The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-08 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCIIANGE.

Throughout the continent wheat has commanded very
little attention, and prices have had a drooping tendency.
Spring corn has been held at fully previous rates.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were tolerably extensive. From abroad we received 15,914
qrs. of wheat, 8,254 barley, 14,386 oats, 2,106 beans, 220
peas, 95 tares, 6,810 linseed, 3,304 rapeseed, 3,975 sundry
seeds, and 3,284 sacks of flour.
Fresh up, to-day, both from Essex and Kent, coastwise
and by land carriage, the arrivals of wheat were very mode-
rate ; hence, the show of samples of both red and white
were small. The attendance of millers being on the increase,
the demand for all kinds ruled steady, at prices fully equal
to Monday last, and at which a good clearance was effected.
The general quality of the samples were tolerably good.
There was a large show of foreign wheat. For good and
fine parcels the demand somewhat improved, but we havo
no advance to notice in prices. Low and damp qualities
sold slowly, at late rates.

Floating cargoes of grain supported last week's quotations.
For fine barley we had a steady sale, at very full prices ;
but the value of other kinds was somewhat uncertain.
There was a largo supply of foreign oats on offer, and the
demand for most kinds was rather inactive, at barely
stationary prices.

For beans and peas the inquiry ruled steady, at full
quotations.
Flour was in somewhat improved request, on former
terms. The top price of the best town-made was 40e. per
280 lbs.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new..,,,,,, 378 to 43s
Ditto, old .........................
Ditto, white, new ... —s —8
............. 408 50s
Ditto, old
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 37: 44s
Ditto, new
Bye—Old
8 -8
New
Barley—Grinding.... 2.5: 31s
Malting 368 s
Chevalier 37: 41:
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown s2s 588
Kingston and Ware 56: 58s
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2l: 288
Potato 278 328
Youglial and Cork, black 22: 258
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 24s 27:
'
Beans—Tick
Pigeons ~.. 37: 308
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 4os 418
Boilers
Floor—Town-made
Suffolk 3O: 33s
Stockton and Norfolk ... 248 32:

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 4,513 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 6,244 ; in 1856, 6,201; in 1855, 5,679 ; in 1854,
5,532; in 1853, 7,880; in 1852, 4,612; and in 1851,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Hamburgh
Harlingen.
Bremen
Frederiekstadt 217 ..
Dordt
Tonning
Calais
Antwerp

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7 ..

12 ..
79 .. ,
48 .. 9

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_. , . 15 .. -

Total 1,137 3,255 16 212 94
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1857 1,099 4,230 .. 99 759 .. 57
1856 1,897 .. 4,080 .. .. 152 .. 72
1855 1,812 .. 3,456 .. .. 102 .. 109
1854 1,617 .. 3,490 .. .. 294 .. 131
18.53 1,396 ..• 5,803 .. .. 441 .. 246
1852 873 .. 3,244 .. 406 .. 91
Our market, to-day, was extensively supplied with foreign
stock in very poor condition, mid sales progressed heavily,
at further depressed rates.

From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
were seasonably large as to number, but, for the most part,
deficient in quality. Prime Scots and short horns were in
steady request, at fully last week's currency, otherwise the
beef trade was heavy in the extreme, at a reduction in
prices of 2d per Sibs.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 3,200 short horns ; from other parts of
England, 350 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 40 Scots;
and from Ireland, 1,050 oxen, &c.
Compared with Monday last the supply of sheep was en
the increase, but the quality of most breeds was very mid-
dling. The mutton trade generally ruled heavy, and the
quotations gave way 2d per Sibs. The best old Downs sold
at 4s 8d per 81bs. About 800 Irish sheep wore on offer, but
the season for them is now drawing to a close.
Calves, though in short supply, wore very dull, at Thurs-
day's reduction in value of 4d per 81bs. The top figure was
4s 8d per Sibs.

We had a very dull sale for pigs, the prices of which gave
way 2d to 4d per 81bs.

Wo still continue to receive very unfavourable reports
from most parts of the Continent, but especially from the
north of Europe, respecting the scarcity of food for both
beasts and sheep.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

R. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 6 2 10
Second quality_do. 3 0 3 4
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 2 8 3 0
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 j
Suckling calves, 19s to 22s
16s to 20s.

s. d. s. d.
Prime ers-wool d 0.3 8 4 2
Pine. S'thdowndo. 4 4 4 10
Large crse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 4 8
Large hogs 2 6 3 2
Small porkers 3 4 3 10
and quarter-old store pigs,

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 5,645 Beasts 1,389
Sheep 24,550 Sheep
Calves 129 Calves BB
Piga
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Nov. 9, 1857, and this day,
Monday, Nov. 8, 1858. _

- ' Per Sibs, to sink the offals.
Nov. 9, 1857.N0v. 8, 1858.
a d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 3lO 4 2 3 8 4 4
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep . .
Second quality ditto
.

Prime coarse. woolled ditto . . 4 2 410 3 8 4 2
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . .
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 10, 1856.---Beasts, 6,113,
sheep and lambs, 19,710 ; calves, 166; pigs, 420.
Nov. 12, 1855.—Beasts, 5,621; sheep and lambs, 24,120 ;
calves, 265; pigs, 200.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were
fairly supplied with wheat. All kinds were very dull, and
prices ruled in favour of buyers. Fine barley and oats,
the supplies of which were limited, realised full quotations,
but all other articles were very dull.