The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

the carcase.

s. d. s. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6
Do., middling 3 8 4 0
Do., prime 4 2 4 6
Veal 3 8 4 8
Pork, small 4 6 5 4

BOROUGH HOP.
The finest new hops moved off steadily, and, in some
instances, prices have an upward tendency. Inferior hops
are a dull sale at late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets,
3/ 5s to 6/ Os per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 31 Os to 41 15s ;
Sussex, 21 16s to 4110 s.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market has been dull, common congou ruled
firm at 94d to 9iil per lb. The public sale of 7,200 packages
went off slowly, part only sold without altering previous
quotations.
SUGAR.—The public market closed on Friday the 21st
and reopens on Wednesday, 3d January, 1856. There has
been rather more disposition shown to transact business.
West India, Demerara, sold at steady prices, 44s to 45s
per cwt. Barbadoes good bright grocery, 51s, but 47s to
48s were offered for middling yellow, but refused, importers
requiring 4 to 5s advance on that quotation. Madras
middling to fine grainy yellow realised 50s 6d to 52s 6d;
good middling white 54s to 54s 6d ; good and fine white
53s Gd to 54s 6d ; and soft white Bemires kind 503 Gd to
52s per cwt. Bengal sold at lower rates, viz., low to good
yellow Cassipore 46s 6d to 49s ; middling to fine yellow
Mauritius kind 45s to 47s Gd per cwt. Penang brown
brought 40s and 47s per cwt for good grocery. There was
but little done in the refined market. To-day there were
several purchases in Bastards and at steady rates.
CorFER —Rather more inquiry has existed for Planta-
tion Ceylon which has brought full rates, also Costa Rica
Native Ceylon remained quiet, good ordinary 51s Gd to
52s 6d. Plantation low middling mixed pale to good mid-
dling bold coloury 61s to 65s Gd. Blacks 308 to 345, and
Triage 41s to 55s per cwt.
CoooA.—The Market has been firm at public sale, a par-
cel of Grenada was bought in at 52s to 545, and Trinidad
at 52s to 61s per cwt., being above the offers.
Ries —There have been steady inquiries for this article,
and previous rates were fully supported. Java, middling
broken to good white, realised 18s 6d to 20s 6d. No trans-
actions were reported in Bengal.
SPICES.—The Market generally has been firm, and
higher prices wore realised for most descriptions. Pimento
ordinary and good ordinary 3id to 4id, and middling to
good 4id to lid per lb. Pepper—Singapore, good bold
white sold readily at 7d per lb. Nutmegs—Batavia, good
middling brown 2s 9d to 2s 10d, wormy is sd, Singapore
and Penang, good middling Is Os to 2s 10d, and wild in
shell 8d per lb. Mace—Batavia, middling to good 2s 2d
per lb. Ginger—African small taken in at 24s Gd to 25s
per cwt.
COCHINEAL.—This article has been much inquired after.
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94 lbs refraction, good colour and crystal, sold at 335,
British refined 38s to 38s 6d per cwt.
Rum.—The market remaining extremely dull.
TALLOW.—The fluctuation in this article has not been
extensive. P.Y.C. on the spot 66s 6d to 67s 6d per cwt.
The latest quotations were spot 67's 3d, and spring 683 per
cwt.
GREEN FRRIT.—The Christmas demand is good, prices
well supported for all kinds, the stock being light. Two
cargoes oranges, from St. Michael's, sold by Keeling and
Hunt, at public sale, went at an advance of 3s to 4s per
box. Lemons are scarce, owing to want of arrivals. Nuts
of every description meet with a good sale, and contrary
to expectation the trade generally has been better than
was anticipated from the present political and commercial
state of affairs.

SUICIDE IN IN THE RIVER LEA.—Yesterday morning,
shortly before eight o'clock, the body of a female, appa-
rently about 40 years of age, was discovered embedded
in the ice on the surface of the water of the River Lea,
Lower Howerton. The deceased was respectably dressed
in a dark brown merino dress, Paisley shawl, black
drawn bonnet, and cloth boots.