The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-08 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY.
During last weelf the arrivals of English and Foreigll
Wheat, including Irish Oats, as well as Beans, Peas, 9•13 U
Flour, were on a very-limited scale, even for the time
of year ; but those of English Barley and Malt were
extensive. The general tendition of the samples' of
Corn on show to-day was by .no means prime, yet it ex-
hibited an improvement over tt:at noticed on some pre-
vious market days. Fresh up from Essex the supplY Uf
Wheat by land-carriage was, on the whole, good ; but
fur Kent and Suffolk, scarcely any parcels came to hand;
in consequence of this comparative deficiency in the
quantity on show, of many of the large millers being
short of stock, and of the attendance of buyers beige
numerous, the trade, with all descriptions of Wheat 01
home growth was active, at an improvement in the gene"
rid rates obtained on this day se'nnight of is per quarter,
while selected parcels produced, in some instances,
2s per quarter more money, at which rate
of improvement nearly the whole of the quantities found
buyers. The show of free fOreign samples of Wheat tire!
not to say extensive. Holders were firm for advanced
rates, and in some cases obtained those to the extent of
Is. per quarter fur the finest kinds. For bonded corn
there was rather more inquiry, but the currencies 1
derwent no change in any instance. Notwithstanding
the supply of Barley was good, that article met a bit
sale, the best malting kinds at an improvement of is. pc!
quarter ; grinding and distilling sorts: at fully last weAs
prices. The Malt trade was steady, although the short
of samples was large, and previous rat es were fully stir
ported. In the best Beans and Peas a
.good business 1
doing, but other kinds hung on hand. Flour moved
slowly at stationary figures.

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CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex & Kent, 1 MALT—Chevalier Ma to
red 42s to 59s Oars—Yorkshit e and
Ditto, white .... . 56s to 61s Lincolnsh feed ... 238 W 51‘,....
.....,
Norfolk and Lin. Potatoe ....... ..... ... 25s to'''.
coin, red
175 to 10
Ditto white 44s to 505 black ......
Irish, red 47s to 508 Cork, white . 195 to fOlO
Ditto, white
Itvi:—Old
New
BARLEY—Grinding 24a to 2751 Maple ........... ..... ... 33s to r,
Making l4s to 3751 White ........ 305 to o'''
Suffblk and Nor- 32s
to
35s
Chevalier
MALT— IFLOUR—Town osa..de ... 45s to Ru.;
folk s6s to 6251 Salta 345 to ';,
Boilers ...... ... 32; to 32
Brown 505 to 5481 Stockton & Worfolk 34s to
Kingston and Ware 56s to 62s
FOREIGN GRAIN Al
WVlRAT—Dantzic

b FLOUR' IN BOND.
BEANS
.. ...... 2fts t0.,.,..-
FLova—Ame;rcan". 23s to
Baltic . ...... 22510

Hamburgh 368 to 4051
BARLEY

OATS—New

Feed l4s to 16s1
SMITHFIELD.
The supply of beasts °tiering was, on the wh°le;
scanty, but, comparatively speaking, of fair nverat
quality. The weather being more favourable to slag,'"
tering the Beef trade was steady, and the prices
tabled on this day se'nnight, which were 2d. highor a°
on Friday last, were steadily supported, and at Wfliell 6
clearance was speedily made. Notwithstanding tb„B
epidemic is still complained of in our grazing and Mi;
districts, very few instances of the disease were appall*
here this morning ; indeed, the stock might be coo'
sidered in good condition. The bullock droves, fry
our northern grazing districts, amounted to about 1,4%
short horns. From the western and midland countiesl_h.ll-
received 600 Devons, runts, Herefords, Durhams, 113?",
beasts, kc. ; from other parts of England, 200 of varic":
breeds ; from Scotland, 120 horned and polled Soot!:
and from Ireland, 80 beasts. The number of Sheep "rd,
good, but by no means great ; yet the mutton tradevi7f
heavy, and the quotations suffered an abatement
quite 2d. per 81bs., the highest figure for the be st °,4
Downs not exceeding 4s. 6d. per 81bs. There Wd,l
perhaps, more really good Downs on offer thail
have noticed for some weeks past, which may pa:„10
account for the depression in the price of that descript"
of Sheep. Although the supply of Calves was scallti;
the Veal trade ruled dull, and the rates were quite2d. 17.e.n
81bs. beneath those of Monday last. Prime 03'
Porkers commanded a steady sale, at full prices ; butl
other kinds of Pigs, exceedingly little was doing. Ab°o
100 Pigs came to hand from Ireland. Although 00
imports of foreign cattle were expected about this ti°l44.
nothing whatever has been imported since our last, hen'
"
we had none on sale to-day.
s. d. to s. 0.1 s. d. to 0.6
Interior Beasts 3 0 3 4( Inferior 5heep......... 3 2 310
second:quallty ditto 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto... 3 8 6
't
Prime large Oxen 8 310 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 4 0 7 6
Prime Scots, &e.
Large coarse Calves 3 2 310 Large Hogs 3 4 64 6
Prime small ditto 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers ..... 4 2 , 0
Suckling Calves, each 20 0 30 t Quarter old Pigs, eachlB 0 2.
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I rigs•
2,660 I 27,340 I 83 36'7

NEWGATE .AND IMADENHAZ L.
Another very large arrival of country-killed 1:10'.
considering the time of year, has taken place since 016,
day se'nnight ; but its quality has been by no ineff
first rate, owing to the dampness of the atmosplw:l
The supply of meat slaughtered in the metropolis hP"
likewise, been good. Prime Beef and Mutton have c°23;
mended a steady demand, at mostly full prices ; "1/0
otherwise, the trade has ruled dull, and the quotati°
have had a downward tendency.
At per stone, by the Carcase.
s. 4. to I
s. d. toe. d.t . 44
Beef, inferior 2 4 2 61 Mutton, inferior ..,.t. 3
0 5 510
-- middling w 2 6 28; midching 3 6 4 4
-- prime large ..... 2 8 211 prime , .....
-- prime small 3 0 3 4 Pork, large 2 9 4 4
Veal 00000000000000 .......... 3 0 4 4 —small 3 4
ARRIVALS DURING THE FAST WEFK,
Beasts. Sheep. Calved.fis/001
Scotland le '720 800
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk l2 200 , 149
Cambridgeshire
Essex 2O 230 90 uw '
Surrey 3O 400 280 369
Devonshire
Wiltshire
.
Other parts , lO 90 lOO 900
,---.
Total
, 140 2,840 760 3 , 23,75°9
Previous week's arrival * "162 2480 539 2,
---77..

Difference since our last... 22 ,360: 221 675
BOROUGH AND SPITALPIEMXIS.
Since our last report, about 2,900 tons of potato
have reached the water-side from different quarter;
Prime qualities are in request, at full prices, bay
other kinds, very little is doing.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.

An unusually small supply of flops remains on offer;
This, together with the limited quantity produced 19
year, and the anxiety manifested by the dealers to r
crease their stocks, has caused the demand for all or,
scriptions of new to rule firm, and in some instanc".
further advanced rates have been obtained by tbto
factors for Sussex and Weald of Kent, say of from id
3s per cwt. Weald of Kent pockets, 61 to 6/ 12s ; Js"to
Kent ditto, 6l 12s to 91 103 ; East Kent ditto, 61 155
9/ ; ditto choice, 101 to 111 lls ; Sussex, 5/16s to 6/106v;
Farnham, 81 15s to 111 15s ; Mid Kent bags, 61 15s
81 10s.

WOOL MARKET. 0,
The imports of wool in the last week hare been onto
very moderate scale, they having amounted only
about 900 bales. In the absence of public sales, 'lt
being expected to be held until quite the end of the Pi;
sent, or beginning of next month, the demand private
is steady, and prices are well supported.
TALLOW.
'rice "

There is no new feaTureinthis market. The pi-
_ay
steady, but the demand rules slack, with but HU'.
Y
Peet of the present prices being supported.
Tallow is 41s to 41s 6d net cash.

The London contractor, Mr. Reynolds, of Bato6;
water, who outbid all the Brighton builders for the coulee At
of Mr. George Robins's recent purchase, the manal°lls
Kemp Town, is proceeding at a railroad pace in his task' Pa
is bound, under a heavy line, to finish it for occupation le
months.—Brighton Herald. FAC"
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT J. Roux ope
Tony, OLD KEsir-Roan.—Yesterday morning, about Ns
o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out in the store;ru:,,.
belonging to Mr. Josiah Rolls, floor cloth and table-cover snid
nufacturer, japanner, &c., near the canal bridge in the is
Kent-road. The readers of The Sun will remember that ttlo
is the third fire that has happened upon these premises vilt;ro
tl.e last twelve months. The store in which the present _O3
originated was a very capacious one, possessing sufficient rods
for drying at least sixty pieces of prepared goods of twelve Ye
each in length. It is situate in a line with another store, "'„,(
the printing-room is contiguous to it. The first appearance 0,
a fire upon the premises was noticed by the private watchne.„o
who instantly ran into the road and gave the alarm. In a sftho
time the engine from the Southwark-bridge-road station eilipg.
brigade was upon the spot, closely followed by the Wat_l ibe
street engine, and those from the Waterloo-road station and
West of
West of England office. From the easily ignitable character
the materials, the fire had, even in so short a time, eltopt
sufficient hold of the japan store and its contents, to vumed.
the expectation that nothing it contained would be roc,' to
The exertions of the firemen were consequently directe.,ere
the rescue of the buildings north of the store, in which
.".,del
sustended many pieces of table covers and other stock, hei-eifr •
a considerable quantity of japan mixture, oils, &c. Fortin° the
their efforts were successful, the fire being confined ,W„fter
building in which it originated. The roof fell in shortly tare
tthe outbreak, and not a i,article of the property in the -ditch,
was saved. An abundance of water was obtained from e.,,reo
close by the gable end of the premises, which being rhed it ,
with much judgment upon the burning mass, extinguish
by two o'clock. The building and stock are not. insured. bje •
FRIGIITFUL LOSS OF LIFE.—A most deplore,
thee property ventoeecrutrred on Monday evening at the Dynys Coal
,W teir
of Walter Coffin, Esq., in the parish of L'3"„or
sent, in Glamorganshire. The case is at present involved 0
considerable mystery, but from what we can collect it 1013
case of fire damp, and that from ten to twelve lives have;,
sacrificed, and severe injuries have been suffered by °_,'l,-011
The roof of the pit has been blown up, and the bodies am sod
buried in the ruins, and it is calculated that a week of day
night labour will be required before the bodies can be folio'
•
Monmouthshire Merlin.
In the last number of the Palamede the tbe
magazine, which appears each month at Paris undg.eoch
auspices of M. St. Amant, we find the following :—" that
artist, lately returned from the north of Europe, dealer chess
lie saw Al. Wagatrom, of Stockholm, play six games e'oeielt,
at the same time against first-rate amateurs, without ioa
the board. This is double what is attributed to Philliderilor
triple what we ourselves beheld Labourdonnais do. a • to
strom, it is said, intends in the course of the year contest do
Paris, and beating the whole of the celebrities of the ',id'
la Regence together without seeing either players ors, The
He may find it more difficult to do so than he Imagines. _
_owes
number of the Palainede just alluded to gives the first fllt:oot.
of the late match, with notes from the pen of M. St.
_t itselft
It also contains a very interesting article on the conto
and the demeanour and play of the two champions.
The satisfaction expressed in the City at there .; the
return is greater than has been known for some time the
fact that the greatest increase on the quarter is show
Had sr,
item of Customs being deemed very important.
ordinAri
pearance of prosperity been kept up by the extra less
action of the income-tax alone, there would have beef a, sub'
cause cause for congratulation, but now we have the signs -God,:
stantial improvement. The announcement in Friday s
of the application of the fourth part of 908,500/. (thee stook
in the October balance-sheet) to the purchase.e'iotion •
all,
of Exchequer Bills, is likewise interesting. The dll, bet
of the national debt by this process is indeed very sin
even a beginning is satisfactory.— Times.
The reward for the apprehension of the elni.licOts
escaped from Nottingham Gaol has been increased from 5-
3001.