The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-15 00:00:00

`lns Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

In the country markets held on Saturday, about an ave-
rage business WAS transacted in wheat, and the value of
fine qualities was well supported. Barley, beans, and
peas were in steady request, at extreme quotations; but
other articles were a slow sale.
Throughout the Continent, wheat continues heavy, at
about previous quotations. For export to England, very
little is doing. Barley and other spring corn rule firm.
For the United States the fluctuations in the value of pro-
duce have been trifling. At most of the large ports the
stocks of produce are extensive.
Very moderate supplies of English wheat were received
up to our market last week. The imports from abroad
amounted to 7,338 qrs. of wheat, 15,547 barley, 13,754
oats, 660 beans, 100 peas, 977 tares, 9,470 linseed, 2,250
rapeseed, 3,415 sundry seeds, and 1,931 sacks and 8,972
barrels of flour.
Fresh up to-day from Essex the receipts of wheat were
somewhat in excess of Monday last, but the supply from
Kent was less extensive. Notwithstanding that the show
of samples was by no means extensive, the demand for all
kinds of wheat of home produce was in a sluggish state,
and in some instances prices were the turn in favour of
buyers—say is per qr. The general weight and condition
of the samples were good.
We were well supplied with most kinds of foreign wheat.
Selected qualities of both red and white were held some-
what firmly, at full prices, but the business doing in them
was rather limited. Low and middling parcels were very
dull, and the quotations were almost nominal.
Very little English barley was in the market, and the
supply of foreign was only moderate. For most kinds we
had a steady demand, and last week's prices were well
supported in every instanee.
For malt, the show was only moderate, there was a slow
inquiry on former terms.
The oat trade was not very brisk ; nevertheless, prices
generally were well supported.
Beans moved off steadily at very full prices.
The inquiry for peas ruled steady on former terms.
In flour very little was doing at late rates.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL afEASRE.
Wfteat—Essox & Kent, Malt—Chevalier II
•• 668 to 68s
Red •• new 403 to 475 Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto old —8 —s Lincolnsh., Feed 208 23s
Ditto, White new 43s 52, Potato .
Ditt0........ old —a —s Toughs! and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- 81ack....... 19s 241
coin, Red, old Cork, White •• 20s 30s
Ditto new •••• •• 495 485 Scotch, Feed..... 20s 25s
Rye—Old .......• •• —s —5l Beans—Tick ......• •• 33s 845
New .......• 32s 348 Pigeons ..... 378 428
Barley—Grinding... 26s 308 f Peas—Grey •• •• 398 4ls
Malting •• 353 38s Maple
Chevalier.. . 389 41s White... ...• 40s 42,
Malt—Suffolkand Nor- Boilers •• 428 44,
folk— •• 585 689 Flonr—Town-made... 40s 43,
Brown ............ 545 568 Suffolk •• 33s 38"
Kingston and Ware 585 66s Stocktn &Norfolk ale 32

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 294 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,988 ; in 1856, 181; in 1855, 558 ; and in 185 1.,
2,399; in 1853, 2,488 ; in 1852, 1,726 ; and in 1851,
2,124 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN,
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Oporto
Antwerp —
Ostend

- ... - ... 7l
- ... - ... 23

T0ta1.... 200 94
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
185 r 517 2,229 „, 242
1856._
1855 356 (;6 .„ „, 133
1854 746 1,377 206
1853 615 „. 1,577 ~, 296 1852 337 .„ 1,205 ..„
184
1851 466 1,395
,„ 219 4
An unusally small supply of foreign stock was on sale in
to-day's market, and its general quality was by no means
first-rate.

A fair average supply of beasts, in fair condition, was
received fresh up from Norfolk, &c. ; but, from other
quarters, the receipts were very moderato. Although the
attendance of butchers was tolerably numerous, the demand
for all breeds of beasts was in a sluggish state, at a decline
in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d per
Sibs. The top price for beef was 4s 4d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,050 Scots and shorthorns ; from other parts of
England, 420 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 400 Scots ;
and, from Ireland, 350 oxen.
The supply of sheep was rather on the increase, com-
pared with Monday last. For prime kinds there was a
fair demand, at full quotations, the highest figure being
6a 2d per 81ba ; but other kinds of sheep moved off slowly,
on former terms.
There were about 1,000 shorn sheep on offer, at fully 6d
per Blbs beneath those in the wool.
Lambs were in short supply, and in active request, at
from Gs 8d to 7s per 81bs.

The fww calves in the market sold without difficulty, al
eattreme rates, viz., 45 to 58 4d per Sibs ,
_ _

We had a dull trade for pigs. In prices, however, no
change took place.