The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-13 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS•

LIVERPOOL, MAY 11.—Large arrivals of wheat and boat
from America, and influenced by dull accounts from War'.
lane, the trade opened flat, and the value of both these articles
rather lower. Spring corn, owing to continued dry weatbe,f'
fully as dear. Indian corn in limited demand, at 6d to is
per qr.
LEEDS, MAY 11.—A good show of wheat to-day. -rsde
still depressed and declined, but fine sorts are withdrawn fret);
market rather than submit to the reduction demanded, an
little business done. Barley steady. Oats and beans fully la
dear. Other articles as be'ore.
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MAY 11.—The arrivals Of
wheat were small and sales free, at about last Tuesday's prices,:
In foreign business limited. Grinding barley scarce ; Weal;
very scarce ; oat, were ,low of sale, but prices the same ; beau'
in moderate demand, and prices unchanged.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MAY 11.—Nine bad;
dred and thirty-four head of cattle of superior quality ; tr
of
was tolerably active at former rates, and all sold. :.‘lumber
sheep, 3,B'H, ; business brisk, at a slight advance in rield
Beef, 3s 8d to 5s 8d per stone; mutton, 4d to Ed; lambs
to Sd per lb.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MAY 11.—There were in
the meal market to-day 7 sacks oatmeal, each weighing
2801bs. imperial, whereof 6 sold at 11 10s Od.
and 4 at 1/ 10s Od ; average price of the whole 11 10s 4d
0-12ths. 1 sack pot-barley, which sold at 29s Cd.
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MAY
Oat straw, from 7s Od to Is 6d per kemple of 16 stones tro%
wheat ditto, Es Od to 7s 6d ; barley ditto, Es Od to 70 6d.
Hay, from 9d to I ld per stone.

CORK, MAY 10.

Barrels. Cirreney.
O White wheat 00s Od to 00. Od ON Od-20 stse3
O Red wheat oos Od to 00s Od
O Ditto oos Od to 00, Od} 00a Od-20 do
O Ditto oos Od to ON Od
27 Barley 12s 4d to 13s Od
0 Ditto ON 00 to ON Od} 00s Od—.oo d•
O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od
O Bere Oils Od to 00s Od 01 Od
13 Oats. 10s 10d to 11s 2d
O Ditto oos Od to ON 01- 00, Od-0 de
O Ditto ... OO9 Od to 00s Od
O Pigs. 00, Od to 00s Od ON Od per cid
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 7 barloy ; (1 1.,.1 ; I °tit"
U pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last weeks...*
Wheat, 49. Barley, 711. Oats, 917. Pigs, 26
PRICES OF BUTTER.

CANT.

First quality
Second quality
Third quality
Fourth quality
Fifth quality
Sixth quality

CURRINCY.
First quality ...... 75
ii
0
Second quality .............. .
Third quality ............... 431 I
Fourth quality ............ 45s
Fifth quality ............ 32.
Sixth quality .................. 211

Return of Cattle sold for week ending May 1.
Pig 400. Sheep, 567. Cows, 116.
CORlC.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; extra 14. 6
seconds, 10.0 d to 12s Od; households 9. to 101 Od; thirds, 71,t0.i,
per cwt. Oatmeal 10a 6d tolls; Indian meal 73 6d to 8.0 d; c,„"„
meal, 9,6 d to 103 6,' per cwt. Indian corn 71 5. to 71 15. pc' ''''";
Bran 87s 6d t 092. 6d ver ton. Hay—Farmers 151 to 225; giersl;
20s; dealers 38s to 40, Od; average 34i per ton. Straw—Farmea;
14: Od to 24s Od ; average 20s ; dealers 223 Od to 33,
average 00. Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6kd to 0‘„;
household loaf Sid to 0,1 per 41b. Fresh butter, Sai 1,
10d per lb. Eggs-3s 4d to 33 6d per hundred. Cc,g.,T,.
Newport 153 Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 00s ;
12. 6d per ton. Tallow 37s Od to 383 per c:i
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5. 9d per imperial gallon. l‘'.letoa
—Beef 4id to 7d ; mutton 5d to 6ffd ; veal 5(11„
oPs
7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 6d per lb.
81 Ss to 910 s per cwt. Bangor slates 2/17s 6d to 310 s pc,
Bark,
Bark, red 71to 8110 s per ton. Fleece wool 141 to 15s per et°A
Hemp 291 to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19. to 000;
ditto, 243 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 1010 s to 111_11o,
ton. Timber—Memel, 703 per ten; red pine, 31 55 '
ditto, 21 15s per ton ; deals, 151 to 181 per 100.
Market 184 to 255; salted 201 to 26s per owt ; calf
3id to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9d ; Ih"
lOd to 12d. Guano—Peruvian, 10! 10. to Ill; lehaboo.
to 910, per ton. Tar—Archangel, 191 per barrel.

COAL MARK ET.—YESTIADAY.
Davison'sWestHartley lls 6d St ewart's ..
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :•••• d
. 16i °
—"" 153 91
Redheugh Main
5, d
Townley...
West Wylam
Wylam
Wall's End, &c. Backhouse. ll3 „i
d
Peareth (uns.)
Harvey Wylam ( uns.) 113 Od Cowpen Hartley
1.13 6d
Eden &lain ..
Hetton
Lambton
Russell's Hetton 153 9d Skiborwen Merthyr... 183 °'''
Richmund lss OW
Shia at market, 157 Sold, 37. '

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, MAT 11.
STOCK Exc-HANGE.-_There was little or nothing done
is
the share market to-day. The only sale reported via 3-..
Great Western,

LIVERPOOL, MAY 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The share market has been 0.
tremely firm to-day, but there was very little business doll
The transactions reported were—Birkenhead,Lancashire, an
Cheshire, 111, dis.—Ditto (late Chester and Birkenhead),
—Caledonian, Preference, I:3l,—Eastern Counties, 9 3-r.„,
East Lancashire, 171,—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73171,.-g,
Lancaster and Carlisle, 8014—London and North-We-n;
New Quarters, 5:1,A p.—Ditto, Fifths, 416 p---31id'4
70%,—Newcastle and Carlisle, 80%—South-Easterzt
Dover, 21:%.
MANCHESTER, MAY 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —We have no improvement to nodes
to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and Prlase't
varied little from those which have been quoted for the
few days. The sales reported were—Blackburn (No. I).,,,Yri's
—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 731,1—Ditto (West 111",`
Union), 4% dis.—Ditto, Preference, 6 per cent., 147,1;-;
Midland, 70 yB—North Staffordshire, 71,3 dis.—South-Eas`
and Dover, 21 11-16.
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 11. 1111'
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market presented an ,
proved appearance to-day, and prices generally had a 'ell-
a_
dency upward. The shares of some lines of railway'.
„„.
cidedly improved, and Midland, Shrewsbury and Birmlail;„
ham, and South Staffordshire, among others, continue ..'„"
favour. Shropshire Unions advanced, and were done at 3 cio•

A STEAMER ON FIRE.—On Monday the Britis?
Queen screw steam-ship, Mr. Belt, master, bound from r
verpool to Constantinople, was scuttled in Holyhead ht.,
bour, after having a very narrow escape from destruction it
fire. It appears that she left the Mersey in the c, urse.
Saturday, and, on nearing this point, it was discovered tTh'::
she was on fire, the packing of the shaft, as it is stated, bill,
ing ignited. All exertions failing in subduing it, the 138frnter
having communicated to the cargo or some part of the
Cd
hold, she was run into the harbour, where she wag
mitt'
in shallow water. The damage the steamer has sustained bee
not been correctly ascertained.

BIRTHS.
OF On
-
On the Bth A inst., the lady of 11. 11. H. Ifungerford,
of an heir.
Nortlitleet, Kent, the lady of Thoin
On the 9th inst., at the Cedars, Windlesham, the wife of
Robert H. Carew, Esq.

lOP A DAUGIFITEZ.
Oa the 9th inet., in Lodge-road, St. John's-wood,
of James C. Brown, the la Y
q•

MARRIED.
On the 10th inst., at St. John the Baptist's, Isle of Thanet,
John Ansell Brown, Esq., M L.S.A., of RicbrOond
Surrey, to Margaret, eldest daughter of John Brown, F'54."
of Marine-terrace, Margate, Kent.

DIED
On the 9th inst., at Ormesbv-hall, Yorkshire, Sir WlWain
Henry Pennyman, Bart., aged 88. of
On the 4th inst.. at Jersey, aged 59, Major James 1
ig
late of the 26th (Cameraniacs), and St. Helena Regiments
On the 10th inst., at Hastings, the Rev. Robert Elealhi,
M.A., rector of Saddington, Leicestershire, and chaplain e
the London Orphan Asylum, Claptou.

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