The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-03 00:00:00

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CORN EXCHANGE.

There was a steady demand for wheat in most of the
country markets held on Saturday, and prices had an
upward tendency. Barley met a slow inquiry, but other
produce was in fair request, at extreme rates.
On the Continent the trade has shown some signs of im-
provement. In prices, however, very little change has
taken place. The American markets have continued
inactive.

Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain
were limited. The imports from abroad amounted to
13,626 qrs of wheat, 23,704 barley, 19,465 oats, 3,620 rye,
5,847 beans, 240 peas, 11,825 linseed, 5,210 rapeseed, 293
sundry seeds, 1,022 sacks and 3541 brie of flour.
The supplies of English wheat received fresh up to our
market this morning, coastwise and by land carriage,
were on a very moderate scale ; consequently, the show of
samples of both red and white was rather limited. Fac-
tors generally were very firm in their demands ; but the
demand was by no means active. In some instances,
however, prices were a shade higher than on Monday last ;
but the market closed slowly at that day's currency.
We wero tolerably wall but not to say heavily supplied
with foreign wheat. Good and useful qualities were in
fair request., at full quotations, but other kinds moved off
shwly, on former terms. In floating cargoes of grain a
fair average business was doing.
English barley was scarce, and quite as dear as last
week. In foreign parcels, the show of which was good,
only a moderate business was passing, at barely late rates.
Fine malt was held 'at full prices, but inferior kinds met
a dull inquiry, on former terms. We had a steady, but
not to say active, inquiry for oats, at folly last week's
quotations.
Beans moved off steadily, at an advance of is. per
quarter.
In peas a moderate business was passing, on former terms.
The flour trade was firm, and country marks were a
shade higher than last week.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wneat—Essex ec Rent, Malt—Chevalier • • •• 616 to 68s
Red .... new 393 to 458 Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto.. • • .... old —s Lincolnsk., Feed 21s 243
Ditto, White new 423 528 Potato.
Ditt0........ old —s —8 Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and Gin. Black. •• .• • • 20s 25s
coln, Rod, o'd —s —3 Cork, White ••• •• 203 30.
Ditto new •• 403 458 Scotch, Feed. • • 20; 253
Rye—Old •• ........•• —s —s Reans—Tick . •••• •• 34s 35.
*Taw ............ 328 34s Pigeons
Barley—Grinding ..• .• 26s 308 Peas—Grey 408 42.
Minnheel
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44
33 :
Malt—St:lron and No- Boilers .•• •• .• 42; 44s
folk.. •• .• 588 83 Flour—Town-made. • SB4 40
Brown •• •• ........ 54s 5 66; gaffolk ........ 334 36:
Kingston an I Ware 58. G6B Rtocktn Norfolk3ol 328

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The tnt:tl imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,362 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,451 ; in 1856, 742 ; in 1P55, 1,266 ; and in 1851,
1,122 ; in 1853, 3,47.1 ; in 1852, 2,072 ; and in 1851,
1,923 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WINE.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs.
Flaraburgh — 884
iljorting
Br :men
Rotterdam...— l2 114
Antwerp
•
T0ta1.... 183 ... 1,000 ...

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3 ... 176

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pies
1857 428 8-4 5 147 ... 12
1856..... 2'3 ... 307 ... 4 71
1855 691 205 5 305
1854 309 566 3 232 ... 12
1853 854 ... 2,100 ... 2 518
852 279 ... 1,366 6 318 ]l4
1851 514 ... 1,275 2 315 ...
The show of foreign stock was very moderate, and the
principal portion of it was composed of merino sheep from
Tramburgh.
Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of
boasts were only moderate, and the general condition of the
stock was seasonably good. For nearly all breeds, owing to
an increased attendance of butchers, the demand ruled
somewhat active, at an advance in the quotations realised
on Monday last of fully 41 per 81bs. The general top pi ice
was 4s 40. but a few very superior Scots realised nearly
48 6d per 811)4.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,551 Scots an 1 short horns, from other parts of
England 4t30 of various breeds, from Scotland 87 Scots, and
from Ireland 103 oxen, &c., 25 of which were received from
the show yard of the Irish Agricultural Society held in
Dublin, and which were of unusually prime quality.
Compared with Monday last the supply of sheep exhibited
a deficiency, but moat breeds were of fell aretago weight.
On tho whole, the mutton trade was brisk, and prices were
from 20 to 4a per 81bs higher than on this day so'nnight.
Prime old Downs, in the wool, realised 5s 21—out of the
wool, 4s fid per Blbs. As the sheep are now mostly coming
to hand shorn, this is the last day we shall make any die.

tinction in them.
We had a steady demand for lambs, tho show of which
was good, at full quotations, viz., fis to 7s per 81bs. About
SOO came to hand from the Isle of Wight.
There wa' a steady, though not to say active, inquiry
for calves, at full currencies.
In pigs vory little was doing, at last week's quotations.
Per Sibs to sink the offal&
S. d. s. (1.1 s. 4. s.
d.
Interior Beasts.... 2 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 2
gscand qaality....3 6 3 8 Large crse. calves 4 4 410
Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small d 0.,, 5 0 5 6
Prime 'Scots, 6c. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 4
locond quality ...3 10 4 2 Suckling calves 18 0 22 0
'time crse.-wlled.4 4 4 8 Quarter old pigs 17 0 22 0
Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 140
Calves lll
Pigs

Beasts
Sheep and lambs 20,840
Calves
Pigs

& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Idonclay, May 4, 1857, and this day, Monday,
May 3, 1858.

Per Blbs, to sink the offals.
May 4,1857.1 May 3, 1858
s. d. 9. d.ls. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 4to 3 63 2to 3 4
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 013 6 3
Prime large oxen „, ,„ 4 2 4 Rt 3 10 4 2
Prime Scots, &c ,„ „, 410 5 0,4 2 4 4
Coarse and inferior sheep 4 2 4 6 3 4 3 6
Second quality ditto ,„ „, 48 4 104 10 4 2
Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 0 5
Prime Southdown ditto ,„ „ 5 6 5 104 0 5 2
Lambs „, 5 6 6 1,6 0 7 0
Large coarse calves ..„ ... 3 6 4 4 4 4 410
Prime small ditto ..„ ... 4 6 5 0,5 0 5 6
Large hogs „„ ,„ 3 8 4 2,3 2 4 0
eat small porkers ,„ 4 4 5 o'4 2 4 4
Neat
Beasts... 3.730 3,718
Sheep and lambs ... '2,2,360 20840
Calves... 145
430
SUPPLIES ON Sans, May 5, 1856.—Beasts, 4,185 ;
and lambs, 23,170 ; calves, 91; pigs, 320.
IMay 7. 1855 --13.aqts, 4,496 ; sheep andlambs, 21,470 ,
oa'ves, 175 ; pigs, 360.