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

Per Blbs.to sink the offal.

s. d. 8. d. s. d. s. d.
Oros. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Priraecrs-wool d 0.4 4 4 6
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme. S' thdown d 0.4 8 4 10
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large orse. calves 4 4 5 0
Prime Scots, ego. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 4
Orse. ez inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6
Lambs....6s 4d to 7s 41.
Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 25s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ...
Cows 134 Sheep and lambs .... 920
Sheep and lambs 6,12- (Calves . ........ ... .. 220
Calves 330 rigs
rigs . 2BO

MEAT MARKETS.
NEWCIATB AND LEADENHALL.—These markets are
fairly supplied with meat, and the demand is steady,
as follows : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to
48 8d ; lamb, 68 8d to 61 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and
pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase.
SOUTRALL, May 4.—our market was m derately supplied
with stock, and an average business doing, as follows :
Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 48 Od to 53 Od ; !ann.,
6s 4d to 7s 2d; veal, 4s 6i to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d
per Sibs, to sink the offal.

ROMPORD, May 4.—Prime stock was in fair request,
at full prices, otherwise the trade generally was dull, at
our quotations:—Beaf, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton,
3s 10d to 5s Od ; lamb, 6s 4d to 7s 4d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 2d;
and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs; suckling calves, 15s to
21s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch oows,
£l6 to £lB lOs each.

HAY MARK 2T S.
SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, Os to £4 15s Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s par load.
Trade steady.
CumßEßLAND.—Alea,low bay, £3 Os to £4 1630 d ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £lsa to £1 14s per load.
A moderate demand.
WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover
£4 Os to £5 17s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 l4s per load,
Demand inactive.

IMPROVED CAST-IRON.—C Ist-iron composed of
old and new metal, in certain proportions calculated
to give it great power of resistance, acquires a new degree
' of strength by an addition of 2 per cent, of wolfram, or
tungsten. In one of these cGmbinations the increase of the
power of resistance to fracture per square centimetre, was
44 kilogrammes with French wolfram. In another, formed
of one-third of old English cast-iron and two-thirds of old
ordnance, the increase, with German wolfram was 67
kilogrammes per square centimetre. M. Leguen has
recently shown that, subjected to a second fusion, the
cast-iron containing wolfram is still superior to other
cast-iron similarly treated. After this operation, the
difference of resistance in favour of the former was 26 kliegs.
per square :centimetre ; and Garman wolfram is superior to
French even after a second fusion. A third fusion of the
same castiron having been directly effected in a Wilkinson's
furnace instead of being done in a crucible, as in the pre-
ceding cases, the tenacity of wolframed castiron was again
greater than that of the common sort treated in the same
manner. Hence it may be concluded that the action of
wolfram subsists even when the fusion is effected directly
in a furnace, and remains after several successive fusions.
The wolframed castiron mentioned above, containing frag-
ments of old ordnance, seems to become stronger at every
successive fusion. Another proof of the superiority of wol-
iramed cast-iron over the common sort is, that bars made
out of the former do not bend so much as the others under
the action of equal weights, whence it may be inferred that
the wolframed sort is more elastic and more capable of re-
sistance. In all cases, therefore, in which it is required to
have cast-iron offering great resistance to fracture, the ad-
dition of a small quantity of wolfram offers an easy means
of obtaining it. The wolfram must be pulverised, but need
not lie reduced. French wolfram must, however, be roasted,
in order to drive off the sulphur and arsenic it contains;
but German, being purer, need only be reduced to powder
ARRIVAL OF GEN. GARIBALDI AT GIBRALTAR.—
The folloviing telegram, announcing the arrival of General
Garibaldi at Gibraltar, was received from the Duke of
Sutherland yesterday. As the Undine left St. Mawes on
Thursday last, the voyage has been effected in five days,
the time anticipated at the time the vessel left England :
" Gibraltar, Tuesday. The yacht Undine arrived here to-
day, and leaves on Wednesday night for CapreFa. All well
on
-board,"