The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-23 00:00:00

CORN EXCUANGE.

The supplies of 'wheat on sale in the country markets
Lela on Saturday were only moderate, yet the demand fore
that grain ruled heavy, and prices were barely supported..
Fine barley realised full quotations, but other article%
were neglected.

The amount of business doing in wheat in the coati
nental markets of late has been trifling. Spring corn,
however, has commanded a fair inquiry. In the American
markets prices have ruled about stationary. '

Only limited supplies of English grain were received up,
to our market last week. The imports from abroad,
amounted to 7,871 qrs of wheat, 14,799 barley, 25,277 cats,
3,293 beans, 370 peas, 5,244 tares, 5,244 linseed, 4,876,
rapeseed, 20 mustard seed, 3,643 sundry, 193 sacks and
4,317 barrels of flour.
The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our•
market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was again
very moderate, and in middling condition. The show of
samples was consequently small. Selected qualities moved
off slowly, at 2s per quarter beneath Monday's prices.
Secondary kinds wore very dull, and the quotations ruled,
almost nominal.

We were well supplied with most kinds of foreign wheat.
The trade was very dull, and some forced sales of Ameri..
can were made on rather easier terms.

Floating cargoes of grain were very dull. In pi:ces,,
however, no change took place.
There was an increased supply of barley in the market,,
and that grain moved off slowly. In the quotations, a fall.
of is to 2s took place.

The malt trade was tolerably firm, bat no change took
place in prices.
We were well supplied with oats, and the oat trale was
heavy, at a decline in value of fully 6cl per quarter.
The show of beans was not large, yet the inquiry was.
limited, at is decline.
Peas moved off slowly, at is per quarter less money.
There was a dull inquiry for flour, and both country and,
American qualities were rather lower in price.

CURRENCY PER ISIPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red •• .• new 49s to 60a
Ditt0........ old —a —5
Ditto, White new 50a 64s
Ditt0........ old —s —a
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old -s -a
Ditto new .. •• •• 465 575
Rye—Old —0 —8
Now •• •• .• 38s 40s
Barley—Grinding ..• 30a 323
Malting ..... •. 37s 403
Chovalier.• •• . . 42s 493
hislt—Snffolkand Nor-
folk •• •• 665 76s
Brown .• ............ C 23 633
Kingston sndWare 68: 77s

Malt—Chevalier •• •• 763 to 78.
Oats Yorkshire and
Lineolnsk.,Feed 24s 253
Potato
Youghal and Cork
Black. 20s 26,

Cork, White ... •. 21s 29s
Scotch, Feed... • • 26s 301
Beans—Tick ......... 32s 35s
Pige0n5.......... 34 4i
Peas—Grey ........ 36s 38s
Maple 30s 40s

39s 41,

Boilers • ........ 404
Irlour—Town-made. •• 538 56s
Suffolk .......... 41s 42s
Stooktn Iti Norfolk 40s 41&

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

About average time-of-year supplies of foreign stock
arrived in the port of London last week—the total imports
being 1,218 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 503 ; in 1855, 1,330; in 1854, 1,675; in 1853,
2,037; in 1852, 1,125; and in 1851, 2,621 head.

INFORMS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Elambnrgh l5 ... 360
Harlingen
Schiedam
Calais ••• •••
Rotterdam 5B ... 83 ...
°steed
Amsterdam „. 33
Antwerp — 43 103
Oporto
Corunna..

69 ... -

Total-. 494 -. 532 -. 191 -. 7
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 485 -. 45 _. 73 -.
848 137 -. _. 345 ...
[854 326 ... 1,128
_. 224 _. 71
1853 493 1,222 _. - 311 _. 11
[852 2Bl -. 967 ." 277 ... --
1851 3BO ", 1,396 200 -. CG

We had only a limited supply of foreign stook in to-day's
market, and it was chiefly comPo3ed•'of oxen from Spain
and Portugal.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were very moderate in number, but in fair average
condition. All kinds commanded more attention than on
Friday—indeed, though the b3ef trade ruled steady, and
prices ruled much the same as oa Monday last, the top
figure was ss. per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,900 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of
England, 300 of various breeds; from Scotland, 409 Scots;
and from Ireland, 28 oxen.

We were again very scantily supplied with sheep for the

time of year. The quality of most breeds was good. The
primest Downs sold at last Monday's prices,—the top quo-
tation, in the wool, being Cs per Blb ; but other breeds met
a slow sale, and prices were 2d per Blbs lower than on
that day. Shorn sheep sold at is per Sibs h3neath those in
the wool.

The few lambs in the market changed hands at Gs to 7s
4d per Blbs.
Calves were in fair supply, and moierate request.
Prices were 2d higher than on Friday, bat 2d lower than
on Monday last. The extreme price was 5s 6d or 81b.
We had a slow inquiry for pigs, and late rates were
barely supported.