The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-15 00:00:00

THE FRENCH MARKETS.

The Paris flour market is firm, and bakers have
at length consented to purchase at from 65f to 67f
the sack of 157 kilogrammes. The stock of flour
in the Paris stores has decreased by 34,000 quintals
between the 30th of November last and the Ist of
January. There are now but 44,000 sacks of flour
of the four marks on hand ; but among them are
several too old for bakers' use. The holders ask
65f and 65f 50c the sack, for immediate delivery.
The factors declared on Saturday 6,061 sacks of
flour, of which 269 of first quality sold for delivery
within 30 days, at prices varying from 63f to 68f.
The price of wheat of the first quality is well main-
tained in the Paris market. Inferior sorts fell last
week 50 centimes the sack of 120 kilogrammes.
Choice samples of new wheat are quoted at from
30f 41c to 31f 43c the 100 kilogrammes. First
quality, 29f 50c to 30f; inferior, 23f 83c to 27f 50c.
Oats, 19f 68c to 22f the 100 kilogrammes. Barley,
10f 50e to 21f the 100 kilogrammes. Rye, new,
30f ; old, 20f 43c to 20f 86c the 100 kilogrammes.
The business transacted in the corn market of
Nantes lest week was confined to the purchase of
small lots of wheat and barley to complete cargoes.
The ice on the Loire, moreover, has prevented the
arrival of any produce. The holders of wheat in
the meantime maintain their prices; the utmost
concession does not exceed 25c the hectolitre. In
consequence of the operation of the stupid sliding
scale, all corn merchants residing on the coast from
Nantes to Rochefort, who have occasion to export
corn to England, are forced to send it to Bordeaux
to be shipped ,there ; business, however, has not
improved in the latter port. Holders of wheat there
demand 26f the 80 kilogrammes, and this price is
too high for English buyers. Wheat is rising at
Marseilles in consequence of the few arrivals there ;
wheat coming from the Black Sea stops in the
Italian ports. There are orders from Italy at Mar-
seilles for flour at 42f 50c the 100 kilogrammes.
Wheat is in great demand at Genoa and Leghorn
for the Roman States, and at Naples for Sicily.
The telegraph has brought the prices at the French
provincial corn markets held on Saturday :
" Amiens—Market well supplied ; prices uncommonly
firm and sales easy. The quality of the corn offered for sale
was better. Oats scarce. Prices firm.
" Arras—A good market. Prices well maintained, aid
a good demand. Wheat 19f 50c to 25f the hectolitre.
" Chartres--A large market. The :price of wheat firm.
Numerous bayers. Choice samples of wheat scarce. Oats
firm.

"Dijon—An ordinary market. A rise of 75 centimes the
100 kilogrammes on wheat and oats. Flour has risen if
the 125 kilogrammes.
" Marseilles—Wheat very firm. Market quiet. African
wheat, 37f 50c; Marianopolis, 42f; Danube, 34f 75c the
measure of 160 litres.
" Melun—Market well supplied. An average rise of 12a
on wheat ; on oats 47c.
" Metz-2,125 hectolitres of wheat sold to-day at an
average of 29f 93c the quintal.
cc montereau—An ordinary market. No change in

prices.
" Orleans—An ordinary market. A good demand for
wheat at a rise of 50c the hectolitre
There was a fall in the price of beef at the
market of Poissy on Thursday. Veal, on the con-
trary, was in great detnaud. The sheep offered for
sale were of good quality, and were quickly dis-
posed of. 1,978 oxen were exhibited, of which
1,742 were sold at from if 6e to if 42e the kilo-
gramme; 399 C9WS, which were all sold, at from
92e to if 26c ; 11,074 sheep, of which 10,507 were
sold at from if 42c to if 72c ; 642 veal calves, of
which 640 sold at from if 42c to if 82c. The ave-
rages weight of the oxen was 358 kilogrammes;
cows, 213 ; veal calves, 60 ; sheep, 22 kilogrammes.

EXPORTS OF PLAIN COTTONS AND YARNS TO THE
EAST.—According to some tables prepared by Mr. Samuel
Mendel, of Manchester, of the exports of plain cottons and
yarns to the East during the last eight years, the general
movements of our trade in that region have been as follows :
—Of plain cottons our shipments to Calcutta experienced
a gradual increase from 1853 to 1859 of 210 per cent. Last
year, however, there was a falling off of more than 20 per
cent., the totals having been 365,232,911 yards, against
459,722,963 in 1859. To Bombay the increase of shipments
from 1853 to 1859 was 135 per cent., while last year thero
was a reaction of more than 21 per cent., the totals being
209,238,779 yards, against 265,567,788 yards in 1859. To
Hong Kong the shipments last year were much in excess of
those of any former period, the total being 70,723,201 yards,.
showing an increase of more than 30 per cent. on 1859),
and 214 per cent. since 1853. To Shanghai the shipments
last year were 107,970,231 yards, showing a reduction
of about a half per cent, from those of 1859, and an in-
crease of 51 per cent. since 1853. With regard to yarns the
movements have been less striking and satisfactory. To
Calcutta the exports last year were 16,392,45111)., against
20,019,4851 b. in 1859, and 15,259,0371 b. in 1853; to Bombay
they they were only 4,076,2121 b., against 12,896,87511). in 1809,
and 7,760,96011). in 1813. To Hong Kong they '47±_!**
7,536,6121 b., against 9,565,2611 b. in 1859, and 5,991,253 T,,
in 1853; and to Shanghai 18,00011)., against 55,10011) • 11;
18593 and 68,0301 b. in 1853