The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-23 00:00:00

LEICESTER-DEC. 21.

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The supply of wheat today was by no means abundant,
and the attendance of farmers and factors only moderate.
Trade steady, and quotations as of late. White,' 63s to 66s
—red, 56s to 66s per 36 stone. Barley active, s ith a scarce
show, grinding, 30s to 32e; malting, 330 to 37s per qr.;
oats, 24s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans were unaltered—
new, 40s to 422 ; old, 43s to 48s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 47s I Seconds, 45s I Thirds, 43a per 20 stone.

IFrom the 49th report of the Commissioners of he:
Nlajesty's Woods and Forests we extract the follow
ing particulars relating to leases of Crown land:.
granted during the year ended March 31, 1861 :
" There have been seven leases of Crown land'.
granted during the year, five of which relate to the
lands of Scrabster' Lythmore, and Stempster, and
Dorrery, forming the Crown's estate in the county
of Caithness, the largest and most valuable of the
landed properties now vested in the Crown in Scot-
land, and under the management of the Department
of the Woods and Forests. The rental derived from
these new lettings is as follows :—Lands of Scrab
'ter, £925 ; the grazings and shootings of Dorrery
£342 10s. ; Lythmore and Stempster, £514 18s. 3d.
—£1,882 Bs. 3d. This improved rental being in
the place of £575 for Scrabster, £221 for the grazing
And shootings of Dorrery, and £420 for Lythmor'
land Stempster, making together £1,216, being an
advance of £666, or about 55 per cent. on the
rental by the last letting of these properties.
In the cases of Scrabster and Dorrery the ad
Ivance is at tho rate of 73 per cent. In the yea)
1832, when the land revenue of the Crown in
Scotland passed to the management of the Com
imissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c, th[ ;
whole estate of Scrabster, Lythmore, Stempster, end'
Dorrery had been let by the Barons of Scotland atl
;the yearly rent of £7OO. The property now pro
;duces, over and above the rent of a quarry not then
'worked, and some small portions of the lands of,
Scrabster adjoining the harbour, and now reserved'
;for feuing or building purposes, a rental of £1,8821
Bs. 3d. to be increased to £1,942 Bs. 3d. from Whit-
Isunday 1871. In 1832 the larger part of this pro-
perty was in a state of common, since divided and
;allotted under the provisions applicable to such cases'
iby the law of Scotland; but comparing the present'
rental with that obtained in 1832, the advance will
ibe found to be at the rate of not less than 169 per
;cent. This advance is in part attributable to an
'expenditure by the Crown in fencing, drainage, im-1
!provement of buildings and other works to the'
(extent of £3,600 ; and also in no small degree to:i
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Markets."
E Monday, December 23, 1861.

CAMBRIDGE—DEC. 21.
There was a moderate supply of wheat to-day, and the
trade ruled healthy—the prices being at the extreme of
last week's rates--white, from 69s to 645; red, 56s to 60s.
Barley in active demand—malting, 34s to 40s ; grinding, 30s
to 335. Oats were steady, at 22s to 28s. Beans were sold
at 40s to 41s per qr.