The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

PCIARZET NEWS.--(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANG=E.

The country markets held on Saturday were for the
most part steady for whout, and prices had an upward
t3ndency. The demand for barley and flour ruled firm a
full quotations. In the value of other produce very little
change took place.
The continental markets are firm and the value of wheat
is well supported. As yet very little business has been
dine in Russian ports on English account.
Very moderate supplies of home-grown produce were
received up to our market last week. The imports were
liberal, viz., 20,329 quarters of wheat, 5,679 barley,
28,583 oats, 1,630 beans, 15,457 linseed, 13,457 rapeseed,
3,532 sundry seeds, 5,228 sacks, and 8,493 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to our market, this morning, coastwise and by
land carriage, the arrivals of English wheat were on a veil
moderate scale, but in full average Condition. The shoal
of samples being small, and the attendance of buyers on
the increase, the demand for all kinds of wheat, of home
produc, ruled very firm, and prices were from is. to 2s.
per quarter higher than on Monday last.

Foreign wheat, the show of which was slightly on the
increase, was in steady,though not in very brisk, demand,
at very full prices; indeed, in some instances, tine qll3li*
ties realised is per quarter above last week's rates. Seve•
ral parcels of low wheats were taken by the distillers.
Floating cargoes of grain were rather higher.
We were much better supplied with barley than fa
some weeks past : the trade was, therefore, less active;
nevertheless, the late improvement in value was supported;
for malting parcels, grinding and distilling sorts were le
per quarter lower.

The malt trade may be called steady at late rates.
Owing to the large imports from abroad, the oat trade
was dull, and damp samples were Gs per quarter lower W
purchase.

Beans changed hands steadily, at fall quotations.
In peas, very little was doing at last month's currency.
The flour trade was firm. Country and foreign quali-
ties advanced is to 2s.
CURRI4.:NCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex 8c Klatt,
Red new 58 s to 70a
Ditt0........ old —s —a
Ditto, White new 63s 76s
Ditt0........ old —a —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —s —a'
Ditto new ...... 58s 69s
ttye—Old ............ —s
New ............ 45s 4751
Barley—Grinding.•••• 30s 33a
Malting . 31s 3 is
Chevalier.. . . 403 45s
If %it—Suffolk and Nor-
folk •••• • • • • .. . • 74s 78s
drown.-- ....•• •• is 66s
Kingstosand Ware 75s 78s

Malt—Chevalier .... 78s to 805
Oats Yorkshire and
Lineolnsh., Feect 22s 211
Potato
Youghal and Cork
Black. 20s 22s
Cork, White 21g 255
Scotch, Feed..... 268 300
Beans—Tick 315
Pige0n5.......... 38, 424
Peas—Grey .......... 32s 364
Maple . .......... 353 365
White. • 395 42s
Boilers ......... 43s 464
Flour—Town-made... 63s 655
Suffolk .......... 48s 51s
Stocktn & Norfolk 47s 50$

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week
were moderate—the total supply being 742 head. ' In the
corresponding week in 1855 we received 1,266 ; in 1854,
1,122 ; in 1853, 3,474 ; in 1852, 2,072 ; in 1851, 1,923 ;
and in 1850, 1,425 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WBZL
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. CalveS. P' g9'
Oporto
Rotterdam...... 44 ... 50 ... .... 09 ...
Liambargh S ... 259
...
... _
Flarling,en
Molting... .

T0ta1.... 293 ...

4 ... 73 r

- -
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. PION'
1855 691 265 5 305
1354 309 566 3 233 ... 13
1853 854 2,1utl 2 518 . • ~11
1852 279 2 ... 318 t;i
1851 514 1,275 ... 2 3lB .. ''7
1850 322 _. 725 113 _. 258 ..

We had a very moderate supply of foreign stook 011
sale in to-day's market.

From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beast's
fresh up to-day were seasonably good anti in vary fine zoo'
dition. The receipts from Scotland were large. We had
a full average number of buyers in attendance. For mist
breeds we had a fait demand, at last Monday's decline to
value—the top figure for the best Scots being 4s 8d pet
81bs.
The receipts of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,ana
Cambridgeshire. were 2,200 Scots and home-breds ; from
other parts of England 230 of various breeds ; from Scot"
land, 750 horned and polled Scots; and from Ireland
180 oxen.

There was only a moderate show of sheep as to number,
but the quality of most breeds was good. The mutt"
trade was rather slow ; nevertheless, last Monday's price;
were supported. The best old Dawns. in the wool, realised
55 8d; out of the wool, 53 2d par 81bs.
Scarcely any change took place in the demand for, or
value of, lambs, compared with Monday last. The supply
was moderate; amongst it were 450 from the Isle of Wight'
The top price for lamb was 63 6d per Blbs.
Calves were in short supply and sluggish request at last
Monday's prices.
There was a dull trade for pigs at last week's currency
Per Sibs to sink the °daft.
s. d. s. d.l s. d. 4 A.
Inferior Beads, ...3 2to 3 6,Prime South down 5 4 5 !.
Secqud quality.... 3 8 3 10,Large crse. calves 4 2 5 0
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 41Prime small do 6 2 5 8
Prime Scots, dtc. 4 6 4 8 iLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...4 G 4 4 "Small porkers
Second quality _4 6 4 101Suckiing calves 22 0 29 0
Prime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 21Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0
Lamb, 5s 8d to Os Bd.
TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
sheep and lambs ........ 23,170 Sheep ........... ...... ... 350
Calves ...........• .• •• .. 91 Ca1ve5...................• 50
Pigs ............ •••• • • .. 320 Pigs.— .... ..... ........• ---

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices or cat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market. on
Monday, May 7, 1855, and in the Metropolitan 31arket
this day, Monday, May 5, 1856,
Per Sibs, to sink the offals.
May 7, 1855. May 5,15r-1
s. d. s. d. s. d. g• tha*
Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 oto 3 413 2to 3
Second quality ditto 3 6 3 83 8 3 .
"
Prime large oxen. 310 4 2:4 0 4
Prime Scots, &c 4 4 4 6'4 6 4
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 6 3 8 1 0 4 ,i;
Second quality ditto ... 310 4 011 6 4 ',2"
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 2 4 4 5 0 5 "
Prime Southdown ditto ... ......4
8 5 0;5 4 5
Q"
5 0 6 8,5 8
Large coarse calves 310 4 4.4 2 0,, a
Prime small ditto ... 4 6 5 o's 2 b
Large hogs 3 0 4 0 3 4 4
"
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 4 4 4 • 4
Beasts... 4,496 4,185
Sheep 26,175 23'191
Calves... ..„, 175 91
Pigs ...360 320
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 8, 1854.—Beasts, 4,815 ; 011°°P
and lambs, 21,230; calves, 229; pigs, 280.
May 9, 185.3.-- Beasts, 4,669; sheep and lambs, 93,25'1;
calves, 263 ; pigs, 435.

NEIVGATE AND LFADENITA.T.L.
The supplies of both town and country killed meat on
sale here are but moderate. Generally speaking the de-
mand is steady, and prices are fairly supported.
Per nibs by cue careaso.
s. d. s. d. a. d. e. A.
Beef, inferior 210 3 0 ( Mutton Inferior 3 6 310
Do., middling 3 2 3 0 Do., middling 4 0 4„
Do. prima large.. 3 8 I 0 Do., prime 4 4 4 °
De , do. 5ma11....4 2 4 4 Veal... 3 10 5. 0
Pork, largo 3 2 3 10 Pork, small
4 0 4$

Lamb, 5s Od to Ca 04

BOROUGH HOP.

The show of hops, is very moderate, compared with
several previous weeks. For all kinds the deman.l is veil'
firm, and prices have an upward tendency. Last week's
imports wero 2 bales from Ostend, and 3i from Haobro'.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 4/ 4s to 6l 108 per cwt ;
Weald of Kents, 3112 s to 5125. ; Sussex, 31 3s to 41 16s.