The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-09 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY.
During the week ending on Saturday, the arrivals of
English Wheat and Barley were tolerably good; while
the imports of Foreign Barley and Oats were on the in-
crease. Of all other articles of Grain the receipts were
comparativelyamall. Fresh up, a fair average quan-
tity of home-grown Wheat came to hand, coastwise as
well as by land carriage and sample, from Essex, Kent,
and Cambridgeshire, consequently the show of samples—
in which, arising from the present seasonable weather, a
great improvement was noticed, was, on the whole good. -
Having a large number of buyers in attendance, a slight
improvement was noticed in the demand for all kinds of
English Wheat. The best kinds were held at somewhat
more money, but the general value of that description of
produce remained about stationary, at which a good
clearance was effected. On a comparison of quality,
the quotations were more in favour of the growers.
There was only a moderate quantity of fine foreign
Wheat on offer. Hjlders, as for some time past, were
very few, and would net sell except at very full cur-
rencies, which were paid in the few transactions re-
ported. In Corn under lock very little was doing,
yet the prices were quite as high as last week.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the supplies
of 'Barley, both English and 'foreign,' that article,
especially the best malting kinds, was in better request,
but we can notice no alteration in the quotations.
Nearly the whole of the late arrivals from abroad
have been entered for home consumption at the
3s. duty. The quantity of Malt brought for-
ward was small. In Chevalier qualities a fair busi-
ness was doing, but all other kinds were very dull.
The supply of Oats was again limited. As most of the
large dealers are short of stock, the best potatoe parcels
as, indeed, most other kinds, were in ready request, at
a trifle more money. Our Irish letters state that the
shippers in Ireland are still demanding extreme rates.
Beans and Peas, the supplies of which were moderate,
moved off slowly at previous currencies. The Flour
trade was heavy, at the late decline in value. Linseed
and Rape-cakes were in active request. In seeds next
to nothing was passing.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex St Kent, , MALT—Chevalier.... ... " 611 to 6.5 e
red............ 40. to 511 i Omni--Yorkshire and
Ditto, white ..... ....• 461 to 56s Lincolnth., feed 22. to 435
Norfolk and ..... ' Potatoe ........" 245 to 2.5 s
coin, red ..... ..... 38s to 46s Ysughall and Cork,
Ditto white ..... ....... 42s to 50s black ....m 1114 to 524
Irish, red ..... .......... —s to —0 Cork, white .." 22s to 23s
Ditto, white .." ..... —4 to —a, Scotch, feed ...... 23s to Ms
RTX—Old .................. 30. to 344'13K4XS—Tick 35s to 37s
New . —............".. 35s to Nisi Pigeons 384 to 4^..a1l mmait--*Grinciing ...... 26s to 31s pans—Grey 3ss to 37s
Malting ..m ..... ..... 374 to 4121 Maple .. ...... ......" 36s to 404
Chevalier„........ 384 to 404 White ............. 36a to 311.,
MALT—Suftbik and ZIOr. 80i1er5..„.„.._....„ 38. to 434
folk sBs to 62s north—Town made ... 404 to 450
Brown ..... ..... s6s to 60s Sufto'k.....- ." ....." Ms to 3.5 s
Kingston and Ware 63s to 644 Stockton & N 338 to 35s
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
WHEAT—Dant:lc ..... 324 to 36slisatts ................."..... 24s to 29
1
Hamburgh........... 304 to —s P 444.....".... ...... 28s to 321
BAILEY ................... 27a to 29s FLOUR—Ame7c.an 21s to —4
Oars—. New .."........... lls to 184 Baltic " 2(5 to —s
Feed ..... ................ 15s to 17.

As the great Christmas market will be held on Mon-
day next, no little curiosity was manifested by graziers
and butchers to ascertain the quality of the stock exhi-
bited for sale to-day, by way of a criterion to regulate
their future transactions ; but with the exception of
there being a few well made-up Devons, Scots, and
Runts amongst the Bullock supply, a very great
and almost unprecedented deficiency of quality was
apparent; in fact, at least a moiety of it was less than
half fat. From the numerous attendance of butchers,
and the near„approach of Christmas, we were led to ex-
pect an improved demand ; but such was not the case ;
still, however, the primest Beef was in good request, at
fully last week's quotations, viz., from 4s to 4s 4d per
filbs ; but in all other kinds exceedingly little was doing,
and ,in some instances, the rates had a downward tendency.
The imports of live stock from abroad during the past
week have been again liberal, they having amounted to
105 Oxen and Cows, and 60 Sheep at Hull ; and 93
Beasts, together with 163 sheep into London, the whole
being from Rotterdam by steamers. The supply on show
to-day consisted of 44 Oxen and Cows, and 104 Sheep.
With respect to quality of the former, we may observe
that it exhibited a slight improvement compared with
previous importations, while the latter were in excellent
condition. The Beasts found purchasers at from 161 to
191, and the Sheep from 39s to44s per head. We find that
the foreign Beasts are still in good favour amongst the
butchers, while the Sheep are somewhat eagerly sought
after. The bullock droves from our northern grazing dis-
tricts consisted of about 1,800 short horns. From Norfolk,
Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgshire, we received 380
Scots, &c.; from the Western and Midland counties, 600
Herefords, Runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of
England, 700 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 200
horned and pulled Scots, and from Ireland, via Liverpool,
40 Beasts—the remainder of the supply being derived from
the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The supply ot
Sheep was somewhat on the increase, and of fair aver-
age quality. Prime old Downs were in good request
at fud prices ; but all other kinds were with difficu:t)
disposed of at late rates. In Calves execeriingiy little
was doing, at previous currencies. We had on offer
144 Pigs, by sea, from Ireland. All descriptions of Pork
were heavy, yet prices were supported.

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s. 11. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts ..... 2 6 210 Second qualityditto.., 3 4 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 S 310
Prime large Oxen. 3 8 4 0 Seuthdown Wethers 4 0 4 2
Prime Scots, Sic.
Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Large Hogs 3 0 3 6
Prime small ditt0...... 3 2 4 0 Small Porkers 3 8 4 0
Suckling Calves, each 13 0 32 ~ Quarter old Pigs,eachl6 0 20 s
Inferior Sheep
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. j Sheep. j
I Calves. Pigs.
1 4.120 30.140 90 413
Wal‘liGATllit .111.2f2) LEAIIIeII73:IAX.I...
Since this day se'nnight a fair average time-of-year
supply of slaughtered meat has been received for our
markets from Scotland and different parts of England,
in good condition. Although the qnantities of London-
killed meat offerin have been larger, the general de-
mand has improved, and the best qualities of Beef and
Mutton have found buyers, at somewhat improved rates.
In the value of other qualities we have no alteration to
report. Several carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep
have sold at fair prices.
ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Iles.
Scotland ..... •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 30 380 420
Yorkshire .... 0000000 ••••••••••••••••••• 93 400 400
Norfolk ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12 150 SO
Suffblk o . ... .........................".. 16 100 60
Cambridgeshire ... lO ao 40
Essex 00000000000 ........—............ 22 :80 40 80
Surrey 41•••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 30 250 60 SOO
Devonshire ope.•••••••••••• lt 20 SO
Wiltshire ................ .......
Other parts •........ 0000000000 ••••••• ,20 110 20 100

178 Ul4O 150 1,4P9
Previous week's arrival22B 1,700 150 1,150:

Difference since our last 5O 60
11.54t005. a.
At per stone, by tne Carcase.
a. d. tom. d. s. Beef, 2 6 410 Mutton, inferior 2 8 3 0
--- middling ..... 0 32 middling 3 2 3 4
-- prime large 3 2 3' 4-- prime ..... 3 6 3$
prima small ...... S 6 3 8 Pork, large—. ..... 2 6 3 4
Veal 3 4 4 0 •••••••••••••anan••••••••••••••• 3 6 4 0

BOROUGH HOP BIARHMT.
Since our last report exceedingly little business has
been doing in pockets, either new or old, yet the quota-
tions have ruled about stationary. The supply of bags,
of the present year's growth, is moderately good, while
the sales effected are mostly at full currencies.
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDB.
Full average supplies of Potatoes have arrived at the
water-side coastwise during the week; while the imports
from abroad have consisted of about ninety tons, the
whole of very inferior quality. The demand for most
kinds is steady at our quotations.
virodx. mu/3=T.
All kinds of foreign and colonial Wools have been in
improved inquiry since this day se'nnight, and prices
have been steadily supported. English Wool is also in
better request, but we can notice no alteration in the
quotations. The imports for the last week have been-
-333 bales from Seville, 100 from Ilamburgh, 16 from
Calcutta, and 385 from Odessa.