The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-17 00:00:00

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i.a."(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

The finest samples of English Wheat found buyers, at
prices about equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight ;
but, in the middling and inferior qualities, only a limited bu-
siness was doing, and previous rates were with difficulty sup-
ported. The supply of fine qualitieS of Foreign Wheat offering
was a full average one ; and much caution was manifest on
the part of the dealers in effecting purchases at the asking.
rates. The best Dantzic must be considered quite as dear ;
but where sales were pressed of the inferior descriptions rather
lower rates were taken.- In corn. -under-lock, if we except
very fine Barley, currencies were almost nominal. Fine
Chevalier parcels of Barley were held at a trifling improve-
ment in value ; while, in other kinds, a steady business was
doing, at full rates. The Malt trade was rather active, and
last week's extreme figures were realised. All descriptions
of Oats at full rates. Beans a trifle dearer. Peas, both Eng-
lish and Foreign, at late rates. Flour without alteration.
Clover, Canary, and Linseed, at very full prices.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex & Kent, IMALT—Chevalier......:. 63s to
red 45s to 57s OATs—Yorkshire and
Ditto, white Ws to 63s Lincolneh., feed 233 to
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe
coin, red ..... 40s to 43s Youghall and Cork,
Ditto white 423 to 476 black
Irish, red 47s to 50s Cork, white
Ditto, white ...... 498 to 54a Scotch, feed ..... 21s to 23a
RYE—Old ....,.,....«...., %is to 338 Beans—lick 30a to 343
New 36s to 38s Pigeons
BARLEY—Grinding 24s to 27s Pius— Grey ......... 30s to 34s
Malting 33s to 36s Map!is .......... ........ 31. s to 34s
Chevalier.-- . . 32s to 358 White 34a to SCIs
MALT—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers 32s to MU
folk s6s to 62s FLOUR— Town made ... 48s to 53s
Brown ..... 50s to 54s
...... 34s to 35e
Kingston and Ware 56s to 62s Stockton &Norfolk 34s to 3Os
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
WHEAT—Dantzic 48s to 62s.BEANs ........ ..... 20s to 263
Hamburgh.....— .. . . 36s to 40s Pass 23s to 21's
BARLEY 3Ol to 33s FLotra—American
OATS—New l5B to 17s Baltic ........... 22s to k 33
Feed l4s to 16s
SMITHFIELD.
Notwithstanding the high temperature, the attendance of
both town and country buyers was numerous. For the
primest Scots, Home-breds, Sze., there was.an, improved de-
mand, and, in some few instances, 35 10dper Slbs was ob-
tained for those breeeds. In other kinds of beef very little
business was doing, at unaltered currencies. The number of
Sheep was again large, yet the trade was not so heavy as
noticed in our last report, and full prices were obtained by
the salesmen. Lambs were firm, at an advance of 4d per
81bs. The highest quotation for Calves did not exceed 4s
per 81bs. In Pork we can notice no alteration in figures.
• Per Slbs, to sink the offaL

a d. to s. d. _ s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 F. Second qualityslitto... 3 2 3 4
Second quality ditto 2lO 3 2 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 3 8
Prime large Oxen 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wethers 3 8 310
Prime Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 6 Large Hogs
Prime small ditto 3s 4 0 Small P0rker5........" 3 8 4 0
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs, eachl6 0 20 0
Inferior Sheep 2 8 3 6 Lambs 4 4 5 4
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I
I
I Sheep. Calves. i Pigs.
2,752: 34,150 204 361
NEWOATE AND MEADZNIEIALL.
With meat slaughtered in the metropolis we have been ex-
tensively supplied ; while the general demand, if we except
that for the primest Mutton, has rated unusually heavy, and
prices have had a downward tendency.

At per stone, by the Carcase
s. d. to s. J. s. d. toe. d.
Beef, inferi0r.......... 2 0 2 4 Mutton, inferior 2 4 2 8
middling ..... .... 2 6 211 middling 210 3 4
-- prime large ..... SI 10 3 0 prime 3 6 310
prime small ...... 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arge....... 2 4 3 6
Veal •••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 0 4 0 —small... ....... 3• 4 0
Lamb, 45 Od to 5e Od.
ARRIVALS DUREN G THE PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
Scotland 0000000000000000000000000000 00000 7 180 -- 200
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffblk - 45 - 50
Cambridgeshire .. — 60 —-- '3O
Essex l2 .90 60 100
Surrey l5 100 10 200
Devonshire
Wiltshire
Other parts

Total
Previous week's arrival

58 927 270 1,154
T 2 1,473 240 1,::80

Dilftrence since ourlast

BOROUGH AND SPITAZPIELDS. -V
Fine qualities of old Potatoes are in request at very full
prices, but other descriptions are a mere drug. Whites, froin
Holland, have sold at from 50s to 55s per ton. New Po-
tatoes are selling at from 10s to 16s per cwt.

BOROUGH HOP BILLILEET.
Although the supply of Hops offering here is very small,
yet the late advance in the quotations is steadily supported.
No betting has taken place on the duty.

TALLOW.
This market is improving. The price for all descriptions of
Tallow is dearer, and, in consequence of the continuance of
dry weather, impurkrs_ are asking higher prices for autumn
delivery. Town Tallow is virtually dearer, although the
quotation is the same as last week. By advices from St.
Petersburgh there is nothing to justity the expectation of
lower prices through the season. The demand is very good
for the time of year.

WOOL
The public sales of Wool held since our last have been
tolerably well attended by buyers, who have purchased nearly
the whole of the colonial parcels brought forward, at prices
about equal to those obtained in the.previous auction. For
the few packages of foreign brought forward, the biddings
have been spiritless, and the rates have not been supported.
The stocks of English Wools being large, the demand is
heavy, and the quotations have a clownward tend,ency.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, on Saturday, was steady.
Sales, 4,000 bales, of which speculators took 500 at firm
rates. There was some appearance of improvement in Shares,
but business closed languidly. Eastern Counties, 114 ; Grand.
Junction, 217 ; Birmingham, 219 ; Ditto, Thirds, 354 ; Mid-
land Counties, 934 ; North Midland, 934 ; Ditto, Half, 46* ;
Paris and Lyons, 3i.
The important public sales of wool having terminated, it is
highly satisfactory to remark that they have gone off ex-
tremely well, and that the reduction of the duty upon foreign
sorts has hot in any Way affected the value of the colonial
staple, all descriptions experiencing a brisk demand. The
quality of the Australian and 'Cape fleeces is considered to
have exhibited an improvement as compared with last season,
when they were affected by the drought and scarcity of
labour.
By private ship, accounts have been received to the 13th
April, from Buenos Ayres. They convey, however, no defi-
nite news respecting the progress of the war, being, neverthe-
less, made to read in favour of the ArgentineS. The British
Minister, Mr. Turner, had arrived out at Monte Video, and it
was hoped would use his good offices to effect some arrange-
ment whereby further bloodshed may be spared.
The sugar question is the subject of almost universal con-
versation in the City, and the greatest interest is felt to hear
what' Sir Robert Peel will say in the "Muse this evening.
The fact that the loss of the revenue on the Vest India
staple would necessitate a remodelling of the Ministerial
finance plans is, of itself, sufficient to excite interest here.
The English Funds have this morning felt the ipfluence of
the majority obtained against the Government, and of its
reported resignation having been tendered to the Queen,
although this is not fully credited. At present the
market is a shade be4ter than it opened. Codsols have
been at 974 to 98, and now 98 to 4 for the opening, ex
div. Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 1011 to 1013;.
and the Three per Cents. at 984 to 4. Exchequer Bills have
been quiet but firm at 76 ; Bank Stock is steady at 1981.
There is very little doing in the Foreign Market, but
Spanish Bonds have improved. The Five per Cents. have
been 23} to 4, and the Passive 54 ; nothing has been done
in the Three per Cents. Mexican Stock is also firmer, being
at 344 to 344 for the Active, and at 144 for the Deferred.
Colombian Stock has been heavy at 124 to 4. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. are 614 to 614.
The Railway Shares have been very well supported,
although with no activity. Great North of Eng-
land are 1; Great Western, 464 ; Hull and Selby, 8 ;
Birmingham 118 to 119 ; Ditto New Thirds, 334
to 34, and the Quarter 23; the South Western
Eighths, 34 ; the Newcastle and Darlington, 234 ; the Nor-
wich and Brandon, 54; .the South-Eastern, 24; the York
and North Midland, 68; the Scarborough Branch, 164; and
the Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 14 to 14 prem. Brighton
were 24, North Midland 6, and Thames and Medway 9 to
83 dis. Mines are steady, and Banks dull.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 00000 „•...„•„•...„ 0000000 ••••••••,•••••••••••• 11836
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ..... ......... 98%
936 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 10136X
Consols far Account ...........„ .. . .... .. .. . .......
Exchequer Bills, Md. 136 d
1,0004 ..... •••••••••••••••••••• .....N.„.. lii pm.
Ditto &air ........... 76 pm.
Ditto Advertised pm.
FOREIGN FUNDS T/113 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. ........ ...... . ........ ............ 12%%
Mexican Bonds, '837, spa Cent. ....- ...... ..... 34
Ditto for the Account 8001.%
Ditto Deferred Stock
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840..„..,.„, 2' 36%
Ditto for the Account. M%
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Dutch 236 per Cents. ........... ......„ .......
Dutch 5 per Cents. ......... .................. ..... .
Dit to for the Account lOO%
New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents. ....
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Great North of England
Great Western
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham. lOO .......219 ......
Ditto New Thirds
Dit o 4 Shares
25
London and Brighton 5O 4:36
London and South Western 41% — to
- Ditto Eighths - & & 3% to
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 1
Northern and Eastern
Ditto % Share
North Midland
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ......... 3236
Thames and Medway
York and North Midland .....„.. 50 .... IIS
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 2%
Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux... —.
MANCIIF.STER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 15.—There has
been a quiet market to-day, and our only quotations are :
London and Birmingham, 219; Manchester and Birming•
ham, 56; Blackburn and Preston, 44,

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.--Mr. Plumptre, whose
name appears in the First Class, both in classics and mathe-
matics, at the Oxford examination, just concluded, as well
as Messrs. Gandell and Secretan, elected to the two Hebrew
Scholarships in that University, were formerly students of
this College.
NOVEL PROCESSION OP AGED MEN.—A meeting
took place a few days since, at Netherton, in the county of
Worcester, for the purpose of entertaining some old boys of
seventy years and upwards. One hundred and twelve men,
whose united ages amounted to 8,643 years, sat down
to an excellent dinner, after which they were addressed in
a very impressive manner by Mr. Richard Burgess, Baptist
minister of Netherton. The lads then marched in proces-
sion, in the presence of nearly five thousand spectators,
headed by the oldest man of the company, aged 98, who
wore a crown on his head. The procession stopped at Mr. J
Knowles''