The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

MARKETS--This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.
Our market was seasonably well stocked with produce.
Fruit commanded a steady sale, and last week's quotations
were fully supported. There was a fair business doing in
vegetables, and prices ruled firm,

FRUIT.
S. d. s. d. i s. d. s d
Pine apples 8 oto 10 0; Mulberries,prpt..o oto 0 0
Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Grapes,per lb 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Foreign do .20to 4 0 ' Filberts, per lb .. 20to 2 G
Melons .... ...... 0 oto 0 01 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Apples, per hi-sv. 3 oto 5 0 Almonds, por bus 0 oto 0 Pears, per do .... 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 0
Oranges, per 100..4 otolo 0 Peaches.. .. 0 0 too 0
Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Currants, per la sv 0 oto 0 0
Gooseberries ht sveo oto 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 OlGreengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
VEGETABLES.
Greens, dz bunch 3 6to 4 01 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 3 Horseradish, pto
1 oto 2 0
li,9d ditto 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 3
Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 0 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0
Brocoli sprouts
Potatoes, per ton 35 oto 70 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3
New ditto, pr lb
Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 o
Carrots, pr bunt
4 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0
Cucumbers
Garlic, per lb .. • • G oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0
Onions, doz. bn 1 9to 0 Capsicums,
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 4to 0 6
Green peas, h.-sv. 0 oto 0 0' Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0
French beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chilies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
New Do., dz bun 1
- to 1 3 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6
Spinach U 6to 0 8 , Asparagus, pr do. 3 oto 5 0
per do 0 oto 0 0
Brussels sprouts, 19to 2 6 I Sea-kale, par bun. 10to 1 6
POULTRY.
Turkeys, 5s Oct to 8s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 7s 6d each ;
goslings, 58 to 8s Od; ducks, -Os Oct to Os Od ; ducklings,
2s 6d to 4s 6d ; rabbits, 13 Oct to 2s Od each; wild do., —d
to Os —d ; pigeons'i Os Gd to Os Oct each; Surrey fowls,
lOs Od to 16
,chickens, 8s Oct to 9s Od ; barn-door fowls,
4s Od to 8s Od capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ;
ptarmigan, Os Oct Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ;
guinea fowls, 76 Oct to 8s Od ; -roasting pigs,
partridges, Os to Os Od ; wodcks Os to Os Od ; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Ott; wild' ducks, Os Od to Os Od ;
widgeons, Os Oct to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Od each ;
Os Od to Os Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, Os 10d to is Od ; English, is 0 d
to is ld per lb ; English eggs, 7a Od to 7s 6d ; French do.,
5s 9d to 6s 6d per 100 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os
Od to Os Od.

Salmon, ls 8d to is 10d
BILLINGSGATE.
prawns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and. halibut, 6d per
lb Esturbots, 3s Od to 15s •' cod, 2s Od to 7s Od ; brills, 2s Od
to Od doreys, 6s Od to Os Od ; mullets, Os' 6d to is 6d;
; trout, Od to Os : eels, 5d to 10d ;
lobsters, is to 3s Od; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets,
4d to Os 8d each ; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair ; common
2s Od to 5m ; haddocks, 6s '
oysters, 8s to 18s ; natives —, to 70s
to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od;
flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, 508 per 100 ; fresh
herrings, 7s to 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100;
per bushel ; whitings,
carp and tench, Os Ocl to Os per brace.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 8d
lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 4d; veal, 48 2d to 48 8d; and pork, 3s 6(
to 4s 6d per Sibs, by the carcase.

WHITECTIATEL.
Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ;
lamb,Od to 4o 8d; and pork, 3a 2d
045662 p°edrtBolb7as by ;thvaeacj, 4s
arcase.

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
6id to 7d, of household do., 5d to Gd per 41b loaf.
HIDES AND SKINS.
, 2.1 d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d
to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, , 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 4id ;
881 b to 961 b, 4d to 5d ; 961 b to 1041 b, —d to Od ; 1041 b to
1121b,—d to —d. Horse hides, 10s Od to
.l is Od ; calf skins,
light, 2s Gd to 4s Od; full, 88 Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Os
Od to Os Od ; half••breds, —8 Od to —s Od ; Downs, 98 Od to
Market hides, 561 b
3tdot6o44ldb
12s Od; lambs, 3s Od to 4s 6d; sheatlings, is lld to Os Od.
HAY MARK2T3.

£1 5s to £1 14s per load.
SMITHPIELD..--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load,
Supply limited.
CumßEßLANDo—Metylow haY, £3 Os to £4lss Od ; clover,
£4
WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lsa ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4a to £1 14s per load,
TradeOs tsotetly.lsB Od ; and straw,
A fair demand.

meal hour—l
trotting universal
by—generally,
fifteen or
tiensabrlruannddd by
mhoeweteva
CHEAP NIIRSING.—T
enr'oaldftewr,along towards
the Luxembourg Gardens,
twenty little children, aged from two or three years
to seven or eight. Their parents pay the old lady
about ten centimes an hour to take their children
oemlevanEnb,litsbialyt
out, and give them a walk or a game of play in
the gardens. It is pretty to see her Conve—
y her
little regiment over a crossing; it reminds me of
the old puzzle of the fox, the goose, and a bag
of corn. The elder children are left in charge
on one side, while the very little ones are carried
over; then one of the oldest is beckoned across, and
lectured on her care of them while the old woman
trots back for the rest; and I notice she is much
more despotic during her short reign of power than
the old woman herself. At length they are past all
dangers, and safe in the gardens, where they make
dirt-pies to their hearts' content, while their
chaperon takes out her knitting and seats herself on
a bench in their midst. say she has 15 children,
and keeps them cut for two hours, it makes her a

a.crown a day; and many a
little income of half-
her child should have
while she Kossa-shopping,
busy mother is glad that
happy play and exercise,
or does some other piece of housekeeping work,
which 'would prevent her from. attending properly
to her child.—Fraser'B Diagazlne.