The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-07 00:00:00

MARKET .NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE.--MONDAY.
The country markets held on Saturday were some-
what firm for Wheat, the prices of which had an up-
ward tendency. There was a slightly increased demand
for spring Corn and the best parcels of Flour. We have
no later advices from the United States than those re-
ferred to last week. The stocks of Grain in the Baltic
and Black Sea ports aro represented as heavy, with a
very inactive demand. In France rather large parcels
of Flour have changed hands for shipment to England.
Very moderate supplies of English Grain arrived up to
our market last week. From abroad we received 6,001
quarters of Wheat, 8,597 ditto of Barley, 7,863 ditto of
Oats, 274 ditto of Beans, 701 ditto of Peas, 168 ditto of
Tares, 40 ditto of Linseed, 220 ditto of Rapeseed, 75
ditto of Mustard Seed, 34 ditto of sundry Seeds,
3,666 sacks and 12,384 barrels of Flour. The
quantity of English Wheat received fresh up to our
market this morning coastwise, from Kent, was tolerably
good and of excellent quality. That from Essex,
Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, /km, was comparatively small.
By land carriage and samples the receipts were trifling.
Notwithstanding the stands were scantily filled, and the
attendance of buyers was somewhat numerous, the
demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce, owing
to the heavy importations of Flour from France and the
United States, and which are likely to be pressed for
sale during the next two or three weeks, was in a very
sluggish state. Selected samples of both lied and
White were, however, mostly disposed of at prices about
equal to those on this da) se'nnight; but, in some in-
st.nces, Is per quarter less money was accepted by the
factors for the middling and inferior kinds,
and a clearance was with difficulty effected.
With foreign Wheat, we were tolerably well, but not to
say largely, supplied. The millers purchased all kinds
very cautiously. Fine Wheats were mostly held at
fully previous rates. In the out-of-condition sorts
scarcely any business was transacted, and the quotations
must be considered somewhat easier. We had a fair
show of most kinds of Barley for the time of year.
Really fine Malting parcels produced fully previous rates;
otherwise the Barley trade was in a very sluggish state.
The quantity of Malt ready for delivery was trifling. The
transactions in that article were, nevertheless, small, at
barely stationary prices. The large brewers
are not buying to any extent. The show of
Oats, both English and foreign, was compara-
tively small. Sound Corn sold at full rates of currency;
but all other qualities were neglected. In Beans next
to nothing was doing, and prices were the turn lower.
The demand for all kinds of Peas was heavy, at barely
the late decline in value. Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour,
moved off heavily, at barely late rates.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 5Gs to 5855
Red, New.. • • 388 to 458 Oats— Yorkshire and
Di tto,White, New 42s 50s Lincolnsh., Feed. 145 I6t
Norfolk and Lin- Potato .... 178 225
coin, Red... • . 38s 41s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White •. • ... i2B 45s Black . ... •• . 13s 15s
Irish, Red ——• • • • 388 41s Cork, White ... • . 14s 168
Ditto,White...... 41s 4ls Scotch, Feed. —18 s
Rye—Old ——..•• .. • • 242 25s Beans—Tick .——• • .. 25s 31s
New... .. .. ••• . .. 24s 25s Pigeons •• . 293 36s
Barley—Grinding ... • • 208 23s Peas--Grey .. ... ••• • • 258 278
Malting .••.• • • • • 248 26s Maple. ... •• • 2Gs 28s
Chevalier .... • —26 s White... —.•-• • . 26s 25s
ualt—Suffolk and Nor-
_Boilers,vn:m..a.d. z: .. 23
8553 3401
folk.-.......... 538 56s Flour
Brown ..... ••• • • • 448 47s Suffolk ........., 3,),, 33s
Kingston and Ware 55s 56s Stocktn & Norfolk 208 328
SEED MARKET.
So little was doing in Seeds as well as Cakes to-day
that our quotations were almost nominal. The total
shipments of Linseed from the whole of the Russian
ports last year fell short of those of 1848 by 400,000
quarters. The stock of Clover Seed in bond is
46,000 cwts.
Turnip,White, per bush. 108 to 115

Whgai

Red and Green.. • • lOs 11s
Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 9s 12s

White •-• ••• .. 78 9s
Tares, New Winter.. 5s ed 5s ed

01d............ .. 4s 4s 6d
Canary, per quarter .. 76s 86s

Rye grAss.. ...•• ••• 20s 24e
Clover;TteolEn;. (cwt.) 35s 50s

White V 355 50s
Foreign 1ied...... 32s 42s
Willto•• •• 30s 44s
Trefoil .... • • •• ...... 14$ 18s

SIVIITII:

Carraway 29s 34s
Coriander •• .. 164 22s
Henapseed, per quarter 323 35s
Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. 545 b6s
Crushing .... •• • • 40s 43s
Baltic ...... • 384 44s
Odessa ... • • 424 46s
Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo—
•• . • .81 lOs 91108
Foreign, per ton 61 Os 71155
Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 5s 41 4s
Rapeseed, New, prlst 281105 3210 s

:PXELD.

The continued severe frost on the Continent has caused
the imports of foreign stock into London during the past
week to be unusually small. The total importation has
not exceeded 507 head. During the same week in 1849
we rec-ivect 1,142, and at the corresponding period in
1848, 1,224 head. Letters from Rotterdam, and the
other principal shipping . portsabroad,state that, not-
withstanding the low prices ruling in this market, the
supplie3 ready for shipment are heavy, especially those
of Sheep, and that large numbers will be forwarded
hither on the breaking up of the frost.

From
Antwerp

IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN TILE PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs

Rotterdam 72 ...
Nieu Diept... CO ...

•••

133 ... - ... 64
169 ... - -

Total ll_ 2
Corresponding
week in 1849 l2l 1,008 ... ...

302 ... -- ... 73 .. ..-

Same week in

848........ 153 .. 1,032 - 35

The following official statement shows the imports of
foreign stock into the United Kingdom during the eleven
months of 1848 and 1849, ending n the sth December
in each yrar:—

IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
1848 1849
22,383 20,206
20,176 16,955
Calves ... ... 14,972 12,643
Sheep ... ... 113,542 116,757
Lambs ... 2,086 3,006
Pigs ... 1,629 2,454
Some months since we had occasion to prove the in-
accuracy of the returns issued by the Board of Trade.
It is now necessary that we should observe that the
above are the most accurate ones that have yet been
issued officially since the present tariff came into opera-
tion. The number of Foreign Stock in to-day's market
was very limited, yet it was quite Equal to the wants of
the dealers. Fresh up this morning the arrivals of
home-fed Beasts were very limited for the time of year,
and of middling quality. Notwithstanding the coldness
of the weather, and the increased number of buyers in
attendance, the Beef trcde was in a sluggish state.
However, most of the Beasts on effrr were disposed of at
about last week's quotations. Thi extreme price for the
best Scots was 4s 2(1 per Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 800 Scots
and Shorthorns; from the northern grazing, districts,
1,000 Shorthorns ; from the western and midland
counties, 400 Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c.; and
from other parts of England, 600 of. various breeds.
With:sheep we were tolerably well, butmot to say heavily,
supplied. The general quality of that description of

Oxen
Cows