The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1866.

MARKETS,—This Day.

MARK LANE.

The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Sa-
turday was very quiet. Dry samples fairly supported pre-
vious rates, but damp samples, being i'ery difficult of sale,
changed hands at lower prices. Good and fine malting
barley ruled firm at full currencies, but inferior barley,
including all other spring corn, sold slowly, at late prices.
The flour trade was quiet, on former terms.
On the Continent the corn trade generally is quiet, at
about previous quotations. At New York the trade for
wheat, flour, and maize is dull, at further reduced rates.
The export demand is still very limited. _ .

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English
wheat were very moderate, The condition of the samples
was most unsatisfactory, and the trade in consequence was
in a very inactive state. Dry samples, however, were dis-
posed of at the full prices of Monday last; but damp pro-
duce was very dull, and changed hands at irregular
quotations. The whole of the supply had not been dis-
posed of at the close of business.
There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands.
For most descriptions there was a steady but by no means
active demand, and prices ruled firm.

. _
Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request,
at late rates.

The supply of barley on sale was moderate. For good
and fine malting qualities there was a fair demand, at full
currencies. Inferior malting barley was a dull inquiry, on
former terms. Grinding and distilling barley was in
moderate request, at late rates.

Malt changed hands slowly. In prices no change took
place.
The supply of oats on sale was but moderate. There
was no activity, however, in the demand; nevertheless,
previous quotations were supported.
The supply of beans on sale was moderately large. The
trade for nearly all qualities ruled quiet, at late rates.
Peas were in moderate supply, yet the demand for them
ruled inactive, on former terms.

There was a moderate demand for flour, at last Mon-
day's currency.

CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASJRE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, now, per qr. 39s to 465
Do.. old 46s 51e
Do., white, old sis 5 s
Do., new
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —e

. .
Do., nev.-
Talavera, new s2s 60•
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 3os 388
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown
Kingstown and Ware
Chevalier 66s 678
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 208 26s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black 2os 26s
Cork, white 22s 27.
Scotch, Feeding 2lB 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons ..„ 46s 508
Peas—Grey, new
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 32s 34.
Stockton and Norfolk
American, per barrel 26s 31s

but the demand for rapeseed is inactive. Agricultural
seeds command but little attention. Cakes have changed
hands io a fair extent, on former terms.

WOOL.

Both for home-grown and colonial wool the trade is very
quiet. Very little change has taken place in prices since
Monday last, but in some instances the market presents a
drooping appearance. Last week's imports were only about
3,000 bales, about a moiety of which was from the Cape of
Good Hope.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

Both houses met to-day and proceeded with the cere-
mony of swearing in members. after which they adjourned
until to-morrow, when the regular business of the session
will commeuco.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

VICTORIA CLUB:BETTING-THIS DAY.

LINCOLN HANDICAP.
12 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
100 to 6 agst Gemma (taken)
100 to 6 agst Saccharometer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lucky Star (taken)
20 to 1 agst Grapeshot (taken)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 6 agst Creole (taken and offered))
20 to 1 agst Innellan (taken)
33 to 1 agst Light Heart (taken)
33 to 1 agst Magenta (taken)
33 to 1 agst Merrimac (taken)
33 to 1 agst Ace of Hearts (taken)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
100 to 8 agst Mail Train (taken)

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
25 to 1 agst Brahma (taken)
25 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken)
33 to l agst Merry Heart (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
1100 to 400 agst Lord Lyon (taken twice)
1200 to 300 agst Student (taken)
550 to 50 agst Janitor (taken)
100 to 7 agst Auguste (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Artesian (taken)
CHESTER CUP.

30 to 1 agst Redcap
40 to 1 agat Ackworth
40 to 1 agst Czar
40 to 1 agst Baragh
40 to 1 agst Blithfield
40 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum
40_to 1 agst Surrey

DERBY.
7to 1 agst Rustic (taken and offered,)
Bto 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered)
4000 to 200 agst Janitor (taken)
1000 to 35 agst Blue Riband (taken)

BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASE MEETING,
FEBRUARY 12.

Acceptances for the Birmingham Grand Annual Steeple-
chase of 15 sous each, with 100 added. About four miles.
Age at lb Age st lb
Reporter ... ... al2 7 Roadster ... ... all 1
Marble Hill ... a 12 4 Agag ... ... a 11 1
Light Heart ... al2 4 Rossington ... all 1
Cortolvin ... ... a 12 2 Jack o' Newbury ... 6 11 1
Jerry ... ... al2 0 The Scrub... ... alO 13
Church Militant ... a 11 7 King of Hearts ... 6 10 13
Lord George ... all 5 Sprite ... ... alO 11
The Rogue... ... all 3 Acolyte ... ... 510 11
Ibex ... ... 611 3 Jacob ... ... alO 9
Rhosbus ... ... 611 3 Ace of Hearts ... 610 9
Ivanhoff ... ... all 2 Overton ... ... alO 7
Gamecock... ... all 1 Stella ... ... alO 7

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln
MARCH.
Derby Spring 1 Croxton Park l6
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
Lewes Spring , l5

Newmarket Craven 2
Durham
Blackheath & Woolwich 2
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny 5
Lichfield Spring
Chelmsford Spring

Thirsk lO
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Ist Spring l6
Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O
Chester
Curragh 24

Ascot Spring 1
Salisbury
Bath 8
Harpenden lO
York Spring

Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge
➢ianchester
Ascot Summer 29

JU.
Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton
Odiham
Bibury l3
Stockbridge
Chelmsford l9

Liverpool
Beverley 2O
Ipswich
Hungerford
Newcastle on-Tyne 26
Curragh 26
Worcester

JU.
Carlisle
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Reading
Nottingham
Down Royal Corp lB

Stamford l9
Radcliffe • 23
Winchester 24
Southampton 25
Huntingdon
Goodwood 3l

AUG
Brighton 7
Brighton Club
Lewes lO
Egham l4
Wolverhampton l4
Stockton l5
Oxford l6
Hastings 2l

SEPT]
Warwick September 4
Curragh
Leicester 6
Doncaster
Brecon l7
Canterbury lB

OCT(
Northampton 2
Newmarket 2d October 8
Carragh

NOVE:

Lincoln
Liverpool

York August 2l
Plymouth
Lichfield
Devon and Exeter 2B
Tunbridge 2B
Derby Summer 29
Weymouth 3O