The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-26 00:00:00

TRADE IN FRANCE.

The price of lour rose 2f. a sack in the Paris
market last week. The rise is accounted for by the
rise in the price of wheat in the French markets
and by the diminution in the stock of flour in the
Paris stores. The greater part of what remains is
flour of the four marks, and is the property of per-
sons who will not part with it except on advan-
tageous terms to themselves. The factors declared
on Saturday 19,312 sacks of flour, of which 257
sacks of first quality sold for delivery within 30
days at prices varying from 61f. 50c. to 64f. the
sack of 157 kilos. The stock of flour in the market
stores is reduced to 4,238 quintals. The price of
flour of the four marks has not risen, although the
accounts received from the provincial markets
announce a rise in the price of wheat. The price
of wheat has likewise risen in the Paris market.
Choice samples are quoted at from 30f. 20c. to 30f.
80c. the 100 kilos. ; first quality, 29f. 18c. to 29f.
58c. ; second quality, 27f. 90c. to 28f. 30c. The
Commissary-General at Besancon advertised to
receive proposals on Friday last for the supply of
1,500 metrical quintals of wheat for the War De-
partment—the wheat to weigh 74 kilos. the hec-
tolitre. There wore several tenders deposited, but
as the prices were above that fixed by the Commis-
sary, there was ne contract concluded. The corn
market at Marseilles has become suddenly animated
in consequence of the reception of numerous foreign
orders. Offers for wheat for Naples have been
made at 35f. 20c. and 35f. 60c. the 100 kilos. in the
bonded stores. Flour of the first quality is quoted
at 40e. 80c. the 100 kilos. The importation of corn
at Marseilles last week amounted to 27,000 hecto-
litres, of which 9,500 were of wheat, and the re-
mainder of oats, barley and maize. The telegraph
has brought the prices of the provincial corn-mar-
kets held on Saturday :

"Amiens.—Market well supplied, notwithstanding a
heavy fall of snow. A rise of one franc the hectolitre on
wheat. Oats scarce, and a rise of one franc the 100 kilos.
" Arras.--A small market, in consequence of the snow.
Wheat in good demand, at an advance of 50c. the hecto-
litre. Price, from 20f. 500. to 25f. 25c. the hectolitre.
" Chartres.—Market well supplied; a rise of 70c. the
kectolitro on wheat, and a rise of 25c. the sack on oats.
" Dijon.—A largo corn-market, with a brisk demand, at
a rise of lf. the quintal. Prices—wheat, 28f. to 28f. 50c.
the 10) kilos. ; oats, 17f. to 18f. 50c. ; flour. 50f. the sack
of 125 kilos.

" Marseilles.—The rise in the corn-market is maintained.
African wheat is worth 37f 500.; Polish, 35f. 75c. ; Danu-
bian, 33f. 50c. ; Marianopolis, 39f. 75c.
" Metz.-1,339 hectolitres of wheat sold at an average of
26f. 87c. the hectolitre, being a rise of 55c. the quintal
within eight days.
" Montereau.—Bad weather; little corn in the market;
a small demand, and nevertheless a rise of 60c the sack on
wheat.

" Orleans.—A small market, with a good demand for
wheat. A rise of 70c the hectolitre."
There was no material change in the price of beef
and mutton at the market at Poissy last Thursday
as compared with the preceding week. Teal was
dearer. There were 2,124 oxen exhibited, of which

1,993 were sold at from if 8e to if 44c the kilo•
gramme ; 360 cows all sold at from 96c to if 30c
the kilogramme ; 11,988 sheep, of which 11,409
were sold at lf 28c to if 64c the kilogramme ; 861
veal calves, of which 653 sold at from if 28c to if
60c the kilogramme. The average weight of the
oxen was 350 kilos ; cows, 226 ; calves, 62 ; sheep,
21 kilos.

Accounts from Bourg state that the fowl-market
in that town on Wednesday last was well supplied
from the Bresse. The stock exhibited was, never-
theless, more remarkable for the quantity than the
quality. Some very fine specimens of crammed
fowl were, however, brought from Marhaz St.
Etienne, and the canton of Coligny, remarkable for
its breed of fowl. Some pullets were sold as high
as 18f each, and others at 14f and 16f. The ave-
rage price was from 8f to 10f each, which was con-
sidered highly advantageous for the breeder.