The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-09 00:00:00

THIS DAYS MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.
Most of the country markets held on Saturday were
fairly supplied with wheat. For all kinds, the demand
ruled heavy, and prices had a drooping tendency. Barley,
oats, beans, peas, and flour ruled very inactive, and the
quotations were in favour of buyers.
Threuxhout the Continent, the grain trade has been
very excited of late—prices have advanced considerably—
and large purchases of grain have been effected on English
account.
Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of home-grown
produce were only moderate. The imports from abroad
amounted to 18,905 quarters of wheat, 1,950 barley, 22,995
oats, GO beans, 30 peas, 458 linseed, 5,490 rapeseed, 740
sundry seeds, 645 sacks and 1,385 barrels of flour.
The supply of wheat received fresh up, to-day, from
Kent, was moderately extensive—from Essex, by no
means large. The receipts by land carriage were only mo-
derate. The attendance of both town and country millers
was far from numerous, and the demand for all kinds of
wheat of home produce was heavy in the extreme; indeed,
so little business was transacted that it is difficult to quote
prices accurately. However, the quotations may be called
5s to 8s per quarter nominally lower than en Monday last.
There was a full average quantity of foreign wheat on
offer. All descriptions were very dull, and prices gave way
fully 3s per qr. The fall, however, may be considered a
nominal one.
The demand for floating cargoes off Falmouth has be-
come much less active.
There was a steady demand for barley, owing to foreign
parcels being in request on account of the French Govern-
ment, at full quotations.
Fine malt was the turn dearer, and other kinds were firm
in price.
Good sound oats supported former terms ; but inferior
kinds were quite is per quarter cheaper.
The few beans in the market were disposed of at full
quotations.
Peas moved off slowly ; nevertheless, prices were sup-
ported.
The flour trade was in a depressed state, and country
marks were is to 2s per sack cheaper. Town-made was
nominal in price.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 4Bs to 56s
Ditto, old

,
Ditto, white, new
538 648
Ditto, old S —4l
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old --s _..s
Ditto, new

Rye—Old
New 8 -8
30s 32s
Barley—Grinding. ,
26s 29s
Malting s 38s
38s Chevalier 37
43s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
• s2s 66s

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Brown
Kingston and Ware s2s 618
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 228 27e
Potato 29s 33s
Youghal and Cork, black 238 26s
Cork, white 238 32s
Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s
Beans--Tick
Pigeons 42s 51s
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 4os 498
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk ...
Stockton and Norfolk ... . 32s 36s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
There was a full average supply of foreign sheep on offer
in to-day's market ; but the show of foreign beasts and
calves was limited.
From our own grazing districts, about an average time-
of-year supply of beasts came to hand in fair condition.
Notwithstandingthat the attendance of buyers was tolerably
numerous, the demand for nearly all breeds of beasts ruled
Scots, short-horns and and Cam-
bheavy, at a decline in the currencies realised on Monday
last of 2d. per 81bs.
riTdhgeesharirirev,alasmforunomteNdotro 2
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,
crosses ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds ;
from Scotland, 340 Scots and crosses ;, and from Ireland
110 oxen, &c.
We were somewhat extensively supplied with nearly all
breeds of sheep, the general weight and condition of which
were good. The mutton trade was in a depressed state, and
the quotations were 2d. per 81bs. lower. It must be under-
stood that our prices now refer solely to sheep out of the
wool. Lambs, the supply of which was good, moved off slowly,
and prices had a drooping tendency. About 550 lambs
came to hand from the Isle of Wight.
Calves were in short supply, and sluggish request, at
barely late rates.
We had a dull sale for pigs, the prices of which were
barely supported.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,558 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we
received 1,344 ; in 1857, 1,213; in 1856, 272 ; in 1855,
2,031; in 1854, 898 ; in 1853, 3,401; and in 1852,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Hamburgh 53 .. 409 .. r--..
..
Rotterdam
Harlingen
.. 6
..
Bremen
Ostend l3 ..
Antwerp — • .
Calais ..
Dunkirk 6 ..
Oporto

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