The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-06 00:00:00

FOILEIGN SUPPLY.

Sheep ..••
Calves... • ••
Pig 5.......... -

LEADENHALL.
,n short supply and steady

NEWGATE AND
Each kind of meat was
request, 'on higher terms.
Per 81bs by
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Beef, interior 2 2 3 4 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6
Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 4 2
'' Do., prime largo .3 10 4 0 Do prime 4 4 4 8
De , do. small ....4 2 4 4 Veal 3 8 4 .8
Fork, large . .. 3 4 3 8 j Pork, small .... —,3 10 4 4
Lamb 4s 6d to 6s Od.

;ba carcase.

BOROUGH BOP-
As the plantation accounts are still favourable our mar-
ket is heavy, and the duty is called 230,0001. Prices are
barely supported. Nearly 400 bales of foreign hops have
come in.
Mid and East Kent pockets, lA/. to 181.10 s. ; Weald of
Kent ditto, 13/. 10s. to 151 Os. ; Sussez ditto, 121. to 131.
10s.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Very little has been done, but former rates have
been current.
SUGAR.—There has been an active demand at fuller
prices. Refining kinds of British Plantation has advanced
6d per cwt. Bat badoes low heavy to good bright grocery,
at auction, realised 343 to 38s 6d per cwt. East India.—
The dealings have been limited. No Madras or Bengal has
been offered publicly, and Mauritius was bought in above
the value, holders evincing much firmness. Foreign Mus-
covado Manilla was taken in at 31s 6d to 32s 6d, but sub-
sequently went at 31s Gd. Washed brought 31s 6d per
cwt. Havannah afloat has been in request, a cargo of No.
11,1, to 12 for Plymouth selling at 22s 3d, and part of an-
other for Konigsburg at 3N per cwt. At auction good
yellow brought 38s 6d per cwt. Cuba Muscovado sold
readily at 6d advance, viz., at 33s Gd to 36s for heavy brown
to good mid grey. A good business has been done in Re-
fined at full rates.
COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has been in request, and at
auction low mid and mid colory went at 57s to 61s 6d,
googdooa
and fine
coloryol at
at4B6s
26sdtot 49s,o67striage at 4Gs to 53s 6d,
and low mid to mid greyish at 58s to 635. Native realised mid greyish at 625, mid
to
48s to 49s for fine ord bold, but ord ragged to good ord was
held for 48s to 48s 64. Bahia was taken in at 46s for fine
ord, and at 41s to 48s for good ord red to fine ord palish.
RlCE.—This article has been firm. Madras good small
white brought 13s 6d, and mid mixed barley grain 12s 6d.
Bengal good mid to fine bold pearly white went at 14s Gd
to 15s 6d, and Bombay good yellow cargo grain at 12s 6d
to 13s per cwt.
SPlCES.—Pimento has been now wanted ; mid to good
mid even went at Sad to 53(1, and Cassia Lignea sold
heavily at 130 s for first pile, 124 s to 125 s for second, and
120 s for third pile.
RUM.—Leewards have been sold at 2s 4d, Demerara at
2s 6d, and Jamaica common at 3s 8d to 3s 9d per gallon.
SALTPETRE.—FuIIer rates have been obtained, viz.,
26s for low 19 to 221 per cent. refraction.
COCHINEAL.—At public sale Honduras ord to good bold
pea silver realised N 8d to 4s 3d, and ord to mid black
3s 10d to 4s Bd.
TALLOW.—P.Y.‘,• has been firmer, at 52s 9d to 53s per
cwt on the spot.
GREEN FRUIT.—The first cargo of pine apples, per
" Nancy Dawson," Capt. Harvey, 30 days from the West
Indies, has been received by Keeling and Hunt, and been
freely taken by the trade at public sale. Oranges have
improved in value. Messina and Palermo lemons are
being received, via Rotterdam and Antwerp, and realise
good prices. Nuts in fair demand_

CRYSTAL 12ALACE.—S—HILLING DAY. —JULY 5.
Admissions on payment, 9,820 ; ditto for season tickets,
I,ol3—Total, 10,831
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Royal mail ship
Champion of the Seas, Capt. M'Kirdy, belonging to
Messrs. Jag. Baines and Co.'s Black Ball Line of Aus-
tralian packets, sailed yesterday afternoon from the
Mersey for Melbourne with the Australian mails, 40
cabin and upwards of 400 second cabin and intermedi-
ate passengers, and a full cargo of valuable merchandise
on board, including a number of railway carriages for
the Melbourne and Geelong Railway Company, and also
for the Williams-town Railway Company. The next
mail from Esgland will be carried out by the White
Star ship Shahimar, Capt. Robertson, on the 20th inst.,
and those of the sth proximo by the celebrated clipper
McDonnell, of the Black Ball
GEELONG AND MELBOURNE RAILWAY.--The Geelong
Jamesine Baines, Capt. C.
Advertiser, of the 7th of April, states that the works on
this line have progressed with great rapidity, owing in a
great measure to the decline in the price of labour, of
which the contractors have availed themselves to the
fullest extent. Forty miles of the line are under active
work, and the greater part of the earthwork is finished.
Several hundred tons of rails have been received, besides
earth waggons and other goods. The pier, 1,000 feet in
length, is now ready for laying the permanent way. Of
the capital of 350)000/., upwards of 140,0001. has been
expondod.