The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-18 00:00:00

MARKET VEW.F..%—(TinS D gip.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supplies of English wheat on sale in most of the
country markets held on Saturday WC7O oily moderate yet
the demand was in a sluggish state, and s •:,rts had a down-
ward tendency. Barley and all other spring corn realised
full quotations, with a fair demand, but flcur was dull and
drooping.
On the Continent, wheat and most oiler articles have
sold steadily at very full
,prices. In tin United States,
the quotations have had au upward tenderly.
The arrivals of English grain up to onr narket last week
were very moderate. From abroad we received 6,315
quarters of wheat, 18,710 barley, 10,435 date, 1,070 peas,
1,503 tares, 1,295 linseed, 1,801 rapeseed, !0 mustard-seed,
3,520 sundry, 100 sacks and 1,433 barrels ,f flour.
Fresh up, to-day, the arrivals of Englids wheat, coast-
wise and by land carriage, wero very moderate, and most
of the samples were in secondary condition. Owing in
some measure to the prevailing fine weatier, the demand
for all kinds of wheat of home produce rile.' heavy, and,
in some instances prices were Is per quanta: beneath those
realised on Monday last.
We were fairly supplied with foreigl wheat, winch
changed hands slowly; indeed, so little was doing in it
that prices were almost nominal.
Floating cargoes of grain were held at very full prices.
The late extensive supplies of foreign barley having
passed into the hands of the distillers, the show of that
grain here, to-day, was limited, and all kinds moved off
steadily, at fully late rates.
Malt, the show of which was limited, sold slowly, at
barely last week's prices.
We had a good demand for oats, at an improvement in
value of Gd per qr. The supply was very moderate.
There was a fair demand for beans, at very full prices.
The show of samples was moderate. Peas were in fair re-
quest, at extreme rates.
We had a dull sale for flour, and country markets were
the turn iu favour of sellers.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red .... new 47e to 593

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iMalt—Cheyaller .• 78s to 80s
Oats Yorkshire and

Ditto .... old —s —a
Ditto, White new 48a 67s
Ditt0........ old —s —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —s —a
Ditto new .•.... 46$ 59s
Rye—Old ............ —3 —s,
New ...........• 32s 363
Barley—Grinding .••.. 2,is 32a,
Malting . • . • • 401 41s
Chevaller•••• • • 42a 463
Malt—SaffolkandNor-
rolk...•......•• 67s 7731
BrOwn ~............. 623 63s
Kingston and Ware 69s 78s

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Lincolnsk., Feed 203 23s
Potato . • • 225 29s
Yonghal and Cork
Black.•.•••• 18s 223
Cork, White ..• 193 285
Scotch, Feed. •• .. 20s 24,
Beans—Tick 35s 37s
Pigeons ...... 42 44s
Peas—Grey ..• • •• 37s 39s
Maple • • ...... 395 40.
White. • • 40
Boilers ••• • . • • 373 393
Flour—Town-made..• 50s 528
Suflolk •• • • 40s 41s
Stocktn Pa Norfolk 39s 405

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The tot:d imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 2,220 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 781 ;in 1855, 1,193; in 1854, 1,078; in 853, 2,582;
in 1852, 2,171; in 1831, 2,102; and in 1830, 11,739 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From Beasts. MINT. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Harlingen l4l ... 555 ... 10 32 4
Calais
Hamburgh 26
Dordt ......
Rotterdam 63
Amsterdam 7 ...
Antwerp
Oporto

538 ... -

• • •

140 ... 14 ... 124 ... -

••• •••
106 ...

57 ...

T0ta1.... 603 1,332 ... 24 257 ... 4
The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 207 409 ... 43 ... 122
1855....
1854 353 1,012 ... 9 ... 396 E
1853 462 1,741 ... 13 3.38 2E
1852 389 1,616 ... 30 ... 435 ... 14
1851 426 1,597 ... 45 ... 322 6]
1850 227 1,428 ... 230 ... 127 ...

Amongst the foreign stock gene to-day's market were about
500 oxen from Oporto. The ral condition of the sup-
ply received from the continent was tolerably good.
From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were moderate for the titre of year,
and in fair average condition. Although the attendance
of buyers was tolerably good, the beef trade ruled heavy,
at 4d. per 8 lbs. beneath the currencies realised on Monday
last. The top quotation for Scots was 4s. Cd. per 8 lbs
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire amounted to 2,000 Scots and short horns ; from
other parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scot-
land, 300 Scots ; and from Ireland, 50 oxen.
With sheep we were fairly suplied, and most kinds were
of full average weight. The mutton trade was inactive,
yet no change took place in the quotations. The highest
price in the wool was se. 10d. ; out of the wool, ss. per 8

Lambs—the show of which was good—were in fair re-
quest at full prices, viz , ss. 63. to 63. 41. per 8 lbs.
About 600 came to hand from the Isle of Wight.
We were scantily supplied with calves which sold
steadily at an improvement in value of 2d. per 8 lbs. The
top figure was ss. 2d. per 8 lbs.
Pigs were in short supply and heavy request at barely
last week's currency.
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Per Sibs to sink the offals.
o. d. s. d.l s. (1.
Inferior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 0 PrimeSonthdlwn 5 6 510
Second quality-3 2 3 6 Large erse. calves 3 8 4 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Prime small d) 4 6 5 0
Prime Scots, do. 4 4 4 6 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep _4 2 4 6'Small porkers
Second quality ...4 8 4 10Suckling calves-23 030 0
Prime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 4'Quarter old 13'48.21 0 28 0
Lamb, 5s 6a to Gs 4a.
TOTAL SUPPLY': FOREIGN SUPPLY.
feasts
Sheep and lambs 21,350 Sheep and lambs .. 1,300
Calves llB Calves 57
Pigs 3lO Pigs
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, May 19, 1856, and this day, Monday,
May 18, 1857.
Per 81130, to sink the offals.
May 19, 1856. MaylB, 1357
s. d. s. d. Is. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 6 2 10 to 3 0
Second quality ditto ... ... 3 8 3 10,3 2 3 6
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 3 8 4 2
Prime Scots, lie 4 6 4 84 4 4 6
Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 24 2 4 6
Second quality ditto ... 4 4 4 8 4 8 410
Prime coarse woolled ditto 410 1 415 0 5 4
Prime Southdown ditto 5 6 5 10,‘5 6 510
Lambs ••• ••• ••• ... 5 4 6 4.5 6 6 4
Large coarse calves ..„ 4 0 4 10.3 8 4 6
Prime small ditto 5 0 64 8 5 2
LarbTeagteshglal porkers 4 4 4 84 4 5 0
3.. 4 3.64.17 213
8 43:8:0
Sheep and lambs 18,930 21,3 0
I)9Pigs 250 llB
310
SUPPLIES' ON SALE, May 21, 1855.—Beasts, 4,290 ; sheer,
and lambs, 21,770 ; calves, 120; pigs, 410
May 22 , 185 L—Beasts, 3,510; sheep atd lambs, 27,1:0 ;
oalves, 200 ; pigs, 280.

NEWGATE AND LEADENSALL•
These markets are well supplied with all kinds of meat
and the trade generally is heavy, as follows :
Per bibs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d.
Beef, inferior 2 S 3 0
Do., middling 3 2 3 8
Do. prime large-3 8 4 0 I
Do., do. small 4 0 4 2
Perk, large 3 8 4 2
Lamb, 4s

s. d. a. 4.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6
Do., middling ..... 3 S 4 0
Do., prime.... ..... 4 2 4 S
Vca1...., ............3 4 4 S
Pork. small ........ 4 4 5 0
to 5s 10d.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Only moderate supplies of home-grown potatoes have
come to hand since our last report. The imports have
7 n
amounted to 125 bags from Rotterdam, 897 bvs from Os-
tend, 270 tons and 158 bags from Antwerp, 79
40 tons from Hamburg. The trade generally is slow, bags a d
at
our quotations.
York Regents, 100 s to 170 s per ton ; Kent and Essex do.,
IC9s to 1603 ; Scotch do., 95s to 1303 ; do. cups, 903 to
105 s ; Middlings, 75s to 85s ; Lincolns, 993 to 105 s ; Blues,
93s to 120 s ; Foreign, 80s to 955.

BOROUGH HOP.
There is a fair demand for most kinds of fine hops, at
full quotations. In other qualities very little is passing.
Last week's imports were 460 bales from Hamburg.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 103 to 51 124 ; Weald
of Kent, Si to 31 15s ; Sussex, 31 Oa to 3112 s ; year •
lings, 1/ 10s to 31. per cwt.

WOOL.
The public sales held since our last have been somewhat
more active, and some large parciels of wool have found
buyers for the continent, on rather better terms. Prices :
Australian—Clean sheep's, is 93 to 2s 7(1 ; scoured, is 90.
to 2s 61d ; do. pieces, is 10d ; bandwashed, is 9d to is 11d;
locks, Is 7d to is 9d. South Australian— Clean sheep's,
is 80 to 2s ; scoured, ls 9id to 2s ; handwashed, 1s 7d
to is 11d ; lamb's is 8d to is llid ; skin, is 8d t 3 is 9id ;
do. handwashed, 1s 10d. Port Philip -Clean sheep's, le
9,d to '283e1; scoured, 2s lid to 2s sid ; lamb's, 2s to 2s
2d ; skin, is 54d to is 8d ; pieces, is 6d to is 9d. Van
Diemen's Land—Clean aheep's, is 9id to 2s 3d •; lamb's, is
10t,d to 2s 4id ; locks, is 4id to is sd. Cape—Clean
sheep's, is 1?-.d to is 9i ; scoured, is 3d to is Sid ; hand-
washed, is 4d to is lid; grease, 70 to is ld per lb. By
private contract, prices of all wools are nominal. Last
week's imports were 2,758 bales from Geelong, 57 rom
the Cape, 76 from Buenos Ayres, 12 from Gibralsa.,f 18
from Copenhagen, and 13 from Rotterdam.
The following are the current rates of English wool :
Down tegs, 1s 7d to is 8d ; half-bred hoggets, is 6d to is
7d ; Kent fleeces, is 5d to is Gd ; Down ewes, is 5d to
is 61 ; Leicester fleeces, is 4d to is 5d ; combing skins,
is 3d to is 5d ; flannel wool, is 2d to 1.3 6cl ; and blanket
wool, 10c1 to 1s 2d per lb.