The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-28 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE.

WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY.—This week the supplies are
liberal of wheat, for which we have a steady demand,
and the currency of this day sennight exceeded. Bar-
ley meets with more inquiry, and is per qr. dearer
Oats and Shelling in fair request, without alteration in
value. Beans are more wanted, at improving prices.
yew's WHEAT, per qr. 8 bushels 60Ib:
s.
Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 51 to 54 53 to 56
Ditto, white ... 53 —57 • 56 —6O
Norfolk and Hunts , red ... ... 49 —53 51 —54
Ditto, white ... ... S 3 —56 54 —56
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 49 —53 51 —54
Ditto, white ... ... 53 —56 54 —56
Yorkshire, red .. ..• ... 49 —53 51 —54
Ditto, white ... 53 —56 54 —56
Dantzic and Kouigsburg, white .. 54 —57 55 —6O
Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... 51 53 0— 55
Mediterranean, red ... •. —— 40 —SC
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:—
Norfolk and Suffolk... ... .. 34 —36
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 33 36
Grinding per 30 stone ... ... 26 —3O
Foreign ... 33 36
BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b :
Small, fine ...
Foreign ... ...
OATS, per stone :
bleating ...11d to 12d lld to 12d
Feeding —lod to lld 10d to lld
Foreign ... ...—d to —d 10d to lld
SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 28 —3O
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter
Blue and white boilers
Grey and Feed

36 - 38
84 - 36
SO - 33

41 - 43

;7 - 40

ARA
Qrs.
Wheat ... 14,503
Barley ..• ... 2,966
Oats ... 1,432
Beans... ... 534
AVERAGES FOR THE '
Qrs. a. d.
Wheat ... 3,024 54 3
Barley ... 769 33 84
Oats ... ... 218 20 6i
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 27.—The duty on wheat has ad-
vanced to 5s per quarter, • and all other kinds of grain
and pulse remain at 2s per quarter. A change of wind
has brought forward considerable supplies, and which
amount in the aggregate to 54,035 quarters wheat;
2,724 quarters barley; 3,147 quarters malt; 6,634
quarters oats; 30 quarters beans; 376 .quarters peas;
15,471 quarters Indian corn; 261 barrels corn meal ;
5,184 loads oatmeal; 4,691 sacks and 16,188 barrels
flour. The exports.in the same time are 1,161 quarters
wheat; 342 quarterg beans; 9,108 quarters Indian corn;
100 barrels corn meal; 163 sacks and 832 barrels flour.
The trade in the past two days has offered but few, fea-
tures for remark; the transactions being confined to pur •
chases for consumption, at about previous rates. In
Indian corn the business was more extensive than in any
other article, without much variation in prices; the
fluctuations of 6d to Is per quarter representing more a
difference of quality than of price. .At this day's
market there was a fair attendance of dealers and a large
show of samples of all kinds of corn and flour.
The demand for wheat was limited, without
any material change in prices ; Dutch red
commanding Bs, and Hamburgh and Lower Baltic 8s Id
to 8s 2d per 701 b, duty paid;. best Irish new, 7s 2d to
7s 5d per 701 b. There were very few buyers of oats in
attendance, and consequently few sales were effected;
Id per 451 b reduction was willingly submitted to. Oat-
meal likewise moved off slowly, and was 6d per load
lower. There was not much inquiry for barley to-day,
but most of the English supply of malting bad been pre-
viously cleared off at our extreme quotations of Tuesday.
Beans and peas met only a retail demand, and the fresh
arrivals of the latter were offered on lower terms. Flour
was dull, and all kinds rather easier to purchase, 31s per
barrel being the extreme value of Western Canal; and
Irish was very unsaleable. There were several buyers
of Indian corn for Ireland, but their operations were
limited, as holders would not submit to the reduction
regeired. Flat American yellow was offered at 351, and
mixed at 34s to 34s 6d; white, steady, at 15s per 4801 b.
Indian corn meal, a slow sale and rather cheaper, 17s to
175 6d per barrel being current rates for yellow.
Hula., OCT. 24.—The supply of farmer's wheat at to-
day's market was small, the condition various, and only
first-rate samples taken off at fully last week's prices.
A smaller show of foreign than of late, with more firm-
ness and improved inquiry, chiefly for best reds,_,which
are scarce. A great sale for barley, especially the finer
sorts, which are taken off eagerly by malsters as -they
arrive, new English not generally working_kindly. Grind-
ing fully as dear, and in good demand. More business
passing in oats at late rates. Beans rather stiffer, but
peas dull sale. New foreign tares 345 to 365; old, 26s
to 28s. The linseed market is unaltered; a good deal
goes to warehouse, and importers show no disposition to
give way in price.

.• •rAI.S. •• •

34 - 36

Qrs.
Peas ••• ••• ••• ••• 373
Rapeseed. ... ... 433
Shelling ••• ••• ••• 171
Linseed .. 18
N
rEE. ENDnro OCT.

Qrs. s. d.
Beans ... 502 '3B 6i
Peas .. 28 86 0

iIIDICROUS MISTAKE.—Rather an amusing inci•
dent occurred at the Chinese Exhibition, on Thursday.
A couple of rustics (man and wife) from Vrescot, haying
heard of the great feast of lanterns, admission only a
shilling, thought they could not be far wrong in taking
a holiday and coming to Liverpool to enjoy the feast.
Having paid the necessary fee, they were ushered into
the splendid apartment, where they feasted their eyes
for some time upon the many curiosities there displayed.
Wearied with the sight. the gnawing' of hunger began
to admonish them, and after waiting till their patience
was exhausted, they at last Walked up to one of the door-
keepers, and asked where the 'feast was. The reply was
that the feast was before them, but they were at a loss
to find something to eat. They intimated, in the best
way they could, that they thought a good feast, either of
lanterns or anything else, for a shilling, was an excellent
thing ; but as they apprehended.a large attendance, and
some inconvenience, they had brought a knife and fork
in their pockets to save trouble. This somewhat literal
interpretation of the feast excited no little amusement,
end Tummas was sadly vexed that he had paid two shil-
lings, and neither he nor his wife "geet out;to eyght."
—Liverpool Standard. .aT
How TO CHOOSE, A SHlr.—Let the emigrant use
his own eyes in the matter, and not rely upon- runners,
or irresponsible agents, or Advertisements. but upon him-
self, and he will not be deceived.. To impress on the
emigrant's mind the points to which we have alluded, we
will recapitulate them, as follows.-1. Beware of run-
ners. 2. Beware of dishonest passenger agents. 3.
Choose a ship with a good height between tlecks.l 4.
Choose a ship with high bulwarks. 5. A • ship with
proper water-closets. 6. A ship with proper conve-
niences for cooking. 7. See that the ship is properly
loaded. 8. See that the captain and mates have a good
character.

EXECUTION EXTRAORDINARY.—PkIrittIant to his
sentence, Thomas Brennan was hanged in front of the
gaol yesterday forenoon. The hangman gave him less
than the usual fall—about-ten feet—but, strange to say,
the jerk actually severed his• head from his body, and
both fell to the ground. We do not remember having
heard or read of a similar occurrence. The rope used
on this occasion was of the ordinary thickness, and the
decapitation in all probability was in consequence of
disease.—Niagara Chronicle, Oct. 5.

BIRTHS.
On the 21st inst., at Zion-terrace, Portsea, the wife of E.
Waller, Esq., R.N., of a daughter.
On the 24th inst., at Sundridge, Kent, the wife of Captain
J. H. Rowband, Indian Navy, of a son.
On the 24th inst., at Edinburgh, the wife of A. Boyle,
Esq , of a son.
On the 25th inst., at Queen •square, Bloomsbury, the wife
of J E. Grubb, Esq., of a son.
On the 25th inst., at Birmingham, the lady of Captain G.
Mein, of the 13th (or Prince Albert's) Regiment of Light
Infantry, of a daughter.
On the 25th inst., at Clapham, Mrs. S. Johnson, of a son.
On the 26th inst., at Clarence-road, Kentish-town, Mn.i
W. Penny, of a daughter.