The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-05 00:00:00

CORN EXCFWTGE.

There was a moderate demand for wheat in most of the
country markets held on Saturday, and prices were slightly
on the advance. Fine barley sold briskly at an improve-
ment in value of is per quarter. All other kinds of pro-
duce met a slow inquiry.

From New Yorkwehave arlvices to the effect that both
wheat and flour were rather dearer. Most of the Conti-
nental markets have been dull.

Vety limited supplies of English grain arrived up to our
market last week. The imports from abroad were
23,288 quarters of wheat, 5,805 barley, 15,287 oats, 207
beans, 180 tares, 130 linseed, 32 mustard seed, ICO sundry
seeds, 485 sacks and 22,603 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to-day the receipts of English wheat, coastwise
and by land carriage, were on a very moderate scale, and
the show of samples of both red and white was consequently
rather limited. For most descriptions there was a fair but
by no means brisk demand, at prices about equal to those
realised on Monday last, and a fair clearance of the stands
was effected. The general condition of the wheat samples
exhibited little or no improvement.
There was a good show of all kinds of foreign wheat,
fresh as well as ex-granary. American parcels were rather
pressed for sale by some of the importers. Otherwise
holders were firm, and prices were well supported.
Floating cargoes of grain realised full quotations.
We had a fair supply of barley in the market. Malting
qualities sold briskly, at a further improvement in value
of ls. per quarter, and other kinds ruled steady at full
quotations.

We had a moderate demand for malt, on former terms.
The demand for oats was tolerably firm. In prices no
change took place.

Beans were in request, on former terms.
In the value of peas no change took place, and the de-
mand was steady.

The flour trade was firm, and prices were well supported.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red •... new 53s to 67a
Ditt0........ old —s —s
Ditto, White new 568 748
Ditto.. old —s —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —s —a
Ditto new .....• 52s 6551
We—Old. •••••• • • • • • • --2 ""I
New •• •• •• •• •• • • ass 42s
Barley—Grinding ..• .. 3is 33a
Malting 361 89a
Chevalier.... • . 42s 528
Malt—SuffolkandNor-
iblk •• •• •• •• its 778
Drown ••.. •• ....•• 648
Kingdom and Ware 76s 79s

Malt—Chevalier •• • • 76i to 77s
(Oats Yorkshire and
_ .

Lincolnsk., Feed 213 253
Potato .
Youghal and Cork
Black. • • 19s 22'
Cork, White ..... 21s 268
Scotch, Feed... • • 26s 293
Beans—Tick ••• • •• 348 359
Pigeons
Peas—Grey
Maple ........... 40s 41 s

White •• •• •. 39s 42;

Boilers 40s 43,
Flour—Town-made.— 58s 60s
Suffolk ....•..... 42s 433
Btocktn &Norcolt 42s 433

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week were
very moderate—the total supply amounting to 782 head.
In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 651 ; in
1835, 935; and in 1854, 2,100 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
Tonning 2 ...
Rotterdam 74 ...
Harlingen
Hamburgh
Ostend
Antwerp — ...
Amsterdam

Calves. Pigs

-- ...

....'''
•••

- -
259 .. ...
. -

2 ... -
54 ...
2 ... -

T0ta1.... 197 ...

461 ...

... 174 ._
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 351 _. 231 __
". 72
".
1855 289 _. 580 ... _. 56 _. 10
1854 360 —. 1,600 _. —....
". 140 _. --
1853 . 427 ... 2,340 ... .
... 380
".
1852
1851 468032 ...
12:537646 ::: --- ::: Egg
::: 448
Only a limited supply of foreign stock was on offer her©
to-day.

For the time of year the arrivals of home-fed beasts were
moderate, but in fair average condition. Although the
attendance of butchers was tolerably extensive, the beef
trade ruled inactive, and prices were 2d. per 10 lbs. lower
than on Monday last. The highest figure for the best
Soots was se. 2d. per 8 lbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, &c., we received 1,450 Scots and
short horns ; from other parts of England, 300 of various
kinds; from Scotland, 300 Scots; and from Ireland, 150
oxen.

Although the show of sheep was by no means extensive
tho mutton trade ruled heavy, at a decline in the prices
realised on Monday last of 2d. per 8 lios. The best old
Downs sold at ss. Id. per 8 lbs. There were 800 Irish
sheep in the market, and the general quality of the supply
was very good.

The few calves in the market changed hands slowly a t
Friday's decline in value of 61 per 8 lbs. The top eptota-
Ilion for veal was ss. 2d. per 8 lbs.

Pigs were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at
barely stationary prices.

Per 81bs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 8 Prime Southdown 5 2 5 4
Second quality.... 3 10 4 2 'Argo crse. calves 3 6 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 410 Prime small do 4 6 5 2
Prime Scots, dsc. 5 0 5 2,Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 2)Sicsall porkers
Second quality ...4 4 4 8 'Suckling calves 24 0 30 0
Prime arse.-wlled. 410 5 0; Quarter old pigs 23 0 25 0
TOTAL OUTTLI. POSEION SUPPLY.
Besets •• • • 8,506 Beasts • •
Sheep . ......... • . 18,850 sheep
i
Pigs .• ••••••••• • •• • • •• • • 220 Pigs.... .• •• ••

• .. 1,100
BO

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, Jan. 7, 1856, and this day, Monday,
Jan. 5, 1857.
Per Sibs, to sink the ofFals.
Jam. 7, 1856. Jan. 5,1857.
s. d. s. d. ks. d. s. d.
3 4to 3 6,3 6to 3 8
3 8 4 0(3 10 4 2
4 2 4 614 6 410
4 8 410 5 0 5 2
3 4 3 6113 10 4 2
3 8 4 214 4 4 8
4 4 4 6;410 5 0
4 8 5 05, 2 5 4
0.0 0 0 0 0
410 5 6r3 6 4 4
5 8 6 04 0 5 2
310 4 43 8 4 4
4.6 5 0 4 6 5 2
3,711 3,506

Coarse And inferior beasts
Second quality ditto
Prime largo oxen ...
Prime Scots, dge ... ... ...
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto
Prime Southdown ditto ...
Largo coarse calves
Prime small ditto ...
Large hogs ...
Neat small porkers
Beasts... ...

1855,—Beasts, 4
Sheep
23,020
3,319; sheep, 22,550; carves,
Calves ..• ... ... ... ••• 4
Pigs „, ,„ ,„ 300
°v3res,BAlL4El;japnig's,B32o.
23t3,870presel
January 9, 1854.—Beasts,
251; pigs, IST.

18,350
90
225
,325; sheep,