Star.
London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, Doc. N.

• Our market was most abundantly supplied this morning with all
descriptions of Grain and Flour, which caused very duU sale for
every kind of Grain, and fine samples of Wheat with difficulty sup.
ported the prices of last Monday ; but the middling qualities were
nearly unsaleable. Fine malting Barley is also in the same situation,
superfine samples alone supporting the prices of this day week.—
Beans and Peas of both kinds are dull sale, but not cheaper. Not-

withstanding the magnitude of the supply of Oats, this article keeps
up its price, the holders being fully persuaded that ere long proposals
for a contract for the Army will take place. In other articles no
alteration,

Wheat, Red, new, 50s 641 Rye, new, 36s 40s
old, 48s 60s Beans, Small, new, 506 62s
White, new, 506 656 old, 00s 00s
old 506 586 Tick, new, 50s 526
Barley, 575 40s .. old, 00$ 005
Malting 62s 66s Oats, Feed, new, 28s 31s
Peas, Grey, 1826, 50s 525 old, 00$ 00s
--- Old, 00s 00s Poland, new, 40s 426
Maple, 1826, 545 565 old, 00s 00s
.----old, 006 00s Potatoe, new, 42s 44s
White, old, 48s. 501 --- old, 29. 35s
.....---- new, 50s 524 I Scotch, 00600 s
Boilers, 1825, 521 51s Flour, per sack, 48s. 531.
1826, 58s 606 Rapeseed 206 215 per last:
ARLITALS LAST WISC.
6,167 I Peas, qrs.
1,133 Irish Oats
7,538 Foreign Oats
1,363 I English Flour, sacks
1,178 Foreign Barley
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dec. 18.

Wheat, British qrs.
Do. Foreign
Barley, British
Oats
Beans

1,035

54,940
10,044
1,427

Our supply is very short for the grand market, but the Cants art
fine, and prices better; fine 13eef is worth 6s. per stone, and a good
deal of business is doing. The market for Mutton is tolerably firm ;
and in Veal and Pork the prices are good. The supply of Beasts
is the shortest almost ever known for a day of this kunl.—Birasts,
2,968; Sheep, 22,800 ; Calves, 150 ; Pig., 110.
Beef, per stone, 41. to 6s. kluttnn,3l. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Veal, 4s. to
S.. 6d. Pork. 3s. 6d. to 51. Id.
LIVERPOOL, %moms 16.

The Message to Parliament respecting the conduct of Spain So-
wards Portug..l, has caused an unusual activity in our markets;
nearly all articles of import had previously sunk so low that bolder.
were reluctant to sell; the prospect of war has caused many specula-
tors and dealers to come forward, and prices generally have lidera.
ced. Premiums of Insurance are also higher.
Corms Woos.—An excellent business has been transacted, and
prices of all descriptions have advanced i to * per lb. though at the
dose of the week, the demand was not so brisk.
SVGA a, &c.—Tbe sales of Sugar do nut exceed 400 Mids. but in
some instances an advance in price has been given. The transactions
in Coffee are limited, (with the exception of a few casks) to the
public sale of 120 tierces, and/00 bags of Dutch, a great part of
which was sold at rather better rates.
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A farther decline in dry Butters during the week,

of 3s. to 4s. upon our last quotations, caused some purchases to be
made on speculation, but not to any great extent; the dealers, both
here and in the country, buy but sparingly. For Beef and l'ork
there has been, within the last few days, a speculative inquiry, ex-
pecting prices to advance, should a war go on. Bacon and Lard dull.

Sir NICHOLAS TINDAL, his MAJESTY'S SOliCitOT•
General, Is re-elected Member of Parliament for Harwich.
DUEL.—Monday evening a meeting toi•lt place in
the Camp Field, at the rear of the Barracks, Cork, between Lieut.
KEDMoao Blouse, half pay 35th Regiment, and Lieut. Wham
SULLIVAN, half pay I9th Regiment. The former was attended py
Mr. UNDERWOOD, and the latter by Mr. Wu. itxvtizs. After an
exchange of two ►hots each the seconds interfered, and the affair
was adjusted. It had its origin from some aspsv.ions thrown out
by Lkut S. on the Roman Catholic Priests, which were instantly
tepelkd by Lieut. B. in the strongest negative that the English lan-
guage could admit of. Both of the Geutletnan sre of the Roman
CitboliCpersuasion.—Cork .Paper.

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