The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-03 00:00:00

THE SUN,

Flour and Meal-Our market for the low grades of
Stai- and Western flour opened heavy, but more active.
rhe somas iy large, and toy' dease.ed for the home trade,
and tar exi) 11, 1, in • There is. hew'ever. a gi o i
Eastern and specula tve inq *try, and about half toe
saes to day were takes ou speculation. The better
grades are quiet and steady. Nothing of moment
transpired in the inferior grades, and we omit
quotations for them. Canadian is steady, but not
active. Sales of 1,500 bids. at 3 dulls. 94c. in
bond. The sales of domestic reach 16,000 bbls. at
3 dolls. 75c. to 3 dolls. 81.1 c, for common to straight
State, mostly at the latter price; 3 dolls. 871 c. to 4 dolls.
1210. fur 'Michigan and Indiana; 3 dolls. 94c. to 4 dolls.
060. fur Ohio;
4 dolls. to 4 dolls. 121 c. for pure Genes-
see; 4 dolls. 18ic to 4 dolls. 'Vic. for fancy Ohio,
and Genesse; 4 dolls. 50c. to 4 dolls. 75c. for extra Ohio,
Indiana, and Michigan; and 4 dolls. 50c. to 5 dolls.
62 c. for extra Genessee. Southern is dull and heavy,
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snore particularly the low grades. Sales of 500 bbls. at
4 dells. to 4 dolls. 134 e. for common to good brands, and
4 dolls. 372 e. to 5 dolls. 121 c. for fancy; also, 1,700
bbls. Richmond City Mills at 5 dolls. 121 c. to 5 dolls.
87ic , the latter au advance. Rye flour is steady.
Sales of 200 bbls. at 3 dulls. 25c. Corn meal is hardly
NO firm, and I, as in request. Sales of 350 bbls Jersey et
3 dolls. 31ic. Buckwheat is in better demand, at a shade
improvement. Saks at 2 dolls. 12ic. to 2 dolls. 50c.
per 100Ibs.
Grain-Our market for wheat is firm, with some
home • and eastern demand for domestic, and a good ex-
port inquiry for both Canadian and domestic. The sup-
ply is fair, and most buy ers hold off for some
abatement in prices. The sales are '.18.300 bush.
White Michig.n. at 16c. to 86ic.; 3 500 bush.
White Michigan. 87c.; end 500 bush. Whi e southern,
at 88c. afloat. Rye is lower and mots freely offered
here, and to arrive; sales of 10,600 bush, at
691 c. to 70c., closing at the inside price. Oats are
plenty, and in fair demand, at 341. to 36c. for Jersey,
and 37c. to 3So. for State. Barley is lower, and is plenty.
Sales of 3,000 bush. good to prime, four-rowed, at 78e.
to 83c., and 800 bush. good six rowed, at 80c. closing
heavy. Corn is less freely offered, but the demand is
not active-the large arrivals at Buffalo restrict the spe-
culative inquiry-the sales are 8,700 bush., at 60c. to
60ic. for western mixed, closing dull, at 60c.; and 2,700
bush, southern white on private terms.
Provisions-Holders of p rk are firm. The demand
is only in retail lots to the local trade. Lots of 300 bbls.
at 15 dols. for new mess and 13 dols. 50c. to 13 dolls.
69is. for prime. Clear is selling at 16 dolls. Sour
prime at 11 dolls., and ditto mess at 14 dolls. 50c. Beef
is more freely offered, and the market is heavy, with a
better demand, part speculative. Sales of 1,300 bbls. at
7 dols. 50c. to 9 dulls. 75c. for a new country and Chi-
caeo mess, and 4 dolls. to 5 dolls, for ditto ditto prime.
Prime mess is unsaleable at 15 dolls, to 16 dolls. Some
300 tes. are going forward from first hands. Beef hams
are heavy. Sales of 290 bbls. at 14 dolls, for 2801bs.
Lard is plenty and very heavy. Sales of 140 tes. and
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bbls. at Bc. to 8 e. and 200 kegs new at 9 c. Green
hams are steady. Sales of 2,000 city cuts Sc. Dressed
hogs are plenty and saleable at 6c. to 6iti. Butter is
plenty and in fair demand at Bc. to 12c. for Ohio, and
100. to 16c. fur state. Cheese is saleable at 6c. to 64c.