The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-22 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITIIFTELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 17s to 5/ Os Od ; clover
ditto, 31 03 to 6/ Os ; and straw, 11 Gs to 1/ 12s per load.
A moderate supply and a fair demand.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 5/ Os ; clover
ditto, 31 Os to 6! Os ; and straw, it 7s to 1/ 13s per load.
Trade firm, at full prices.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 17s to 5! Os; clover
ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os; and straw, ll Gs to It 12s per load.
Both hay and straw sold steadily, at our quotations.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The fresh kinds of common congou sell at 9d to
9d per lb for a grade above common, which remains at
8(d per lb.
SUGAR.—There has been a good inquiry for floating
cargoes of foreign, both on home and Continental account,
and, supplies not being large sold, at 20s 3d per cwt.
Colonial and duty paid foreign has been in much request,
and on the rise. Porto Rico and Mauritius have been
quiet. Refined has been in brisk demand for home use,
and at fuller rates. Brown lumps 47s to 67s 6d per cwt.
Last week there were landed at the East and West India.
Docks 2920 hhds 340 tee, 354 bls. The were taken for
home use 1,626 hhds, 195 tea 563 bls. The stock is 7,909
hhds, 768 tea, 699 bls.
COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has been more sought after
and at rather fuller prices. Good ordinary native has been
supported. Colory kinds are in demand. Mocha is at
fuller rates, and foreign is wanted, supply being limited.
RlCE.—There is an active demand for Bengal, being at
15s 74d.
COTTON.—This article is firm, at full rates to id per lb
advance. _ _ _

Rum.—Good Demerara has been sold at 2s 5d per gallon
proof. There were landed last week at the above-named
docks 791 puns 3 hhds ; there were taken for home con-
sumption 204 puns 41 hhds, and exported 115 puns 143
hbds. The stock is 7,946 puns 534 hhds.

INDIGO-Of the quantity brought forward, it is es ti
mated that 3,539 chests are bought in, 1,969 withdrawn,
and 5,511 sold, to which may be added about 500 of the
bought in and withdrawn, making the total quantity sold
about 6,000 chests, of which 4,000 are said to be for export,
and 2,000 for home-use and re-sale. The following are the
quotations as compared with the last February sale :-
Fine shipping, par to 2d lower; good ditto, 2d to 4d.
higher ; good consuming, 2d to 4d higher ; middling
and ordinary, par ; Madras, good and fine, 2d to 4d higher;
middling ordinary, 3d lower ; Kurpah, good and fine, 3d
to 4d higher; middling ordinary, par to 3d lower; Oude,
par to 2d lower.
The following are the prices current per lb. :-Bengal,
fine blue, none ; good and fine violet and purple, 6s. Bd.
to 7s. ; ordinary and middling, 55. 7d. to Gs. 7d. ; good
and fine copper, 6s. to 6s. 4d. ; ordinary and middling,
4s. 9d. to ss. 9d. Consumers, good and fine, ss. 6d. to
6s. 2d. ; ordinary and middling, 4s. to ss. 4d. Java, good
and fine, none. Oude, good and fine, 4s. to 4s. 10d. ;
ordinary and middling, ls. 6d. to 3s. 9d. Madras, good
and fine, 4s. to 5s 3d. ; ordinary and middling, ls. ls. to
3s, 9d. Kurpah, good and fine, ss. to 6s. 6d. ; ordinary
and middling, ls. 6d. to 45. 9d. Manilla, good and fine,
none ; ordinary and middling, 9d. to ls.
TALLOW.-The report of Messrs. Smith and Charles is
as follows : -" In support of the position laid down by
ourselves that the trade of Russia had not been affected
by the course pursued by the Allies,' in opposition to the
assurance given to the House of Commons, last February,
by Mr. Cardwell, and twice within this month repeated
in the Upper House, by Lord Stanley of Alderley, that
the trade of Russia had been reduced by 50 or 60 per cent.,
we now beg to call your attention to the following sta-
tistics to this date as compared with last year's imports to
same date of Russian tallow :-
Arrivals from June 1, 1853, to May 21, 1854•••...••• 71,750