The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-04 00:00:00

VIATIET N.LW2.—crlufs Pal)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The principal country markets held on SaiurcOr were
firm:for wheat, at is to 2s per quartermere money. Barley,
however,- ruled dull ; oats commanded a trifling advance,
and the values of all other articles was well supported.
The near continental markets have been firm for most
kinds of produce, and the quotations have had an upward
tendency. In the United States both wheat and flour
have commanded more money.
Only moderate sepplie's of English grain were received
up to our market last week. The iniports from abroad
were 6,007 qrs of wheat, 18,754 barley, 16,59.2 oats, 77-peas,
160 tares, 213 linseed, 30 rapeseed, 40 mustard seed, 95
sundry seeds, and 2.222 brls of flour.
The quantity of Eegliah wheat received fresh up to our
market, to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was mode-
rate for the time of year. The condition of the majority
of the samples exhibited. a further slight improvement.,
There was an average number of both town an country
millersin attendance, and the demand for nearly all kinds
of wheat, of home produce" was steady, at an advance in
the quotations realised on this day se'nnight, of is per
quarter.
Tfiere was a good show of foreign wheat, chiefly ex
granary. For fine parcels we had a steady demand, and
the quotations 'ruled about -is per quarter dearer. Se-
condary-and inferior kinds moved off slowly, yet prices
were well supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were held for more money.
Scarcely any English barley was in the market, and the
supply of foreign was only moderate. The barley trade
ruled firm, at full prices. Malt, however, moved off slowly,
at barelylate rates.
We wore fairly supplied with foreign oats, yet the oat
trade ruled firm at an advance of from 6d to is per qr.
The few beans in the market sold readily at 18 to 2e per
quarter more money.
There was an active inquiry for peas, the prices of which
advanced is to 2s per quarter.' -
The flour trade was firm, and country markets were is
per 2801bs dearer. The same advance was demanded for
American qualities.
' curmiNCY PER IN:
si heat—Essex k •
Red .... new 47s to 59a
n'tt0•....... old —s —8
Ditto, White new 483 70s
Ditto • old —3 —s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln,
Red, old —3 —3l
Ditto new •• 46s 59si
aye—Old .........• •• —3 —s
Now ............ 32s 36g1
3arley—Grinding..... 263 31a
Malting 403: Z4ll
;111,,,,1tny. • 42i 46s
Malt—StiffolkandNor-
folk ............ 61s 77e
Brown 623 6381
Kinfistonandigare 693 7851

PEIZIAL MEASartE

Nialt--Chovaller .... 774 to 80s
Oats Yorkshire mil
Lincolnsla., Feed 20s 223
Potato
Toughal and Cork
81ack....... lie 21'

C44ork,Whito ..... 191 278
Scotch,Feed: 4... 20s 24s
3eanB—Tick ......... 31,9 35s

Pigeons ...... 40. 42
I,3'l3—Grey 363 37s
384 39s
-... 363 37
Boilers 35s 383
Flour—Town-made... 503 52s
tinflork •••• 403 41s,
Itockin & Norfolk 39s 40s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,456 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 742 ; in 1855, 1,266; in 2, 1,122; in 1853. 3,474;
in 1852, 2,072; in 1851, 1,923; and in 1850, 1,425 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WSW.
?rom Beasts. Sheep.- Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam...—. 73 —. 211 . 63
Dordt . 2 —. 81 —.
ffailingen.— 163 ". 68 .•.
Hambuigh . --
Calais'
Amtweyp
Oporto

5 ...

405 ...

14
... 60

- ..•
106 ...

T0ta1.... 428 ... 874 ... 5 ... 147 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
856... 293 ... 367 ... 4 ... 78

1855. 691 ... 265 „„. 5 ... 305
1854 309 566 3 ... 232 12
1853 854 ..; 2,100 2 ... 518
1852 279 ... 1,366 2 ... 318 114
1851 514 1,275 2 ... 315
1850 322 ... 725 113 ... 24S 7
The supply of foreign stock in our market, to-clay, was
only moderate, yet the demand ruled heavy, at drooping
prices.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of boasts,
fresh 11i) this morning, were moderate, and in fair average
condition. As the weather was favourable for slaughter-
ing, the beef trade ruled steady, at prices about equal to
those realised on Monday last. The primest Scots sold
without difficulty at from 4s 10d. to ss. per 81bs.
The receipts of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire; amounted to 2,150 Scots and short-horns ;
from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; from
2cotland, ' 450 Scots ; and from Ireland, 110 oxen via
Liverpool.
Compared with ..nany previous market days, there wawa
considerable increase in the supplies of sheep. The mut-
ton trade was, consequently, heavy, at a decline in the
quotations realised on Monday last of 4d. per 81bs. The
best old downs, in the wool, sold at 5s 10d— out pf the
wool, 5s per 81bs. Most breeds came to band in good sale-
able condition.

We were fairly supplied with lambs, which moved off
heavily; at 4d-per 81bs beneath the currencies realised on
this clbree'nnight. About 300 came to hamd from the Isle
of Wight, and the top figure for down qualities was 6d.
per 81bs.
Tbo supply of calves was limited, yet the -veal trade
ruled heavy, at 4cl per 81bs beneath last Monday's prices.
In pigs, scarcely any business was passinrr, and the quo-
tations had n downward tendency.

Per Bibs to sink the offa)s.
s. d, s. d.f s. d. s
Interior peasts....3 4to 6 PrimsSouthdown 5 6 510
Second. quality.... 3 8 4 O'lArgo crse. calves 3 6 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 • BTrime small do 4 6 5 0
Prime Scots, dm: 410 5 o'l.;aigc hogs
Inferior Sheep _4 2 4- 6,8ma1l porkers 4 4 5 0
Second quality ...4 8 410 Sr..ckling calves 23 0 30 0
Prime crse.-Villed.s 0 5 4; Quarter old pigs 21 0 `*'B 0
Lamb, 5s 64 to 6s 4d.
TOTAL SUPPLY.; I FOREIGN SUPPLY. _ _ _

Beasts
Sheep and lambs `-'2,360
Calves 134
__ _

Beasts
Sheep and lambs ,
Calves lO2

Pigs 2lOl Pigs
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and soli in the 'Groat Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, May 5, 1856, and this day, Monday,
May 4, 1857. •
, Por Bibs, to sink the offals.
May 5,1856.1 May 4, 1357
s. d. s. d.ls. d. s. d.
•
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 63 4to 3 6

Becond quality ditto
Prime large oxen

3
4 0

3 101 S
4 4,1 2

Prime Scots, &c
Coarse and inferior sheep ...
Second quality ditto ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto
Prime Southdown ditto
Lambs

4 84 10
4 44 6
4 lop 0
5 2.5 4
5 8,5 10
6 85 10

Large coarse calves
Prime small ditto ..

4 2
5 2

5 OP 8
5 814 10

Large hogs ,„, 3 4 4 213 8 4 2
goat small porkers „„ ,„. 4 4 4 84 4 5 0
Beast-4... ... ... 4,185 3,828
Sheep and lambs ... 23.178 17,740
Calves._ ... 91 131
Pigs „ ,„ •320 210
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May • 7, 1855.—Beaas, 4,496 ; sheep,
and lambs, 21,470 ; calves, 175; pigs, 360.
May 8, 1851.—BeaSts, 4,815; sheep and 1amb5,'21,230 ;
229 ; pigs, 280.