The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

There was much less activity in the demand for wheat in
the leading country markets held on Saturday; neverthe-
less, very little change took place in the quotations. Fine
barley sold at full prices, but inferior parcels were less
active. All other spring corn moved off slowly, at previous
rates. The French markets have become steady for both
wheat and flour, and prices have an upward tendency. In
the north of Europe the trade generally has become heavy.
The American markets are tolerably firm. _ _ _

The arrivals of English produce in the port of London,
coastwise, was very moderate. From abroad the imports
were 9,585 quarters of wheat, 10,344 of barley, 38,006 of
oats, 1,300 of rye, 2,358 of beans, 2,275 of peas, 240 of tares,
19,562 of linseed, 4,290 of rapeseed, 10 of mustard-seed,
185 of sundry seeds, 715 sacks aid 6,820 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to-day, coastwise, only a limited supply of
wheat came to hand. By land-carriage, the receipts were
trifling ; consequently the show of samples of both red and
white was small. Very few country millers were in at-
tendance, and those residing in the metropolis —under the
impression that large supplies of French flour will shortly
reach us—purchased home grown wheat with extreme
caution. The demand was, therefore, heavy, and prices
gave way, compared with Monday last, 3s per quarter,
There was a full average supply of English wheat on
offer. Fine dry samples were held at full quotations, but
middling and inferior qualities met a dull inquiry at barely
last week's currency. .

In floating cargoes of grain very little was doing.
The show of foreign barley was extensive. Fine malting
samples changed hands at full prices ; but grinding and
distilling aorta moved off slowly on rather lower terms,
viz., is. to 2s. per quarter.

The malt trade was heavy at barely stationary prices.
The show of foreign oats was extensive—of English,
Irish, and Scotch, limited. The oat trade was in a
sluggish state, at about last week's prices, to is decline.
Beans met a dull inquiry, at is to 2s per quarter less
money.

In peas, very little was doing, and the quotations gave
way is to 2s per quarter. _ _ _

The flour trade ruled heavy, and country marks might
have been purchased on rather lower terms.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • •• 72s to Vs
Red •• .. new 423 to 50e Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto .• • ..... old 51s 565 Lincolnsh.,Feed 20s 23s
Ditto, White new 54s 58s Potato . •• 22s 29s
Ditto. ..... .. old 57s 62s Youghal and Cork
Nortolk and Lin- 81ack....... 18s 22s
coln, Red, o'd 441 51a Cork, White ••• •• 195 28s
Ditto new .. •• .. 483 525 Scotch, Feed. —.. 203 243
Rye—Old .• .......... —5 —s Beans—Tick ......... 36s 3$
New •• •• •...•.. •• 32e 36s Pigeons .... 41s 45s
Barley—Grinding..• —29 s Pus—Grey .... •• —.• 373 403
Malting ......... 363 383 Map1e........... 40s 41s
Chevalier.• . •Os 425 White........... 403 413
Malt—SuffolkandNor- Boilers .......... 423 443
folk • ........... 645 72s Flonr—Town-made... 45s 47.
Brown , .............. 541 583 . Suffolk .......... 385 403
Kingston and Ware 63e 72s Stooktn do Norfolk 37s 395