The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.— (This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday wore very
moderately supplied with wheat. The demand, however,
was inactive, and prices were barely supported. There
was a steady business doing in barley, at full quotations.
Other kinds of produce were heavy.
The continental markets have been rather dull for wheat.
In prizes, however, very little change has taken place. The
shipments of grain and flour from the United States have
been very moderate of late.
Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain
were limited. The imports from abroad were only 1,102
quarters of wheat, 1,387 barley, 2,479 oats, 328 beans,
85 tares, 230 rapeseed, 10 Indian corn, 370 barrels of flour.
Fresh up, to-day, the arrivals of English wheat, coast-
wise and by land carriage, was very limited, and in bad
condition. Although there was a fair attendance of
miller=, and the show of samples was trifling, the demand
for most kinds of wheat of home produce ruled heavy, at
prices about equal to those realized on Monday last. A
large quantity remained unsold at the close of business,
though offered on lower terms.
We were fairly supplied with most kinds of foreign wheat,
wholly ex granary, as numerous floating cargoes of grain
have arrived off the coast from the westward.
Shea Friday dealers operate.' with extreme caution,
consequently the business doing was limited. In the quo-
tations, however, no change took place.
Tho supply of both English and foreign barley was only
moderate. The trade ruled firm, and prices were well

For malt we had a slow inquiry, Yet 'l° change took
place in its value.
The oat trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms.
The show of samples was rather limited.
There was a better feelin; in the demand for beans, and
last Monday's prices were fully obtained in every instance.
Peas were in short supply and otea3y request at full quo.

tationc.
The flour trado was rather heavy, but no change took
place in prices. The few American parcels in tho market
were much neglected.

CURftENCY PER IMPERIAL MENSURE.
Wheat—Essex k Rent, Milt—Chevalier .• •• 765 to 793
Red •..• new 54s to 665 Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto.. • • .... old ---s —s Linolnsh., Feed 21s 251
Ditto, White new 573 735 Potato
Ditt0........ old --s ---s • Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- 81ack....... 19$ 22
coin, Red, old —a —s Cork, While ..• .. 21s 26s
Ditto new •• 52, 63s Scotch, Fe ed ..• .. 26s 29s
Rye—Old •• ........ —s —s Beans—Tick ......... 31s 35s
Pigeons...... New 38$ 423 •• •• 401 4G,
Barley—Grlndlng••• •• 313 3351 Peas—Grey ........ 363 393
MaltingCll. v al
i. .r : •.• : : 4
•• : •
.• 3
0G $' 38348 Map1e........... 395 405
White........... 375 39s
bi‘lt—SuffolkandNor- Boilers ••••• •• 385 40
675 775, Flour—Town-made... 555 57s
Br )wn ............. G 35 61s Suffolk .......... 41s 44s
Kingston and Ware 76s 78s Rtocktn & Norfolk 42s 45s
METROPOLITAN OA.TTLE MARKET.
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The imports of foreign stock into London last week
wero but moderate—the total supply being 1,203 head.
In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 612 ; in 1855,
239 ; in 1851, 2,775 ; in 1853, 3,590 ; in 16a- -
z 1,821;
and in 1851, 1,091 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts.
Rotterdam.-- 53 ...
Ostend — ...
Antwerp — .•
Schiedam
Harlingen

Shecm. Lambs. Calves. Pige.
431 ...
... 49 ...

- .•• ---
7 ... ---
9 ... -

Calais ............

... ... 15200
T0ta1.... 526 4SI 201 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
856 ... 7-0 ••• 112 ...
855
853 5Ol 2,824 250 15
854
852 5;6 ... 991 ••• 257 ... 3
851_ 447 1,438 206 3
1,671

We had a very poor show of foreign stock in to-dsy's
ma
igthene;olncray alitywas tolerably good.
Compared
a butr its
last,with there was an increased
oed
supply of home-fed beasts on offer this morning, and most
kinds came to hand in good condition. The attendance
of buyers was tolerably numerous, yet the beef trade ruled
heavy, at a decline in the quotations of 23. per 81bs., and
a total clearance was not effected. The top figure for beef
was 4s 10d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,350 Scots and shorthorns ; from other parts of
England, 250 of various breeds ; frim Scotland, 400 Scots;
and from Ireland, via Liverpool, 120 oxen.
Wo had an unusually dear trade for mutton, owing to
the supplies of sheep being very small in numbers, though
prime in quality. The trade was dull, at a further im-
provement in value of 2d per 81bs. The general top quo-
tation for Downs was 5410 d per albs, but some very 'mime
lots sold at over Gs per 81bs.
There was a poor show of both English and foreign
calves, and the veal trade was brisk at a rise in value, com-
pared with Monday last, of 4d per 81bs. The best calves
were worth 5s 10d per Sibs.
We had a moderate demand for pigs—the supply of
which was moderate —at last week's currency.