The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-09 00:00:00

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1848.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY

.CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY.
An extremely small supply of English Wheat was
received up to our market last week, coastwise as well
as by land carriage.. The receipts of ail other articles
of home produce, including Flour, were trifling, yet of
fair average quality. Scarcely any grain reached us,
either from Ireland or Scotland; neither is any worthy
of notice expected to arrive hither for some time hence,
as our market offers no temptations to the prochicers.
The foreign importations, though not so extensive as
in the previous week, were large; viz. 23,671 quarters
of Wheat; 12,539 ditto of Barley; 10,701 ditto of Oats;.
755 ditto of Rye; 783 ditto of Beans ; 1,594 ditto of
Peas; 49 ditto of Tares; 13,025 ditto of Linseed; 751.
ditto of Rapeseed ; 2 ditto of Bran ; 137 ditto of
Mustard-Seed ; 1,082 ditto of sundry other Seeds ;
1,402 barrels and 6,226 sacks of Flour. Fresh
up this morning, we received a very moderate '
quantity of English Wheat from Essex, Kent, Cam-
bridgeshire, and the various other counties. The con-
dition of the principal portion of the supply was inferior,
and unfit for grinding purposes, without a larger ad-
mixture with foreign parcels. The attendance of both
town and country buyers was by no means large. Se-
lected parcels of home-grown Wheat moved off readily
at fully last Monday's quotations. The middling and
ill-conditioned samples, however, were a very dull in-
quiry, at a decline in the prices of last week of fully is
per quarter, and at which a total clearance was
not effected. Notwithstanding the supply of
fine foreign Wheat was large, the best descrip-
tions commanded a steady, though not to say brisk,
sale at full rates of :currency. In all other kinds, ex-
ceedingly little business was doing, at, in some instances,
a decline in value of ls. per quarter. The principal
portion of the sales effected to-day were for inland con-
sumption. No English Barley was at market, and the
supply of foreign was far from extensive. Fine malting
parcels were in steady request, at full rates of currency.
Grinding and distilling sorts were dull, and ls. per
quarter lower than on this day se'nnight. Scarcely any
foreign Barley is now under lock. Although the
supply of all kinds of Malt was small, that
article was very slow in sale, at unaltered qnotations.
Comparatively speaking, the supply of Oats was small.
Really fine dry Corn moved off steadily, at late rates.
In all other kinds exceedingly little was doing, and, in
some instances, the rates had a downward tendency.
The sale for Beans was far from active, at last week's
prices. White boiling Peas went steady, but other
kinds of Peas were neglected. Indian Corn and Meal
went quite as dear. In Flour we have no change to
notice. The demand for it was slow.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
On eat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevallsr ... • 618 to 62.
Red. 44s to 588 Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 48s 62, Llncolnsh., Feed. 208 23s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Bed.— • • 453 568 Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White •-• • • . 48s 60s Black . 178 19s
Irish, Red •••• • • • • —5 —s Cork, White..... 198 22s
Ditto, White .• ••• • —s —8 Scotch, Feed. 248 25s
Rye—Old •••••• • • • • • • s Beans—Tick ..... 34a 87e
New. •••••• ••• . . 328 35s Pigeons ..... • . 3es 40e
Barley—Grinding . 27s 30s Peas—Grey ••• • • • 36s 38s
Malting . ........ 30s 32s Maple. ••• • . 40s 42s
Chevalier ... 32s 338 White. • 40s 42s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ....• 42s 44s
folk .. .. •. • ... 588 GOs Flour—Town-made... 45s bOs
Brown ........... 48s Hs Suffolk ••• • • ....• 40s 43s
Kingston and Ware GOs Gls Stockta & Norfolk 408 421
SMITHFIELD.

Last week's imports of foreign stock into London
were as under:—

Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
... 133 14

From Beasts. Sheep.
Rotterdam 255 ... 1,343 ...
Ostend •• 60
Antwerp
Hamburgh 74 ... 31 ...
Nieu Diep... 49 ... 374 ...
Harlingen
Amsterdam

••• .--
... 35

240 14

Total 5Ol 3,112
Corresponding
week in 1847 664 ... 3,549 ... 89 ... 237 43

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Difference ... 1631ess. 437 less. 55 less. 3m. 291.
At Hull and the other northern outports about 2,000
head of st, ck have come to hand, in, for the most part,
average condition. Comparatively speaking, the suppi)
of foreign beasts on offer here to-day was but moderate.
That of Sheep and Calves was smaller than for some

time past, and of very middling quality. The primest
of each kind of stock moved off steadily, at full prices;
but all other qualities were somewhat easier to purchase.
About 1,000 head were landed from the Dutch steamers
this morning. There was a considerable falling-off in
the number of home-fed Beasts on offer here to-day,
and their general quality was by no means prime, the
time of year considered. As the dead markets were
tolerably well cleared of their last week's arrivals, and
the attendance of buyers—especially of those residing
in the country—was good, the Beef trade was steady, at
prices fully equal to those obtained on Monday last, the
primest Scots producing from 4s to 4s 2d per 81bs, being
an advance in the quotations obtained on Friday of 2d
per Sibs, and at which a good clearance was effected.
We seldom recollect to have seen so few really prime
Scots in the market at this season as to-day. From
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, including
the Western and Midland counties, we received about
1,000 !Scots, Herefords, runts. Devons, Irish beasts,
&c. ; from the northern districts, 1,200 short horns ;
from other parts of England, 350 of various
breeds ; and, from Scotland, 40 Scots. Although the
number of sheep were on the increase, compared with
those exhibited on Monday last, the supply of that des-
cription of of stock was very moderate, the time of year
I considered. On the whole the Mutton trade was in a
very sluggish state, at a fall in the currencies of 2d per
81bs. The general top figures for the best old Downs
rated from 4s 10d to 5s per 81b. With Calves we were
scantily supplied, nevertheless the Veal trade was rather
heavy, at prices about equal to those paid on Friday.
Prime small" Porkers moved off steadily at late rates,
otherwise the Pork trade was in a very sluggish state.
link the •ffal.

Per 81bn. ts,
to . .
Inferior Beasts..... 2 d.
a 10
Second quality •• 3 • a 4
Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8
Prime Scots ••.•.. 3 10 4 2
Large coarse Calves 3 4 310
Prime email ditto .. 4 0 4 4
Suckling Calves ..17 0 25 0
Inferior Sheep .. . 3 4 3
TOTAL SUPPLY
•

o. d. d.
Second quality ditto 3 111 too, 8
Coarse-weolled ditto 4 4 4 8
Southdown Wether 410 5 0
Ditto eutotthe wool 0 0 0
Large Hogs •• • 310 4 6
Small Porkers •—. 4 8
Quarter old Pigs ..16 I 23 0
Lambs . • 0 • 0 0
AT MARKET.

Beasts.
3,635

Sheep. I Calves.
I 22,670 I 184
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
I Sheep. I Calves.
2,340 10

I Pigs.
390
I rigs.

Beasts.
562

NEIXTGATE AND LE&DENHALL.
Our markets continue to be well supplied with
country-killed Meat. During the past week we received
Mwards of 200 carcasses of Beef, 600 carcasses of
utton, 220 carcasses of Veal, and 700 carcasses of Pork
from various quarters. The supplies on offer, slaugh-
tered in the metropolis, are tolerably good. Prime
Beef, Mutton, Veal, and Pork have been in mo-
derate raquest, at full prices. In the middling and in -
terior kinds exceedingly little business is doing, at
barely late rates. ALout 800 carcasses of Foreign Meat
have appeared on Sale.

At per stone by the Carcase.
d. to to s. d.
2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6
- middling .. •• 2 8 210 middling.. 3 8 310
- primelarge .• 3 0 3 2 - prime •. 4 0 4 4
- prime small 3 4 3 6 i Pork, large.... • • 3 6 4 6
Vea1........ ••••• • 3 2 4 2 - small • • 4$ 5 2
BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS.
Small cargoes of Potatoes have arrived coastwise
during the past week in middling conditiony while the
imports from abroad have been liberal, viz., 183 tons
from Rouen; 200 ditto from Antwerp; 100 ditto from
St. Valery; 250 ditto from Rotterdam; 120 ditto from
Liamburgh; and 350 ditto from Hamburgh. The de-
mand is steady on the following terms:—Yorkshire Re
gents, 120 s to 1403; Wisbeach ditto, 100 s to 1055; Bel-
gian Whites, 90s to 95s per ton.