The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were
scantily supplied with wheat ; yet all kinds met with a
very dull inquiry, at a decline in the quotations of from
3s. to ss. per quarter. Barley supported previous rates,
bet all other articles were dull and drooping.
The foreign markets have become less active, and rrices
are rather in favour of buyers. The shipments to Eng-
land are seasonably good.
Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of home-
grown produce were very moderate. From abroad we re-
ceived 16,453 quarters of wheat, 1,681 barley, 19,364 oats,
2,240 beans, 70 tares, 3,987 linseed, 2,493 rapeseed, 8,170
Indian corn, 310 sacks, arid 19,469 barrels of flour.
The fresh arrivals of English wheat to-day were season-
ably extensive, and we had several merchants' samples on
the stands, in addition to a large portion of last week's un-
sold surply. A few rubbed-out samples of new Talavera
wheat were shown in good condition. The attendance of
buyers was limited, and the trade was excessively hewy ;
indeed, so few transactions took place that it is difficult to
quote prices accurately. However, we consider them
nominally lOs to 12s per quarter lower than on Monday
last.

There was a good show of foreign wheat. The trade
was unusually heavy, and the quotations were nominally
83 to I.os per qr. lower than on this day se'nnight.
Floating cargoes of grain were much neglected.
There was only a limited quantity of barley in the mar-
ket, and it sold at last week's currency.
Malt moved off steadily, at full quotations. The supply
was but moderate.

Oats —the supply,of which was large—moved off slowly,
at a further decline of -6d per quarter. We bad a heavy
inquiry for beans, at is to 2s per quarter decline.
The sale for peas was heavy, at is to 2s per quarter less
money. A sample of new white peas, in excellent condi-
tion, realised 60s per quarter.
The flour, trade was heavy, at 2s to 4s per sack less
money. Town-made fell to 6is per 2901b5.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheit—Essex It Kent,
Rod •••• new 60s to 68s
Ditto.. •• .... old 65s 69s
Ditto, White new 68s 75s
Ditto.. old 70s 76s
ll'Orlblk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —s —a
Ditto new •••• •• 58s 68s
Bye—Old •• •• •• •• •• •• 3 41a
brew •• .......... 42s 44s
Barley—Grinding .•• •• 37s 403
Malting ......... 42s 433
Chevalier...• • . 431 45s
Iftlt—SnffolkandNor-
•• •• •• •• •• 695 74s
Brown . • • ...... 638 64s
Kingstonand Ware 690 76s

([Malt—Chevalier •• •. 76s to 778
Oats Yorkshire and

Lincolnsk.,Feed 253 288
Potato •. .. 26s 29s
Iroughal and Cork
Black. ••• • .• 238 273

Cork, White .•• .• 25s 288

BOotih, Feed. •. .. 28s 30s
Beans—Tick .... 36s 39s
Pigeons ....403 43s
Peas—Grey . ...
Maple ......... . • 40s 42s

W1iite.......•... 428 47e

Boilers •••••••... 433 48s
Floor—Town-made... 60s 64s
Suffolk 47s -44 s
Stocktn & Norfolk 46s 49s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The imports of foreign stock into London since Monday
last have been tolerably good—the total supply amounting
to 8,010 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we
received 8,606; in 1851; 7,014; in 1853, 5,273; in 1852,
7,736; in 1851, 7,885; and in. 1850, 6,250 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.

From Beasts.
Harlingen 144 ...
Amsterdam 53 ...
Rotterdam ll6
Hamburgh lB ...
Dordt 36
Kampen 2O ...
Bremen 774 ...
Ostend
Nieu Diep 64 ... ],134 ... 1
Tonningen 4.'54 ... 473 ... 46
Frederickstadt 405 ... 55 ... 20
Calais

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pies.
529 ... 27 166 376
390 ... 180 2
593 ... 426 176 5
680 ... ... 25
96 52
455 ...
61 ...

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7 ...

13 ... -

T0ta1....1,984 ... 4,466 ... 572 ... 571 ... 417
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1855 1,197 ... 5,515 ... 430 ... 713 841
1854 1,378 4,081 419 ... 605 560
1853 738 3,677 ... 24'3 517 ... 98
1852 1,335 4,446 ... 950 514 488
1851 1,135 4,908 ... 520 ... 684 ... 639
'lB5O 1,083 ... 3,999 ... 578 ... 461 ... 129
There has been less activity in the demand for stock in
Holland and Spain, on French account. The principal
exports have therefore been directed to England. Large
supplies of beasts are expected to arrive from Sweden dur-
ing the present month.
There was a full average number of each kind of foreign
stock in to-day's market, in middling conditiv.
With home-fed beasts we were moderately supplied,
chiefly of middling quality. Although the attendance of
buyers was tolerably good, the beef trade was in a very de-
pressed state, at a decline in the quotations compared with
Monday last of from 4d to 6d per Blbs. The highest value
for Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs, and the whole of the supply
was not disposed of.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton.
shire we received 2,000 short horns ; from other parts of
England 600 of various breeds ; from Scotland 100 Soots,
and from Ireland 350 oxen.

There was an average time of year supply of sheep in
the market. All breeds were dull in sale, and prices gave
way 2d per Sibs compared with Monday last. The top
quotation for Downs was 5s 2d per 81bs. 2,800 head
reached us from Ireland. Lambs were in fair supply and
heavy request, at barely stationary prices. The highest
figure was 5s 8d per 81bs.
Calves, the show of which was rather extensive, were
very dull, and 4d per 81bs lower than on this day se'nnight.
In pigs scarcely any business was doing, and the quota-
tions gave way 2d per Blbs.
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