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

CORN EXCHANGE.

Tho supplies of wheat on sale in the country markets
held on Saturday were only moderate, yet the demand for
that grain ruled heavy, and prices were barely supported.
Fine barley realised full quotations, but other articles
were neglected.

The amount' of business doing in what in the conti
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 Hu:lite-1 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 oats,
3,293 beans, 370 peas, 5,214 tares, 5,244 linseed, 4,876
rapeseed, 20 mustard seed, 3,643 sundry, 193 sacks and
4,347 barrels of floor.

The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to-day, coastwise an I by land carriage, was again
very moderate, and in middling condition. The show of
samples was consequently small. Selected qualities moved
off slowly, at 21 per quarOr beneath Monday's prices.
Secondary kinds were very dull, and the quotations ruled
almost nominal.

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

Floating cargoes of grain were very dull.
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 le to 2s took place.

In prices,

The malt trade was tolerably firm, but no change took
Oleo in prices.

We were well supplied with oats, and the oat tralo was
heavy, at a decline in value of fully 6d per quarter.
The show of beans was not large, yet the inquiry was
limited, at Is decline.
Peas moved off slowly, at is par quarter less money.
There was a dull inquiry for flour, and both country and
American qualities were rather lower in price.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Whest—Essest it Kent,
Red •... new 426 to 60a
Ditto.. •.. old s —g
Ditto, White new 503 64s
Ditt0........ old —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —s
Ditto new ...... 46s 57s
Rye—Old ........•• •• —s
New .• .• 38s 40s
Barley—Grinding ••• .. 30s 32s
/mining ...••• •• 37a 406
Chevalier— •• • . 42s 493
Ilalt—SuffolkandNor-
folk .• .• 66, 76s
Brown ...........• •• 620 633
Kingston sndWare 636 77s

'Milt—Chevalier ..•• 76, to 78
lOsts— Yorkshire and

Lincoinsh., Feed 21s 25i
Potato
Youghal and Cork
Black. • • 20s 26
Cork, White • 21i 295
. _ _

ficotcli, Feed. •• •• 263 30s
tleansl-prlek 321 35s
pig eons •• • 383 41s
Peas—Grey ....... .• 36s 38s
Maple••••••••••• 318 40s
White........... 39s 413

Boilers ......... 381 40,
Floor—Town-made. •. 535 565
Sat:folk .......... 41s 42s
Itonktn It Norfolk 40s 41$

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
About aye -age time-ofiear supplies of foreign stock
arrived in the port of London last week—the tot.il imports
being 1,218 head. In the correwouding week in 1856 we
received 503 ; in 1855, 1,330 ; in 1?54.' 1,675 ; in 1853,
2,037 ; in 1852, 1,525 ; and in 1851, 2,621 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Ramburgh , 15 ... 360
Harlingen 261 ... 12 „, 2 ... 1
Schiedam
Calais
Rotterdam 5B ... 85 ... 69
Ostend
Amsterdam 32
...
Antwerp
Oporto
••• • • •
Coronas..

T0ta1.... 494 ... 532 191 -.. 1
The yearly comparison of weekly•
imports is as follows.:—
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856.. 485 73
1855..... B4B ... 137 -7 345
1854 326 1,128 224 71
1853 493 _. 1,222 3ll 11
1852 2Bl ... 967 277 ...
1851 3BO _. 1,396 260 66
We bad only a limited supply of foreign stock in to-day's
market, and it was chiefly composed 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 beef trade rule i steady, and
prices ruled much the same as on Monday last, the top
figure was se. per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex; and Ca.mbridses hire, we
received 1,900 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of
England, 3C3 of various breods ; from Scotland, 4C) Scots ;
and from Ireland, 28 oxen.

We were again very scantily supplied witb 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 6s per 811) ; but other breeds met
a slow sale, and prices were 2d per Blbs lower than on
that day. Shorn sheep sold at is per 81bs beneath those in
the wool.

The few lambs in the market °banged hands at 6s to 7s
4d per Blbs.

Calves were in fair supply, and moderate roquee.
Prices were 21 higher than on Friday, but 21 lower than
on Monday last. The eitreme price was 5s 61 psr 8:b.
We had a slow inquiry for pigs, and late rates wero
barely supported.

Per Sibs to sink the offals.
e. d. e. d.! s. d.
Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrimoSouthdown 5 8 6 0
Second quality.... 3 4 4 o:lArge ores. calves 310 5 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 liPrims small do 5 2 5 6
Primo Scots, dm. 410 5 GlLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...4 4 4 &Small porkers 4 4 5 0
Second quality ...4 10 5 O'Suckling calves 23 0 30 0
Prime crse. -wiled. 5 2 5 6, Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0
TOTAL SUPPLY; I FOREION SUPPLY. •
Beasts
Sheep
Calves 7O

Beasts .
Sheep 16,020
Calves BS

Pigs 2701 Pigs —
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices sf fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, March 24, 1856, and this day, Monday,
March 23, 1857,

Per Elbe, to sink the offals.
March 24, 1856.
s. d. s. d.
3 4to 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 6
4 8 4 10
3 6 310
40 4 4
46 4 8
4 10 5 2

March 23,' 57
0. d. 6. d.
3 4to 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 8
14 10 5 0
!4 4 4 8
,4 11 5 0
52 5 6
,5 8 6 0

Coarse and inferior beasts ...
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen ,„
Prime Scots, 4c ...
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto
Primo coarse woolled ditto ...
Prime Southdown ditto . ~

Lambs .„ 0 0 0
Large coarse calves „. 4 6 5 4
Prime small ditto 6 6 6 0
Large hogs
,„ 3 6 4 2
Neat small porkers 4 4 410
Beasts... ... 2,974
Sheep 17,383
Calves._
„. ▪
.„„ 31
Pigs 305 270
SUITLIES ON SALM, Maril 26,▪ 1855.—Blasts, 3,841; sheep,
22,793; calves, 22; pigsi 200.
March 27, 1851.—Beasts, 4,116; sheep, 21,440 ; calves,
106 ; pigs, 310.

10 o
3 10
.15 2
3 $
:4 4

0
5 0
5 6
4 2
5 0
5,275
16,020