The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-28 00:00:00

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CORN EXCHANGE.

The transactions in wheat in most of the country marke
held on Saturday were very moderate. In prices, however,
no quotable change took place. There was a fair inquiry
for fine barley, at full quotations ; but other kinds ruled
dull. All other articles sold slowly, at previous rates.

The cdntinental markets generally continued heavy, and
some kinds of produce have ruled lower. In the United
States both wheat and flour have met a dull inquiry.
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Only moderate supplies of English produce,Fere received
in the Port of London last week. The imports were
18,17 G qrs of wheat, 12,802 barley, 6,308 oats, 2,000 rye,
2,197 beans, 1,800 peas, 8,158 linseed, 2,230 rapeseed, 935
sundry seeds, 3,802 sacks, and 4,278 barrels of flour.
The supply of wheat received fresh up to-day coastwise,
from Essex and Kent, was limited, and the arrivals by
land carriage were trifling in the extreme. From all other
counties scarcely any supply reached us; consequently, the
show of samples was very small. The attendance of buyers
was far from numerous, yet factors generally were very
firm, and some of them refused to sell except on higher
terms. The millers, however, operated with extreme
caution, and the trade may be considered inactive, at
about last Monday's prices.

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There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on
offer, fresh as well as ex.. granary. Fine dry and good
useful qualities were firm, and quite as dear as last week;
but other kinds met a dull inquiry on former terms.
For malting barley we had a steady demand at full
prices, but grinding and distilling sr rte sold slowly at
irregular quotations.
In the value of malt we have no change to notice, but
the trade may be considered very inactive.
The supply of oats was smaller than for some time past,
yet the oat trade was rag her heavy, on former terms.
We had a slow inquiry for beans, at Is to 23 under last
week's currency.
P as supported previous rates, but the demand for them
was far from active.
The flmir traoie was rather heavy, but no change took
place in the quotations.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

W lOW —Esiex lk Kent,
Red .• - new 424 to 50s
Ditto•••• .... old 51s 564
)itto, White new 543 589
Ditt0........ old 57s 62s
N)rfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, o'd 44s Ma
Ditto new •••• •• 48s 52s
ew • • ...... 32s 36s
BA6ey —Grinding .• • • • 29s 3321
Malting . .• 36s 383
:;hevalier•• •• • • 39s 42s
Malt —Saffolk and No-
rfolk•• ••••...... 64s 72s
Brown ..•••• ........ 549 53s
Kingston and Ware 639 72s

Malt—Chevalier 72s to 743
'Ws Yorkshire and
Lincoln's., Feed 20s 23s
Potato
Youghal and Cork
81ack....... 13s 223
Cork, White ..... 19s 28a
Scotch, Feed..... 20s 243
Beans—Tick ......... 35s 3L

Pigeons .•• ....•
Peas—Grey • .• • .• •• • •
Maple. •• • • •• •• ••
White• • • •• • • • • •.
Boilers -• •• •• •• • •
Flom---erown-made••

28+
27s
28s
40s
423
4514

Suffolk 38s
Btooktn & 1 orfoll 373

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,053 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 1,119; in 1855, 347 ; in 1854, 1,410 ; in 1853,
1,802 ; in 1852, 2,568 ; in 1851, 2,408; and in 1850,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WERE.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 24 ... 193 ... ... 2
Amsterdam
Harlingen
Ostend - ...
Hamburgh 8 ...
Antwerp

• • • -.

8 ...

85 ...

21

Total...

30 ...

- ... 39 ...