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

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MAC KET kiEWs.—(l'his Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
Most of the country markets held on Saturday were
but moderately supplied with wheat, yet the demand for
all kinds ruled heavy, end inferior samples were lower to
purchase. Span corn, including flour, sold 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 En,g-

lisli account.
Only rouderate supplies of house-gtown produce arrived
up to our market last week. The imports from abroad
were large, viz., 9,395 quarters of wheat, 29,124 barley,
41,342 oats, 1715 rye, 50 beans, 34t taros, 11,440 linseed,
5,047 rapeseed, 7,616 maize and.hempsood, 146 sacks and
12,566 bat rels 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'nnight, 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 has 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, but no actual change took place
n its value.
The show of foreign oats was very large, and the oat
rade ruled heavy, at is per quarter less money.
Beans and peas changed hands slowly, at late rates.
The flour trade was dull, yet very little change took
dace in prices, except town-made, which declined 4s per
80 lbs.
No market will be held here on Friday next.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Malt—Chevalier .. •• 17s to 79s
(Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsk., feed 22s 24s
Potato •• •• 23s 303
Youghal and Cork
81ack....... 193 233
Cork, White .•• .. 205 28s
Scotch, Feed. •• .• 25s 28s
Beans—Tick ......... 323 34s
Pigeons . 385 41s
Peas—Grey •..... 363 37s
Maple ........... 333 393
White........... 375 41s
Boilers .......... 36s 393
Flour—Town-made.•• 51s 53s
Suffolk •• •• 39s 40s
Stocktu & Norfolk 383 39s

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red •... new 49s to 58s
Ditto.. •• .... old —3 —s
Ditto, White new 503 66e
Ditto old —s —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old -s -3
Ditto new • • 48s 58s
Rye—Old ............—s —s
New .. •• • • ...... 383 403
Barley—Grinding ••• 26s 313
Malting ... •• 383 41s
Chevalier. .. . 443 483
Malt—SuffolkandNor-
folk •••• •• 67s 773
Brown €23 63s
Kingston and Ware 69s 78s'

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,191 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 7'22 ; 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 WEBB.
From Boasts. sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam...— 50 216 ... 105 8
Amsterdam S
Hamburgh
Harlingen 236 ...
Antwerp

..-. ••• --

491 ... - ...

...- ••• .--

z ... --

Calais - --

7 ... -

-• • •

Total—. 300 ... 707 ... ... 176 8
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 276 283 ... 163
1855..... 449 264 221
1854 456 ~. 9, 4 209 ...
1853 835 2,654 - 413 6
1852 54 791 200
1851 5lB 1,220 281 37
1850 255 515 ... 224

To-day's market 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 Sibs com-
pared with Monday last. The quotation for beef was
4s 10d per Sibs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,200 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of
England, MO of various breeds ; from Scotland, 303 Scots ;
and from Ireland, via Liverpool, 100 oxen.
For the time of year we were very scantily supplied
with all breeds of sheep ; neverthless, 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 10d 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 Sd to 75 41b per 81bs. About 200
came to hand from the Isle of Wight. The great lamb
market will be held here on Thursday next.
We were scantily supplied with calves, which moved off
slowly. Prices, however, were supported—the highest
figure being 5s 10d per 81bs.
Pigs were in short supply, and heavy request, at barely
last week's quotations.