The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1864.

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1114111,KETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.
There was less activity in the demand for wheat in the
country markets held on Saturday, and in most instances,
the supplies on offer could only be disposed of at a reduc-
tion in prices of is per quarter. All descriptions of spring
corn moved off slowly, at barely late rates. Flour ruled
inactive, at:previous currencies.
At New York, at the date of our last advices, an efficia
announcement had been made of the re-opening of the
canals, and a further decline had taken place in the value
of breadstuffs. On the continent, however, wheat is
tolerably firm in price.
Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English
grain were very moderate. The imports from abroad
were confined to 9,651 quarters of wheat; 4,592 barley;
31,715 oats; 60 beans; 77 peas; 17 tares; 135 sundry
seeds ; and 250 sacks of flour.
There was a decline in prices of whear of is to 2s per qr.

Wheat—Eases
Ditto, old. .................... —8 —s
Ditto, white, 1863 403 453
Ditto, old
Norfolk and Linc3ln, red, old -8 -8
Ditto, 1863
qr 33s to 40s
Talavera,
Rye—
-63-I:pmeErAsu.am.
Barley—Grinding
Kingstown Malting -8 -8
,
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s
ißirino
-
Chevalier..., . . .
Oats —Yorkshire an Lincoln.sh , Feeding lBB 23s
Potato ........ .
and . iiar.e. .........
Youghal and Cork, black lss 23s
Cork, white. .....
Scotch, Feeding l9B 23s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons, ............
Peas—Grey. ..................
White
.......................
Maple
Boilers
36s 4
Flour—Town-made, per 280113
Suffolk
Stockton and Norfolk .. ... 27s 29s
American, per barrel l9s 25s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
The supply of foreign beasts in to-day's market was
rather extensive—of foreign sheep only moderate. Sales
progressed slowly, at about stationary prices.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, were seasonably exten-
sive as to number, and, for the most part, of prime quality.
From Ireland the receipts were again limited, and in but
middling condition. All breeds or beasts moved off heavily,
at fully last Monday's decline in the quotations. In some
instances prices were rather in favour of the butchers. The
best Scots and crosses sold at 4s Bd, prime Downs, short-
horns, &c.. at 4s 4d per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,100 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns ; from other
parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland 462
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 1:50 oxen and heifers.
With sheep we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily
supplied. Good and prime Downs and half-breds moved
off steadily, at full currencies. Otherwise the mutton trade
was heavy, on rather lower terms. The top figure for
Downs was 5s per Sibs.

Lambs—the show of which was tolerably good—were in
request, at very full prices. The general rates were 6s 4d
to 7s 8d ; but very superior lambs made 8s per Sibs.
We had a slow trade for calves, at from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per
81bs. The supply was goed.
There was very little doing in pigs, at late quotations.
Per Blbs.to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Ors°. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 I Primeers-wool d 0.4 6 4 8
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme. S'thdowndo.4 10 5 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Large orse. (Alyea 4 2 4 10
Prime Scots, &e. 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 2
Urse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large h0g5...... 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6
Lambs....6s 4d to 7s 81.

-• • _
Suckling calves, 168 to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 25s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ..
Cows„ — • Sheep and lambs .... 4,570
Sheep and lambs 25,5201Ca1ve0 ..... ... 174
Calves
Pigs 530

The total imports of foreign stocz into London, last week,
amounted to 6,478 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 6 189—in 1862, 3,646—in 1861, 5,430
—in 1860, 5,215—in 1859, 3,865—in 1858, 1,239 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 464 .. 569 43 .. 403 .. 259
Harlingen .... 256 .. 296 .. 44 .. 2
Hamburg; .... 67 .. 2923 .. . .. 269
Amsterdam.... 142 ..
80u10gne...,..
Bremen ....... 33 .„ • • • •
Dordt.
38 •• 131 .. ••
Nieu Diep
Antwerp .. 2 ..
Ostend ...... 46 ..
Cadiz 4l ..

-- .. - .. - - 77

- -- .. 15 . -11/ 79

. . 17 • • -

Oporto — :.
Dunkirk 24 ..

"--' • •

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—" is ••

.. 227

Total ..., 1111 .. 3919 .. 43 .. 492 .. 913
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 728 .• 4,842 .. 313 .. 299 .. 7
1862 .. 303 .. 2,485 315 491 52
1861 756 .. 3,802 .. 299 328 .. 245
1860
1850 177 .. 3,248 .. 210 .. 206 .. 24
1858
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, May 18, 1863, and this day,
Monday, May, 16, 1864,

s small, and both combing and clothing descriptions com-
mand extreme rates, Business has been done in the new
clip at high prices.

Last Week's Imports,
•
From Hobart Town .. 1,258 bales.
~ Otago 1,909 „
~ Auckland ....
Lyttleton
~ Melbourne 2,075 „
„ Sydney
Current prices of English wool per lb.
Fleeces —South Down hoggets 1 111 to 2 01
Half-bred do
Kent fleeces
.. 2 1 2 2
South Down ewes & ‘vethers. 1 91 1 10}
Leicestor do,
Sorts—Clothing

Combing

The tallow tract
ward tendency,
epot, and town tal.
per Blbs.

Particulars.

Stock this clay..

Price of Y.O. ..
Delivery last week
Ditto from June 1
Arrivals last week
Ditto from June 1
Price of Town ....

TALLO W.
le is dull to-day, and prices have a down-
T.Y.C. is quoted at 40s 3d per cwt. on the
low at 33s 91 net cash. Rough fat 2s Old

1850.

1841

1862.

1863,

28,562 ) 66,967) 35,489 ( 39,541
52861 to 58s 01 to 48 861 to:43B3dt°'
Oct —8 Oct --a Od —s Od
905 1,31 1,196 1 291
77,908 17,331 116,367 77,230
733 674 1,693 220
94,389 117,2L4 95,110 78,492
Sts Od 56s 5d 468 6d ( 148 3d

49,554
4us 3d to
—s Od
1,134
72,69.2

638
84,399
41s 61

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
RUNNING AND WALKING MATCHES IN HYDE PARK—
ASSAULT ON A PARK CONSTABLE. —ll illiam Amos, a
young man, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with disorderly
conduct in Hyde Park yesterday mottling, and also with
assaulting Wilson Millin, Hyde Park constable.
Wilson Millin said—Yesterday morning my attention
was called to a crowd of 200 or 250 persons near the Maga.
zinc Barracks in Hyde Park. I went up and found the
persons had collected for the purpose of a walking or running
match, which was about to take place. There was a good
deal of betting going on, and a good deal of noise. I did
my best to disperse the persons, it being one of the most
riotous mobs I had seen for some time. The prisoner came
up and struck me on the head and damaged my hat. I
then took him into custody and to the police station.
Mr Tyrwhitt—Are the persons in the habit of going to
the park on Sunday mornings ?
Millin—Yes, every Sunday morning there are a number
of the lowest persons from all parts of London there for the
purpt,se of taking part in running and walking matches,
and there is always a scene of great disorder.
Prisoner—Seeing a crowd of persons I went to see the
cause, and finding there was going to be a foot race, I
stopped to see it.

Millin—l requested the prisoner to go away severs]

Imes.

Dennis Corktin, another park constable, said—l saw the
crowd collected for a walking and running match, and saw
the prisoner strike Millin on the head. ThG crowd was
riotous.

Mr. Parkes, inspector of the park constables, said—Run.
ning matches and foot races in the parks are strictly pro-
hibited by the Commissioner of Woods and Works. Per-
sons are in the habit of assembling nearly every Sunday
morning for the purpose of foot racing and running matches,
and the park constables had orders to put it down both from
the Ranger of the Park and the Commissioners of Woods
and Works.

Mr Tyrwhitt—The parks are intended for recreation, and
I do not believe it was ever meant that they should be used
for the purpose of running races by a set of betting men,
who, when the lost their money, o'ten became very abusive.
The constable had done quite right in preventing disorder
in the park. The parks are not the property of the public,
but the property of the Crown, and it will never do to let
authority over the parks be taken away from the persons
in whom it is vested. I shall fine the prisoner 108, and the
fines will be a great deal heavier if the practice goes on.