The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-29 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The country markets held on Saturday were but mode.
rately supplied with wheat, in which only a limited busi-
ness was transacted, at drooping currencies. Barley. eats,
beans, and peas, the supplies of which were rather limited,
sold steadily, at very full prices.
In France both wheat and flour are a slow inquiry, and
the quotations show a tendency to give way. The transac-
tions in produce for export in the United States have been
trifling of late.

Up to our market last week the arrival of English grain
was very moderate. From abroad we received 11,761 qrs
of wheat, 1,500 barley, 2,616 oats, 550 rye, 2,468 beans,
5 peas, 122 tares, 3,540 oilseeds, 2 mustard seeds, 83 sun-
dry seeds, and 435 sacks of flour.
Fresh up, to-day, both from Essex and Kent, coastwise
and by land carriage, the receipts of wheat were unusually
small. From our othar counties hardly any supply reached
us ; indeed, the actual quantity on offer was under 1,000
quarters. Nevertheless, owing to the fineness of the
weather, and to increasing imports from the continent, the
demand for all kinds was in a depressed state, and sales of
most kinds were effected at 11 to 2s per quarter beneath
last Monday's quotations.

There was rather an extensive show of foreign wheat,
fresh as well as ex-granary. The trade ruled heavy in the
extreme, and forced sales were effected at is to 2s per
quarter beneath the currencies realised on this day se'n-
night.

Floating cargoes of grain command ♦ery little alteration.
The show of both English and foreign barley was li-
mited, and all kinds were in fair request at full prices.
Malt sold slowly, but no quotable change took place in
value.

Good and fine oats sold steadily at full currencies. In-
ferior parcels met a slow inquiry on former terms.
Beans were in short supply and steady request at Is per
quarter more money.

The few peas on sale changed hands at extreme rates.
There was very little doing in flour, and prices were is
to 2d per 280 lbs. lower than on Monday last. The top
price of town made fell from 3s to 4s per 280 lbs.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL. MEASURE.
Waeat—Essex is Kent, iMalt—Chevaller .. • • 66s to 68s
Red •••• new 383 to 45a lOats Yorkshire and
Ditto ........ old —s —3 Lineolnsk.,Feed 20s 238
Ditto, White new 403 493 Potato
Ditt0........ old .—s --s roughs! and Cork
N3rfolk and Lin. Blaok. •• •• • • 193 241
coin, Red, o'd —s —a Cork, White ..... 203 30s
Ditto new •••• • • 383 45s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 203 251
Bye—Old ...........• —s —s Beans—Tick ......... 34s 358
Now ...• ........ 32s 34s pigeons„.•.•• •• ... 38s 43s
Barley—Grinding ....• 263 30a Peas—Groy ..••
Malting ......• •• 353 383 Map1e........... 4ls 433
Chevalier.... • • 38s 41s White........... 403 428
Malt—SuffolkandNor- Boilers .......... 423 443
folk— •••••• —.. Hs 611 s Flonr—Town-mad•••• 383 403
Brown .•• .. •• ....•• .. 54s 563 Suffolk .......... 338 36,
Kingston and Ware 583 66s Stooktn k Norfolk 283 31s
..............
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 414 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,094; in 1856, 263; in 1855, 1,378; and in 1851,
1,424; in 1853, 2,761 ; in 1852, 1,185 ; and in 1851,
2,213 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEBS.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pip
Harlingen .
Rotterdam —
... 158 ... 95 ...
Antwerp
Ostend
Calais..

5 -

T0ta1.... 04

158 ...

- ... 102 ~

The yearly comparison of weekly Imports Is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. pip
1857 406 541 ... 2 145
1856.....
1855 BlO 365 ,„ 213
1854 613 587 ... 218
1853 928 ... 1,416 397
1852 205 664 ••• 316
1851 4OO ... 1,537 ... 232 29
The show of all kinds of foreign stock in to.day's market
was limited, and in but middling condition.
Compared with Monday last, the receipts of beasts fresh
up from our own grazing districts were limited, and the
quality of the stock was inferior—over 800 bulls being on
offer. Although the beef trade was somewhat firmer than
on this day se'nnight, we have no improvement to notice
in the general quotations. We may, however, state that
the extreme value of the best Scots was 4s. 4d. per 81be.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,960 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of
England, 300 of various breeds, from Scotland 440 horned
and polled Scots, and from Ireland 240 oxen.

... 0
... 20

There was a further increase in the sheep supply. Nearly
all breeds moved off slowly, at about last week's currency.
The top price of the best old Downs was 5s per 81bs. Out
of the wools Downs sold at 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs,
Lambs were in moderate supply, and sluggish request,
at from 6s to 6s 6d per 81bs; about 200 came to hand from
the Isle of Wight.

We had a fait inquiry fcr calves—the supply of which
was moderate—at full prices.

For pigs, the demand ruled heavy, at last week's cur
rainy.

Henceforth, the market here will be held on Thursdays,
instead of Frideys, as heretofore.

Per Sibs to sink Ma ollals.
0. d. U. d.I e. (1. 8. d.
Interior Beasta....3 oto St 0 PtimeSentlidown 4 S 6 0
Seoend quality.... 3 4 3 6)Lorge crao. calves 3 8 4 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 3 10,Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Prime Boots, 40. 40 4 2itarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4 mall porkers
Second quality ...3 6 310 Suckling calves 19 0 24 0
Prime orse.-wlled.4 0 4 41Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0
TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts 3,364
Sheep and lambs 18,320
Calves BO
Pigs l7O

FOREIGN SUPPLY
Beasts B4l
Sheep and lambs .. l2O
Calves l7
Pigs --

& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Nlonday, March 30,1857, and this day, Monday,
March 29, 1858.