The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-22 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supplies "of wheat on offer in the country markets
held on Saturday were very moderate, and most kinds sold
steadily at full prices. Fine barley was scarce, and quite
as dear as in the previous week. Other articles ruled about
stationary.

Throughout the Continent wheat has rather given way
in price. Spring corn, however, has continued to realise
extreme rates. In the United States very little is doing for
shipment to England.
The arrivals of English produce up to our market last
week were very moderate. From abroad we received 9,377
quarters of wheat, 4,351 barley, 23,575 oats, 10 beans, 40
peas, 101 tares, 50 mustard seed, 45 sundry seeds, and
2,683 sacks of flour.
_ .

Only a moderate supply of wheat came fresh to hand this
morning from Essex, and, compared with Monday last, the
receipts from Kent were very limited. Owing to the small
show of samples the factors were very firm in their demands,
and, on the whole, the trade ruled firm. A few very fine
samples were considered the turn dearer, and the value of
other kinds was well supported. The supply was disposed
of without difficulty.

Thero was rather an extensive supply of foreign wheat
on the stands. Although the transactions in all kinds were
only moderate, prici generally were supported.
In floating cargoes of grain only limited transactions were
reported.

Fine barley—both English and foreign—was scarce, and
in request, at very full prices. Low and damp parcels
moved off slowly, at late rates.

We had a fair inquiry for malt, at last week's quotations
Although the supply of oats was seasonably large, the
oat trade ruled firm, at very full prices, to a slight advance
for fine samples.
Beans were firm in price, but the business doing in them
was only moderate.

Peas realised full prices, with a fair demand.
There was a fair inquiry for flour, the prices of which
were well supported.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 37s to 433
Ditto, old
Ditto, white, new 40.3 503
Ditto, old —B —8
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 37a 44s
Ditto, new 37s 448
Rye—Old —8 —8
New 32s 368
Barley—Grinding...., 258 31s
Malting. 36s - 8
Chevalier 37s 41s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk. s6s 59s
8r0wn...,
Kingston and Ware s6s 58s
Chevalier . 70s 72s
Oats--Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 21s 288
Potato 27s 32s
Youghal and Cork, black... ......
Cork, white 24s 3! s
Scotch, Feeding 24s 278
Beans—Tick
Pigeons 37s 39s
Peas—Grey ... 4os 458
Maple
White 403 ~:Is
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 3os 33s
Stukton and Norfolk . 24s 32s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London kat week
were 6,765 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 3,678; in 1856, 4,363; in 1855, 5,032; in 1854,
5,140 ; in 1853, 9,048 ; in 1852, 5,135 ; and in 1851
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Amsterdam ....
Rotterdam
183 .. 2,275 .. .. 213 •.
.
Dordt
Hambur"h 76 .. 818 ~ , .
Harlingen.
Tonning
Bremen .. 27 .. 70 .. —, ,
Medemblik
Frederickstadt lB5 . • 17 ~
Antwerp
Calais

10 ..
13 ..

1.. -

- • • .. 11
- • • - • • 6 • •

Total 964 5,525 251 22
%he yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1857 989 .. 2,263 .. • • 410 .. 16
1856 B6l .. 3,116 .. . • 282 .. 52
1855 1,164 .. 3,521 .. 329 18
1854 1,325 .. 3,513 .. .• 300 .. 2
1853 1,859 .. 6,413 .. . • 519 t. 157
1852 1,063 .. 4,604 .. ^^.. 421 .. 42
The importations of foreign stock still continues very
deficient in quality, and there is little or no prospect of any
improvement in it for some time to come, owing to tha
scarcity of food in the north of Europe.
There. was a fair average supply of foreign stock here
to-day, and we observed a slight improvement in its general
quality.
Compared with Monday last, there was a falling off in
the show of English bA..4., was by
no means first-rate. On the whole, the beef trade ruled
steady, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. A
few very superior lots realised ss; but the general top
figure for beef was 4s 10d per Blbs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 2,000 short horns ; from other
parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Ireland, 1,050
oxen, &c. ; and from Scotland, 200 Scots.
Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was only mode-
rate, and that the weather was favourable for slaughtering,
the mutton trade was in a most inactive state, and in most
transactions prices gave way 2d per Blbs. The top quota-
tion for Downs was 4s 10d per Blbs.
We were but moderately supplied with calves ; neverthe-
less, the veal trade was in a sluggish state, at Thursday's
currency.
Pigs, the show of which was very moderate, were dull at
late rates.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
R. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 8 3 0
Second quality do. 3 2 3 8
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 2 8 2 10
Second quality do. 3 0 3 6
Suckling calves, 17s to 21s
18s to 21s.

s. d. s. d.
Prime ers-wool d 0.3 8 4 0
Pme. S'thdownclo. 4 4 4 10
Large crse. calveb 3 4 4 0
Prime small d 0... 4 4 4 8
Large hogs 2 6 3 2
Small porkers 34 4 0
and quarter-old store pigs,

TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts 4,360
Sheep 22,900
Calves 99
Pigs 2BO

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 950
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Nov. 23, 1857, and this day,
Monday, Nov. 22, 1858.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Nov. 23, 1857. Nov. 22, 1858.
s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 3lO 4 23 10 4 6
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep . .
Second quality ditto . . .
Prime coarse-woolled ditto .
Prime Southdown ditto • .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . .
Large hogs . .
Prime small ditto
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts .. 4 0 4 6'2 63 2
5,349 5,638
Sheep and lambs . . . 21,160 22,250
Calves . . . . . .
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 24, 1856.—Beasts, 4,990 4
sheep and lambs, 22,120; calves, 163; pigs, 360.
Nov. 26, 1855.—Beasts, 4,614 ;:sheep and lambs, 21,920 ;
calves, 199 ; pigs, 560.