The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-22 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 20.—N0 change whatever to-day.
MANCHESTER' SEPT. 20.—During the week the
trade, influenced by the continuance of most auspicious
weather, and also by the further decline in the value of
wheat at most of the leading markets of the kingdom,
has ruled extremely inactive. The transactions in flour
have been confined to a few purchases made by necessi-
tous buyers to supply their immediate wants, and to
effect even these it was necessary to submit to lower
prices. Oatmeal has met a steady, but not a brisk sale,
and the supply being moderate, previous rates were
nearly maintained. The arrivals at Liverpool this week
consist of a moderate quantity of malt coastwise, and of
oats and oatmeal from Ireland, with fair supplies of wheat
and flour from abroad. Our market this morning was
of a very lifeless character, and we quote wheat 2d to 3d
per 701 b lower than on this day se'nnight. Flour met a
very slow sale, and choice fresh qualities must be noted
fully is per sack cheaper, whilst other descriptions were
offered at a greater reduction. New oats declined fully
ld per 451 b, and new oatmeal 6d per load.
NOTTINCLIAII, SEPT. 20.—At Newark, on Wednes-
day, there was a fair attendance of both growers and
factors, and the supply of all kinds of grain was very
large; there being a general desire to sell, wheat fell 2s
a quarter, and barley ls. A fair amount of business
was transacted in good samples. In both oats and beans
but little was doing. Wheat, white, 383 to 425; new,
41s to 435; barley, 23s to 275. At Worksop, on the
same day, a larger amount of business was done than for
some time past, at about the same rates as those which
ruled at Newark. This is a rapidly rising market, lying
midway between the producing districts of North Lin-
colnshire and the consuming districts of Sheffield and
Manchester, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire Railway. It is also found a very convenient mar-
ket for the farmers of South Yorkshire and North Not-
tinghamshire. The supply of wheat from the growers at
our own market to-day was much smaller than last week,
but the millers bought very cautiously at a decline of I a
per quarter. Several samples of new barley were offer-
ing, but oui maltsters have not yet commenced working.
In oats and beans no alteration.

WOECESTMI, SEPT. 20.—The top price of white Eng-
lish wheat is now 15s 6d per bag, and red 14s to 14s 6d,
while foreign is slow of sale. There is a pretty fair
demand for malting barley, at 3s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel;
distilling qualities sell at 3s to 3s 3d. New English
beans are worth 3s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel, and old 3s 10d
to 45 2d. Old English oats aro saleable at 3s 6d to 3s 9d
per 39d, and new at from 2s 9d to 3s; Irish oats 2s 9d.
Winter vetches, 3s 8d to 4s per bushel. For white peas,
4s is about the market price per bushel; and gray,
35 4d to 3s 6d per bushel.
At Stourbridge and Stratford-on-Avon markets yes-
terday there were good shows of wheat, and millers
would only purchase at a reduction of about is per
quarter. Other grain remained about the same.
At Kidderminster there was a good supply of wheat,
which could only find purchasers at a reouction of is
to 2s per 'quarter on last market-day's rates. Malting
barley was in good demand, and prices are firm. Oats
were held for a slight advance on the quotations of last
week. Beans and peas as before. There was an abun-
dant supply of winter retail, lit b per bog redugon.