The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were
but moderately supplied with wheat, yet the demand for
a!l kinds ruled heavy, and inferior samples wore lower to
purchase. Spring corn, including flour, cold rather
cheaper.
Our continental advices almost generally bring lower
prices for wheat and other produce. From the United
States we learn that very little was doing in grain on Eng-
lish account.

Only moderate supplies of home-grown produce arrived
up to our market la3t week. The imports from abroad
were large, viz., 9,395 quarters of wheat, 29,124 barley,
41,342 oats, 1715 rye, E 0 beans, 34 E tarep, 11,440 linseed,
5,047 rapeseed, 7,616 maize and hempseed, 146 sacks and
12,566 barrels of flour.

Only a moderate supply of English wheat fresh to hand
to-day from the neighbouring counties, coastwise, or by
land carriage. In the general condition of the samples
there was a slight improvement. We observed rather
more inclination on the part of the millers to purchase, yet
the trade wasfar from active, at a decline in the quotations
compared with Monday se'nnigbt, of 2s to 3s per quarter.
Several of the inferior samples remained over till Wed-
nesday.
We were well supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat
American parcels were heavy, and rather cheaper. Must
other kinds moved off slowly, at about late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain commanded v ery little atten-
tion.

Owing to the large imports of foreign barley—a portion
of which hag gone direct into the hands of the distillers—
the demand for that article was heavy, and prices gave
way is to 2s. per quarter.
Malt moved off slowly, bnt no actuzl change took place
in its value.

The show of foreign oats was very large, and the oat
trade ruled heavy, at is per quarter less money.
Beans and peas changed hands slowly, at late sates.
The flour trade was dull, yet very little change took
place in prices, except tows-made, which declined 4s per
280 lbs.
No market will bd held here on Friday next.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Wheat—Essex Es Kent,
Rod .... new 49a to 58a
Ditt0........ old --s —a
Ditto, White new 503 65s
Ditt0........ old —s —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —s —a
Ditto new .. •... 48s 58s
Rye—Old ...........• —s —S,

Malt—Cho-ratter .... 77s to 79s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsk.,reed 22a 24;
Potato . ..•• 238 308
Youghal and Cork
81aek....• .. 19s 23

Cork,Whito ..... 208 28s

Bcotch,Feed. •• 25$ 283
Beans,-Tlck .....32s 24s
383 413
Pass—Grey ..:• •••• 36s 37s
Maple ........... 38s 393

New ............ 38s 403
Barley—Grinding ..... 26s 31s
Malting .. 38s 41s
Chevalier.. •• . . 445 485
Malt —Buffolk and Nor-
folk •••••• • • • • • • 675 77s
BNIVTI ••. ............62, 633
Kingston xnd Ware 693 783

White •• .. •• .. 37s 4h

Boilers •• ......•. 36s 39s
Flour—Town-made... Ms 53s
Suffolk .......... 39s 40s
Btooktn & Norfolk 383 39s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
wero 1,194 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 722 ; in 1855, 931; in 1854, 1,629 ; in 1853, 3,905;
in 1852, 1,015; in 1851, 2,066 ; and in 1850, 1,004 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 5O ... 216 ... 105 8
Amsterdam 8 ...
Ilamburgh 6 ...
Harlingen 236 ...
Antwerp
Calais ..

...-..
• ••

491 ... - ...

1 ...

... _
... 63 ...

- ...

7 ... -

T0ta1.... 300 ... 707 ... 175 E
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 276 253 163
1855....
[854 456 ... 209
1853 835 ... 2,654 ... - 413 ...
1852 54 :.. 791 200
851 5lB 1,220 ... 281 ... 37
1850 255 515 224

To-day's markat was very scantily supplied with all
kinds of foreign stock, yet the demand ruled heavy.
Fresh up from our own grazing districts there was a
decided increase in the receipts of beasts as to number, but
their general quality was by no means first-rate. Owing,
in some measure, to the mildness of the weather, the beef
trade ruled heavy, and prices declined 2d per Blbs com-
pared with Monday last. The quotation for beef was
4s 10d per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,209 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of
England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 30J Scots ;
and from Ireland, via Liverpool, 100 oxen.
For the time of year we wero very scantily supplied
with all breeds of sheep ; nevertbless, the mutton trade
was heavy, and the currencies gave way 2d. per 81bs.
The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 5s 10d ; out of the
wool, 4s 101 per 81bs. At least three-fourths of the sheep
were out of the wool, and this is the last market day
during the present season that we shall quote other than
clipped sheep in our tabular statements.
The show of lambs was tolerably good, and the demand
ruled steady, at from Gs 8d to is 41b per Slbs. About 200
came to hand from the Isle of Wight. The great lamb
market will be held here on Thursday next.
We were selntily supplied with calves, which moved off
slowly. Prices, however, were supp nted—the highest
figure being 5s 10d per Sibs.
Pigs were in short supply, and heavy request, at barely
last week's quotations.

Per Bibs to sink the offal,.
a. d. s. d. s. d. s d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSonthdown 5 6 510
Second quality.... 3 6 3 /oiLa.rge use. calves 4 2 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 5 6 510
Prime g eeta, &o. 4 S S 16 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 4 5 0
Second quality ...4 S 4 10,Suckling calvoß 23 0 30 0
Prime crae.-wlled.s 0 5 4lQuarter old pigs 21 0 28
Lamb, Gs 8d to 7s 4d.
TOTAL surrmr;
Beasts 3 828 367

Sheep and lambs 17,740
Calves l3l

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts

------------------
Sheep and lambs 3lO
Calves lO2

Pigs 2lO 1 Pigs
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, Apra 7, 1856, and this day, Monday,
April 6, 1857.
Per 81bs, to sink the orals.
April 7, 1856.
s. d. s. d.
2 10 to 3 0
32 3 6
38 4 0

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality ditto ...
Primo large oxen ...

April 6,1857
a. d. s. d.
2to 3 4
;13 6 31•
114 0 4 6
4. 2 4 414 8 410

Prime Scots, &e ...

Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 4 3 81
Second quality ditto ... 310 4 2,
Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 4 4' 61
Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 8 5 01
Lambs ... 6 0 7 C

14 2
4 8
13 •
15 6
16 8

4 6
4 10
5 4
5 10
7 4

- ,
Large coarse calves ... 4 0 4 104 2 5 4
Prime small ditto 5 0 5 6 5 6 510
Large hogs ... 3 6 4 2 3 6 4 2
Neat small porkers ... ... 4 4 410 4 4 5 0
Beasts... ... ... 4,355 3,828
Sheep and lambs 22,470 17,740
84 131
210
SIIPPLIBB ON SAL; April 9, 1855.—Beasts, 3,096 ; sheer,
and lambs, 29,500; calves, 77; pigs, 465.
April 10, 1854.—Beasts, 4,495; sheep and lambs, 23,610;
calves, 130 ; pigs, 310.