 17s 6d; barleymeal, 13s
61; peaseineal, 15s to 18s per imp boll; bran, 7'f to 8d
p-r stone; Istfiour, 443 to 455; 2.1 ditto, 353 to 383 per
280.113; oatmeal, best, is 104; ditto, sPcoud, is 8d; bar-
leymeol, is 4d; peasemeal, is 6,1; Ist flour, 3s cash, 33
6d credit; 2,1 ditto, 2. 6d cash, 2s 10d credit per stone
of 141 b imperial. Potatoes, ad to 4d per stone; beef, 6d
to 84; vial, 44 toed; mutton, 41 to 74; pork, 4d to 74
per lb; fowls, Is to is 3d; chickens, ls per pair; eggs,
104 per dozen; butter, fresh, 9); ditto, salt, lld to Is;
croudie (curd-), 241; 41b loaf, fine. 8d; ditto ditto,
brOssn, 7d per lb; Uoals,.9d per cwt; Illy, 6d per stone.
LLANGEFNI, Dac. 28 —Wheat 50s to 525; barley, 28s
to 295; oats. 15s to 16s 64 per quarter. Butcher's stalls
—Beef, 54 to 6d; mutton, 6d to 74; veal, 4d to 5d per
ib; fresh butter, lid to 12,1 per lb.—Fowls, 184 to 20d
per couple; geese, 2s 3d to 2s 6d each; eggs, from 7 to
8 for 6d. The pig market was very full of stores, and
those in carts; and the demand as in the preceding
markets.

DENB/Gu, DEC. 27.—Our market this day was well
attended, but prices were depressed, the quantity on
offer being large, Wheat, from 16s 6d to 17s 6d per
168Ibi; barley, lOs to lis per 1471* oats, 6s to 6s 6d
per 105Ibs. Butter in tubs, the quantity was heavy, at
7d to 8d per Ib; fresh butter, lid to 12d per lb.
MOLD, DEC. 27.—A very slack market, and bet very
little business done, the principal millers and dealers
refusing to purchase at the prices- demanded by the
farmers. Wheat, 17s Gd ; barley, lOs 6d ; oats, 6s per
bobbet.