The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supplies of wheat on offer in the country markets
held on Saturday, were very moderate; nevertheless, the
demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and prices were the
turn in favour of buyers. Barley and all the other spring
corn moved off steadily, at extreme quotations. Flour,
however, was very dull.

,
The continental markets continue dull, yet the fluctua-
tions in prices are trifling. Our American advices come
very inactive. _

Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of home-grown
produce were very moderate. From abroad, we received
7,344 quarters of wheat, 2,:65 barley, 3,875 oats, 1,950
beans, 5 tares, 11,515 linseed, 5,230 rapeseed, 85 sundry
Finds, 1,596 sacks and 501 barrels of flour!

The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our
market this morning, coastwise and by land carriage, was
even smaller than on Monday last; indeed, it scarcely
amounted to 1,000 quarters. For all kinds, however, the
demand was somewhat firm, and, in some instances, prices
were is per quarter higher than on Monday last.

There was rather an extensive show of most kinds of
foreign wheat. Even the finest samples were quite
neglected, and so little business was doing that prices ruled
nominally the same as last week.

In floating cargoes of grain very few transactions took
place.

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There was very little barley on offer, either English or
foreign. The trade was decidedly firm at very full prices.

For malt, there was a fair demand, at full quotations.
. .

We were scantily supplied with oats, which sold steadily
at fully last week's currency to ls. per quarter advance.
Beans changed hands ►reely, at fall prices.
We had a good demand for peas, at Is. per quarter more
money. . . _

In flour, very little was doing, at last week's decline in
value.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL, MEASURE.
Woest —Essex is Kent, 'Kelt—Chevalier •• 66s to 68s
Red •• new 38* to 45s DO. Yorkshire and
Ditto— •• .... old —s Lineolnsk., Feed 21s 24a
Ditto, White new 41s 50s Potato .
Ditto•••• .... old --fi —s Yonghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- Black. 30s 251
coin, Red, o'd —s —a Cork, White ....• 20. 30,
2)itto new •• .• •• 38a 45s Scotch, Feed... • • 20s 2is
Rye—Old •• •... —s —s Beans—Tick ••••• •• .• 34. 35s
gew •• •• •• •• •• •• 32s 34s Pigeons
Barley—Grinding 26s 30a Peas—Grey •• 40s 42.:
Malting ••••• 35* 38a Maple ....... •• •• 41s 43,
slbevalier— •• • . 38s 41s White.— .• •• •• 41s 43
Kalt—Saffolk and Nor- Boilers .........42s 44.
folk— •• 58, 68s Plonr—Town-made.•• 33s 40
Brown 54s 563 Suffolk •• •• •• 333 36.
KingstOn and wars 58a 66s 'Btooktn Norfoti 23, 31;
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,6 0 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,194 ; in 1856, 722 ;in 1855, 534 ; and in 185!,
1,629; in 1853, 3,905 ; in 1852, 1,045 ; and in 1851,
2,056 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 2B ... 180 ... ... 144
Hamburgh l6 .. 884 ... ...
Harlingen 360 ... ... ... 8
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T0ta1.... 404 ... 1,064 ... ... 152 .

... -

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :7

Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs.
1857 3OO ... 707 .. 176 .. 8
1856..... 276 .. 283 .. ", 163 .. --
1855 449 .. 264 .. 221 —.—
1854.,.....,., 456 964 20) .. --
1853 835 ", 2,654 413 .. 6
1852 54 791 .. 200 .. --
1851 5lB „, 1,220 ,„ 281 ... 37
Thera wag a very poor show of foreign stock in to-day's
market, and its general quality was rather inferior.
Compared with many previous weeks, the arrivals of
home-fed beasts fresh up this morning, were very limited,
and most breeds came to hand in bnt poor condition.
Owing to the moderate supplies of meat on sale in the
dead market, and to the favourable weather for slaughter-
ing, the beef trade ruled steady, at an advance in the quo-
tations raalised on Monday last of fully
2d., in some in-
stances, 4d. per lb. The primest
lots sold without diffi-
culty, at 4s. Gd. per 81bp, and a good clearance was
effected.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and. Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,800 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts of
England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 100 Scots,
and from Ireland, 2.0 oxen.

With sheep we were very moderately supplied for the
time of year; but most breeds came to hand in fair con-
dition. There was a decided improvement in the general
tone of the mutton trade ; and, in some cases, prices were
the turn higher. The general top figure for Downs in the
wool was N., but some few pens realised ss. 2d. per 8113 s.
Downs out of the wool wont at 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. per Sibs.
The show of lambs was limited, and the demand for
them ruled steady at from 6s. to 7s. per 8 lbs.
Calves—the supply of which was limited—sold readily
at 41. per 8 lbs. above the currencies realised on Monday
last. The beet veal was worth ss. 4d. per 8 lbs.

The few pigs in the market were in somewhat improved
request, bat no advance took plac. in their value.

Per Sibs to mut the Oats

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s. (1. s. d. s. 4. 11. d.
interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0
Second quality.... 3 6 3 B,,litrge crse. calves 4 I 410
Prime large OX4III 810 4 2lPrime small do 5 0 5 4
Prime Soots, dm 4 4 4 6fLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers „ 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 3 101 Suckling calves-19 0 28 0
orime arm-wile-4 0 4 6 Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0
Lamb, 66 to 71.

TOTAL surrLY.

FORBIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs ..,,,.,14,820 Sheep and lambs 520
Calves
Pigs..... 37u Pigs --
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and /niece of fat
stock oxhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
on -outlay, April 6, 1857, and this day, Monday,
Aprils, 1858,

Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
April 6, 1857. April 5, 1358
s. d. s. d.le. d. s. d
3 2to 3 4,3 2to 3 4
3 6 3 10,3 6 3 6
4 0 4 6310 4 2
4 0 4 10;4 4 4 6
4 2 4 6;3 2 3 4
4 8 4 103 6 310
5 0 5 4,4 0 4 6
6 6 5 10,4 8 5 0
6 8 7 5,6 0 7 0
4 2 5 43 0 410
5 6 5 10,5 0 5 4
3 8 4 23 0 4 0
4 4 5 0!4 2 4 4
3.828 I 2,806

Uoarse and inferior beasts ...
Second quality ditto
•••
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, Etc •••
Coarse and inferior sheep ...
Second quality ditto ... •••
Prime coarse woolled ditto ...
Prime Southdown ditto
Lambs
Large coarse calves ... •••
Prime small ditto ... •••
Large hogs
... •••
Vogt small porkers ... •••
Beasts...

Sheep and lambs „. 17,740 14:1125
Calves._ ,„ ,„ ,„ 131 67
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Supptars Smog, April 7, 1856.—Boasts, 4,354; sheep
and lambs, 22,470 ; calves, SI; pigs, 410.
April 9, 1855.—Beasts, 3,090: sheep and lambs, 20,500 ;
calves, 77 ; pigs, 465,