The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

Ist series:

2,500 lOO/
2d series,
50,000
3d series.

2,000 998
10,000
5,000 998
Virginia Gs,
7,000 6B

GRAlN.—There has been more doing in wheat to-day,
and the market is firmer ; the demand confined to millers
only ; the sales are 3,400 bush. Old Milwaukee Club
$1 66, 24,000 bush. Now Amber do. at $1 67 to $l7O,
1,200 bush. Amber State at $2 40, and 500 bush. White
Canadian on private terms. Barley is firmer, but quiet;
sales of 7,000 bush. Choice Canadian East, at $1 15.
Barley malt is inactive but pricee are steady. Oats are in
fair demand, " chiefly to the trade," and prices are better;
sales of 60,000 bush. New Western at 41 to 48c. ; Old do.,
55 to 58c. ; 61 to 62c. for State, and 53 to 55c. for Jersey
and Southern. Rye is moderately active and firmer ; sales
of 2,000 bush. at 82c. Corn is better but not active ;
sales of 40,000 bush. at 74 to 75c. for Unsound, 76 to 78c.,
in state for Mixed Western, 73 to 79c. for do. delivered,
81c. for Jersey Yellow, and 82 to 85c. for Southern do.
Hors are in good demand for home use, and prices are
firm at from 20, 40, and 70c., as to growth and quality.
FLoun AND MEAL.—The market for Western and State
Flour is fairly active but irregular ; common grades are
very dull and heavy ; good fresh ground State is firm and
in demand ; but the Medium brands are quiet ; the sales
aro 7,200 bbls. at $6 75 to $7 20 for Superfine State ;
$7 20 to $7 60 for Extra State ; 57 TO to $8 15 for Fancy
gtate ; 57 30 to $8 for the low grades of Wastern Extra ;
8 25 to $8 70 for shipping Ohio ; $8 80 to $ll 85 for
Trade and Family brands, and 511 75 to $l6 for St. Louis
Extras.

COTTON.—The market has been somewhat unsettled to-
day, but closes about steady at yesterday's figures ; the
demand is fair, and still chiefly from shippers; sales of
3,450 bales, at 38 to 390. for Middlings.
CANDLES are in moderate demand and steady at 22 to
23c. for Adamantine, 40c. for Sperm, 50c. for Patent.
COPPER.—American Ingot is dull and heavy at 294 to
291 c. for Lake and Baltimore, and 47c. and 37c. for Now
Sheathing awl Yalow Metul.
COFFEE.—There has been a moderate business doing,
without change to note in prices; the demand for Rios is

only for prime grades ; sales of 599 bags Rio ex Hayden
at 15c., gold, and 250 bags St. Domingo at 121 c., gold,
both in bond. At Philadelphia, 1,800 bags Rio ex Anna
Wellington, at 15c., and Baltiniore, 3,000 bags ex Amazon
at 15 to 15}c., gold, in bond.
SEEDS—The inquiry for clover seed is moderate, and the
market is heavy; sales of 40 bags at 8} to 10c., and small
lots choice at 11c. Timothy seed is in fair request and
firm ; sales of 200 bags at $4 to $4O 50 per bush. Rough
flax seed is In limited demand and heavy, at $2 50 to
$2 60 per bush.

Petroleum is dull, but prices are without change ; sales
at 25/c. for crude, and 41c. for refined in bond.

Exports in Petroleum from the United States from
January 1 to March 24:
1866. 1865.
From New York galls. 7,026,816 1,776,760
Boston
Philadelphia 3,752,257 247,629
Baltimore 356,481 157,943
Portland
New Bedford
Cleveland

Total Export from the 11. 5tate5...11,413,433 2,433,895
Same time 1864 5,595,311
Same time 1863 9,324,903

PHILADELPHIA, April 6—Petroleum dull and drooping ;
sales of crude at 24 to 241 c. ; refined, in bond, 40c ; refined
free, 58 to 60c. Flour steady and unchanged. Prime
wheat at $2 38 to $2 40. Corn active; sales 8,000 bush:
Yellow at 75c. Oats firm; sales of 6,000 bush. at 50 to
52c. ; 1,000 bush. Canada Barley at $1 32. Whisky dull.
CHICAGO, April 6—Flour steady. Wheat firm at $1 27
to sl27k, and 86 to 93c. for No. 2. Corn firm, at 45i to
46c. for fresh No. 1; 41 to 42c. for No. 2. Oats quiet, at
26-} to 27c. for No. 1. Provisions dull. Mess Pork, $25 25
to $25 50. Lard, 171- to 18c. Live hogs, $9 25 to $9 50.
Receipts-5,500 bbls. Flour, 3,500 bush. Wheat 14,560
bush. Corn, 5,500 bush. Oats, Shipments-8,000 bbls.
Flour, 22,000 bush. Wheat, 2,500 bush. Corn and oats,
700, bush.

(From Messrs. E. F. Salterthwaite 4' Co.'s Weekly Circular.)

Per the Australian we have our usual advices from New
York, they are to the 3d instant," and report a good market
for all Government securities, especially for the cuureney
or 7.30 Bonds, which wore last done at about 1 per cent.
premium. In Railroad Shares there had been an active
business, Erie, as usual, commanding the chief attention
on large sales by a well-known operator; they were at one
time forced down to 72, a fall of quite 10 per cent. since
previous advices ; but from this extreme quotation there
was a reaction, and they closed at about 741. In other
Stocks, Michigan Southern and Rock Island were most
largely dealt in, the former on the weak showing an ad-
vance of $6 ; the transaction 3 in the latter were stimulated
by a rumour of a probable extra cash dividend at an early
date. Money was easy at 5 per cent., and gold steady.
Vid Greencastle, we have received the following quota-
tions, being to the 7th inst. :—United States 5.20'5, 104 ;
Illinois Centrals, 116 ; Erie, Common, 79 ; Gold, 1271.
The Great Western of Canada traffic is, for week ending
March 30, 1866, £13,176 2s. ld. sterling, on 345 miles, or
£3B 3s. 10d. per mile per week ; March 31, 1865, £10,738
6s. 6d. sterling, on 345 miles, or £3l 2s. 6d. per mile per
week.

The Grand Trunk of Canada traffic is, for the week end-
ing March 24, 1866, £25,505 sterling, on 1,377 miles, or
£lB 10s. sd. per mile per week; March 25, 1865, £26,310
sterling, on 1,377 miles, or £l9 2s. ld. per mile per week ;
March 31, 1866, £23,703 sterling, on 1,377 mile; or £l7
4s. 4d. per mile per week ; April 1, 1865, £28,702 sterling,
on 1,335 miles, or £2O 16s. 11d. per mile per week.

The Detroit and Milwaukee traffic is, for the week end-
ing March 30, 1866, £6,617 Os. 6d. sterling, on 189 miles,
or £35 Os. 2d. per mile per week ; March 31, 1865, £5,911
4s. 7d. sterling, on 189 miles, or £3l ss. 6d. ppr mile per
week.

For the bonds of the Southern States there have been
numerous inquiries, but the amount held here, with the
exception of Virginia Sixes, is so small that few transac-
tions are recorded.