The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-03 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Feb. 27.—An official despatch con-
taining the news that an armistice had been signed
on the 25th reached this city on Monday evening,
but it was not made public until yesterday at noun.

LIAR KET NEWS.—(M is Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The whole of the country markets held on Satitrdsl
,were very dull for wheat, at a decline in the quotatiove of
from is to 2s per quarter. There was less doing is
barley, the value of which was with difficulty supported.
No change in malt. All other articles moved off slcrWl9►
and prices were in favour of buyers.
The amount of business doing in the continental markets
on English account is very moderate. In the tilted
States the corn trade has continued dull.

Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English
grain were very moderate. From abroad we received
13,030 quarters of wheat, 3,329 barley, 11,069 oats, *9lO
beans, 206 tares, 3JO linseed, 420 rapeseed, 55 inaudO
seeds, 100 sacks and 1,005 barrels of flour.

The fresh arrivals of English wheat up to our market
to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, were modeistep
but the general condition of the supply was tolerably good'
As a portion of last week's unsold receipts was on dffer,
the show of samples was in excess cf Monday last. °wilt%
to the prospects of peace the demand for all kinds of what
of home produce ruled excessively heavy, at a decline in
the quotations realised on this day se'nnight of from 68 to
8s per quarter, and a large portion of the supply was 1111.
sold at the close of the market.

The show of foreign wheat was good. All kinds Were
unusually heavy and some of the importers, in ordr to
save the expense of landing, were sellers at 3s to 4s Per
quarter less money ; but the business doing was trifling
in the extreme.
There was a slightly improved demand for the &gib
malting barley, which in some instances, produced la Per
quarter more money. Grinding and distilling sorts "ere
heavy at the late decline. Malt was very dull and rather
lower to purchase.
The oat trade was very dull, at is to is 6d per TO°
less money.
Both beans and peas sold heavily, at 2s per quarter di
cline.
The flour trade was exceedingly heavy, at 4s per quarter
less money. Tho top price of town made declined to 631
per 2SOlbs.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent. Malt—Chevalier .... 76s to 775
Red now 62s to 74a Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditt0........ old —s —a Lincoinsia ~ Feed 234 2.2
Ditto, While new 62s 75s Potato
Ditt0........ 11d —s —s Youghal aadCork
Norfolk and (An- 81ack....... 205 2,2
coin, Red, old —s —a Cork, White . 223 rm
Ditto new •••• 59s 7ls Scotch,Feed.•... 265
aye—Old ...........: —s —s Beans—Tick 325 a"
New .........• .. 50s 52s 38• 4"
Pige0n5.......... •
Barley—Grinding ••• 293 323 Peas—Grey ........•• 31$
Malting ...•• 313 343 Map1e........... 345 a'
. • 363 40s
Malt—Sufrolk and Nor- 4T3 435;
•• 703 76s Flour—Town-made.•. 616 a"
Brown..• •• ••........ 63s 663
SimrstonandWare 74s 75s Sfituotitkn.&—N"o•rfoli 4476: 49544

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were
very moderate—the total supply being only 429 head. ill
the corresponding week in 1855 we received 358 ; in 1854„,!
2,331 ; in 1853, 2,834 ; iu 1852, 1,519 ; in 1851, 2;32"
and in 1850, 1,318 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEE.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. F 1
notterdam 19 ..•
241 1
Calais —

Autwerp

..•
• ....-•••
10Z .. ---

Total... 299 ... ... 130 •••
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pg..,
1855 240 11$

1554 775 ... 1,333 -.

... 223

... 227 .•

- ... 190 .•

3_l ...