The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-22 00:00:00

LEEDS-DEC. 21.

At the market this morning there was a moderate sup-
ply of wheat, for which the demand was steady at fully
the late rates. In ordinary and inferior samples scarcely
anything doing. Most other articles maintained former
rates, there being an active demand.

Averages for the week :
Wheat . 3,103 qrs., sit 4ls li
Barley. ...... . . 2,3,54 „ ...33s 21d.
0at5.......... 101 „ D. ..... .23s llid
Rye ---• ), —s Od
Beans lOO „ ........43s Oid
Peas .. 10 „ 4os Od
Arrivals this week :

.2,466 qrs.

Wheat .
Oats
Barley
Beans

Rapeseed
Linseed 2OO

SHEFFIEL

,D--DEC. 21.

The market to-day continues much the same as last
week, with a small supply, at the following prices :
Wheat lss to 168 Oats.. 2os to 32s
White do l6s to 20s Beans, new —s to 42s
Barley 27s to 31s Ditto, old .35s to 398
_ Millers' prices for flour—ls sd, is 7d, and is 9d per

141 b. -
Hay, 80s to 85s ; wheat str
to 34s ; turnips, Ms to 20s pei

Lw, 27.8 to 34s ; oat straw, 28s
ton.

SUNDERLA:

STO-1/Ec. 18.
attended, but in the trans-
turn in -value favoured the

To-day's market was well
actions which occurred the
buyer. _ _

Wheat 368 to 42s
White .415 to 44s
Barley .278 to 305
Flour, 295 to 30:

Oats.... 2os to 240
Beans ....... 4os to 44s
Peas ...—s to —s
Od per sack.

RICHMOND-DEC. 18.

There has been a good supply of grain at market to-day,
and to effect sales a slight reduction had to be submitted to.
White wheat, 5s Od to 5s 9d per bushel; red, 4s 34 to 6s
6d ; barley, 30s to 34s per qr. ; oats, 18s to 225.

ROCHDALE—DEc. 20.
There was a moderate supply, and generally a steady
market for wheat, but the prices remained without much
change. Barley and beans is cheaper.
In the provision market there was a small show of
potatoes, and the trade was brisk, with lower prices at the
close. Flukes, 9s to 108 ; radicals, 8s 6d ;- Wellingtons, Se
per 2521 b.

COLCHESTER—DEC. 18.
At this day's market there was rather a less supply of
wheat, and sales were effected at the quotations of this day
se'nnight—in some instances is per qr dearer. Barley of
fine quality continues scarce.
Wheat, white 42s to 503 I Beans, Mazagan..3sB to 380
red 36s to 46s Middle & small 40s to 444
Barley 3os to 443 I White peas 423 to 44s
Oats 23s to 30s Grey.. 40s to 42s

GLASGOW—DEC. 20.
The market continues quiet, but prices are about sup-
ported in the few transactions recorded this week.

BELFAST—Dm. 20.
With a fair supply of wheat from the growers, the trade
was steady, at about the rates of last week.

CORK—DES. 20.
The following were the quotations this morning :—Red
wheat, 17s 6d to 20s; white, 198 0d to 22s 3d; barley 10; Od
to 128 Od; oats, lOs 6d to 12s 6d.

NORWICH CATTLE—DEC. 18.
There was a good show of store beasts to-day, consisting
of Scots, shorthorns, Irish, and Devons. Sales were very
fair. The selling price for Scots was 4s to 4s 6d ; short-
horns, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; Irish, 3s to 3s 6d per stone of 141b$.
estimated weight when fat. Fat beasts firm at 8s Od to 8s
6d per stone.
Sheep—Fat sheep, 8s to 8s 6d, prime lots 980(1 per stone.
Pigs—Good store pigs, 15s to 20s per head. Tat pork,
5s 6d to 6s, prime 6s 6d per stone.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTEP.DAY. '
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 17/ 11 171
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 30 2.5 35
Hamburgh - 13 7k
Paris Short. 25 10 25 15
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 32} 2.5 37
Frankfort on Maine — 1181 119
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh —• 35 361
Madrid — 44 49
Cadiz — 49 49
Leghorn — 29 60 29 65
Genoa — 25 40 26 50
Naples
Palermo — 121.1; 122
Messina — 122 122
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York

E.I. CO"s bls. House Ms. 601
Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 2.
Bombay ditto -26
26i 233
Madras ditto — 2
East. India Company's, Bills drawn from the 24th ult. to
the Bth inst.
Bengal ..... .....t1,201 5 0
Madras 0 0 0
Bombay

£1,201 5 0

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 00 0

LOCAL SHARE MARKET'S'.

LIVERPOOL—DEC. 21.
The market was quiet at the opening, and was stencil
throughout the day, closing not quite at the best
:-
North British, 68 59—York and North Midland, 764 n--
Eastern Counties, 12 1-16 I—Midland, 102 1-4 Chester
and Holyheads, 44 I—Caledonians, 88 88i—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 99—London and North-Westerns, 96 Ir.'
East Lancashire, 96 7—Dutch Rhenish, 3 9-16 dis.--
Grand Trunk of Canada, 91 3-16—Great Western, 55
-Leeds Northern, 484Doviers, 22 9-16-13erwickti, 945
Gneat Westertof can*, z 161—B1ackburus, 11
Birkenheads, 67 67f.

Dens—Die. 21.
There was little business, and prices were rather better.
Norili Wisiern; 131—Craven Moor Pref., Ifs. 3d.

MANCHESTER-L---IJEC. 21.
The market was inactiVt A heavy and general busineo6
being reportdd,i and .prices closed rather easier. Doverft
22i—Sheffields, 39)„—Ditto 31 inx., Cents., 691 n—Midlanch
`lo2l—lsrorth-StiiffOrd, 4'd.--"Eagt Laficaihire new 4}
Cents. 'l-16 pm,47-Grand Trunks,, 917-Blnekl;urnri,
No„,,h,,vesorns, „,.

is r ißizi*NGllANt—Drx.
The transactions in shares to-day. wareAhnited —Sow'
iStaffords, 101 to IOU—Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 8--
3lidland„ 102—Birmingham Canals 95 96--Stourbridge
Canals, 325.

Some of the journals have stated that a few dale
ago, as a gentleman of the Paris press was engaged
tu
writing, he- all at once sank clown, and that his intellectu
facultiesjiisappeared I The gentleman in tjuestion was . il4*
1, Remit, of the Journal des Debate: His state at WI
moment is very dUngerous, but it is hoped he may avow
Wally recover. •