The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-01 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

There 'was only a moderate demand for wheat in the
leading country markets held on Saturday. In the general
quotations, however, Very little change took place. Barley
changed hands steadily at extreme rate-0. Oats and other
produce moved off slowly.
Advices from most parts of the Continent are to the
effect that grain generally has mold heavily, at barely sta-
tionary prices. In the United States, wheat and flour
have ruled about stationary.
Only limited supplies of English grain dame fresh to
hand last week. The imports from abroad were 2,676 qrs
of wheat, 8,378 barley, 4,635 oats, 5 beans, 1,580 linseed,
2,670 rapeseed, 90 sundry seeds, and 2,441 sacks of flour.
The quantity of wheat received fresh up to-day, coastwise
and by land carriage, from Essex and Kent, was very mo-
derate, and the receipts from other counties were small.
The show of samples was consequently limited. Notwith-
standing that the attendance of both town and country
millers was not large, nearly all kinds of wheat of home
produce were in fair request, and in almost every transac-
tion last Monday's currency was supported. The general
quality of the samples was good.
The supply of foreign wheat was limited—of granaried
samples rather extensive. Good and fine qualities were in
request, at full quotations ; but low and damp parcels met
a dull inquiry, at barely late rates.
Thera was very little inquiry for Hosting cargos of
grain.

- The supply of English barley was very limited—of
foreign moderate. All kinds were in stealy request, at
fully last week's quotations.
Malt was in moderate supply, and slugg.sh request, at
barely late rates.
Notwithstanding that the show of osts was very
moderate, the oat trade was rather heavy on former
terms.

We had a steady demand for beans at fah quotations.
Peas were in fair request on former terns.
There was about an average business thing in flour,
at full prices.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASIJRZ
Wheat—Essex & Kent, iMalt—Chevalier •• 66s to 68s

Red ....

new 403 to 48s

lOati-71/Or'kpitaire and

Ditto .... old —s —s
Ditto, White new 43i 52s
Ditt0........ old —8 —s
Nnfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, o'd —s —a,
Ditto new ...... 40$ 48s
aye—Old ............ —ll —s
New ............ 32s 34s
Barley—Grinding... .• 26s 30s
Malting ......... 341 37a
Chevalier.... . . 371 40s
Malt-BafoikandNor-
folk
•• •• 58s 683
Brown 54s 66s
Kingston and Ware 581 665

lancolnsk., Feed 20s 23s
Potato
Yonghal sad Cork
Black. •• •. •. 193 241
Cork, White 203 303
Scotch, Feed. • • 203 258
Beans—Tick .••••••.• 33s 34s
Pigeons 37s 423
Peas—Grey .• . .• . 39s 418
Maple. ••••• • .• • • 41s 438
White... 40s 428
Boilers .......... 42s 44.
flour—Town-made. .. 403 43
Suffolk 33s 388
Stocktn & Norfolk 31e 328

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 617 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 884; in 1856, 42) ; in 1855, 353 ; and in 1851,
2,331; in 1853, 2,831 ; in 1852, 1,159 ; and in 1851,
2,327 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WENN.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigi
Rotterdam 5 ... 107 ~. ... go
Harlingen
Antwerp - ...
Ostend - ~.
Boulogne

- ... - ... 252 ... --

25

•••

T0ta1.... 123 ... 132 362
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
1857 154 637 ... 93
1856....
[855 240 118
1854 775 1,333 ... ... 223 ~.
1853 475 ... 2,125 227 ... 6
There was a very poor show of each kind of foreign stock
in to•day's market, but the demand for it ruled heavy.
Compared with Monday last, there way a considerable
falling off in the arrivals of beasts from our grazing dis-
tricts, as well as from Sootland. Although the attendance
of butchers was by no means numerous, the beef trade
ruled steady, and prices advanced, compared with Monday
last, 2d per 81bs. The best Scots changed hands steadily,
at 4s 6d per Bibs. The general quality of the beasts was
good.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,100 Soots and short horns, from other parts of
England 300 of various breeds, from Sootland 400 Scots,
and from Ireland 200 omen.

Notwithstanding that the show of sheep. was again

limited, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at last
week's currency. The top quotations for the best Downs
was 5s 2d per 81bs. About 400 shorn sheep were on offer;
they sold at Gd to 81 per Blbs beneath those in the wool.
A few Dorset lambs were on sale, but, owing to the pre-
vailing cold weather, they met a dull inquiry, at irregular
quotations.

The supply of calves was limited, nevertheless, the veal
trade ruled heavy, at last week's quotations.
In pigs, the show of which was small, very little was
doing, at almost nominal currencies.

Per Sibs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d.l s.•;. s. d.
interior 80a5t5....3 4to 3 6 PrimeSonthdown 410 5 2
3ecend quality.... 3 8 310 Large crse.icalves 3 8 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 Prime small d 0.,, 4 6 S 0
Primo Scots, dic. 4 4 4 6,Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6Small porkers 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 8 4 01Suckling calves 19 0 26 0
Prime crse.-wlied.4 2 4 6', Quarter old pigs,l9 0 26 0

r elyrrx.r.

Beasts
Sheep and lambs 15,930
Calves 6O

Beasts
Sheep and lambs ..
Calves —

Pigs

Pigs

& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Honday, March 2, 1857, and this day, Monday,
March 1, 1858.